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Originally Posted by FiveDisgruntledMonkeys
Now, I'd -love- to get into some PvP, and actually redesigned my character during the last few missions to do just that. Unfortunately, I have no idea what how the Tomb of Primevial Kings, or whatever it's called, is supposed to work. The Hall of Heroes? How do I get there? How does GvG work? None of this is really in the manual (none of the how do I get there, how do I start stuff, anyway).
There are four PvP areas for lvl20 characters:
Competitive Arena - This is in Lion's Arch. When you enter it, press the Enter Mission button and you get randomly assigned to a team to fight a 4v4 battle. Most of the time, you just have to kill the other team before they kill you. In one map, you respawn every 30 seconds and you have to get more kills than the other team before the time runs out.
Team Arena - This is in Droknar's Forge. It's the same as Lion's Arch, except you form a team of 4 before you enter the mission. This allows you to play with friends or guildies, instead of a random team. It has the same maps, except in addition, there is one map where you both teams have a priest that will make you respawn every 2 minutes (just like Thirsty River). The first team to kill the priest and the other team will win.
Tomb of Primevil Kings - This is in Dragon's Lair. You form a team of 8 before entering into it. There are several different maps, all the way from 8v8 to 8v8v8v8v8v8. As you win, you go into progressively higher maps, up until the Hall of Heroes. If you win in the Hall of Heroes, your area (Europe, America, Korea) gets closer to having Favor.
Guild Battles - If you are in a guild, your guild can buy a guild hall, which only can be entered by people in your guild. If you go there, your guild can form a team of 8 and play an 8v8 match that improves your guild rating and rank on the ladder (go to guildwars.com and click on ladder). There are various maps, but the objective on each is to kill the Guild Lord.
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Also, I was surprised that there wasn't even a bit of a lead-in into the Fissure of Woe or Underworld that I keep hearing about. I know you're supposed to go to the Temple of Ancients and pay the avatars, but what do I find when I get there? Tough enemies, I know, but also... armor crafters? Huh? Is there a city down there? Or is he standing aimlessly in the middle of a sea of monsters like your average artisan? Will I be slaughtered on entry, or can I pop in, thumb through the various quests and look at the shiny armor, and pop out?
Anyone want to give me a run-through on what I should do to get to some of the more prestigious PvP and PvE areas?
At the Temple of Ages, if your area has Favor, you can pay 1k to a spirit to get transported to the UW (Grenth) or FoW (Balthazar). Form a team of 8 players before venturing there. UW and FoW have the best drops in the game, the hardest monsters in the game, and the most rewarding quests in the game (minimum 5k experience, usually 10k). In addition, FoW has an armor crafter who can craft very expensive armor. It isn't any different than Droknar's Forge armor, it just looks cooler. UW and FoW are fun and challenging. Make sure that you follow your teammates instructions to the letter. Do NOT talk to any NPCs until your teammates say that it's okay. Otherwise, mobs will spawn, or NPCs will move somewhere, or some other event will happen, that may make it very difficult to move on. |
... Im almost there ... I have these 4 characters <<< plus I had 2 others which I killed off. My list has alotta checkmarks and I have played a redicoulously large amount of time on this game (and yes btw i do work fultime 9-5 plus and hour travel time to and from work)