2008-07-25 00:37:05 Guild Wars

Anyone play? I've just started again, and I'm enjoying it so far. I've had an odd relationship with Guild Wars. I beta tested it, way back when, and I was really impressed with everything they were doing. I guess I got burnt by the experience, a bit, and when the retail game hit, I never finished the original campaign, and haven't even hit the level cap (which is pretty low) with my first/main character.

Well, I'm looking to change that. I want to finish the Prophecies campaign, and I'm interested in purchasing Nightfall as well. The new classes look awesome. I wish they would release some kind of box set that included all of the expansion packs. Now that Guild Wars 2 is underway, I hope that they've pretty much concluded all work on expanding the original game at this point.

Hopefully they keep updating and supporting what's already there, but I'd just like to see them put all their efforts into GW2. There's already three expansions for the original. I think that's quite enough.

2008-07-25 01:21:40

Nah, I'm currently playing Civilization IV on PC, why the hell are there more turn based strategy games when there is Civ?!??!

This is all you need. Best strategy series ever.

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2008-07-25 01:30:39 In reply to LEBATO (2008-07-25 01:21:40)

2008-07-25 14:32:43

I have the game without the expansions but I haven't played it in a long time. I beta tested it too and have never finished the campaign. The game is really hard. Some missions are quite long and after the party dies you have to begin from the beginning... but it's fun when there is actually team that knows what to do.

Not sure about the PVP but I think there was different PVP arenas and I remember it having random teams. That was long time ago so many things have changed.

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Demigod

2008-07-25 15:20:23

There's been quite a few things added over the course of the two expansion campaigns and through Eye of the North (which isn't a campaign), but of course I don't have access to the bulk majority of that stuff. I really want Nightfall and/or Eye of the North now that I've read up a bit on heroes.. that stuff sounds really cool. You can unlock them through the course of the Nightfall campaign, as well as several through Eye of the North, and use them in both PvE and PvP.

In PvE heroes have to level up, just like everyone else, and you unlock new equipment and skills for them to use along the way. I think that's pretty cool. It adds another layer of depth to the campaign, since you're no longer just worried about your own progression, but your NPC's. It also probably a lot easier to play the game solo or guildless with a team of fully stacked heroes in your roster, since a party including several level 20 heroes will be much more effective than your average henchmen would.

The PvP stuff (HvH) with heroes sounds quite cool too. From what I've read, Hero Battles seem to be 1v1 events, where the players bring three of their heroes along with them into battle. Cool stuff.

Anyhow, I just want to finish Prophecies before GW2 comes out, but when I finish it I think I might pick up Nightfall and Eye of the North. I'll consider Factions if I ever finish Nightfall, but I really think the two new classes in Nightfall are pretty awesome looking. I want to build a Dervish and a Paragon.

I would also sort of like access to the Hall of Monuments, which is mostly a bit of a bonus for future GW2 players, within GW:

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Hall_of_Monuments

2008-07-25 16:42:13

Interesting. Eye of the north is the newest of the expansion? I know factions I played the beta of it but never tried the other two.

Heh I remember when I tried to get all the elite skills and the best armor for my character... I got maybe 5 elite skills and half of the set I wanted :P

I wonder when they show something about GW2. What I have understand the game should be a bit different than the first game. Mainly I remember that it would have more players on areas and more character levels.

Hmm I wonder if my characters are wiped. I think my main was necromancer/mesmer(?) if there even where those classes. Cool think was that you could change the second class at some point of the game.

Another cool thing is the events at Christmas and Halloween. Lot's of presents, like hat and some stuff that summons snowmen and some other useless stuff.

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Demigod

2008-07-25 17:42:00

Eye of the North doesn't add a new campaign, but yes, it's the newest expansion. They had originally planned a fourth stand alone campaign called Utopia, but canceled it in favor of Guild Wars 2.

They released Eye of the North as sort of a stop gap expansion pack, and it requires you to have any of the existing three campaigns installed in order to use the new stuff. There are no new co-op missions in Eye of the North (there are 20 in Nightfall, a few less in Factions) and no new story content that I'm aware of.. but there are new Heroes (meaning if you just have Prophecies + Eye of the North you can still use them), areas, and loads of new skills.

The whole thing was meant to help transition players from GW to GW2. You won't be able to transfer characters to the sequel, but they do have that Hall of Monuments thing, which I suppose just gives you some bragging rights in GW2.

I doubt they wiped any of your characters BTW. Mine had three years worth of birthday presents stashed in her inventory.

2008-07-25 18:22:21

I never understood how the game actually plays and to be honest never bothered to find out. but I like the art of this game very very much! and the cinematics they produce for trailers give Blizzard (and their WOW work) and Square Enix (and their FF work) a run for their money.

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|2008 BUYS| POP - FC2 - TRU - Mirror's Edge - SH5 - BK3 - TLR - IU - ToV - GoW2 - Fable 2

|2008 MAYBE'S| Rise of the Argonauts - TH - VP2

|2009| FF13 - SC5 - AW - RE5 - I'm Alive - Cry On - SO4 - BG&E2

2008-07-28 17:19:05

Grift, you might be interested in reading this, it's a re-review of Guild Wars @ eurogamer
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=20...

This is why I love eurogamer! :D

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|2008 BUYS| POP - FC2 - TRU - Mirror's Edge - SH5 - BK3 - TLR - IU - ToV - GoW2 - Fable 2

|2008 MAYBE'S| Rise of the Argonauts - TH - VP2

|2009| FF13 - SC5 - AW - RE5 - I'm Alive - Cry On - SO4 - BG&E2

2008-07-28 18:24:15

Cool. That may be the only real fair way to write a review of an online game like Guild Wars. Man I want the expansions!

2008-07-28 18:27:53 In reply to GriftGFX (2008-07-28 18:24:15)

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|2008 BUYS| POP - FC2 - TRU - Mirror's Edge - SH5 - BK3 - TLR - IU - ToV - GoW2 - Fable 2

|2008 MAYBE'S| Rise of the Argonauts - TH - VP2

|2009| FF13 - SC5 - AW - RE5 - I'm Alive - Cry On - SO4 - BG&E2

2008-07-28 19:00:42

I am addicted to this game again. Good thing is that I finally completed the main game. I had to do 3 more mission and the one which I was stuck I needed to try it 5 times before managing to complete it. I still need to do almost all the missions again if I want to complete the bonuses and get that protector of Tyria title.

I might try some PvP again now that I remember what my skills do.

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Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2
War, war never changes...
Demigod

2008-07-29 19:21:30

yeah, i've played this for many months with some friends (this was back when it was out....3 years ago?). was my first mmorpg, loved it then got bored.

2008-08-04 12:33:43

I really want to complete the f'n campaign, but now I'm highly distracted by Soul Calibur. Oh Guild Wars, will we ever really be finished? By the time I get through Prophecies, GW2 will be out, and I'll have had no time for the expansion packs.