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[email protected] · May 05, 2008, 10:00 PM // 22:00

Hey guys/girls,
I currently play WoW, but after 4 lvl 70s, it has just gotten boring. I was cleaning my room the other day and found GW:Prophecies and was curious if was still a good game, and I just wanted to ask a few questions, so here goes.

What are some opinions of yall's about it?
What are some of the things to do after you hit lvl 20?
Is there any endgame content like in WoW?
Is the PvP aspect balanced?
What expansions should I get?
Is the community friendly?
And any other things you want to throw out there would be nice.

Thank you in advance for your responses.

dunky_g · May 05, 2008, 10:05 PM // 22:05

What are some opinions of yall's about it? It's a good game for the 1st year or 2.
What are some of the things to do after you hit lvl 20? Farm, Grind titles.
Is there any endgame content like in WoW? DoA, UW, Ellite missions, Dungeons, HM
Is the PvP aspect balanced? lol
What expansions should I get? NF, Heros.
Is the community friendly? sometimes.

I dont play much anymore, just go on and talk 2 people.

LOTR123 · May 05, 2008, 10:09 PM // 22:09

1) I love Guild Wars 100%

2) Go for titles, different armor, cooler weapons, filling up my Hall of Monuments, getting a rainbow phoenix.

3) Yes

4) They try to keep it as balanced as possible by tweeking with the skills at some points to see how it changes the game.

5) There is only 1 try expansion,but 2 other campaigns. Each has its own different pro's and con's.

6) Depends on the actual gamers themselves. I think it is a pretty good community in friendly terms, but i have seen some pretty mean players in my day.

Other things) WoW must DIE!!!!

P.S. Other things) <--- Joke

~ Dan ~ · May 05, 2008, 10:10 PM // 22:10

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What are some opinions of yall's about it?

It's dead/dying. PuG's are almost non-existant, and fail when they happen (unless using & abusing ursan). PvP has been ruined by crap skill balances that are then reverted to please PvE'ers (LOL).

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What are some of the things to do after you hit lvl 20?

- Work on titles (grind).
- PvP.
- Elite missions
- Farm (grind)

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Is there any endgame content like in WoW?

Haven't played endgame WoW myself - but there are no raids in GW.

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Is the PvP aspect balanced?

Not anymore. Full of gimmick builds with lame scrubs playing them.

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What expansions should I get?

Only Eye of The North is an expansion - all the other 3 are standalone. Everybody has their personal favourites, but i'll sum each one up for you:

Prophecies: Longest campaign, better learning curve. You will have trouble finding PuG's there now though.

Factions: Shortest campaign. Introduces Alliance Battles (12v12 PvP).

Nightfall: Decent sized campaign. Heroes (customizable henchman, essential if there are few humans around to help).

Eye of The North: Buy this if you have ran out of other things to do. Lots of grind.

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Is the community friendly?

In general, not really.

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And any other things you want to throw out there would be nice.

This game will be getting no new content updates. It will mainly only be getting bug fixes due to most of the design team working on GW2. Pick up another game that has a dev team dedicated to it.

Quantisha · May 05, 2008, 10:13 PM // 22:13

After you hit twenty, you are able to continue playing the mission-based game until you reach the last mission. Upon completing this you can obtain end-game weapons, and then pick up quests that follow-up the completion of the mission. However, other campaigns of Guild Wars have end-game rewards such as armor, as well as end-game weapons.

For Pvp, you bring the build, and it's totally pure luck on the game you join. It takes a build to take on a build, so, yes, the pvp is balanced, if you bring the correct skills.

For campaigns, I will briefly explain the basics of each.

Factions:
End-game armor, and an end-game pet for your ranger class
Easy farming spots
Easy starter area that provides quests with BIG experience rewards
Easy access to max armor and elite skills

Nightfall:
Access to End-game armor, but no armor for Assassins or Ritualists.
Heroes, which are party members in which you choose the skills, stats of armor, and weapons for, are a unique way to play the game
There are chests that do not require any keys to unlock. These chests give out decent cash, as well as a bonus item such as a weapon or crafting material

Eye of The North:
Suggested once you get the hang of things. You do get heroes, but at a slower pace. There are nice skills to learn for pve usage. Armor is snazzy as well, since the price is 33% off most Elite armors, with the trade of earning reputation.

The community is friendly, just make sure you do not stay in particular outposts for a while and listen in on nasty arguments. :|

Opinions:
Well, seeing that this game provides NO MONTHLY FEES, no spawn camping, and no more waiting for the healer, I say Guild Wars is quite the game. It provides a decent tutorial, and provides great rewards in the end. The best part of Guild Wars is that you only need money to get what you need. This means that you do not have to spend it on repairing stuff or getting a griffon to fly you somewhere. Guild Wars has collectors, which can provide you with equally good stats.

You should give Guild Wars a try. I'm sure you would like to see yourself saving $15 a month as well as enjoying a MMO such as this.

If you have more concerns just ask, and someone will answer, without the attitude.

