Completely new here

[milkshake]

Hello,

I used to play WoW but because of the difficulty in leveling due to the grinding I thought i'd give GW a try.

My questions are, is the leveling better/easier in GW? Iv'e heard there is 3 chapters which if i'm going to play I will play all 3. Is there a monthly charge for this game at all, or do I just need to buy the game? Can I download the full game like WoW and have a free trial first?. Finally when you upgrade to chapters 2 and 3 do you get extra quests, places to explore and alot more game content?

Sorry if all these questions sound dumb but i'm n00b and would like to know. :)

[Drafell]

This information is all available elsewhere :-) But to make it simple....

No monthly charge - ever. You only need to buy the game(s) themselves.
Some players have free trial keys that they obtained when they purchased to game. Maybe one of them will be willing to donate this key to you so that oyu can try GuildWars out. There are also trials offered courtesy of some popular websites.

Each Chapter is an entire new game, and can be played independently of the others. You could buy Chapter 3 and play it without ever needing to purchase one or two.
If you do buy all three, your characters are free to travel between all Chapters that you own.

[minus the great]

well, glad you hopped over to the bright side :D

If you start GW i'd recommend to start with Prophecies, as it's the best one for now(untill we've seen NF full :))
Levelling happens trough missions and quests but the game actually starts at lvl 20... it's all about skill to play, not time you play.

Idd the expansion give loads of new content as they are infact Standalone games with their own storyline, but still i'd recommend Prophecies to start with.
You can download the client from the GW site, but no trial keys YET, Collectors edition from Nightfall will give a trial key to give t friends etc, so you might be able to obtain one :)

Hope i could help^^

[Drafell]

As for the levelling:

Level 20 is the skill cap, but it is also where the game is designed to get interesting.
Most of the content up until this point is more like a training area for the real gameplay. It is entirely possibly to hit level 20 within the first day of playing, although I would not recommend it personally.

[milkshake]

Thanks for the replys. When you say that all 3 are standalone games do they offer completely new chars, maps, quests, items, etc? How big is each game would you say? I thought WoW was big but this sounds much bigger?

[mlandry]

Thanks for the replys. When you say that all 3 are standalone games do they offer completely new chars, maps, quests, items, etc? How big is each game would you say? I thought WoW was big but this sounds much bigger?

Chapter1 (prophecies) has the 6 core classes (warrior, ranger, elementalist, mesmer, necromancer & monk), it's bigger than chapter 2 and chapter 3 isn't out yet so we don't know about that.

Each other chapter afterwards has the 6 core classes + 2 new classes, so chapter 2 has 8 classes, chapter 3 has 8 classes, etc... but the 2 new classes are different in each chapter. How big? Pretty big, but I don't think there is as much content as WoW (maybe with chapter 3, I don't know if WoW is big at all heh) And yes, new story, new quests etc for each chapter. The games are pretty big, but I wouldn't be going around trying to rush the game, take your time and go do every quest, make a PvP character, play around. Otherwise, you will reach the end-game pretty fast (there's some nice ones, but it still is end-game so it's like you want to spend your entire gaming experience there), as the PvE in GuildWars isn't too big (it's not small, but it has a big emphasis on PvP as well).

Biggest tip I can give is : don't get rushed, play with people your level, and start with prophecies, because the Masters system in Factions will make you rush through the game (time limit to beat missions if you want to get masters, people are always annoying and tell people to hurry up)

[Azrael STX]

My questions are, is the leveling better/easier in GW?

I've gotten my Tyrian (original GW) character to level 20 in an hour or two before, which is the level cap. Once you hit 20, you stop leveling, and the monsters don't. Skill based combat ftw.

Is there a monthly charge for this game at all, or do I just need to buy the game?

Just buy the game, there's never any additional or hidden charges. Leave the game for three months, come back and your characters are all waiting for you.

Can I download the full game like WoW and have a free trial first?

It's too bad, you just missed a big preview event for Nightfall, the third game. There were free accounts to try it available. There are, however, trial keys floating around. Someone might PM you one, or you might be able to find one somewhere. It lets you play for a limited time to try it out.

Finally when you upgrade to chapters 2 and 3 do you get extra quests, places to explore and alot more game content?

You get an entirely new continent for your character to explore. On the continent are entirely new professions (like classes), weapons, armor, enemies, quests, missions, skills, etc. Enough content that each chapter works as a standalone game. However, most players opt to buy all three chapters, to get all the content and skills available.

Sorry if all these questions sound dumb but i'm n00b and would like to know. :)

Well we all started in the same boat ^^

[milkshake]

To use trial accounts do I download the client which is the first chapter? Is the client the full game or is it limited content?

[GreenHeron]

I believe the Trial Key is for the entire game, but it limits you to 10 hours in game, or 14 consecutive days, whichever comes first.

[Panthilius]

I've gotten my Tyrian (original GW) character to level 20 in an hour or two before, which is the level cap.

How do you do that? I've been playing for a little over a week now, probably about 15-20 hours, and I'm only at level 12 and just made it to Yaks Bend.