Guild Wars or Guild Wars: Factions? - Guild Wars Forums

Jagan · May 27, 2006, 07:35 PM // 19:35

yeah, so i'm thinking of buying Guild Wars, now the thing is.
i know that there is Guild Wars and Guild Wars: Factions.
now i want to know what's the best choice if i want to go play.

does GW:F has the same possibilities as that GW haves?
perhaps i'm a really noob asking this, but i just want to make things sure.

thank you for your time.

Markrids · May 27, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38

From my experiences, If you havn't played either I strongly reccomend buying Prophecies first. You will get to know Guild wars better with prophecies and in my opinion it is a far superior game over Factions. In factions you are basically dropped in at the deep end and left to get on with it. Prophecies on the other hand gently guids you through how the game works through beautiful landscapes, exciting quests etc. So if i was in your schoes, I'd 100% get Prophecies first.

Hope this helps.

Lateralus · May 27, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39

Prophecies is better. Use the search if you ever get a chance.

Jagan · May 27, 2006, 07:42 PM // 19:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lateralus

Prophecies is better. Use the search if you ever get a chance.

ah, but offcourse.
sorry for that.

but however, if i get it right: if i play gw: prophecies i won't see people who play gw:factions and i will not have the 2 new characters aswell.

RinkXing · May 27, 2006, 07:45 PM // 19:45

Prophecies would be better to get to know Guild Wars, however Factions is currently where a good amount of the players are.

It's up to you, if you buy Prophecies and enjoy the way it plays, perhaps you will buy Factions in the future.

Jagan · May 27, 2006, 07:55 PM // 19:55

is guild wars the same as guild wars: prophecies or are there three different kind of 'games'. (gw, gw: factions, gw: prophecies).

sorry for all these questions, but i'm confused right now.

dudeofdahouse · May 27, 2006, 07:59 PM // 19:59

i would go with guildwars.....

for some reason i just liked guild wars better then guildwars : faction

if you care about graphic alot guildwars faction is ur choice, if u just want long game play that doestn bore you , i go with guild wars, but the other problem with that choice would be not that many people play guild wars anymore....

Francis Demeules · May 27, 2006, 08:08 PM // 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jagan

is guild wars the same as guild wars: prophecies or are there three different kind of 'games'. (gw, gw: factions, gw: prophecies).

sorry for all these questions, but i'm confused right now.

Guild wars = Prophecies if they want to say the first one. They're only 2 Chapter now : Prophecies and Factions. Even if I like Faction than Prophecies, I suggest starting in Prophecies than Factions because you can learn more easely and have more content than Factions. I know Factions doesnt need a core to play with but it stay an expansion. When we say expansion, we say add more content for the old one.

Again, I suggest Prophecies for the starter

Jagan · May 27, 2006, 08:10 PM // 20:10

ah right, so i should buy this game:

http://images.eurotronic-arts.si/art...4_zyctsu5u.jpg

Markrids · May 27, 2006, 08:26 PM // 20:26

Yes. Definately. The way I see it, Factions is an expansion pack.

Jagan · May 27, 2006, 08:44 PM // 20:44

allright, now there only rests 1 problem, which is:

howmany players do actually play prophecies now?
cause most likely most players went to play factions.
are there still enough players playing prophecies to do quests with and are there still enough active guilds on there?

thank you for your time, once again.

Dove_Song · May 27, 2006, 08:57 PM // 20:57

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Francis Demeules · May 28, 2006, 12:26 AM // 00:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jagan

allright, now there only rests 1 problem, which is:

howmany players do actually play prophecies now?
cause most likely most players went to play factions.
are there still enough players playing prophecies to do quests with and are there still enough active guilds on there?

thank you for your time, once again.

Even I have both Prophecies and Faction, I play in Prophecies with my news skills and such. I see many players in Prophecies. The problem in Faction for now is too many ppl play there. But yeah, players keep playing Prophecies. You can see some Factions Characters in some area but they still playing in Tyria.

Edit: Btw, if you buy Faction first, you'll lack some skills because you havent Prophecies. Factions has less skills than Prophecies.

Young Hero · May 28, 2006, 01:24 AM // 01:24

For a quality game, go with ch 1.If you wanna punch a hole through you're LCD screen, buy Fuctions.

ange1 · May 28, 2006, 03:23 AM // 03:23

i say if u wanna pvp buy prophecy
if u wanna pve buy faction, not because it's better, but because more people there

Lateralus · May 28, 2006, 03:45 AM // 03:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jagan

ah, but offcourse.
sorry for that.

but however, if i get it right: if i play gw: prophecies i won't see people who play gw:factions and i will not have the 2 new characters aswell.

They are only two new character and they wont be dominant character classes. These classes aren???t the best in PvP either, but still pretty good. So, when it comes to characters you aren???t mission out.

