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semantic · Apr 26, 2007, 09:36 AM // 09:36

One more thing. The very first thing you should do is create a PVP only character, set it up any random way you like, and get yourself to the Random Arenas a soon as possible. Get your butt kicked repeatedly, get yelled at by your teammates and lauged at by your opponents, and learn to not take it too seriously in the process.

At least, that would be my advice if you didn't have to go through the Zaishen Challenges to unlock RA. But the part about not taking it too seriously still holds.

_Rowan_ · Apr 26, 2007, 09:36 AM // 09:36

Thanks again, cant wait to get this game now... Looking forward to it.

ischuros · Apr 26, 2007, 09:40 AM // 09:40

If you need any help, or have any further questions, whisper me in game at ischuros almsbane. You can add me to your friends list by pressing 'n' and using the boxes accordingly.

Another tip is to join a uild. don't join any of those ones advertising in Kamadan, but go to the guild recruitment section of this forum, and an officer/leader will sned you a pm or invite. Guilds will help you through the game, while good ones will do so, while helping you learn about it.

Enjoy!

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I can spell my name

Muspellsheimr · Apr 26, 2007, 09:41 AM // 09:41

Even without running -image, expect a delay when you first run the client, for downloading updates/patch's (required for play).

gw.gamewikis.org is probably currently the single best sorce for information on the game, including basic info, guides, skill locations, ect.

wiki.guildwars.com is my prefered source of information, and is an official wiki. All the information you will need should be located here as well, however, as it recently started, it is lacking of some more detailed guides and boss locations that the other wiki has.

Also, if I happen to be logged on and available when you start playing the game, I can show you the basics of the game. My primary character is Aekara Nightwing - add the name to your friends list, and it will show if I am online, and which character I am currently playing.

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Once you get the hang of the game, and decide if you like it, I would strongly recomend picking up Prophecies and Factions to add to your account. This can be done easily through the online store (link on the upper right of character selection screen). Buying them from there, you will NOT recieve a box and manual, ect, but it will be added immediatly to your account.

Prophecies was the original, and most I think would agree that it is the best of the three, but is somewhat drawn out, and has many holes in the story line.

Factions is recomended for the skill's it allows you to access, and the ritualist and assassin class. It is very brief, and the vast majority of people think the PvE play is severely lacking (and they are right).

Nightfall (the one you are getting now, if I understand correctly), is somewhere between the other two (more twards Prophecies). It has a prety good story line, and good gameplay elements, as well as the only chapter currently supporting the insignia system.

If you intend on competitive PvP play, having all three chapters available on your account is a necessity, for the class and skill selections. If you do not own all 3, you will likely find it difficult to run many of the builds currently used, and will be left out of a lot of advanced groups. Random arena's still work fine though - team's can't kick you because you don't have the right skills there, and team arena's I do not believe are as picky as heroes' ascent.

_Rowan_ · Apr 26, 2007, 09:46 AM // 09:46

Thanks for that, and I will add you to Friends list m8.

MithranArkanere · Apr 26, 2007, 09:53 AM // 09:53

The main problem with the 'active' download is that you will make people wait when you join parties.

To prevent that, simple join with henchmen, enter that area and then go back to the outpost. That way, when you join with people, you'll have it loaded already and you will only load some armor and weapon skins they were wearing and you have not downloaded yet.

I'll leave de -image for when there are some mayor updates, or when you are not going to touch the PC for a while.

As ingame tips:
- Once you have a stile of playing you like (PvE, PvP, Faction gathering, whatever you like most) find a guild that fits your style.
- In PvE, the 'easiest' professions to use are Warrior, Elementalist and Necromancer, the 'hardest' are paragon, assasin and and mesmer. With hard and easy I mean easy to learn and easy to be helped by other with.
- Identify everything. You can identify even you backpacks. Once you get used to identify everything, you'll notice you'll get more income from merchants.
- Look enemy skills. Get used to look at the enemy skills while they activate, if you get used to do that, you'll get to know their skillsbars and act accordingly.
- Do not fear to ask. No ones is born learned. There is always someone that will quickly ask you.
- For a while, do not discard enemu trophies (items with low value that are dropped already identified) there are collector NPCs that will gie you items in exchange for them. For starters, they are a good way to get some starting equipment.
- Read texts and talk to NPCs. Most of the questions people ask are there.

Melon · Apr 26, 2007, 10:05 AM // 10:05

Even if Warrior, elementalist and necromancer are easiest you will share the same class as too many others. If you want to feel special be a monk, but then if things go wrong they will auto-blame you. Paragon, assassin and mesmers are anti-pve classes, they are either support or single target offensive casters/melee which pve do not like.

have fun.

angmar_nite · Apr 26, 2007, 10:54 AM // 10:54

If you wish for any help at all, I have characters in Istan. Both a level 8 and 3 lv 20's. Just give me a whisper if you catch me on, and I can help.

_Rowan_ · Apr 26, 2007, 11:08 AM // 11:08

Thanks man, got your PM and replied

Looking forward to this game now, cant wait.

