I still think it's crazy that they don't give out free 10-day trials reguarly like WoW does. I mean, if WoW has 7 million users, learn to imitate the things they do to GET those users, people!

I am just trying every game out there right now just because I can. Quitting WoW gives one a lot of time...I downloaded this for the event to see what fun I can find.

Just curious but does "anyone" mean "anyone" or "people that had previously had a Guild Wars account"? I am seriously jonesing for an MMO lately and the no monthly fee aspect is rather appealing to me at the moment. I'd run out and buy it but I had some doubts about the game when I ran through the beta.

UPDATE - Apparently "anyone" means "anyone". I made a Paragon named Valorim Lock and I'm downloading the Island of Shehkah now.

GW is for LIFE, bubba. Can't "have had" an account unless you were banned or something.

Just one of the benefits of no monthly sub

Oh hells yeah. I'm definitely going to be re-making my Dervish/Monk. I thought the Paragon looked really tacked on (like they sat down and said, "we're adding a new frontline melee class so we should probably add a new ranged class too."). People that have tried it have been very positive about it.

The Nightfall version of the female elementalist is rather nice. I mean, the faces and hairstyles and stuff are average but the outfit... yow.

I'm also really digging the new heroes and the overall structure of the Nightfall campaign. I didn't get too deeply into it but it feels a lot more freeform; perform a bunch of missions, rise through the ranks, but you aren't immediately thrust into OMG SAVE TEH WERLD. It's also a really convenient and non-confusing way to get a character their 2 +15 Attribute Point boosts (you get 1 boost at your first Sunspear rank increase and the other when you hit Captain, and you can easily farm for promotion points in early areas).

I'm loving some of the new sword designs as well. All in all this is looking like a really solid addition.

That's their pricing model though. Pay for the campaigns you want, skip the ones you don't. Beats having to pay a monthly fee (in addition to the initial cost of the game) or close your account, IMHO.

I've seen it for $29 on occasion, but yes, they've been able to maintain the price.

In all honesty, Prophecies is probably the longest of the three games. On average, Prophecies missions give around 10% the experience of Factions missions, for instance. Since the technical differences between the games are minor, it doesn't surprise me that the first chapter is still near full price. Don't forget that you can take Factions and Nightfall characters back to Ascalon, too.

That said, I felt the story of Factions was a hell of a light tighter and more interesting than the story of Prophecies.

Hehe - thanks. I just fixed it.

I was more worried about the names on my friends list than my own. People can already get my IGN elsewhere on this forum.

Where are you stuck?

Lately I've been playing an assassin, so I know the feeling.

Though, it wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be.

Believe it or not, I was stuck on the multiple group mission (the fourth mission for new characters, the first big one for transferred characters). I could NEVER get a reliable group to play with. People would randomly drop leaving the rest of us in jeopardy. I FINALLY got in with just the henchman and was able to do it on my own, but it took me two months to do it.

So now I am at the celestials mission. I am enjoying it now that I can move forward.

note: I completed 95% of prophecies with just the Henchman, including Elona Reach. I MUCH prefer the henchies, but that's just my anti-social nature. I loved taking other guildies through that mission.

That's the thing, Devil, aggro doesn't work the same way it does in WoW. Hence no skills that deal with it.

I guess you're happy about the new hero system then, eh?

Right, but there aren't any spells that, say, shift aggro to you or away from you. I guess the assassin and elementalist have some spells that result in a broken aggro lock, but only because they teleport out of range and/or become a non-valid target.

Skimming here, but if you bought the game previously and dont have it anymore you can download the original game for free, as long as you remember your UN and PW

I am running an Assassin build myself and have been having a great time with it. Here is the build from Guild Wars Wiki:

Palm of The Golden Phoenix Build

I took out blinding powder and replaced it with critical strikes. The benefit of this build is that you get quick heals from critical striking with Way of Perfection, and by using the dual attack skill Critical Strike, you hit twice resulting in a double heal. By using Iron Palm, and Golden Phoenix Strike (make sure you are enchanted!) you skip lead attacks which lets you get to the dual attacks quicker and with more energy. Through a combined use of Way of Perfection and Shadow Refuge I hardly ever have a problem with Health managment. There may be the odd time that I get very low in health, at which point I disengage, run, heal up, and then get back into the fight. I found the biggest help though for my Assassin was getting the best armor possible for him quickly (not the 15K stuff). Assassins need the extra armor alot more quickly than the other character classes (except the Warrior) since they are expected to be on the front lines and thus can take a pounding more so than other classes with the same relative armor level.

Try using the above mentioned build, equip the best armor possible with a vigor rune, hit and run, and you should be fine. When I first started playing as an Assassin I was always face down in the dirt. Once I adopted the above build, got the armor, and realized that it is okay if I run from the fight I became a juggernaut of destruction. I finished Vizunah Square with an 8% Morale Boost (not having died once) and was able to quickly bring down the Afflicted Ritualists, Monks, Mesmers and other casters on the back lines single handedly while everyone else was mucking about.