I'm new to guild wars, which should I get? - Guild Wars Forums

crazygamer901 · Nov 18, 2007, 01:23 AM // 01:23

I've never played guild wars before, but I've heard it was very good. And I've been looking into it and saw that they're not expansions and they are "stand-alone" games. So I would like some suggestions on which game to buy.
Please help. I also have a few questions about the online portion of guild wars. What can you do online? Like can you get items and sell them to other players online? can you do quests together? can you trade? please answer these questions but more importantly please tell me which game I should buy. Thanks.

Alex the Great · Nov 18, 2007, 01:29 AM // 01:29

all your questions= yes

buy nightfall

gremlin · Nov 18, 2007, 03:05 AM // 03:05

I second that

Heavenly Messanger · Nov 18, 2007, 03:09 AM // 03:09

i personally prefer Prophecies. But because Nightfall has heroes and includes a larger variety of professions, i'll recommend it instead.

Exhonour · Nov 18, 2007, 03:11 AM // 03:11

well the first game, prophecies, is a bit more newbie friendly to new players because it steps you thru the game slowly + good storyline + longest storyline + big map + slow leveling, 25 missions

the second game, factions, has a short storyline but you can lvl quickly, its more focused on pvp, 13 missions i think, +2 new classes assassin and ritualist

the third game, nightfall, has a story line in between, 20 missions. The leveling is also inbetween the first and second game, good story line, heroes + 2 new classes dervish, paragon

its ur pick you can start anything you like

*Darcy* · Nov 18, 2007, 03:25 AM // 03:25

There is a sticky at the top of this forum, "player on a budget", that covers the differences between the three campaigns.

For more general knowledge, visit the wikis at
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page

crazygamer901 · Nov 18, 2007, 04:37 AM // 04:37

what about if I like online? which has better online (pvp i guess)? thanks for the responses tho. and which has more people online, cause I want it to last as long as possible

Exhonour · Nov 18, 2007, 04:43 AM // 04:43

i dont understand what your asking but u can do everything "online" :S this is a massively multilayer online role playing game

well the thing is a lot of people have more then one campaign, and u can connect them together, do a quest and u can go on both maps with that characters, so they are everywhere

kel77 · Nov 18, 2007, 04:45 AM // 04:45

The only way to play GW is to play online. PvP and the story itself must all be played online. As far as player population goes, I'd venture a guess at Prophecies. Can't speak for Nightfall because I don't have it.

Melei Hawke · Nov 18, 2007, 05:26 AM // 05:26

You can also pvp from any of the campaigns. As already stated, everything is online and you link the games together so all three are busy with players and trading, etc. Read the posts about the different games because as you can see it is all a matter of opinion.

Prophecies was the original game and most agree it was the best. Factions moves your character along very quickly and gives you the options to do alliance battles. In my opinion it also had the best end game reward although to be honest it was my least favorite of the games. However, the ritualist is an awesome character so it is still worth it. Nightfall is better than factions as a game itself (imo) and the heroes are one of the best additions to the game in a long time. Heroes are henchmen that you can set skills and secondary professions for, once your character unlocks them you can use them most anywhere.

I believe there is a free trial that you might check out...think there is a link on the home page here, you could look at all three and see what you think.

Good luck and welcome to guild wars

Earth · Nov 18, 2007, 11:15 AM // 11:15

Check the sticky at the top of the Q&A forums, and I suppose you've already gotten your answer. closed.

Nov 18, 2007, 01:23 AM // 01:23	#1
crazygamer901 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Nov 2007	I'm new to guild wars, which should I get? I've never played guild wars before, but I've heard it was very good. And I've been looking into it and saw that they're not expansions and they are "stand-alone" games. So I would like some suggestions on which game to buy. Please help. I also have a few questions about the online portion of guild wars. What can you do online? Like can you get items and sell them to other players online? can you do quests together? can you trade? please answer these questions but more importantly please tell me which game I should buy. Thanks. Last edited by crazygamer901; Nov 18, 2007 at 02:18 AM // 02:18..

Nov 18, 2007, 03:25 AM // 03:25	#6
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 a sticky at the top of this forum, "player on a budget", that covers the differences between the three campaigns. For more general knowledge, visit the wikis at http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Main_Page http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Nov 18, 2007, 01:29 AM // 01:29	#2
Alex the Great Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: America.....got a problem with that? Guild: [Lite] Profession: W/	all your questions= yes buy nightfall

Nov 18, 2007, 03:05 AM // 03:05	#3
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	I second that

Nov 18, 2007, 03:09 AM // 03:09	#4
Heavenly Messanger Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2007 Guild: Looking for one >.> Profession: Mo/	i personally prefer Prophecies. But because Nightfall has heroes and includes a larger variety of professions, i'll recommend it instead.

Nov 18, 2007, 03:11 AM // 03:11	#5
Exhonour Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2007 Guild: douches Profession: W/E	well the first game, prophecies, is a bit more newbie friendly to new players because it steps you thru the game slowly + good storyline + longest storyline + big map + slow leveling, 25 missions the second game, factions, has a short storyline but you can lvl quickly, its more focused on pvp, 13 missions i think, +2 new classes assassin and ritualist the third game, nightfall, has a story line in between, 20 missions. The leveling is also inbetween the first and second game, good story line, heroes + 2 new classes dervish, paragon its ur pick you can start anything you like

Nov 18, 2007, 04:37 AM // 04:37	#7
crazygamer901 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Nov 2007	what about if I like online? which has better online (pvp i guess)? thanks for the responses tho. and which has more people online, cause I want it to last as long as possible

Nov 18, 2007, 04:43 AM // 04:43	#8
Exhonour Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2007 Guild: douches Profession: W/E	i dont understand what your asking but u can do everything "online" :S this is a massively multilayer online role playing game well the thing is a lot of people have more then one campaign, and u can connect them together, do a quest and u can go on both maps with that characters, so they are everywhere

Nov 18, 2007, 04:45 AM // 04:45	#9
kel77 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Deep South Guild: The Arctic Marauders[TAM] Former Leader and Officer \| [SMS] Alliance Profession: W/E	The only way to play GW is to play online. PvP and the story itself must all be played online. As far as player population goes, I'd venture a guess at Prophecies. Can't speak for Nightfall because I don't have it.

Nov 18, 2007, 05:26 AM // 05:26	#10
Melei Hawke Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: SoF Profession: R/Mo	You can also pvp from any of the campaigns. As already stated, everything is online and you link the games together so all three are busy with players and trading, etc. Read the posts about the different games because as you can see it is all a matter of opinion. Prophecies was the original game and most agree it was the best. Factions moves your character along very quickly and gives you the options to do alliance battles. In my opinion it also had the best end game reward although to be honest it was my least favorite of the games. However, the ritualist is an awesome character so it is still worth it. Nightfall is better than factions as a game itself (imo) and the heroes are one of the best additions to the game in a long time. Heroes are henchmen that you can set skills and secondary professions for, once your character unlocks them you can use them most anywhere. I believe there is a free trial that you might check out...think there is a link on the home page here, you could look at all three and see what you think. Good luck and welcome to guild wars

Nov 18, 2007, 11:15 AM // 11:15	#11
Earth Always Outnumbered Join Date: Jul 2006	Check the sticky at the top of the Q&A forums, and I suppose you've already gotten your answer. closed.