Guild Wars

Sorry for all the post lately, but im really interested in this game and I want to learn as much as I can. Ive heard a lot of of people say that Guild Wars really isnt a MMO, but just a game thats online. Im aware that you can actually beat it and the towns are the only places you can see other players, but is it more of a MMO or offline RPG?

GuildWars is centered more on PvP tournament/ladder style but there is a great storyline PvE which is great.

MMO no really in the classic sence

offline RPG not at all.

you cant solo in GuildWars at all. (i mean solo as in your character and thats it) you have henchmen and heroes that help you along the way. 

henchmen NPC you recruit in town "as is"

hero NPC you train give weapons and runes and have more control over  him.

theoretically yes you can go through all campains PvE without speaking to another human being. but there is no fun in that.

i found a great guild that we ran quests to get items (cosmetics mostly since i was maxed out when i reached lvl 20) just to look cool, get titles, gold etc... then when we want to get serious we would go in PvP (which is what the game mainly concentrates)

many forms of PvP battles exist from guild v guild, to alliace battles (factions) to 4v4 1v1 or 8v8 ladder

i would say its a style on its own. but you will be bored with it if you treat it like an offline RPG.

hope it helps (ive been playing since beta1 so if you have any questions PM me here on MMORPG.com)

Guild Wars is what you make of it. If you want to play it as if it's an offline RPG, you won't be able to go at it purely solo, but you can hire NPC henchmen or bring along NPC heroes instead of real people. If you want to play it as if it's an MMO, they you simply replace the henchmen and heroes with real people.

In the end, you're going to come across real people in towns, so by default it's inbetween the two. From there it's up to you to do what you want.

[quote]Originally posted by Squal'Zell
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you cant solo in GuildWars at all. (i mean solo as in your character and thats it) you have henchmen and heroes that help you along the way. 
henchmen NPC you recruit in town "as is"
hero NPC you train give weapons and runes and have more control over  him.
 
b][/quote]

I have to completely disagree with you on this. I am a casual player and haven't had much luck with guilds accepting my shift work or the fact that I have to log out at a moments notice to take care of something with my family. That said, I solo almost exclusively. I've end gamed the orignal prophecies that way...not saying it was easy, but it was possible once hero's and being able to position them came about. My two year old ranger has every henchman, good armor, excellent weapons and skills and a bunch of dungeons from GW:EN. It's slower, to be sure.

GW is what a person makes of it. I don't, personaly, like to PvP all that much. To me it is nothing but a grindfest to get the "best" stuff and make the "best" build so you can stand around and brag like a kid who beat up another on the playground, you know the "I pwnd them!" stuff. But that's my take on PvP, a lot of people disagree with that. To most PvE is boring.

Is it possible to solo....absolutely and you will make level 20 pretty quickly, but you will need to take time to figure out each part of the PvE storyline and sometimes get very creative with your NPC help.

Originally posted by NFWolfDude

[quote]Originally posted by Squal'Zell
[b]
you cant solo in GuildWars at all. (i mean solo as in your character and thats it) you have henchmen and heroes that help you along the way. 
henchmen NPC you recruit in town "as is"
hero NPC you train give weapons and runes and have more control over  him.
 
b][/quote]

I have to completely disagree with you on this. I am a casual player and haven't had much luck with guilds accepting my shift work or the fact that I have to log out at a moments notice to take care of something with my family. That said, I solo almost exclusively. I've end gamed the orignal prophecies that way...not saying it was easy, but it was possible once hero's and being able to position them came about. My two year old ranger has every henchman, good armor, excellent weapons and skills and a bunch of dungeons from GW:EN. It's slower, to be sure.

GW is what a person makes of it. I don't, personaly, like to PvP all that much. To me it is nothing but a grindfest to get the "best" stuff and make the "best" build so you can stand around and brag like a kid who beat up another on the playground, you know the "I pwnd them!" stuff. But that's my take on PvP, a lot of people disagree with that. To most PvE is boring.