~ Dan ~ · May 05, 2008, 10:16 PM // 22:16

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For Pvp, you bring the build, and it's totally pure luck on the game you join. It takes a build to take on a build, so, yes, the pvp is balanced, if you bring the correct skills.

Wow.

Discard anything this joker says, if you would like a realistic perspective on GW.

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The best part of Guild Wars is that you only need money to get what you need. This means that you do not have to spend it on repairing stuff or getting a griffon to fly you somewhere.

Let's not forget how loot scaling made it difficult to get money, whilst fixed prices such as armour sets, stayed the same price.

Tyla · May 05, 2008, 10:17 PM // 22:17

What are some opinions of yall's about it? Still love it.

What are some of the things to do after you hit lvl 20? Complete the game, finish off titles, move onto PvP.

Is there any endgame content like in WoW? Yes.

Is the PvP aspect balanced? Right now Izzy (Skill balancer) isn't doing a good job of it.

What expansions should I get? NF has heroes, GW:EN has heroes. They're still retarded, but they're still better than your average PuG and at least 50% more efficient than henchies.

Is the community friendly? Alot of it I've found are stupid and immature. A guild would solve this problem.

@Dan -- Nice catch there.

MithranArkanere · May 05, 2008, 10:29 PM // 22:29

1.- It's the best game and it will get better. Otherwise I won't be playing it. Although there are a couple of things to fix, I'm positive they are going to fix them.
2.- Continue the Campaign, ascend, access to PvP, hunt for equipment, quests, missions, BMP, challenges,... most of the game is played after level 20.
3.- All the content is Endgame! Once you beat the game, you gaing access to Hard Mode!
4.- GW has the BEST PvP EVER. Period.
5.- There is only one expansion. You should acquire everything for the best enjoiment. 3 campaigns, one expansion and the Bonus mission pack.
6.- No, we are not, we hate you. But you learn to live with it. Once you lear to filter out those that want to scam you it's not so bad, though.
7.- There is currenlty a grind problem. But it's only a problem for pure GW players. Outsiders will find GW grind like... well... like getting from leve 1 to 40 in most other games.

garethporlest18 · May 05, 2008, 10:31 PM // 22:31

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Wow.

Discard anything this joker says, if you would like a realistic perspective on GW.

Let's not forget how loot scaling made it difficult to get money, whilst fixed prices such as armour sets, stayed the same price.

Uhh what? I don't think there's a problem getting money unless you don't know what to do maybe....

Eye of the North, also known as get 100k in a week being a casual player. It's extremely easy to make a good sum of money doing a few things here and there in EotN. So as long as the OP gets that game he won't have problems.

AJD · May 05, 2008, 10:40 PM // 22:40

ITT: bitter, burnt out people.

At the OP, go for it, it is free to play, if you do not like it quit.

Why is this so hard for people to say?

cthulhu reborn · May 05, 2008, 10:47 PM // 22:47

I've played the game for almost 3 years and still do. From time to time I get bored with it, just like anything in life you do a lot but I still keep playing.

Most of the game's content is for level 20 characters anyway.

Be aware that on forums like these there tend to be a lot of ex players who still find it useful to spend their time complaining about how the game sucks. Apparently they haven't found something better to do.

If you are asking if GW is a game that never gets boring...well I think that doesn't exist. But yes GW is a fun game with lots to do to keep you busy for a while.
Some improvements can be made and a lot of us hope GW2 will bring some of that. In the mean time, I haven;t found another game that I like more and I have tried a few beta's and bought a few games in the last couple of years.

You dont have to pay monthly fees so you have nothing to lose. Play it and realise that it will have some cool things and that you will miss a couple of things from other games...but then it is another game. I just enjoy it for what it is.

big papi · May 05, 2008, 10:50 PM // 22:50

coming from WoW i think your going to be incredibly disappointed if your looking for good pve content after lvl 20.

Powerful White Man · May 05, 2008, 10:54 PM // 22:54

Is the community friendly?

If I ever see you asking a stupid question, I will smite you down with God's force.

Solas · May 05, 2008, 10:54 PM // 22:54

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What are some opinions of yall's about it?

Great game, well worth the money, its diverse enough and can exp a wide variety in a little time, you cna then play hundreds on hours more.

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What are some of the things to do after you hit lvl 20?

Once you hit lv.20 your jsut starting the game( except in proph) theres a ton of missions, Hard mode missions (HM) and vanquishing ( killing everyfoe in an area in HM), titles and pvp

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Is there any endgame content like in WoW?

yes but not as big as wow, jsut some elite areas and aobve mentioned.

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Is the PvP aspect balanced?

more blaanced then WoW i think ( only play as a lv.70 mage though)more variety too.

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What expansions should I get?

Nightfall and factions are both good fun
[quote]Is the community friendly?[/qoute]
the majority would be i;d say but the voices most heard are the little kidddies

(ingame)
the forunms are pretty good too.

Have fun

Dr Strangelove · May 05, 2008, 11:01 PM // 23:01

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What are some opinions of yall's about it?

I'd imagine most of us love it if we're posting on a fan forum

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What are some of the things to do after you hit lvl 20?

