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Dras · May 12, 2008, 07:02 PM // 19:02

I left Noob island in nightfall to go to factions...so now i am at House Zu Heltzer and not shure if i should:

a)Finish Factions or
b)Go back and beat Nightfall
opinions plz

shogun avatar · May 12, 2008, 07:16 PM // 19:16

If i was you, i'd finish home camapaign of new character first, 'couse you get full flavor of story, skills, items, etc.

Quantisha · May 12, 2008, 07:21 PM // 19:21

Even though you won't get access to any armors from the Factions campaign, at least you will get:

Amulet of The Mists - Now they have Ceremonial Spear if you have need of a decent spear.

Access to charmable Phoenix - Being a ranger secondary will allow you to acquire this adorable ranger pet. Besides, if you get it to level 20, you can stick it in the Hall of Monuments.

Access to Black Moa - Again, like the phoenix, you can stick this in the hall of monuments. However, you do not have to level it up, since it is already 20. You just need to have the quest, or join someone who has the quest The Beak Of Darkness

Eternal Hero of Cantha - Everyone loves to be a hero of Cantha, might as well finish the game since you are that far into the game.

Oce you have completed this, you might as well finish NF and get all your heroes and possibly get nice armor. Don't forget to get the Free Treasure chests and get decent cash and items. [:

Edit: If you do not have Eye of The North, that's alright, just beat Factions. You've already gone that far, don't let Kisai down! xD

RedMorkai · May 12, 2008, 07:24 PM // 19:24

/agree

Finish the one you are farthest into, then go back to the second farthest etc .. finish them that way so you get more accomplished instead of trying to work on all campaigns at once.

personally, I find that I can rush through campaigns faster if I stick to one campaign, I don't get mentally bored of missions if I see the end in sight... this doesn't happen very fast if you skip all over the place campaign-wise

-Morkai

EDIT: not to mention the charmable animal, HoM stuff sooner etc

Dras · May 12, 2008, 07:51 PM // 19:51

kk, i'll finish factions, just have to go AB an get that 10k faction

Tzalaran · May 12, 2008, 08:57 PM // 20:57

you can easily get the 10k required faction by the Kurzik/Luxon quests given in the different outposts in a couple of days.

i've advanced 2 characters through the Kurzik storyline and not needed to AB once to acquire the 10k faction. (Paragon and Necro, Sin needs to finish Sunjang dist before he starts Befriending the Kurziks) If you enjoy AB, then by all means enter it to gain your faction, but it isn't necessary to achieve the quest.

(oh, i do speak with the Kurzik/Luxon priest every time i enter an explorable. 100g will give you 5 faction for each foe killed, plus you can look into hfff to top off the 10k needed... my Para is currently hfff to increase my Kurzik title, 25 runs gives 10k faction and takes up to an hour to complete...)

Washi · May 12, 2008, 09:16 PM // 21:16

Go NF for teh Heroes.

MisterB · May 12, 2008, 09:30 PM // 21:30

Nightfall has heroes, decent Paragon greens(+10 AR, +30 shields), and treasure chests. Go for the loots. Supposedly the treasure chests reset after you defeat Abbadon.

Adja1005 · May 12, 2008, 11:27 PM // 23:27

I'd personally finish Nightfall first as you can gain access to better Paragon equipment and skills. You also get heroes aswell which will be a boost for you when you continue Factions.

Not to mention that its easier to max out the Sunspear title track than the Luxon/Kurzick title track. And perhaps its just me but i find PUG's in Factions to be the worst PUG's out of all the campaigns. It's so easy to gain levels in Factions that i find a majority of players are level 18 and still have no real clue how to play their class. Especially Monks!

Bront · May 13, 2008, 01:40 AM // 01:40

Get off Istan (do the Consulate Docks mission) in Nightfall first and capture Cruel Spear if you don't have a paragon elite, as well as grab some of the skills at the Haven (some nice skills there to fill out your paragon), then go for factions. You're close already, and Nightfall is fairly long in comparison (about twice as long, if not more).

Only advantage to going at it in NF is you can get Morgan as a Hero, and run 2-3 paragon heroes as a team (which is quite nice)

Daenara · May 13, 2008, 02:05 AM // 02:05

Finish nightfall for the higher sunspear rank for TNTF?

Carboplatin · May 13, 2008, 02:15 AM // 02:15

go to nightfalls and get genergal morghan, then to gwen for hayda, then go work on sunspear title.

aleaf92 · May 13, 2008, 10:38 PM // 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bront

Get off Istan (do the Consulate Docks mission) in Nightfall first and capture Cruel Spear if you don't have a paragon elite, as well as grab some of the skills at the Haven (some nice skills there to fill out your paragon), then go for factions. You're close already, and Nightfall is fairly long in comparison (about twice as long, if not more).

Only advantage to going at it in NF is you can get Morgan as a Hero, and run 2-3 paragon heroes as a team (which is quite nice)

he is already an imbagon, which means the only elite he needs is focused anger

Bront · May 14, 2008, 02:33 AM // 02:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleaf92

he is already an imbagon, which means the only elite he needs is focused anger

I wasn't assuming, given he left "Noob Island" directly for factions, he may have been simply going for SY!.

Dras · May 14, 2008, 11:07 PM // 23:07

actualy, i do already have my elite (focused anger

) and i actualy went to EotN at 10, got to 20, then went to factions

p.s. is there a guide anywere about the NF chests? i hear about them all the time but don't realy know what to do/were they are

MisterB · May 14, 2008, 11:21 PM // 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dras

p.s. is there a guide anywere about the NF chests? i hear about them all the time but don't realy know what to do/were they are

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Treasure_Chest
There's quite a bit of speculation about the reset mechanic.
Open them in reverse order(Torment to Kourna or Istan) for best results. Istan chests are pretty weak; some people skip them.

Dras · May 15, 2008, 12:19 AM // 00:19

tyvm

btw, i went back to NF and am @ consulate docks atm. i couldn't beat eternal grove

. lol

Bront · May 15, 2008, 12:49 AM // 00:49

Eternal Grove is rough.

I managed to Solo master it with my mesmer, What I did was planted my 3 heroes back by the trees with flags, and then went out with the henchies and attacked the turtles. You can body block the turtles, so attack them before they get into position. Doing that, and clearing them off, along with occasionaly adjusting your heroes, and you should be able to clear the mission.

Also, remember, there are 3 Jugernaughts, You can get them to follow you and help, and or set them to guard specific positions at the base. I think I took 2 and placed 1. (you talk to them to get them to follow you, and then talk to them again to set them to a spot. Otherwise, 2 of them tend to sit uselessly in the back).

MasterSasori · May 17, 2008, 11:47 PM // 23:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dras

I left Noob island in nightfall to go to factions...so now i am at House Zu Heltzer and not shure if i should:

a)Finish Factions or
b)Go back and beat Nightfall
opinions plz

I always considered Noob Island to be the factions island.

Covah · May 17, 2008, 11:54 PM // 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterB

Supposedly the treasure chests reset after you defeat Abbadon.

They reset every 30 days if you don't open any before then.