Just a question also, how many characters can you have with one game purchase? And also lol.. what is the difference from Nightfall and Nightfall Collectors Edition?

Coridan · Apr 26, 2007, 11:15 AM // 11:15

The collector edition comes with more stuff in the package....also comes with some cool weapons, a mini pet, and a unique dance emote in game... Check out the wiki site i think it breaks it down for you.

Good Luck in your adventures......my only tip for you is to not buy every single armor you can.....up grade once or maybe twice until you can get to max armor which is in the consulate docks mission. Money is and always will be hard to come by for a new player....tis why guilds are indispensable(spelling) i know I and several other players in my guild have totally equipped and armored numerous other players...

geekling · Apr 26, 2007, 12:13 PM // 12:13

Keep all those sentient roots and mandragor carpaces (in Nightfall) you gather as you plod through the newbie island, even if they seem fairly useless at the time. They stack so they don't take much room.

Come Halloween / Wintersday there will most likely be collectors that trade them for holiday items. Even if you don't care for alcohol / useless fun stuff like ghost-inna-box, it's a quick bit of gold to sell them to other players during the event.

Don't merch your piles of them and kick yourself when those events come around.

That's my tip for a newbie. What I wished I'd known before I merched my 400-or so charr carvings. (the proph equivalent)

_Rowan_ · Apr 26, 2007, 12:16 PM // 12:16

Thanks alot, you all have been great.

I was looking at peoples characters screenshots and noticed some have pets. I just have 2 questions:

1) Can you get a Wolf as a pet?

2) What does the pet do? Fight? Nothing? Waste of human space?

geekling · Apr 26, 2007, 12:25 PM // 12:25

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Originally Posted by _Rowan_

1) Can you get a Wolf as a pet?

Yes. But as a PvE pet it is available in prophesies only. There are no wolves to charm in Elonia (Nightfall)

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2) What does the pet do? Fight? Nothing? Waste of human space?

It fights, but does not count as a party member.
They are the 'weapon' in beastmaster builds.

Toutatis · Apr 26, 2007, 12:41 PM // 12:41

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1) Can you get a Wolf as a pet?

Yes, you can get wolves. As geekling pointed out, you can only tame PvE wolves to be your pet in Prophecies. However, I believe that if PvP characters want pets they get wolves. Nightfall PvE has a few unique animals that you can tame as well, like flamingos and crocodiles.

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2) What does the pet do? Fight? Nothing? Waste of human space?

Your pet will normally attack the same target that you're attacking. A few pet controls were added to the game more recently too, so you have a bit more control over what targets you want your pet to attack. There are also skills that you can learn that will make your pet perform special attacks in combat.

One thing to note though: if you want the ability to tame a pet your character will have to be either a primary or secondary ranger with access to the Charm Animal skill (which is usually among the first few skills that rangers learn)

mr_groovy · Apr 26, 2007, 01:01 PM // 13:01

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Originally Posted by _Rowan_

Thanks alot, you all have been great.

I was looking at peoples characters screenshots and noticed some have pets. I just have 2 questions:

1) Can you get a Wolf as a pet?

2) What does the pet do? Fight? Nothing? Waste of human space?

Just a heads up, be glad you can't charm a wolf in Night Fall I had a wolf on my ranger for half the game. It howled like there was no tomorrow. Even during cut scenes. Glad I have my spider nowadays

Also standard don't sell dye's or rare material to the merchant, but to rare materials trader or dye trader or even players. Black dye to merchant 10 gold.
Black dye to Dye trader 9K, or so

Be sure to do all the quests everywhere, because a: you get exp from them. B you get items and gold from them

_Rowan_ · Apr 26, 2007, 01:02 PM // 13:02

Thanks for your help

So theres no chance of getting a wolf in Nightfall

cyberjanet · Apr 26, 2007, 01:18 PM // 13:18

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Originally Posted by _Rowan_

So theres no chance of getting a wolf in Nightfall

How about a nice lion instead?
(Or lioness?)

_Rowan_ · Apr 26, 2007, 01:32 PM // 13:32

Lol, prefered a wolf, but I supose ill just have to take what I can get lol.

Anyways, what animals do I have the choice from, I noticed a bear lol.. sorry ill rephrase that, a big ass bear!

geekling · Apr 26, 2007, 02:54 PM // 14:54

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Originally Posted by _Rowan_

Anyways, what animals do I have the choice from, I noticed a bear lol.. sorry ill rephrase that, a big ass bear!

Alas! The bear is prophesies only, prophesies have almost all of the 'northen european' animals.

In nightfall you can charm:
Crocodile
Flamingo
Hyena
Jahai Rat
Lion / Lioness
Warthog

ischuros · Apr 26, 2007, 02:57 PM // 14:57

Can't get a bear, or wolf, in NF. You can get a warthog, a moa (or flamingo), lions, and some others i'm sure. Check wiki, under pets, for some reason.