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Hendie · Feb 29, 2008, 11:24 PM // 23:24

Im quite new to pvp, so was wondering whats the best way to earn these points ?

chowmein69 · Feb 29, 2008, 11:26 PM // 23:26

Alliance battles or HFFF at lutgardis for kurzick faction.

Tab · Feb 29, 2008, 11:27 PM // 23:27

I believe the OP wanted to earn them through PvP.

Hendie · Feb 29, 2008, 11:28 PM // 23:28

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Originally Posted by Soulless Warhawk

Alliance battles or HFFF at lutgardis for kurzick faction.

as i said im new to pvp, i have no idea what they are

Wish Swiftdeath · Feb 29, 2008, 11:28 PM // 23:28

If you're new to pvp id suggest AB or if you're adventurous RA.

Hendie · Feb 29, 2008, 11:35 PM // 23:35

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Originally Posted by Wish Swiftdeath

If you're new to pvp id suggest AB or if you're adventurous RA.

ive been doing a bit of RA its ok, but id like to get better so i dont let my team down. will try a few AB now thx

RPGmaniac · Mar 01, 2008, 12:07 AM // 00:07

If you mean Balthazar Faction, try out RA for a bit or possibly AB. You can also do the Zaishen Challenge or the training facilities for 2k faction a day.

If you mean Luxon/Kurzick, FFF or AB are the only real ways.

Hendie · Mar 01, 2008, 12:10 AM // 00:10

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Originally Posted by RPGmaniac

If you mean Balthazar Faction, try out RA for a bit or possibly AB. You can also do the Zaishen Challenge or the training facilities for 2k faction a day.

If you mean Luxon/Kurzick, FFF or AB are the only real ways.

i ment Balthazar Faction

but youve have got me curious now, what can you do with Luxon/Kurzick faction ? and what is FFF

RPGmaniac · Mar 01, 2008, 12:16 AM // 00:16

Kurzick/Luxon faction is a separate type of faction. You earn them through AB, FA ([wiki]Fort Aspenwood[/wiki]) or FFF (Fast Faction Farming). You can do a number of things with it. You can trade in 1,000 faction for amber or jade (for Kurzick and Luxon faction respectively), 3,000 to learn a special PvE only skill for your character, 1,000 for a free passage scroll to [wiki]Urgoz's Warren[/wiki] or [wiki]The Deep[/wiki] (Kurzick and Luxon respectively) or 5,000 to raise your alliance's reputation with that faction.

You also need to have 10,000 faction (unspent) on either side in order to progress in the Factions PvE campaign at a certain point. You will also get numerous quests that reward you with faction to help you reach the threshold.

I don't know much about fast faction farming, except that it's supposed to be fast (duh, right?), have a higher net faction gain than AB, and is one giant grind. The wiki article on it can explain it in more detail

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/FFF

Snow Bunny · Mar 01, 2008, 07:26 AM // 07:26

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Originally Posted by Hendie

Im quite new to pvp, so was wondering whats the best way to earn these points ?

By the way, if they're Balthazar points, they're used for unlocking equipment/skills for PvP characters.

RPGmaniac · Mar 01, 2008, 04:17 PM // 16:17

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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny

By the way, if they're Balthazar points, they're used for unlocking equipment/skills for PvP characters.

Adding on to this, because this is something a lot of new players seem to mix up. Unlocking an item or a skill with Balthazar faction does not give you access to the item or skill for any of your PvE charcters. It says it in red text when you talk to a Priest of Balthazar, but a lot of people seem to just read over that. Technically skill trainers will let you buy any unlocked skill though, so you could unlock a skill that you normally wouldn't get til much later then buy it in Ascalon. However, it doesn't work this way with elite skills. You still have to go out and cap elite skills if you want them for your PvE character, even if you unlocked it with Balthazar faction.

Feb 29, 2008, 11:24 PM // 23:24	#1
Hendie Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2008	faction points Im quite new to pvp, so was wondering whats the best way to earn these points ?

Mar 01, 2008, 12:16 AM // 00:16	#9
RPGmaniac Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	Kurzick/Luxon faction is a separate type of faction. You earn them through AB, FA ([wiki]Fort Aspenwood[/wiki]) or FFF (Fast Faction Farming). You can do a number of things with it. You can trade in 1,000 faction for amber or jade (for Kurzick and Luxon faction respectively), 3,000 to learn a special PvE only skill for your character, 1,000 for a free passage scroll to [wiki]Urgoz's Warren[/wiki] or [wiki]The Deep[/wiki] (Kurzick and Luxon respectively) or 5,000 to raise your alliance's reputation with that faction. You also need to have 10,000 faction (unspent) on either side in order to progress in the Factions PvE campaign at a certain point. You will also get numerous quests that reward you with faction to help you reach the threshold. I don't know much about fast faction farming, except that it's supposed to be fast (duh, right?), have a higher net faction gain than AB, and is one giant grind. The wiki article on it can explain it in more detail http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/FFF Last edited by RPGmaniac; Mar 01, 2008 at 12:19 AM // 00:19..

Feb 29, 2008, 11:26 PM // 23:26	#2
chowmein69 Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2007	Alliance battles or HFFF at lutgardis for kurzick faction.

Feb 29, 2008, 11:27 PM // 23:27	#3
Tab Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Under a bridge Guild: Team Quitter [QQ] Profession: Mo/	I believe the OP wanted to earn them through PvP.

Feb 29, 2008, 11:28 PM // 23:28	#5
Wish Swiftdeath Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2007 Profession: Mo/W	If you're new to pvp id suggest AB or if you're adventurous RA.

Mar 01, 2008, 12:07 AM // 00:07	#7
RPGmaniac Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	If you mean Balthazar Faction, try out RA for a bit or possibly AB. You can also do the Zaishen Challenge or the training facilities for 2k faction a day. If you mean Luxon/Kurzick, FFF or AB are the only real ways.