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Akisai · Aug 04, 2006, 01:33 AM // 01:33

A friend asked me this and it got me thinking too.

"What year does Guild Wars take place in?"

1500s? 1700s?

fiery · Aug 04, 2006, 02:10 AM // 02:10

:X, 10,000 B.R - 9,000 A.R.

B.R- before rurik
A.R- after rurik

Canadian Bacon · Aug 04, 2006, 02:13 AM // 02:13

Really it's entirely fictional. There is no solid factual basis on which to estimate a century. I mean we have swords and arrows and stuff, whihc is one indicator. Then there are things like high-tech advanced mining operations, and seige weapons with explosive projectiles. Of course magic throws any true sense of realism out the window.

Eldin · Aug 04, 2006, 02:21 AM // 02:21

Doesn't ANYBODY read the Guild Wars Manuscripts? Some good lore in there, as well as a timeline. I will quote some of it.

Quote:

1072AE__________Present day
1071AE__________Bay of Sirens is renamed Sea of Sorrows
1070AE__________Guild Wars end
1070AE__________Charr invade human kingdoms

Whether or not "present day" means post-searing or pre-searing Ascalon, I'm not sure. More likely 1072 = Post-Searing, as the manual refers to post-searing Ascalon, meaning that Ascalon has already been destroyed, and that the manual's perception of "present day" would be post-searing.

So there. 1072AE I guess, though another year or two has probably passed from the time of post-searing to Ring of Fire.

Do not try to compare GW years to modern day years. GW is a lot like warcraft - most kingdoms are in a medieval/renaissance era, and, just like in Warcraft, the dwarves have already entered an industrial age of gunpowder, ballistae, etc.

BhaalSpawn · Aug 04, 2006, 03:46 AM // 03:46

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Originally Posted by Eldin

Do not try to compare GW years to modern day years. GW is a lot like warcraft - most kingdoms are in a medieval/renaissance era, and, just like in Warcraft, the dwarves have already entered an industrial age of gunpowder, ballistae, etc.

Please tell me you didn't mean that.

Toxage · Aug 04, 2006, 03:55 AM // 03:55

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Originally Posted by BhaalSpawn

Please tell me you didn't mean that.

Why would he post something he didn't believe in?

Kook~NBK~ · Aug 04, 2006, 04:45 AM // 04:45

2005 - 2006.

Aug 04, 2006, 01:33 AM // 01:33	#1
Akisai Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2006	Guild Wars Prophecies A friend asked me this and it got me thinking too. "What year does Guild Wars take place in?" 1500s? 1700s?

Aug 04, 2006, 02:10 AM // 02:10	#2
fiery Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: maryland Guild: InYurFace Gaming [IYF] Profession: R/	:X, 10,000 B.R - 9,000 A.R. B.R- before rurik A.R- after rurik

Aug 04, 2006, 02:13 AM // 02:13	#3
Canadian Bacon Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Kingdom of Tyria [KoT]	Really it's entirely fictional. There is no solid factual basis on which to estimate a century. I mean we have swords and arrows and stuff, whihc is one indicator. Then there are things like high-tech advanced mining operations, and seige weapons with explosive projectiles. Of course magic throws any true sense of realism out the window.

Aug 04, 2006, 04:45 AM // 04:45	#7
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	2005 - 2006.