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bart · May 09, 2007, 03:45 AM // 03:45

dude just play the game. quit hanging around the forums until u have a max lvl character of your own with at least 50k in the bank.

angmar_nite · May 09, 2007, 03:53 AM // 03:53

I've had a good 4 maxed characters and have never broken 30k; unless items count too.

bart · May 09, 2007, 05:54 AM // 05:54

okok 10k and i meant the OP.

Lonesamurai · May 09, 2007, 06:37 AM // 06:37

Also remember that the Ultimate Boxed set edition is due for release any time now and that will include all three chapters and lots of collectors edition gubbins all in one box ready for GW:EN's release in september...

This may be your best bet, wait for it and see how much its going to actually be depending on where you are from, then with that installed, its just a case of asking which chapter to start you character in

Keithark · May 09, 2007, 12:59 PM // 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polynikes of Sparta

2) No. Rangers attack with bows. Their pets, on the other hand, are melee attackers.

GuildWiki ftw.

~Polynikes

Misleading I think...yes Rangers can be mele attackers, they can use sword, hammer, axe, etc as can any character in the game. The only thing is that in PvE it would be silly to give your ranger a axe and send him in with low level armor when you can just use your warrior...in PvP Rangers are used with hammer lots

Syanix · May 09, 2007, 04:09 PM // 16:09

Yeh ill think ill go factions, im installing it right now lol and all my good friends say it dosen't really matter which u play.

Dream Oasis · May 09, 2007, 05:04 PM // 17:04

Hello!!

Ive played Guild Wars since it's releash and let me tell you it has gotten better

. So you were wondering if there was something similar to AOE Grinding in Guild Wars? Well Anet have done a brilliant job in removing the whole grinding thing, as the max level is 20 and you level as you go through the storyline (Except pvp as you start already at level 20 hehe).

Well Im an elementalist and they can do Aoe spells, along with some other classes i might add. Were not exactly like the mages in wow, besides the whole magic thing. We have four elements we can command at will, kinda obvious eh? Water, air, fire, earth. ^^

Theres many other proffessions that have a different way of playing, warriors do melee, rangers do ranged. Theres ten professions in all, i read you have factions so that allows you all six core classes, plus assassin and ritualist. Nightfall has the other two, being paragon (Spear wielding ranged suport class) and dervish (Scythe wielding melee support)

Well i can give more info if theres anything you require assistance with. Feel free to whisper me ingame. Shadow Avatarn the name

Edit: Just a few typos etc

Syanix · May 09, 2007, 05:28 PM // 17:28

lol wtf???? i seriously got a problem i started a charachter and it has to dl 6000 DAMN FILES??? whats wrong?? do i have to dl maps every time i go somewhere?

manamana · May 09, 2007, 05:38 PM // 17:38

Guild Wars will download stuff as you go along, unlike WoW where you have a huge install to start with GW will only download areas as you need them. Once you've downloaded the files, they'll stay cached on your computer and nothing will be downloaded unless there's an update. Updates are usually quite small, since the streaming download system means that fixes can be implemented as soon as they're ready instead of waiting until there's enough to justify a new patch.

The initial downloading sessions are a pain, I'll grant you that, but they let off. You can also let the client idle at the login/character select screens and if there's anything to be downloaded it'll do that in the background.

Lonesamurai · May 09, 2007, 05:43 PM // 17:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syanix

lol wtf???? i seriously got a problem i started a charachter and it has to dl 6000 DAMN FILES??? whats wrong?? do i have to dl maps every time i go somewhere?

in total the game needs 95,000 odd different files and its worth getting them all before playing for the first time, especially as it increases loading times expenentially...

here's how to do it:

Make a second GW Icon on your desktop and rename it to "GW Image" or something similar

Right click on that new icon and goto properties and in teh Target box, you should have, "C://program files/guild wars" or similar (depending on where you installed to of course)

Now at the end of that add -image, so you end up with -

"C://program files/guild wars" -image

Now click Apply and double click this icon, now depending on the time of day and your internet connection, this can take as long as 5 hours to download (mine usually takes only an hour, 2 at the most and I do it every other weekend), but it will download and decompress all the game files so that it doesn't need to do them when you load into a new area for the first time

On a persoanl note, i have now moved this new icon into the start up area under Programs in teh start menu in windows and it checks for any new updates each and every time i load up windows and uses sweet FA system resources to do it... Just remember to us the unaltered icon to actually load the game though as the Image icon will only do as I mentioned above, and not load the full game

Hope that helps

~LS

*Darcy* · May 09, 2007, 06:11 PM // 18:11

Sorry, Syanix. We always forget to mention the initial download. Not intentionally, it must be hiding from bad memories. Basically, the initial download gives you all the static data that you need to that point of the game, and then additional data downloads occur as you move to a new area.

To avoid an a download while playing, follow Lonesamurai's instructions. The best time to do the initial download is while you sleep, it's less frustrating.

Syanix · May 12, 2007, 09:03 AM // 09:03

Sorry to bring this post up again

but i've started and i made a warrior/monk its now lvl 12 because they seem really fun to play with, but there is one question i was thinking over, every one says hammer build suks?? i mean, i use hammer and it is really ownage it has way more dmg then axes or swords+ the skills are much better, and who cares if its slow it a 2H what do u think lol, and thx everyone for the help from this thread for me starting guild wars.

