Guild Wars News & Events & Guides

Story

There are some people that love story and there are folks that hate it, I fall firmly smack-bang in the camp of the story lovers, I’m a writer – what did you expect? Seriously though I have all respect for the developers of any game large or small, after seeing what goes into a game, good or bad they’re a monumental task and a MMORPG must be truly Herculean to create.

So is there a story about Guild Wars Gold or is it just another run-of-the-mill orcs, elves, goblins and wizards epic? Well, there is a story and it’s been written by a professional, you can tell when you look at the Lore Book that comes with the game, packed with background and history which is enough to keep any RPG fanatic locked to the pages for days on end. But I am not going to tell you anything about the story, except that it’s good and well worth delving into.

Oh and there are no elves, orcs, or other fantasy races that permeate what’s become of modern fantasy, which is a bonus as far as I am concerned. Don’t get me wrong I grew up with tales of orcs and wizards, but there comes a time when you yearn to hear something new.

There are the Charr, the Skale and many other weird and wonderful creatures on the face of Ascalon. They are all waiting to challenge even the most adept of players.

Gameplay

So this is the nuts and bolts of the game, the eternal struggle to rise from a lowly sword-swinging hero-wannabe to someone that can wade through hordes of Charr with a single swipe of their blade. It’s not going to happen quickly though, Guild Wars Gold is a challenge and it’s been carefully crafted to offer a slow but enjoyable rise in levels.

Let’s begin at the beginning, before you can step into the world of Ascalon you have to create a character, this is done very quickly and you can choose between two types of character style: Roleplaying or PVP (Player Vs Player). The former is allowed to adventure and quest, become involved in PVP events and is the best choice for the first time player.

The latter PVP character is at maximum level and uses equipment and so on that the RP characters find/uncover. So Guild Wars offers immediate satisfaction for those players that like to quest and those players that seem to get their kicks in beating on other players, those players we shall now term: Death-matchers.