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Switching from WoW to GW
jaxon091
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in Guild Wars
As the title of the thread suggests, I am currently switching games from WoW to Guild Wars. I am excited about the move mainly due to the fact that I will be able to play with many RL friends who play GW. Also, in WoW i felt like I was being forced into dedicating too much time and effort into grinding, obtaining better items, and raiding. Basically I am wondering what content that Guild Wars has to offer at endgame?(what pve content there is etc). Also how long should I expect to spend leveling to the cap? And any other information that those of you who have played both games would find significant.
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Well GW has a mainly PvP endgame, with GvG battles, Hall battles and arena battles (4x4).
There is also a PvE engame, which is completely optional, where you can get good weapons sets, make money and buy rare stuff like the FoW armor, for example. Farming good weapon sets is completely optional as I said, because when you make a PvP character (starts out at max level), it already comes with some really useful weapons, but the runes (add-ons to the armor) and the add-ons to the weapons must be unlocked either on a PvE character (you unlock it at the moment you adquire one), or on a PvP character (by trading points you get from PvP'ing).
That is basically it, but a lot of people go out for both PvE and PvP at the endgame, but it's all up to you.
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i dont agree , people have this impression becose they only play until they hit level 20 and then they stop playing.
i can tell u my guildwars experience
its my only game for the last 22 months
i have the 3 chapters
i have 7 chars but i only play with one
my main char as 5.3 million experience , i have spent all skill points , i still dont have all skills
did you read that ? im playing for 22 months , 3000 hours in game , 5 million experience , and i dont have all skills ...
why ? becose i need more experience to gain more skill points to buy more skills
do i have all titles ?
not even half .
do i play pvp ? very rare , i have 191 fame , that means i have win 191 battles in the hall of heros , its a 8 vs 8 pvp arenas , where u can gain favor of the gods for you territory , i have been in the last arena , but never won the favor.
is guildwars a pvp game ? for me its mainly pve
22 months and counting
guildwars 2 ? im waiting
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eventually, the end game of GW is only driven by vanity: titles, money, items, armor, etc
But you can be fully functionnal with basic items and armor. If you are happy with that, you dont need much money, just enough to buy skills and maybe some stuff for your heroes. It is not difficult to get the money to do that.
And very little titles actually have any impact on the gameplay.
So, your experience of end game in GW will depend a lot on you!
There are only two skills that really effect gameplay in this one. The Sunspear rank and the Lightbringer rank, and they both exist in the Nightfall campaign.
Oy, the way you put it might be a bit confusing (no offense
The high-end items in Guild Wars are mostly for show. "Ascended" (i.e. "high-end" which usually costs 15 platinum per piece, materials excluded) armour sets offer the same stats and bonus as the more common ones (which cost 1.5 platinum, mats excluded), yet come with a kind of exclusive and "cool looking" appearance (texture and or model) as well as a hefty price tag.
Same goes for weapons. Perfect, unique items (which have a name and a green text for description) are only attainable from specific bosses, BUT they don't do more damage than random drops of similar quality.
So basically, high-end PvE items offer the same functionality as more common gear but add a "wooooo!" effect to them.
This in turn is to ensure PvP rewards careful planning and well-thought builds over sheer time spent. Balance and choice...
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Hello, you don't "switch" from WoW to GW, just like you don't "switch" from Pacman to Tetris. They're completely different games.
I agree on neotoe's post. I have 4k hour experience over 23 months, 7ish mln xp on my main character and still havn't completed everything. Arenanet keeps upgrading new titles which can keep you busy for hours.
Guild Wars is PvE AND PvP based. This means after you got fed up with the PvE part, you still can enyoj yourself for hours in the amazing PvP arena's. Definitely worth a try!
* Work towards getting the ultimate armour set. It can take ages saving up enough money, but once you have you feel a great sense of achievement. Nothing beats the feeling you get when random people stop next to you look at your armour
* Play the elite missions. Elite missions in GW are extremely hard, and require alot of tactics. The rewards (in the form of wepons etc.) are well worth it
* Become a trade god. Trading can be fun. I personally love the feeling when you finally sell that item you've been trying to sell for ages, and gain a huge profit as a result
* Work on your player titles. Titles represent what kind of person you arre, how much time you've spent playing, and how much money you have. Maxing out titles is fun and results in respect from other players. Some titles require alot of work, such as the Grand Master Cartographer titles, as well as the Kind of a Big Deal title track
There's also the option of starting a new class. Guild Wars is the type of game that eaves you longing to try out the other classes, which are all very different and open up a new world. Welcome and hope you enjoy the game
I would suggest getting a trial key first so that you will know if this is the game for you
I'd even add that having several characters is meaningful if not encouraged.
Here are a few reasons why:
- You combine 2 professions for each character, referred as primary (the one you choose during creation) and secondary (that you gain later, and can change anytime past a specific point in the storyline). Though due to things like primary attribute (only available for your primary profession as the name suggests), armour (depends on your primary profession) and runes (which you apply to your armour and can only boost your primary profession's attributes), every combo is fairly unique. Quick and straightforward example, a Warrior/Monk plays totally differently from a Monk/Warrior. Don't expect a W/Mo to provide consistent healing power to your group, nor the Mo/W to tank like a madman (well 55HPs are an odd breed :P)
- Since each combo is special in its own ways, the game plays differently (yeah ok that sounds dang obvious) and you get a different perspective of the game each time
- Some skills might not be worth acquiring for a given combo, yet extremely effective on their "mirror twin". Although you can choose to unlock everything anyway for your PvP-only characters
- With a lvl 20 cap, there is no excuse not to reroll
Some points might be cryptic still, though it'll fall in place once you get used to the game.__________
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Here are a few reasons why:
- You combine 2 professions for each character, referred as primary (the one you choose during creation) and secondary (that you gain later, and can change anytime past a specific point in the storyline). Though due to things like primary attribute (only available for your primary profession as the name suggests), armour (depends on your primary profession) and runes (which you apply to your armour and can only boost your primary profession's attributes), every combo is fairly unique. Quick and straightforward example, a Warrior/Monk plays totally differently from a Monk/Warrior. Don't expect a W/Mo to provide consistent healing power to your group, nor the Mo/W to tank like a madman (well 55HPs are an odd breed :P)
- Since each combo is special in its own ways, the game plays differently (yeah ok that sounds dang obvious) and you get a different perspective of the game each time
- Some skills might not be worth acquiring for a given combo, yet extremely effective on their "mirror twin". Although you can choose to unlock everything anyway for your PvP-only characters
- With a lvl 20 cap, there is no excuse not to reroll
Some points might be cryptic still, though it'll fall in place once you get used to the game.I agree with Secrom - GW is the alt lover's dream game, since you don't have to spend a minimum of 300 hours getting your character to max level. The biggest drawback to new players I've found is finding good people to partner with - but if you already have friends playing the game no worries.
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for me its the fun of grouping , yeah i keep buying new sets of armors and rare weapons , just for collection , and yeah my titles grow as im playing , but i dont care much about them .. yes i keep buying more skills and sometimes going to hunt a elite skill , or i find out that some especific collector as a weapon that would work very nice with the build im using now , endless stuff to do
but what keeps me playing is , i log in , i join a group , and have fun.
friends , guildies , alliences and random.
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OP: like u see in this thread the GuildWars is kinda splitted into 2 games by the players, its really rare that someone really enjoy both sides.
i can tell u how i use the pvp/pve sites of the game, im a pure pvp player and prefere fully pvp but sometimes im sitting just relaxing... eating or smoking or whatever, so i cant focus and im not really in the mood either... then i go into pve and just take my time (with npc's)