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XgunsmokeX
Member Posts: 94
in Guild Wars
I was checking this game out and i am quite intrested.
But i was wondering if to be at full update speed i needed to buy nightfall and factions
and how much it costs for all three the client and thew expansions
But i was wondering if to be at full update speed i needed to buy nightfall and factions
and how much it costs for all three the client and thew expansions
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cuz i hate it when stores have the Xpac
but not the orginal game u need
When you log in to the game..you pick which campaign, or chronicle..whatever you want to call it you are playing. So while they are interconnected...its pretty fair to say each one is standalone as well. Unlike TBC for WoW for example.
If you check the Guild Wars site, there is a Trial DVD you can get that allows you to sample all three existing boxes, if you are lucky enough to have a Fry's nearby you.
hmmm so its not a neccessity to purchase all the games?
i like nightfall personally, but i thought all expansions wer needed to enjoy the game
sorta like if u didnt buy BC for WoW u wer left behind...
but ill look into them all more
which is more popular?
so then i dont need to buy the orginal guild wars?
i just pick up whichever one i like?
The Heroes from Nightfall sound like a lot of fun though.
Yep; like they said - you should be able to get any one of the three.
Now, I don't know if one game leads intot he other or not; so you may wanna check on that part (like story line wise). But, I don't think they do.
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do you ever run into people playing factions even tho you are in nightfall?
that would be cool
Agreed, and only pick one to start with, and see how you like the game. GW is different from other MMO's, it's technically not an MMO, but that is a debateable topic. The bottom line is, like EVE, it plays differently than other games out there, so it's best to spend as little as possible to try the game out before you spend a ton to get into it and don't care for the gaming style. Personally, I have nothing bad to say about GW and I still do play the game from time to time.
If you buy factions, you can only "be" in factions.....and the same goes for any other "single box" purchase. But if other players say have nightfall AND faction, they certainly can come over to factions and run the story line quests or buy gear, etc.
Agreed, and only pick one to start with, and see how you like the game. GW is different from other MMO's, it's technically not an MMO, but that is a debateable topic. The bottom line is, like EVE, it plays differently than other games out there, so it's best to spend as little as possible to try the game out before you spend a ton to get into it and don't care for the gaming style. Personally, I have nothing bad to say about GW and I still do play the game from time to time.
alright thanks = ]
ill be sure to try it out
do you have the price cost for each one possible?
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The Fry's prices are correct to my knowledge, but I would start with Nightfall. With each game they added more features, and more interesting things. You will have quick access to more features than you would with the others, and it is a more dynamic experience. They are all great fun, but you would be best getting that one. They are all mostly linear games however, and are story driven, so you can play through one, and if you like it, get another one. They are all stand alone products.
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John Parry, to his son Will; "The Subtle Knife," by Phillip Pullman
Exactly, all three boxes currently on the market are standalone campaigns, you only need one to enter the Guild Wars universe, but you're locked onto that campaign's continent. You'll certainly see lots of players from the other campaigns in towns, and they can join you in quests and missions of the campaign you play, but you cannot enter a campaign unless you own it.
Coming later this year is GW's first actual expansion, Eye of the North, that will require you own at least one of the campaigns in order to play.
As for which to start with... wow... it depends on your interests. Prophecies (the original GW game) is normal Euro-style fantasy, although I never considered it "generic fantasy" at all. But fantasy nonetheless. Factions is an Asian setting, from the music to the architecture and creatures from Asian mythology. I'm told the PvE campaign is shorter compared to the other two (I haven't gotten to it yet other than the initial few quests, I'm too busy in the other two so far) but added a lot of new PvP features. Nightfall is an African setting with a long, involved PvE campaign. Factions also introduced "elite missions" which you could kinda think of as the Guild Wars answer to raiding. Your typical mission in any GW campaign could take from 10 minutes to an hour, typically under an hour, so it's very casual-friendly. The elite missions are very difficult and take a few hours to complete. Nightfall also has an elite mission, as well as adding Heroes, which are NPC henchmen that you can acquire through quests, and you equip and level them up just as you do yourself. That alone makes Nightfall worth the purchase, but personally I love the setting and the two Nightfall-only classes as well.
All three GW titles have some of the most gorgeous soundtracks too... I find myself humming them at work or wherever, something I've never done with other games.