Another thread on this???

New Player - Guild Wars or Factions

Aki Soyokaze · May 28, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16

Buy Guild Wars Prophecies.

Kook~NBK~ · May 28, 2006, 07:29 AM // 07:29

There's plenty of people playing Guild Wars (AKA GW: Prophecies). Not as many as there were before Factions came out, but it's not any harder to get a mission/quest group together than it was before, just fewer districts in any given town/outpost.

I'd go with Guild Wars initially, too - more skills, better storline (relatively speaking), more content, the quests are more enjoyable to do. Also it's got a more gradual learning curve so you're not thrown right into the deep end.

Markrids · May 28, 2006, 07:56 AM // 07:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Young Hero

For a quality game, go with ch 1.If you wanna punch a hole through you're LCD screen, buy Fuctions.

lol. I agree

derrtyboy69 · May 28, 2006, 08:02 AM // 08:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Young Hero

For a quality game, go with ch 1.If you wanna punch a hole through you're LCD screen, buy Fuctions.

Since factions is soooo hard.

May 27, 2006, 07:35 PM // 19:35	#1
Jagan Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006	Guild Wars or Guild Wars: Factions? yeah, so i'm thinking of buying Guild Wars, now the thing is. i know that there is Guild Wars and Guild Wars: Factions. now i want to know what's the best choice if i want to go play. does GW:F has the same possibilities as that GW haves? perhaps i'm a really noob asking this, but i just want to make things sure. thank you for your time.

May 27, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38	#2
Markrids Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005	From my experiences, If you havn't played either I strongly reccomend buying Prophecies first. You will get to know Guild wars better with prophecies and in my opinion it is a far superior game over Factions. In factions you are basically dropped in at the deep end and left to get on with it. Prophecies on the other hand gently guids you through how the game works through beautiful landscapes, exciting quests etc. So if i was in your schoes, I'd 100% get Prophecies first. Hope this helps.

May 27, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39	#3
Lateralus Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: W/Mo	Prophecies is better. Use the search if you ever get a chance.

May 27, 2006, 07:45 PM // 19:45	#5
RinkXing Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Guild: Biscuit of Dewm [MEEP] Profession: N/	Prophecies would be better to get to know Guild Wars, however Factions is currently where a good amount of the players are. It's up to you, if you buy Prophecies and enjoy the way it plays, perhaps you will buy Factions in the future.

May 27, 2006, 07:55 PM // 19:55	#6
Jagan Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006	is guild wars the same as guild wars: prophecies or are there three different kind of 'games'. (gw, gw: factions, gw: prophecies). sorry for all these questions, but i'm confused right now.

May 27, 2006, 07:59 PM // 19:59	#7
dudeofdahouse Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: USA Profession: W/Mo	i would go with guildwars..... for some reason i just liked guild wars better then guildwars : faction if you care about graphic alot guildwars faction is ur choice, if u just want long game play that doestn bore you , i go with guild wars, but the other problem with that choice would be not that many people play guild wars anymore....

May 27, 2006, 08:10 PM // 20:10	#9
Jagan Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006	ah right, so i should buy this game: http://images.eurotronic-arts.si/art...4_zyctsu5u.jpg

May 27, 2006, 08:26 PM // 20:26	#10
Markrids Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005	Yes. Definately. The way I see it, Factions is an expansion pack.

May 27, 2006, 08:44 PM // 20:44	#11
Jagan Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006	allright, now there only rests 1 problem, which is: howmany players do actually play prophecies now? cause most likely most players went to play factions. are there still enough players playing prophecies to do quests with and are there still enough active guilds on there? thank you for your time, once again.

May 27, 2006, 08:57 PM // 20:57	#12
Dove_Song Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2006	You win the prize for being the 19386234861235861209472 to post this exact thread!!!!!! WINNA WINNA WINNA!!!!

May 28, 2006, 01:24 AM // 01:24	#14
Young Hero Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mi Profession: N/Mo	For a quality game, go with ch 1.If you wanna punch a hole through you're LCD screen, buy Fuctions.

May 28, 2006, 03:23 AM // 03:23	#15
ange1 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: Mo/	i say if u wanna pvp buy prophecy if u wanna pve buy faction, not because it's better, but because more people there

May 28, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16	#17
Aki Soyokaze Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver	Buy Guild Wars Prophecies.

May 28, 2006, 07:29 AM // 07:29	#18
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	There's plenty of people playing Guild Wars (AKA GW: Prophecies). Not as many as there were before Factions came out, but it's not any harder to get a mission/quest group together than it was before, just fewer districts in any given town/outpost. I'd go with Guild Wars initially, too - more skills, better storline (relatively speaking), more content, the quests are more enjoyable to do. Also it's got a more gradual learning curve so you're not thrown right into the deep end.