Guild Wars - worth playing ? - Page 2

Vatoreus · 10-17-2007, 07:24 AM

Not that I know of. Pretty much, level to 9 or 10 and sit in the most populated arena, not sure which, probably the factions one on Shin'jea island.

Fury · 10-17-2007, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Grave

Nope.

Spot on. Nope.

One of the very few games I bought played and walked away from 10 days later wondering why I'd bothered.

Low level PvP (under 8th level if memory serves me) was kind of fun, if a bit monotonous. But high level PvP consists of waiting 20 minutes for a team to form, getting into the fight and being wiped out in 30 seconds, and then the team breaking up. Yay, fun! Unless you're in a regular and dedicated PvP group/guild I don't think you'll find it very enjoyable.

Vatoreus · 10-17-2007, 07:41 AM

I never solo'd the team arenas tbh. If I was doing solo at the high end, I'd go the random grouping arenas, never had to wait more than 30 seconds for a fight.

Yes, this game is mostly about organized, group pvp. on that note, if anyone wants to group up and play around together, i've got the three core games, but don't have a reason at this point to get the xpac as I never have anyone to play with. Shoot me a PM as I'm always up for group oriented game play.

Nako Mistako · 10-17-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by I'm Rich Bitch

I bought GW when it came out and just started playing again. Is there a way to practice the PvP with henchmen and against NPCs?

Last time I played there was a "FOTM cheese training arena" of sorts where you could take your group or just yourself and henchies versus a computer-operated premade team of different types of FOTM builds that were popular at some point in time (full group of trap rangers, etc), which is probably the closest you will get to some kind of comp-stomp pvp activity.

Vatoreus · 10-17-2007, 10:23 PM

Ah, yea, that's on the island w/ the Balthazar priests and the elite warrior group.

tranceMiNuS · 10-18-2007, 10:39 AM

I'm considering checking this out. Is the original the way to go? I'm seeing a platinum edition on their site that includes the original and Eye of the North, however it seems to conspicuously be missing both the same "Buy Now" button that all the other packs have and completely from the PlayNC store.

Vatoreus · 10-18-2007, 10:44 AM

To break it down:

Prophecies is a balance between story/get to the end. It's moderately paced.

Factions is really fast, less engrossing storyline, mainly just to get you to the end and start pvping.

Nightfall is story heavy. paced very well, very good story as well.

I'd go for one of the "expansion" versions as that nets you 2 extra classes over Prophecies and more skills for pvp (I believe).

I'd snag Nightfall, as I found it to be the most fun.

ajiatus · 10-18-2007, 11:05 AM

I concur, go for Nightfall, it's the one that took everything that worked with Prophecies and improved upon it. Personally I enjoyed all three, but Nightfall is probably the best of the three.

spentmotiff · 10-18-2007, 11:21 AM

I'm playing the Prophecies campaign right now and it's pretty fun too...

..although I have to admit that the new classes sound cool as hell. I'm a Monk/Ranger now, but seriously considering buying Factions to pick up Assassin as my secondary class. Being able to Shadowstep as a healer is almost as cool as having a wolf pet. Almost.

Inconsiderable · 10-18-2007, 11:50 AM

If you love SKILLBASED awesome group pvp, go for it. Nothing better out there.

If you like casual pve maybe you enjoy the pve side.

Elidrin · 10-18-2007, 11:56 AM

Tried this game a few times and the gameplay is horrible along with the controls and interface.

Inconsiderable · 10-18-2007, 01:59 PM

Sure it is, if you are used to wow and dont like challenging pvp.

spentmotiff · 10-18-2007, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Elidrin

Tried this game a few times and the gameplay is horrible along with the controls and interface.

Yeah, the controls are a little awkward for me. I read that they are going to tighten them for GW2 and can't wait for that.

Horse · 10-18-2007, 02:15 PM

Has fury usurped guildwars at all?

Elidrin · 10-18-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Inconsiderable

Sure it is, if you are used to wow and dont like challenging pvp.

Some people don't actually play a game just for PvP. PvP in WoW is decent, but the polish the game has is what makes it so attractive to me. Guild Wars might have "challenging" pvp, but the gameplay was terrible.

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10-17-2007, 07:24 AM	#16 (permalink)
Vatoreus WAAAAAAAGH! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mt. Pleasant, TX Posts: 3,123 -4 Internets	Not that I know of. Pretty much, level to 9 or 10 and sit in the most populated arena, not sure which, probably the factions one on Shin'jea island.

10-17-2007, 07:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
Vatoreus WAAAAAAAGH! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mt. Pleasant, TX Posts: 3,123 -4 Internets	I never solo'd the team arenas tbh. If I was doing solo at the high end, I'd go the random grouping arenas, never had to wait more than 30 seconds for a fight. Yes, this game is mostly about organized, group pvp. on that note, if anyone wants to group up and play around together, i've got the three core games, but don't have a reason at this point to get the xpac as I never have anyone to play with. Shoot me a PM as I'm always up for group oriented game play.

10-17-2007, 10:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
Vatoreus WAAAAAAAGH! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mt. Pleasant, TX Posts: 3,123 -4 Internets	Ah, yea, that's on the island w/ the Balthazar priests and the elite warrior group.

10-18-2007, 10:39 AM	#21 (permalink)
tranceMiNuS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 63 -2 Internets	I'm considering checking this out. Is the original the way to go? I'm seeing a platinum edition on their site that includes the original and Eye of the North, however it seems to conspicuously be missing both the same "Buy Now" button that all the other packs have and completely from the PlayNC store.

10-18-2007, 10:44 AM	#22 (permalink)
Vatoreus WAAAAAAAGH! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mt. Pleasant, TX Posts: 3,123 -4 Internets	To break it down: Prophecies is a balance between story/get to the end. It's moderately paced. Factions is really fast, less engrossing storyline, mainly just to get you to the end and start pvping. Nightfall is story heavy. paced very well, very good story as well. I'd go for one of the "expansion" versions as that nets you 2 extra classes over Prophecies and more skills for pvp (I believe). I'd snag Nightfall, as I found it to be the most fun.

10-18-2007, 11:21 AM	#24 (permalink)
spentmotiff Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 819 -1 Internets	I'm playing the Prophecies campaign right now and it's pretty fun too... ..although I have to admit that the new classes sound cool as hell. I'm a Monk/Ranger now, but seriously considering buying Factions to pick up Assassin as my secondary class. Being able to Shadowstep as a healer is almost as cool as having a wolf pet. Almost.

10-18-2007, 11:50 AM	#25 (permalink)
Inconsiderable the princess approves Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 653 -6 Internets	If you love SKILLBASED awesome group pvp, go for it. Nothing better out there. If you like casual pve maybe you enjoy the pve side.

10-18-2007, 01:59 PM	#27 (permalink)
Inconsiderable the princess approves Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 653 -6 Internets	Sure it is, if you are used to wow and dont like challenging pvp.

10-18-2007, 02:15 PM	#29 (permalink)
Horse Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,315 -28 Internets	Has fury usurped guildwars at all?