Some simple Q's - Guild Wars Forums

Osi Ri S · Jan 09, 2006, 10:57 PM // 22:57

Ok i have been playing this game enough to get a lvl 20 and am as far as Lions arch (i know i suck).

-What are skill points used for after you reach level 20, i mean i know u can buy skill with them but what other uses do they have.

-Also what are faction points, i have like 625 (low?) but dont know how to spend them

-the whole reason i got my nec monk to a 20 was so i could minion master but dont know the exact skill setup, i have all 3 summon creatures one and heal area but dont know what else to put there.

-why are war/monk so popular, other that they can solo and are good runners.

-What are the proper skills for a runner, i know sprint and charge are 2 but still need clarification...

Whew i think thats enough for now. any answers would be greatly appreciated.

chris_nin00 · Jan 09, 2006, 11:13 PM // 23:13

Question time!

-No other uses, besides buying skills.

-Faction points can be redeemed at Balthazar's Priests. You can only find them in PvP arenas. The skills and mods you unlock with your faction, can be used only for a PvP only character.

-Use your imagination. You'll get more useful skills later on in the game. Lion's arch doesn't give a lot of skills up till then. And their is a rumor that healing your minions using monk spells degenerates the minion's death even more.

-To put it simply, they are easy to play and maintain

. No intelligence needed

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-Balanced stance is cool

. You can search for other cool running builds using...

THE AWESOME SEARCH BUTTON!
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milan · Jan 09, 2006, 11:21 PM // 23:21

Hi there, will try and answer some of your questions

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-What are skill points used for after you reach level 20, i mean i know u can buy skill with them but what other uses do they have.

No other uses I'm afraid, can be useful if you decide to change secondary profession later on in the game.

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Also what are faction points, i have like 625 (low?) but dont know how to spend them

Faction points are gained through pvp kills/wins. Faction points can be used to unlock skills items and runes for pvp use only, unlocking anything through faction will not give you the actual item.

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the whole reason i got my nec monk to a 20 was so i could minion master but dont know the exact skill setup, i have all 3 summon creatures one and heal area but dont know what else to put there.

I'm sure lots of people will jump in and give different answers to this one, the setup I use is

Animate Bone Fiend - Ranged attacks
Animate Bone Horror - good way to body block
Blood of the Master - Sacrifice health to give all minions close to you health (122 at 16 death)
Verata's Sacrifice - Sacrifice health to give your minions +10 health regen (Combats inherent degen)
Death Nova - Put this on Bone Horrors and watch your target fall
Order of Pain - Sacrifice health to give allies extra damage for short time - lots of minions make this worthwhile
Vamp Gaze - So the monk doesn't have to do all the work after all that sacrificing
Res Signet/restore life/rebirth

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why are war/monk so popular, other that they can solo and are good runners.

They are fairly simple to play, can take a fair bit of damage and a good way to learn the game in general, doesn't a part of everyone just want to cut away at some point or another?

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-What are the proper skills for a runner, i know sprint and charge are 2 but still need clarification...

To some extent it depends on where you are running, Balanced stance is useful for places where you'll be knocked down a lot, shields up I've seen used a fair bit, some sort of condition removal is generally smart to use, healing signet for the quiet safe spots. Again I expect someone will come along and disagree with me.

Hope this helps.

Fungus Amongus · Jan 09, 2006, 11:32 PM // 23:32

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