Is it possible to solo....absolutely and you will make level 20 pretty quickly, but you will need to take time to figure out each part of the PvE storyline and sometimes get very creative with your NPC help.

make  a pvp character get the best stuff by clicking on it

make a pve character and get lvl 20 and the best stuff by 1/4 through the game

not much of a grind fest there

now to get the best build is another story,, if  you go selectively then it takes no time at all, finish the game and buy the skills you need (which cost 1 platinum each which you can get in 15 minutes)

selecting skills takes more reading and researching grind than actual gameplay grind

guild wars pvp is centered more on tournament style pvp, like guild vs guild ladder, or hero's ascent tournaments where 2 teams willingly set themselves up to fight, just like a soccer tournament, or a hockey match. and everyone being at the same playing field the advantage goes to the smarter or most organized team. just like a team sporting event

Originally posted by Lydon

Guild Wars is what you make of it. If you want to play it as if it's an offline RPG, you won't be able to go at it purely solo, but you can hire NPC henchmen or bring along NPC heroes instead of real people. If you want to play it as if it's an MMO, they you simply replace the henchmen and heroes with real people.

In the end, you're going to come across real people in towns, so by default it's inbetween the two. From there it's up to you to do what you want.

I second this comment merely for input's sake.

What you do is up to you. If you don't want to pvp, just get your character to level 20 in the "RPG" realms. If you want to PVP, sign up for a PVP character and have a blast. Though, IMO, doing both is the best thing to do. You get stuff for your PVP character by doing RPG things.

At least, that's how it worked the last time I played.

Originally posted by NFWolfDude

[quote]Originally posted by Squal'Zell
[b]you cant solo in GuildWars at all. (i mean solo as in your character and thats it) you have henchmen and heroes that help you along the way. 
henchmen NPC you recruit in town "as is"
hero NPC you train give weapons and runes and have more control over  him.
b][/quote]

I have to completely disagree with you on this. I am a casual player and haven't had much luck with guilds accepting my shift work or the fact that I have to log out at a moments notice to take care of something with my family. That said, I solo almost exclusively. I've end gamed the orignal prophecies that way...not saying it was easy, but it was possible once hero's and being able to position them came about. My two year old ranger has every henchman, good armor, excellent weapons and skills and a bunch of dungeons from GW:EN. It's slower, to be sure.

That's exactly what he said. You can't solo as in *just* you in your party, but you can "solo" with henchmen and heroes...

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Originally posted by Squal'Zell
GW is what a person makes of it. I don't, personaly, like to PvP all that much. To me it is nothing but a grindfest to get the "best" stuff and make the "best" build so you can stand around and brag like a kid who beat up another on the playground, you know the "I pwnd them!" stuff. But that's my take on PvP, a lot of people disagree with that. To most PvE is boring.

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PvP does require you to either get friends or a guild to play with or acquire ranks to show people that you aren't a complete noob; and getting Mighty Hero (r3 Hero, allows for emote and to show your rank) can take quite a long time if you're only running randomway. And Neither will acquiring Gladiatior be easy (r1 Gladiator, can be showed) if you only run Random Arenas.

If you, however, define Guild Wars content as farming then I doubt you'll ever find a MMO that can satisfy you if you don't want to "farm". Getting the best gear and most of the skills take only a very small time and unlocking the major part of your skills will neither take very long. Lack of ranks can easily be solved by simply trying to be social; and getting friends; and joining a guild.

Guild Wars would fit better with the name Build Wars, because that's what it is - a war of builds where the one with the best build got a major advantage, even if the players skill counts too. You'll after playing the game for a while learn what works and what doesn't, so in the end making good builds won't be very hard. Proceeding to higher forms of PvP will also result in that player skill becomes more important as the builds played there are all as "best" as they could be - since there's nothing such as best in Guild Wars.