I'm Thinking about buying it... - Guild Wars Forums

cabernet · Oct 22, 2007, 03:09 AM // 03:09

I just don't know which one... Why does an expansion pack cost more than just plain guild wars? Does factions or nightfall contain all the content from just guild wars? can I buy both factions nightfall and whatnot? I don't know a thing about guild wars but those were some questions I have before purchasing...

RPGmaniac · Oct 22, 2007, 03:11 AM // 03:11

The main reason the expansion pack costs more than the game itself is because the games have been out a lot longer, so naturally their prices decrease. While the expansion pack came out a couple months ago, so it hasn't decreased much if at all yet.

And each campaign is its own game. If you buy Factions, you will get a totally different game than if you buy Prophecies or Nightfall. That being said, you can link them together. So if you buy Prophecies and later on decide to buy Factions, you can tie the Factions content to your Prophecies account and you can get access to both games that way.

cabernet · Oct 22, 2007, 03:13 AM // 03:13

So why not just make 3 separate games? Whats the point of just regular guild wars? is that a separate campaign too?

RPGmaniac · Oct 22, 2007, 03:15 AM // 03:15

Yea, the regular "Guild Wars" is actually "Guild Wars: Prophecies" and it was the first one made. And if they made 3 separate games, they wouldn't be linked like they are now and that would split the community.

Fril Estelin · Oct 22, 2007, 08:20 AM // 08:20

Anet also released a bundle (called "Platinum" edition) that has the original campaign (Prophecies) and the Eye of the North expansion. And amazon(co.uk at least) has also a great deal with this bundle and the Nightfall campaign at £50!

arsie · Oct 22, 2007, 08:43 AM // 08:43

They are 3 seperate complete games. But if you own more than one of them, your characters can move between the campaigns and play both games.

Each campaign has their unique features that characters from all three campaigns can play.

Guild Wars sells cheaper because it is older, but it is still a nice game to learn how to play Guild Wars.

MisterDutch · Oct 22, 2007, 10:19 AM // 10:19

I bought Guild Wars: Factions about a year ago, and it bored the shit out of me. I gave up playing a week later.

I bought Guild Wars: Prophecies a month ago, and I loved it! However, leveling up went slow and walking around in the barren ashes of what used to be Ascalon and it's surrounding provinces doesn't suit me... also, fighthing Charr became boring quite soon...

I bought Guild Wars: Nightfall two days ago and I'm LOVING IT!!! Dervish is the most interesting, and most cool-looking class I've ever seen in ANY mmo, you level up quite quickly, you get lots of information and trainings right away at the start of the game, and you also get Heroes, which are like AI-controlled characters you can completely control. Also the main enemy seems to be Corsairs, which are african-looking pirates really, but I can tell you that I always prefer fighting humanoid creatures over beast-or plant-creatures. Also, the environment in Nightfall is absolutely beautiful, walking around in a lusch (sp?) jungle really beats the Prophecies areas..

Guild Wars: Eye of the North is an expansion pack that fits with all three main campaigns, but you can only play it if you already have a level 20 character. So I would not recommend you buy that just yet, I haven't got it myself either.

I would recommend you purchase Nightfall, because my farvorites are:

#1: Guild Wars: Nightfall
#2: Guild Wars: Prophecies
#3: Guild Wars: Factions

Good luck!

HawkofStorms · Oct 22, 2007, 03:18 PM // 15:18

Think of it this way.
The 3 different games give you access to 3 different continents. The same basic layout exists in each game. If you buy multiple games, your characters can travel from one continent to another (thus why its 3 seperate games).

Serra_Nightbloom · Oct 22, 2007, 06:14 PM // 18:14

Also remember that there are skills/spells only available from certain games.

When you buy all four games (Prophicies, Factions, Nightfall, and EotN) and link them, your player characters can obtain and use all the skills available.

Commander Ryker · Oct 22, 2007, 07:27 PM // 19:27

There was another thread about this not that long ago, so please search before you start new threads.

