I must be missing something... - Guild Wars Forums

tvienti · May 08, 2005, 01:11 AM // 01:11

I bought this game on recommendation and am having a terrible time enjoying it. I see great potential... but I seem ineffective at everything I try to do. I'm level 9 Ranger/Elementalist and I can't seem to advance any more. If I go out solo I end up fighting stuff that can't kill me, but can heal faster than I can kill it, which is frustrating beyond words. I usually get bored of us healing ourselves and warp back to town.

I get killed by swarms of level 3s that give me no exp, and all of the quests I get are too difficult to solo, the henchman are just plain useless, and I can't find groups to do any of the quests I'm on, usually because people are too busy dancing. I've gone to the arena for ~10 matches, just for fun, and lost 9 of them. I don't know if there's something I'm missing or what.

Is this the kind of game you can't really enjoy without getting some people you already know to play it with you?

Loviatar · May 08, 2005, 01:16 AM // 01:16

what skills are you using and what attributes have you put points into and what are the levels of those attributes?

also have you upgraded your armor or are you still in the armor from before the academy?

tvienti · May 08, 2005, 01:20 AM // 01:20

My latest configuration of skills was... Read the wind, power shot, penetrating attack, troll unguent, flare, lava font, hunter's shot, and favorable wind.

My attributes: 2 in fire magic, 5 in expertise, 1 in wilderness survival, 6 in marksmanship. The 2 in fire magic are only there until my next level... then I plan to put them into expertise.

Kershent · May 08, 2005, 01:25 AM // 01:25

Make sure your equipment doesn't need upgrading. Otherwise, get used to henchmen! They are FAR from useless. I've gotten through some difficult points of my travels using them.

Also, to help with those swarms of level 3s, use Fire Storm. It might be wise to keep a few attribute points in Fire. It's a great help.

Loviatar · May 08, 2005, 01:34 AM // 01:34

take as many henchmen as you need to survive.

start with a healer than add another archer than a mage

or you can add a fighter as cannon fodder as he will charge the enemy and hopefully they will stay ganged up on him while you pick at them from a distance.

i have a ranger/monk that is doing ok also a pyromancer/monk as well

a group or the minimum amount of henchmen are needed

tvienti · May 08, 2005, 04:09 AM // 04:09

Quick question - how do I make sure my equipment doesn't need upgrading? I had the best armor made for me, which was 40 armor on each, and customized my longbow ... I don't know what else I can do. Can you have weapons made?

Wind · May 08, 2005, 04:32 AM // 04:32

You don't have to group with people you already know. Just get a group of random people together and go adventuring, or do quests.

aeyeaws · May 08, 2005, 04:38 AM // 04:38

Hrmm, you need to join a guild and have them twink you through the game like the leetness that beta'd and made this montriusity.

May 08, 2005, 01:11 AM // 01:11	#1
tvienti Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	I must be missing something... I bought this game on recommendation and am having a terrible time enjoying it. I see great potential... but I seem ineffective at everything I try to do. I'm level 9 Ranger/Elementalist and I can't seem to advance any more. If I go out solo I end up fighting stuff that can't kill me, but can heal faster than I can kill it, which is frustrating beyond words. I usually get bored of us healing ourselves and warp back to town. I get killed by swarms of level 3s that give me no exp, and all of the quests I get are too difficult to solo, the henchman are just plain useless, and I can't find groups to do any of the quests I'm on, usually because people are too busy dancing. I've gone to the arena for ~10 matches, just for fun, and lost 9 of them. I don't know if there's something I'm missing or what. Is this the kind of game you can't really enjoy without getting some people you already know to play it with you?

May 08, 2005, 01:16 AM // 01:16	#2
Loviatar Underworld Spelunker Join Date: Feb 2005	what skills are you using and what attributes have you put points into and what are the levels of those attributes? also have you upgraded your armor or are you still in the armor from before the academy?

May 08, 2005, 01:20 AM // 01:20	#3
tvienti Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	My latest configuration of skills was... Read the wind, power shot, penetrating attack, troll unguent, flare, lava font, hunter's shot, and favorable wind. My attributes: 2 in fire magic, 5 in expertise, 1 in wilderness survival, 6 in marksmanship. The 2 in fire magic are only there until my next level... then I plan to put them into expertise.

May 08, 2005, 01:25 AM // 01:25	#4
Kershent Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005	Make sure your equipment doesn't need upgrading. Otherwise, get used to henchmen! They are FAR from useless. I've gotten through some difficult points of my travels using them. Also, to help with those swarms of level 3s, use Fire Storm. It might be wise to keep a few attribute points in Fire. It's a great help.

May 08, 2005, 01:34 AM // 01:34	#5
Loviatar Underworld Spelunker Join Date: Feb 2005	take as many henchmen as you need to survive. start with a healer than add another archer than a mage or you can add a fighter as cannon fodder as he will charge the enemy and hopefully they will stay ganged up on him while you pick at them from a distance. i have a ranger/monk that is doing ok also a pyromancer/monk as well a group or the minimum amount of henchmen are needed

May 08, 2005, 04:09 AM // 04:09	#6
tvienti Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Quick question - how do I make sure my equipment doesn't need upgrading? I had the best armor made for me, which was 40 armor on each, and customized my longbow ... I don't know what else I can do. Can you have weapons made?

May 08, 2005, 04:32 AM // 04:32	#7
Wind Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Profession: W/Mo	You don't have to group with people you already know. Just get a group of random people together and go adventuring, or do quests.

May 08, 2005, 04:38 AM // 04:38	#8
aeyeaws Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Hrmm, you need to join a guild and have them twink you through the game like the leetness that beta'd and made this montriusity.