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Bubba · May 05, 2007, 09:01 AM // 09:01

I really like the setting of the game and the looks, but some of the missions get a bit tedious as well as battling the afflicted at every step. Still, I love the place and keep going back there to enjoy the sounds and looks. It just feels good to go to the harbour area of Wajjuun Bazar and just zoom in to first person mode and look around at the high buildings.

Marth Reynolds · May 05, 2007, 10:01 AM // 10:01

I really like factions, it has a nice pace to get youre skills if you want them and the jade sea is very well made IMO.
To bad about the kaineng slums they really should have made them prettier, and for the locked gates it only forces you to play a few missions, what's the big deal?

Amon Warrior · May 05, 2007, 10:42 AM // 10:42

Are into Guilds and PVP? You got to love it.

Leveling your character fast to level 20? Awesome.

Looking for lots of content and a grand PVE campaign? Hmm, not really.

Wanting to explore the great outbacks with simple path finding? Hugh! Horrible!

william1975 · May 05, 2007, 02:03 PM // 14:03

Factions so far is my favorite, overall, there are things i like better about prophicies and nightfall

Overall quicker to level and get on with the game, I simply find the leveling in Prophicies far too slow, I got half way through the game and was not at levl 20! Leveling in Nightfall is a tad slower too, and slightly more cmplicated by the necessity of Sunspear ranks and unlocking misions

the senerely is beautiful, and i loved the novelty of the city, going up and down levels running about all over the place and memorizing routes to get places (though i know many hate this lol) Nightfall for me isnt quite up to it, its either far too drab and arid for my taste or far too garish, though i love the DoA areas, Some areas of prohicies are gorgeous, especially pre searing, and Kryta with the shiverpeaks too, but i loved all of Factions

I liked the storyline, short sweet, simple, and tragic. Prophicies in comparison was too long and went all over the place, half the time i was wondering what was going on, and where we were headed. Nighfall for me was a great story, and wrapped up the factions one very nicely.

I hated timed missions, that made it far more stressful and still does, going for masters is simply a pain, i loved the ability to go afk in a prophicies mission for a few hours and get back to it, Nightfall has a nice combination but i dont like the need for certain heroes, or being unable to do some mission unless you unlock the heor at the end of the game, or get someone else with that hero.

However I love heroes, made the games far easier to play and to me just made factions even better to play, at least you have no requirements to use a certain one on it.

Introduction of titles was great too it gives me an aim to do once i finish a chapter. I loved the Fort Aspenwood and Jade Quarry, though they are very spartan now, and the intro of Alliance Battles, also Challenge missions can be fun, though i do prefer the Nightfall ones

By far the best thing for me though, being a cartographer, was the ease there was in exploring the maps, yes you had to unlock areas, but there seemed far more fluidity in going round the edges, and a lot less hidden areas that you needed explots to get too, and with explorable mission areas far easier to do on your own without slowwing down a mission

Toutatis · May 05, 2007, 03:59 PM // 15:59

Factions is my personal favourite of the three chapters. Even though the storyline was short, it was surprisingly well thought out from start to finish (unlike Prophecies which is more about plotholes than actual plot, or Nightfall which starts off way too slow and only starts to come into itself about halfway through). I don't mind a game being shorter if it has a really engaging plot to follow.

Personette · May 05, 2007, 04:07 PM // 16:07

I like factions just fine - in my opinion, the one advantage it has over the other two chapters is the characters have better face and hair options.

Hyper Cutter · May 05, 2007, 08:18 PM // 20:18

Nightfall's better overall, but Factions characters look the best.

I hated Prophecies, personally. Getting your last 30 att points, for example, is a tremendous pain in the ass compared to a Canthan or Elonian. Then there's the pop-up mobs (KEKEKE SCARAB RUSH in the desert, for example), and so on...

Kuldebar Valiturus · May 05, 2007, 10:47 PM // 22:47

On the whole, I am glad each campaign has a different flow and flavor.

There's something different that I like about each one:

Prophecies: Flexible progression paths, slower pacing scaled with the Missions and quests, an epic journey as part of the story

Factions: Fast pacing and leveling, early and fun attribute quests, easy to make gold, variety of very different backgrounds < the slums didn't last nearly as long if I just stayed with the Mission Path...and the slums were very effective as far as immersive settings go>

Nightfall: Heroes, "affordable" MAX value armor early on, split storyline based on your choice, Lightbringer skill level and its actual usefulness

NeHoMaR · May 06, 2007, 04:39 PM // 16:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPIRIT OF THE SEA

Can someone explain to me why everyone hates factions?

It's because it is harder than Prophecies, it has the most balanced enemy teams with Monks and Ritualists, and some people was frustrated about that, but normally people (specially immature kids) never confess their weakness in a game and just whine. Also, the game include PvP as part of PvE, and many people never even touch PvP arenas.

I see the game (the 3 chapters) as a single game, so I can't "hate" or "love" Factions, I just love 99% of the game!

ogre-mage · May 07, 2007, 06:12 AM // 06:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilsod

The 10,000 faction grind to continue a storyline.

You know, if people were more methodical they might do what I do when I need the 10k faction and just AFK at ABs.

It's simple, effective, and quick.

Nemo the Capitalist · May 07, 2007, 06:40 AM // 06:40

Factions>Prophs>Nightfall

Prophs best story
FActions easy as ehck
Nf gay crap i mean come on VAresh: o blesed abaddon after 8th toon thru ggets really gay