~closed~

Oct 22, 2007, 10:19 AM // 10:19	#7
MisterDutch Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Profession: E/Me	I bought Guild Wars: Factions about a year ago, and it bored the shit out of me. I gave up playing a week later. I bought Guild Wars: Prophecies a month ago, and I loved it! However, leveling up went slow and walking around in the barren ashes of what used to be Ascalon and it's surrounding provinces doesn't suit me... also, fighthing Charr became boring quite soon... I bought Guild Wars: Nightfall two days ago and I'm LOVING IT!!! Dervish is the most interesting, and most cool-looking class I've ever seen in ANY mmo, you level up quite quickly, you get lots of information and trainings right away at the start of the game, and you also get Heroes, which are like AI-controlled characters you can completely control. Also the main enemy seems to be Corsairs, which are african-looking pirates really, but I can tell you that I always prefer fighting humanoid creatures over beast-or plant-creatures. Also, the environment in Nightfall is absolutely beautiful, walking around in a lusch (sp?) jungle really beats the Prophecies areas.. Guild Wars: Eye of the North is an expansion pack that fits with all three main campaigns, but you can only play it if you already have a level 20 character. So I would not recommend you buy that just yet, I haven't got it myself either. I would recommend you purchase Nightfall, because my farvorites are: #1: Guild Wars: Nightfall #2: Guild Wars: Prophecies #3: Guild Wars: Factions Good luck! Last edited by MisterDutch; Oct 22, 2007 at 10:21 AM // 10:21..

Oct 22, 2007, 03:09 AM // 03:09	#1
cabernet Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Sep 2007	I'm Thinking about buying it... I just don't know which one... Why does an expansion pack cost more than just plain guild wars? Does factions or nightfall contain all the content from just guild wars? can I buy both factions nightfall and whatnot? I don't know a thing about guild wars but those were some questions I have before purchasing...

Oct 22, 2007, 03:11 AM // 03:11	#2
RPGmaniac Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	The main reason the expansion pack costs more than the game itself is because the games have been out a lot longer, so naturally their prices decrease. While the expansion pack came out a couple months ago, so it hasn't decreased much if at all yet. And each campaign is its own game. If you buy Factions, you will get a totally different game than if you buy Prophecies or Nightfall. That being said, you can link them together. So if you buy Prophecies and later on decide to buy Factions, you can tie the Factions content to your Prophecies account and you can get access to both games that way.

Oct 22, 2007, 03:13 AM // 03:13	#3
cabernet Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Sep 2007	So why not just make 3 separate games? Whats the point of just regular guild wars? is that a separate campaign too?

Oct 22, 2007, 03:15 AM // 03:15	#4
RPGmaniac Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	Yea, the regular "Guild Wars" is actually "Guild Wars: Prophecies" and it was the first one made. And if they made 3 separate games, they wouldn't be linked like they are now and that would split the community.

Oct 22, 2007, 08:20 AM // 08:20	#5
Fril Estelin So Serious... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Guild: Nerfs Are [WHAK] Profession: E/	Anet also released a bundle (called "Platinum" edition) that has the original campaign (Prophecies) and the Eye of the North expansion. And amazon(co.uk at least) has also a great deal with this bundle and the Nightfall campaign at £50!

Oct 22, 2007, 08:43 AM // 08:43	#6
arsie Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2007 Profession: N/	They are 3 seperate complete games. But if you own more than one of them, your characters can move between the campaigns and play both games. Each campaign has their unique features that characters from all three campaigns can play. Guild Wars sells cheaper because it is older, but it is still a nice game to learn how to play Guild Wars.

Oct 22, 2007, 03:18 PM // 15:18	#8
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	Think of it this way. The 3 different games give you access to 3 different continents. The same basic layout exists in each game. If you buy multiple games, your characters can travel from one continent to another (thus why its 3 seperate games).

Oct 22, 2007, 06:14 PM // 18:14	#9
Serra_Nightbloom Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2006 Profession: N/Me	Also remember that there are skills/spells only available from certain games. When you buy all four games (Prophicies, Factions, Nightfall, and EotN) and link them, your player characters can obtain and use all the skills available.

Oct 22, 2007, 07:27 PM // 19:27	#10
Commander Ryker Site Contributor Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: R/	There was another thread about this not that long ago, so please search before you start new threads. ~closed~