Buy Prophecies or Factions? - Guild Wars Forums

Melomania · Sep 28, 2006, 06:31 PM // 18:31

My friend is going to be buying Guild Wars, but should he get Prophecies or Factions?

Shouldn't he just get Prophecies and play through it till he can get to Factions missions?

Or, should he get Factions?

Please give me reasons.

O R L Y · Sep 28, 2006, 06:36 PM // 18:36

Prophecies > Factions
i play my Factions chars almost all the time in Prophecies

Melomania · Sep 28, 2006, 06:49 PM // 18:49

I think you mean you play your Prophecies chars all the time in Factions.

O R L Y · Sep 28, 2006, 07:02 PM // 19:02

no i have all my factions chars in prophecies you can travel between the two places if u have 2 keys

Warrior Of The Toon · Sep 28, 2006, 07:20 PM // 19:20

Definately Prophecies, in my opinion. Factions doesn't have much of a PvE element to it, if that is what you are looking for.

Stemnin · Sep 28, 2006, 07:28 PM // 19:28

Gotta catch em all! Oops, I mean buy em all hehehe, I have both and glad I did, and also, Nightfall is being released soon, which might be another option for your friend, but 3 weeks away..

Sorcha ravenlock · Sep 29, 2006, 07:57 AM // 07:57

I bought Factions and Prophesies at the same time, and started playing both simultaniously. Prophesies has a better storyline and more PvE content. Factions is nice for beginners though, because the starter island gives a very good tutorial (beter then pre searing) and a lot more skills so you have a better idea of what each class can do. (I believe for example that in Pre you don't get any earth magic skills...)
If you are willing to help out your friend in the beginning, run through pre with him and show him the ropes, then I would advise Prophesies though, since it has the more content in the long run...

Shadowfox1125 · Sep 29, 2006, 08:19 AM // 08:19

At this point, I'd wait it out and buy Nightfall..

but I'd get Proph over Factions simply because you learn to play the game better with Proph.

Sep 28, 2006, 06:31 PM // 18:31	#1
Melomania Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: E/Mo	Buy Prophecies or Factions? My friend is going to be buying Guild Wars, but should he get Prophecies or Factions? Shouldn't he just get Prophecies and play through it till he can get to Factions missions? Or, should he get Factions? Please give me reasons.

Sep 28, 2006, 06:36 PM // 18:36	#2
O R L Y Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: Ultimate Weapon [FFX] Profession: R/Mo	Prophecies > Factions i play my Factions chars almost all the time in Prophecies

Sep 28, 2006, 06:49 PM // 18:49	#3
Melomania Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: E/Mo	I think you mean you play your Prophecies chars all the time in Factions.

Sep 28, 2006, 07:02 PM // 19:02	#4
O R L Y Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: Ultimate Weapon [FFX] Profession: R/Mo	no i have all my factions chars in prophecies you can travel between the two places if u have 2 keys

Sep 28, 2006, 07:20 PM // 19:20	#5
Warrior Of The Toon Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Returning after a 50 month break. Hi. Guild: None Profession: R/	Definately Prophecies, in my opinion. Factions doesn't have much of a PvE element to it, if that is what you are looking for.

Sep 28, 2006, 07:28 PM // 19:28	#6
Stemnin Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Profession: Mo/Me	Gotta catch em all! Oops, I mean buy em all hehehe, I have both and glad I did, and also, Nightfall is being released soon, which might be another option for your friend, but 3 weeks away..

Sep 29, 2006, 07:57 AM // 07:57	#7
Sorcha ravenlock Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2006 Guild: Little Wanderers Profession: N/Mo	I bought Factions and Prophesies at the same time, and started playing both simultaniously. Prophesies has a better storyline and more PvE content. Factions is nice for beginners though, because the starter island gives a very good tutorial (beter then pre searing) and a lot more skills so you have a better idea of what each class can do. (I believe for example that in Pre you don't get any earth magic skills...) If you are willing to help out your friend in the beginning, run through pre with him and show him the ropes, then I would advise Prophesies though, since it has the more content in the long run...

Sep 29, 2006, 08:19 AM // 08:19	#8
Shadowfox1125 Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: PST Profession: W/	At this point, I'd wait it out and buy Nightfall.. but I'd get Proph over Factions simply because you learn to play the game better with Proph.