Lonesamurai · May 12, 2007, 09:41 AM // 09:41

I like hammer myself too... but I don't use one in PvE and they really only come into their own with a good build

but yeah, nothing wrong with hammer

Syanix · May 12, 2007, 03:12 PM // 15:12

Well if hammer isnt good for PVE what is? i have a fiery dragon sword and a perfect shield but i hit very low with it.

Syanix · May 12, 2007, 03:37 PM // 15:37

Well if hammer isnt good for PVE what is? i have a fiery dragon sword and a perfect shield but i hit very low with it.

May 09, 2007, 05:04 PM // 17:04	#27
Dream Oasis Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2007 Profession: E/	Hello!! Ive played Guild Wars since it's releash and let me tell you it has gotten better . So you were wondering if there was something similar to AOE Grinding in Guild Wars? Well Anet have done a brilliant job in removing the whole grinding thing, as the max level is 20 and you level as you go through the storyline (Except pvp as you start already at level 20 hehe). Well Im an elementalist and they can do Aoe spells, along with some other classes i might add. Were not exactly like the mages in wow, besides the whole magic thing. We have four elements we can command at will, kinda obvious eh? Water, air, fire, earth. ^^ Theres many other proffessions that have a different way of playing, warriors do melee, rangers do ranged. Theres ten professions in all, i read you have factions so that allows you all six core classes, plus assassin and ritualist. Nightfall has the other two, being paragon (Spear wielding ranged suport class) and dervish (Scythe wielding melee support) Well i can give more info if theres anything you require assistance with. Feel free to whisper me ingame. Shadow Avatarn the name Edit: Just a few typos etc Last edited by Dream Oasis; May 09, 2007 at 05:09 PM // 17:09..

May 09, 2007, 06:11 PM // 18:11	#31
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Sorry, Syanix. We always forget to mention the initial download. Not intentionally, it must be hiding from bad memories. Basically, the initial download gives you all the static data that you need to that point of the game, and then additional data downloads occur as you move to a new area. To avoid an a download while playing, follow Lonesamurai's instructions. The best time to do the initial download is while you sleep, it's less frustrating. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

May 09, 2007, 03:45 AM // 03:45	#21
bart Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	dude just play the game. quit hanging around the forums until u have a max lvl character of your own with at least 50k in the bank.

May 09, 2007, 03:53 AM // 03:53	#22
angmar_nite Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Guild: [SNOW] of [YUM] Profession: E/	I've had a good 4 maxed characters and have never broken 30k; unless items count too.

May 09, 2007, 05:54 AM // 05:54	#23
bart Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	okok 10k and i meant the OP.

May 09, 2007, 06:37 AM // 06:37	#24
Lonesamurai Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cheltenham, Glos, UK Guild: Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS] Profession: R/A	Also remember that the Ultimate Boxed set edition is due for release any time now and that will include all three chapters and lots of collectors edition gubbins all in one box ready for GW:EN's release in september... This may be your best bet, wait for it and see how much its going to actually be depending on where you are from, then with that installed, its just a case of asking which chapter to start you character in

May 09, 2007, 04:09 PM // 16:09	#26
Syanix Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2007 Profession: R/Mo	Yeh ill think ill go factions, im installing it right now lol and all my good friends say it dosen't really matter which u play.

May 09, 2007, 05:28 PM // 17:28	#28
Syanix Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2007 Profession: R/Mo	lol wtf???? i seriously got a problem i started a charachter and it has to dl 6000 DAMN FILES??? whats wrong?? do i have to dl maps every time i go somewhere?

May 09, 2007, 05:38 PM // 17:38	#29
manamana Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2007	Guild Wars will download stuff as you go along, unlike WoW where you have a huge install to start with GW will only download areas as you need them. Once you've downloaded the files, they'll stay cached on your computer and nothing will be downloaded unless there's an update. Updates are usually quite small, since the streaming download system means that fixes can be implemented as soon as they're ready instead of waiting until there's enough to justify a new patch. The initial downloading sessions are a pain, I'll grant you that, but they let off. You can also let the client idle at the login/character select screens and if there's anything to be downloaded it'll do that in the background.

May 12, 2007, 09:03 AM // 09:03	#32
Syanix Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2007 Profession: R/Mo	Sorry to bring this post up again but i've started and i made a warrior/monk its now lvl 12 because they seem really fun to play with, but there is one question i was thinking over, every one says hammer build suks?? i mean, i use hammer and it is really ownage it has way more dmg then axes or swords+ the skills are much better, and who cares if its slow it a 2H what do u think lol, and thx everyone for the help from this thread for me starting guild wars.

May 12, 2007, 09:41 AM // 09:41	#33
Lonesamurai Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cheltenham, Glos, UK Guild: Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS] Profession: R/A	I like hammer myself too... but I don't use one in PvE and they really only come into their own with a good build but yeah, nothing wrong with hammer

May 12, 2007, 03:12 PM // 15:12	#34
Syanix Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2007 Profession: R/Mo	Well if hammer isnt good for PVE what is? i have a fiery dragon sword and a perfect shield but i hit very low with it.

May 12, 2007, 03:37 PM // 15:37	#35
Syanix Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2007 Profession: R/Mo	Well if hammer isnt good for PVE what is? i have a fiery dragon sword and a perfect shield but i hit very low with it.