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factinator · Mar 30, 2008, 10:22 AM // 10:22

hi i am a guildwars player or i will be, i wondered when you have bought guildwars factions in a store is there a one-time payment or can you play it for free with no payments at all

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jiggles · Mar 30, 2008, 10:26 AM // 10:26

Once you buy factions unless you buy another campaign you wont be forking out for anything else. Ever.

Targuil · Mar 30, 2008, 10:27 AM // 10:27

Campaigns are onetime payment.

Konig Des Todes · Mar 30, 2008, 10:29 AM // 10:29

The only payments you make for GW is when you buy the actual game, and if you download the client off of the website, then you have to buy an account.

*Darcy* · Mar 30, 2008, 10:33 AM // 10:33

There is NO monthly subscription cost.
There are NO upgrades to buy.

There are three stand-alone campaigns and one expansion you can purchase. After that you never need to spend another penny.

factinator · Mar 30, 2008, 10:41 AM // 10:41

so after you have installed and downloaded then you have to pay

Kook~NBK~ · Mar 30, 2008, 10:42 AM // 10:42

Buy the game, install the game, add access key and play to your heart's content for as long as you like without ever having to fork over another dime. But to play the other "chapters" you'll have to buy them.

P.S. It's not a good idea to start GW with factions. I'd suggest getting the Platinum edition which contains both the Original GW and the expansion Eye of the North

N1ghtstalker · Mar 30, 2008, 10:45 AM // 10:45

as it says on the GW package
online gaming without fee's
and i quote from the GW site itself: No monthly fees—ever!
so actually you'll maybe spend 20 euros to buy the game, then you install it, enter your access code and start playing without having to pay extra for anything
you only pay if you buy the other games of Guild wars and that's it

factinator · Mar 30, 2008, 11:37 AM // 11:37

dont you mean factions

Free Runner · Mar 30, 2008, 11:47 AM // 11:47

I agree with Kook. If your going to buy one of the games buy ether the Guild Wars Platinum Edition (Includes the original Guild Wars and the expansion Eye of the North) or Guild Wars Nightfall.

factinator · Mar 30, 2008, 12:00 PM // 12:00

so it costs to play but on the on the game it said online gaming with no fees

Mr. G · Mar 30, 2008, 12:07 PM // 12:07

no monthly fees

theres just the original purchase price (and that can be rather cheap these days)

I'm guessing by your posts that your the sort of guy who player the "totally free" onlines game (even if there is no such thing) Runescape comes to mind

Bear in mind GW is a top quality game, rivaling the market for the top spot in its genre - Top quality graphics, deep game play, EXTENSIVE character customization and a great (ish) community to boot

(Ok im done with the hype)

But seriously, GW Rivals WoW on many levels and beats it on just as many - and no monthly fees!

(and ???20 isnt really that much...considering youd pay more for a name game anyway)

t00115577 · Mar 30, 2008, 12:08 PM // 12:08

No its just like any offline game, you pay for the game and you dont pay anything else

ogre_jd · Mar 30, 2008, 12:22 PM // 12:22

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Originally Posted by Free Runner

I agree with Kook. If your going to buy one of the games buy ether the Guild Wars Platinum Edition (Includes the original Guild Wars and the expansion Eye of the North) or Guild Wars Nightfall.

Actually, there are two Platinum Editions now: the standard Prophecies + Eye of the North one and now one with Prophecies (Game of the Year edition) + Factions + Bonus Mission Pack. Saw it at EBGames a couple of days ago and would've grabbed it if I hadn't needed EotN for its Heroes (would've grabbed NF, but no one in town has it at the moment). No idea, though, why guildwars.com hasn't been updated yet about it, or even the wiki.

http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Fac...6879574&sr=8-5

Amazon has it, though.

isamu kurosawa · Mar 30, 2008, 12:23 PM // 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by t00115577

No its just like any offline game, you pay for the game and you dont pay anything else

And before you say it. No, it is not an offline game.

Solas · Mar 30, 2008, 12:32 PM // 12:32

its jsut like buyign BF2 only pay for the game and nothign more after that if you don't want to, you can buy the other Gw games and expansions if you want but they are not required to play if you already have a game.