Unlike most other RPGs, leveling is not an important part of the content in GW. In short, you'll spend almost all of the game at level 20, the progression comes from increasing your own skill, and expanding your options.

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Is there any endgame content like in WoW?

You will spend most of main campaign at max level, so that's not the endgame. However, there are still a lot of things to do once you finish the actual campaign. You can go through the entire campaign again in hard mode, you can head to a few endgame areas - Sorrow's Furnace, Underworld, and Fissure of WoE. However, there aren't any great equivalents of raid content in Prophecies, and even in the other campaigns it's limited.

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Is the PvP aspect balanced?

It certainly has its problems, but in large it's the most thoroughly balanced game in the genre. Unfortunately, you are at a disadvantage if you only own one campaign. You can spring for a skill unlock pack, or just pick up the old campaigns on the cheap if you want to get into serious PvP.

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What expansions should I get?

Prophecies, Nightfall, and Factions are all seperate games fully functional on their own. GW:EN is an expansion only functional with one of the others. I'd play through Prophecies first, and if you like it, grab one of the other games. They're pretty cheap now.

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Is the community friendly?

Guilds and alliances are friendly. Random people are not, and will call you awful names until you cry. Take a look at the guild forums on guru, they're a good place to start.

Neo Nugget · May 05, 2008, 11:12 PM // 23:12

If you haven't played it before, it is very fun and addicting.

Course it does get stale after 3 years, but really....that is a good life for any video game.

Nevin · May 05, 2008, 11:18 PM // 23:18

I find it funny that a few of these posts include two things- Bashing GW & Ridiculing it's dying population.

What made me smirk is the fact that not many people realize that one might just well be the reason of the other. Hell if I was a potential buyer, and people told me the game sucked- I wouldn't pick it up.

Aside from that, to the OP. Try it since you already have it, play it first before asking for opinions.

Esan · May 05, 2008, 11:38 PM // 23:38

For what it's worth, the equivalent of achieving level 70 in WoW is something akin to getting rank 5 on the maxed titles track. It is almost possible to get there without performing a single repetitive task, which is defined as doing the same sequence of actions repeatedly to increase a particular statistic. Some people would claim that, for example, killing every enemy in hard mode on every explorable area is fundamentally repetitive, and they have a point, but the areas do present unique challenges which keeps the gameplay interesting.

PvP is a whole different ball game. Some aspects of it are as stale as last year's laundry, but it still manages to surprise me on a continual basis. Figuring out why you just got owned, and then devising a counter to it and subsequently turning the tables can be deeply satisfying, much more so than I ever felt possible in my (short) experiemnt with WoW. But others will have different opinions.

Nevin · May 05, 2008, 11:48 PM // 23:48

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For what it's worth, the equivalent of achieving level 70 in WoW is something akin to getting rank 5 on the maxed titles track. It is almost possible to get there without performing a single repetitive task, which is defined as doing the same sequence of actions repeatedly to increase a particular statistic. Some people would claim that, for example, killing every enemy in hard mode on every explorable area is fundamentally repetitive, and they have a point, but the areas do present unique challenges which keeps the gameplay interesting.

PvP is a whole different ball game. Some aspects of it are as stale as last year's laundry, but it still manages to surprise me on a continual basis. Figuring out why you just got owned, and then devising a counter to it and subsequently turning the tables can be deeply satisfying, much more so than I ever felt possible in my (short) experiemnt with WoW. But others will have different opinions.

Level 70 would be more akin to getting rank 1 of KOABD. It takes a good 1-2 months of dedication.

ElinoraNeSangre · May 06, 2008, 12:13 AM // 00:13

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What made me smirk is the fact that not many people realize that one might just well be the reason of the other. Hell if I was a potential buyer, and people told me the game sucked- I wouldn't pick it up.

WHAT? People causing their own problems than complaining about it?

I say try it out for yourself - I am a 2+ year player now. I don't play as much as I used to, but some aspects of the game I still really enjoy. It's a beautiful game, I find it mostly relaxing (a little anxiety playing in PUGs, but usually it's nothing that sitting in a town seeing how people act can't solve for me), there's a lot to do depending on what you like doing, there's room for different kinds of playstyles, lots of reasons to play.

For the playstyles, you can just play the game, and since it's not endless content, you can try out a lot of different classes. That's not to say there's not much content - I found there was quite a bit, and I *still* haven't done everything. You can play with other people or on your own (if you like playing with lots of other people, find yourself a good guild). You can pursue titles, you can farm, you can PvP, you can try out new builds, go play in the elite areas. I still keep finding new things to do.

I think your best bet would be to play and see what you think. It's great that there's no monthly fee so it's easy to walk away from at any time if you need some time away from it. Since you've got the original, keep in mind that later games do change game play, and the graphics are (in my opinion) better in the later games.

A lot of people have become rather disillusioned for varying reasons (I can offer speculation, but really don't want to here

), but it's been my experience that the game has quite a lot of great things going for it, and it'll keep you busy for at least a year if you enjoy it. Maybe longer if you REALLY enjoy it. So give it a whirl, have some fun, and let us know what you think!