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WuNxTuN · Mar 02, 2005, 02:48 AM // 02:48

Ok Ive never played Guild Wars before but thats why Im asking this. I read through the FAQs but I didnt get what it ment, so here it goes.

Do I have to pay for Guild Wars? As in, do I ahve to pay monthly like some other games like WoW or Lineage. Or do I just buy the game, take it home, install and play with no worries of paying what so ever??

Duality · Mar 02, 2005, 02:51 AM // 02:51

from here

Will there be a monthly fee for Guild Wars?

No, there will not be a monthly subscription fee of any kind, anywhere in the world.

BlackArrow · Mar 02, 2005, 02:52 AM // 02:52

The only fee you will ever pay is for the game itself. There will be no monthly fees ever. The only future expenses are expansions which are purely optional, but recommened due to the content they will add to GW.

The following quotes are from the GW game FAQs:

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Will there be a monthly fee for Guild Wars?

No, there will not be a monthly subscription fee of any kind, anywhere in the world.

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Do I have to pay for online updates, such as patches?

There are no hidden fees. You will not have to pay for the streaming updates that will take place on a regular basis, nor for additional content that we will provide between the chapters of Guild Wars.

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Am I required to buy the expansion packs to continue to play Guild Wars?

No. Every purchase you make in the continuation of the Guild Wars saga will be your choice. If you purchase expansion packs you will gain access to new regions of the world, new skills and abilities, new items, new professions, and much more. However, if you choose to not purchase a chapter, you will still be able to play the chapters of Guild Wars that you own, and you will have common areas in which you will be able to play with and against your friends who have purchased the other chapter(s).

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Will I remain competitive if I do not buy the expansion packs? Will I be able to compete with and against others if I have only some of the Guild Wars chapters?

Yes. Purchasing the newer chapters of Guild Wars will not make you strictly more powerful. You will have access to many more strategic options, due to the expanding nature of the skills, abilities, items and professions that you enjoy with each chapter. It would be similar to building a deck in Magic: The Gathering???: The more cards you own, the more different playing decks that you can choose from to use in the game. When you buy the chapters of Guild Wars, you will acquire a larger collection of skills and abilities from which to build your skill set, but you will not gain more power. So if you purchase a chapter and your friend does not, you will still be able to play competitively against and with one another.

Edit: Duality beat me, oh well, this'll save you the trouble of reading the rest of the FAQs (might be ehlpful though for the rest of your questions.)

WuNxTuN · Mar 02, 2005, 02:54 AM // 02:54

Nice. Well im currently playing Ragnarok right now, but when GW comes out, Ill c if I can get it. thx guys.

Loviatar · Mar 02, 2005, 02:55 AM // 02:55

no monthly fee but there will be additional chapters you CAN buy but are NOT REQUIRED to buy to keep playing what you have already gotten

Nova · Mar 02, 2005, 05:55 AM // 05:55

Yeah, I have never played but you don not have to pay monthly fees EVER! This is why this game is so freakin' awesome. You would think a game as great as Guild Wars would require to pay for. Thanks to my favorite people who started Battle.Net, we can play awesome games from the company, Blizzard. Like StarCraft, Diablo, and WarCraft games ALREADY! NOW WE HAVE AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THE BEST MMORPG ON THE PLANET AS OF NOW FO FREE! MUWAHAHAHA.. anyway... yeah, it is also AWESOME that you can still eb competetive and have just as much fun and NOT buy the expansoins. From what I can tell its just more story line and areas and monsters and equipment and stuff. Awesom awesome aweosme....

RANGER75 · Mar 03, 2005, 06:20 AM // 06:20

Well you will probably have to pay for the updates or expansions.

Devil's Dictionary · Mar 03, 2005, 01:23 PM // 13:23

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Originally Posted by RANGER75

Well you will probably have to pay for the updates or expansions.

For the expantions but not for the updates.

RANGER75 · Mar 03, 2005, 03:45 PM // 15:45

Yeah sorry about that, some people call them updates but when I said or i meant just paying for the Expansions. The patches for this will be free.

Loviatar · Mar 03, 2005, 07:36 PM // 19:36

they refer to the new material as *CHAPTERS* to help get the people who are used to paying 29.99 for an *EXPANSION* to expect to pay 50 dollars for the next *CHAPTER* which the GW site says will have about the same amount of content as the original game and be comparably priced

Mar 02, 2005, 02:48 AM // 02:48	#1
WuNxTuN Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2005	Need to get somthing Str8 Ok Ive never played Guild Wars before but thats why Im asking this. I read through the FAQs but I didnt get what it ment, so here it goes. Do I have to pay for Guild Wars? As in, do I ahve to pay monthly like some other games like WoW or Lineage. Or do I just buy the game, take it home, install and play with no worries of paying what so ever??

Mar 02, 2005, 02:51 AM // 02:51	#2
Duality Ub3r Pro0fr34d3r Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Guild: Girl Power	from here Will there be a monthly fee for Guild Wars? No, there will not be a monthly subscription fee of any kind, anywhere in the world.

Mar 02, 2005, 02:54 AM // 02:54	#4
WuNxTuN Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2005	Nice. Well im currently playing Ragnarok right now, but when GW comes out, Ill c if I can get it. thx guys.

Mar 02, 2005, 02:55 AM // 02:55	#5
Loviatar Underworld Spelunker Join Date: Feb 2005	no monthly fee but there will be additional chapters you CAN buy but are NOT REQUIRED to buy to keep playing what you have already gotten

Mar 02, 2005, 05:55 AM // 05:55	#6
Nova Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: CA Guild: Lords Of Kryta (LoK) Profession: R/Me	Yeah, I have never played but you don not have to pay monthly fees EVER! This is why this game is so freakin' awesome. You would think a game as great as Guild Wars would require to pay for. Thanks to my favorite people who started Battle.Net, we can play awesome games from the company, Blizzard. Like StarCraft, Diablo, and WarCraft games ALREADY! NOW WE HAVE AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THE BEST MMORPG ON THE PLANET AS OF NOW FO FREE! MUWAHAHAHA.. anyway... yeah, it is also AWESOME that you can still eb competetive and have just as much fun and NOT buy the expansoins. From what I can tell its just more story line and areas and monsters and equipment and stuff. Awesom awesome aweosme....

Mar 03, 2005, 06:20 AM // 06:20	#7
RANGER75 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2005	Well you will probably have to pay for the updates or expansions.

Mar 03, 2005, 03:45 PM // 15:45	#9
RANGER75 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2005	Yeah sorry about that, some people call them updates but when I said or i meant just paying for the Expansions. The patches for this will be free.

Mar 03, 2005, 07:36 PM // 19:36	#10
Loviatar Underworld Spelunker Join Date: Feb 2005	they refer to the new material as CHAPTERS to help get the people who are used to paying 29.99 for an EXPANSION to expect to pay 50 dollars for the next CHAPTER which the GW site says will have about the same amount of content as the original game and be comparably priced