N1ghtstalker · Mar 30, 2008, 12:34 PM // 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by factinator

so it costs to play but on the on the game it said online gaming with no fees

yes no monthly fees
you just have to pay for your retail copy in the store and that's it
you only pay when you purchase the game just like any other game

factinator · Mar 30, 2008, 12:47 PM // 12:47

thank you now i can pay guildwars whitout having to think about prices

Mar 30, 2008, 10:22 AM // 10:22	#1
factinator Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: verdal Guild: shadow	does guildwars cost anything hi i am a guildwars player or i will be, i wondered when you have bought guildwars factions in a store is there a one-time payment or can you play it for free with no payments at all ???????????????:

Mar 30, 2008, 10:33 AM // 10:33	#5
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	There is NO monthly subscription cost. There are NO upgrades to buy. There are three stand-alone campaigns and one expansion you can purchase. After that you never need to spend another penny. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Mar 30, 2008, 12:00 PM // 12:00	#11
factinator Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: verdal Guild: shadow	does guildwars cost anything so it costs to play but on the on the game it said online gaming with no fees

Mar 30, 2008, 12:47 PM // 12:47	#18
factinator Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: verdal Guild: shadow	does guild wars cos anything thank you now i can pay guildwars whitout having to think about prices

Mar 30, 2008, 10:26 AM // 10:26	#2
jiggles Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: N/	Once you buy factions unless you buy another campaign you wont be forking out for anything else. Ever.

Mar 30, 2008, 10:27 AM // 10:27	#3
Targuil Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Guild: Keep Dreaming [Yawn] Profession: E/	Campaigns are onetime payment.

Mar 30, 2008, 10:29 AM // 10:29	#4
Konig Des Todes Ooo, pretty flower Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Citadel of the Decayed Guild: The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore] Profession: N/	The only payments you make for GW is when you buy the actual game, and if you download the client off of the website, then you have to buy an account.

Mar 30, 2008, 10:41 AM // 10:41	#6
factinator Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: verdal Guild: shadow	so after you have installed and downloaded then you have to pay

Mar 30, 2008, 10:42 AM // 10:42	#7
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	Buy the game, install the game, add access key and play to your heart's content for as long as you like without ever having to fork over another dime. But to play the other "chapters" you'll have to buy them. P.S. It's not a good idea to start GW with factions. I'd suggest getting the Platinum edition which contains both the Original GW and the expansion Eye of the North

Mar 30, 2008, 10:45 AM // 10:45	#8
N1ghtstalker Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2007 Profession: E/	as it says on the GW package online gaming without fee's and i quote from the GW site itself: No monthly fees—ever! so actually you'll maybe spend 20 euros to buy the game, then you install it, enter your access code and start playing without having to pay extra for anything you only pay if you buy the other games of Guild wars and that's it

Mar 30, 2008, 11:37 AM // 11:37	#9
factinator Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: verdal Guild: shadow	dont you mean factions

Mar 30, 2008, 11:47 AM // 11:47	#10
Free Runner Forge Runner Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: GW2G Guild: Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]	I agree with Kook. If your going to buy one of the games buy ether the Guild Wars Platinum Edition (Includes the original Guild Wars and the expansion Eye of the North) or Guild Wars Nightfall.

Mar 30, 2008, 12:07 PM // 12:07	#12
Mr. G Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S. Wales Profession: Mo/Me	no monthly fees theres just the original purchase price (and that can be rather cheap these days) I'm guessing by your posts that your the sort of guy who player the "totally free" onlines game (even if there is no such thing) Runescape comes to mind Bear in mind GW is a top quality game, rivaling the market for the top spot in its genre - Top quality graphics, deep game play, EXTENSIVE character customization and a great (ish) community to boot (Ok im done with the hype) But seriously, GW Rivals WoW on many levels and beats it on just as many - and no monthly fees! (and ???20 isnt really that much...considering youd pay more for a name game anyway)

Mar 30, 2008, 12:08 PM // 12:08	#13
t00115577 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: Mo/	No its just like any offline game, you pay for the game and you dont pay anything else

Mar 30, 2008, 12:32 PM // 12:32	#16
Solas Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ireland Guild: Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2 Profession: E/	its jsut like buyign BF2 only pay for the game and nothign more after that if you don't want to, you can buy the other Gw games and expansions if you want but they are not required to play if you already have a game.