If you think you have MMO's all figured out, then it's time you gave Guild Wars a try - because everything you thought you knew about MMO's is going to change once you play Guild Wars.
Why Should I Check Out Guild Wars?
Are you thinking about giving Guild Wars a try? Before even going any further you need to first toss aside everything you think you know about MMO’s, because the ideas and concepts behind Guild Wars will really throw you for a loop. The first thing that needs to be mentioned about Guild Wars is the fact that once you purchase the game there are no fees to be paid each month, something that is totally different from most of the other MMO’s.
The next thing that is well worth mentioning is that in Guild Wars you wont be spending a lot of time crafting or any of those other mundane task that seem to take forever to get done just to get back to the real things you want to do, like oh…questing. For many MMO players, you have to ask yourself what is really going on with Guild Wars. The answer is simple, Guild Wars has ironed out all those things that in other MMO’s drives players batty!
Guild Wars
Getting Started on Guild Wars
When you first log on to Guild Wars you are dropped in a land called Tyria. This is actually a sort of tutorial zone that helps you get acquainted with how to quest and to get an idea of other players that are online with you. Once you get done with this area you will then be transferred several years in time to a brand new land that is much, much different from the land of Tyria where people were laughing, playing and enjoying life. This new land is quite different.
In this new world on Guild Wars you are surrounded by both new and seasoned players who are interested in the same common goal. All around you there is a war that is happening and it is up to you to fight against it. This type of play is similar to other MMO’s since it holds the same set up, you fight, you gain experience, you gain levels and you get new powers. Not a hard set up to follow and Guild Wars hasn’t strayed from the overall basic set up most MMO’s have.
A Secondary Profession on Guild Wars
There is something else you need to know about Guild Wars. You know how in many games you create a character, take him out on the field, play a few levels only to realize that although you make a Warrior you would have rather been something else? In Guild Wars you don’t have to run back to the drawing board and start all over with a new character! In Guild Wars you get to choose a secondary profession that will allow you to learn several of the abilities and skills that a different race has. Sounds great right? But wait there is even more! You actually get to try out the classes of characters before you make your choice on your second profession. This means that you wont be heading back to the drawing board anytime soon because this way you can make the right choice the first time around. Guild Wars helps you get it right the first time around so you can keep leveling instead of remaking a new character several times.