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[mèx]

"Enable post-process effects" is bugged most like. By enabling that I go from 350 FPS to 80 in Lion's Arch on a 5080, lol.

EDIT: The correct setting to disable is HD Bloom, that one causes massive FPS drops. Keep the post processing on and disable HD Bloom.

On Xbox too?

PC only, but they added gamepad support.

 

[Pejo]

Somehow I already had this in my Steam account and I don't remember buying it. Was it on a humble bundle or something recently?

$10 for Eye of the North. Might wait for a sale honestly, it's not like the game is new or going anywhere. Still, it'll be a fun nostalgia romp if I ever have the spare time for it.

 

[Alexios]

Not seeing much difference except gamepad controls. They kinda work. Only 8 skills so they're assigned to hold L + press a face button for half and hold R + press face button for the rest. Game's real slow paced to start and it annoys when it requires a party, I guess I need to see how to hire NPCs.

Still bugged draw distance where some trees and stuff actually pop out rather than in as you approach an area. I was hoping they'd let us crank the distance even further post patch. Game looks surprisingly nice still, for its age. Back then it was mindblowing for an MMO-like, now it's as low fi as any.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Never played this. Someone just told me that the game is great fun as solo experience. Is that true? I'm not too much into MMOs, but if I can build a party (he told me about those "hero companions") and explore a world with cool places to find then I'm in 100%

 

[TVexperto]

Never played this. Someone just told me that the game is great fun as solo experience. Is that true? I'm not too much into MMOs, but if I can build a party (he told me about those "hero companions") and explore a world with cool places to find then I'm in 100%

I heard about those hero companions as well and also saw it here:



He praised them for that ... just curious how do I get them? Early game? Late game?

 

[mèx]

Never played this. Someone just told me that the game is great fun as solo experience. Is that true? I'm not too much into MMOs, but if I can build a party (he told me about those "hero companions") and explore a world with cool places to find then I'm in 100%

He praised them for that ... just curious how do I get them? Early game? Late game?

There are two types of NPCs you can add to your party: henchmen and heroes.

The henchmen are what is available in the Prophecies (original game) and Factions (first expansion) campaigns. They are quite weak, their skill bar is suboptimal and they are not customizable. The point was that ArenaNet wanted you to party up with other players to complete missions, and maybe add 1 or 2 henchmen to fill up the party if nobody else was available. Still, both Prophecies and Factions can be finished with henchmen only, but you might not be able to do the bonus objectives during the missions, or the most difficult quests.

The heroes were introduced in Nightfall (second expansion), and these are fully customizable NPCs that you unlock throughout that campaign. You can change skills, attributes, equipment, they have the same customization options as your main characters. The AI is quite good, some build/heroes combinations can tear through the game by themselves. There is a progression system where you need to unlock skills for these heroes.

The problem is that to unlock heroes you have to play Nightfall first (you can travel there from Lion's Arch if you start with Prophecies), which I don't think it's optimal, the story goes: Prophecies -> Factions -> Nightfall -> Eye of the North. I'm not sure if there is a guide in which you can rush through the first part of Nightfall to get the heroes and then go back to Prophecies.

So yes, the game can be played fully in single player, with caveats. With this update people are coming back to play the game, so it would be worth to party up with real people to do the missions, it's much more fun that way. There is a party search system, you don't need to socialize if don't want to. You can join a party, complete the mission and leave.

 

[Senua]

I heard about those hero companions as well and also saw it here:



He praised them for that ... just curious how do I get them? Early game? Late game?

Good video, shit title

 

[Darchaos]

Have my old collectors edition somewhere in the basement so just decided to buy it again on steam and go for a new run, feels good to be back home.

 

[mèx]

There are quite a few people playing in the tutorial area of Prophecies:

 

[ハトリス]

Got the game in physical back then.
Anyway to get it into my steam or do i have to re-buy it?

 

[mèx]

Got the game in physical back then.
Anyway to get it into my steam or do i have to re-buy it?

If you want it into your Steam account you have to re-buy it on Steam.

Or you can just download the client from ArenaNet and add the executable as a non-Steam game.

If you buy the Steam version you can both log-in to your old ArenaNet account or create a brand new account bound to Steam.

 

[reinking]

I can't remember my old password, and I do not think I have the old email address any longer. No way I am going to remember character names to retrieve it. I might be SOL on that account and will need to repurchase if I want to play. I have not decided if I want to or not.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I can't remember my old password, and I do not think I have the old email address any longer. No way I am going to remember character names to retrieve it. I might be SOL on that account and will need to repurchase if I want to play. I have not decided if I want to or not.

I have access to my email but I can't remember the password and the password reset isn't working

Edit: well it used my guild wars 2 password. I'm down loading now

 

[March Climber]

I'm liking it on Steam Deck but I do feel that they need to do a bit more with the controls and Interface for it. They way they programmed it feels like somewhere between ESO and FF 14, but not as good as either.

It's fun but jank. I play Warrior but I can only imagine how much harder this experience must feel for spellcasters. They should just make quick wheel selections for certain menus, and no need for fancy graphics or anything for them.

 

[reinking]

Edit: well it used my guild wars 2 password. I'm down loading now

I tried that. It still would not let me in. :sad

 

[dreamstation]

Downloaded the game yesterday and managed to log into my old account from back when the original game launched. Seems I did 30 of the hall of monuments things for Guild Wars 2 rewards. I'm actually keen to play again and see how it feels nowadays.

 

[Darchaos]

Managed to get my Warrior/Monk to lvl 7 yesterday, damn didnt remember the Pre-Searing area being this big! I actually like the game more now when im alot older then back in the day, wich i guess is natural, tastes takes time to develope For me this feels like a fresh game, this is exactly what i want from an mmo just now.

 

[The_Mike]

So sad that I got the standalone version of the game. I know I should be grateful since I got the upgrade for free, but I would really like to play it easily on my steam deck.

Tried to play it yesterday on my pc.
Could not figure out which class to play, as I have no clue which class I want fo be, and secondary professions are locked, so choosing a wrong one can ruin everything and you have to start over.

I never liked GW2 because it felt overly spammy and combat didn't feel impactful. Just a bunch of flashy moves. I also felt like GW2 copied a lot of their classes/races from WoW and FFXI. What makes GW1 better? Is it a pure solo experience? Is it going to feel bleak or bland in 2025?

I've been a wow player since vanilla. These games feel nothing alike. The only reason you could see them as being copied them can only be seen like because they are in the same genre?

 

[mèx]

Could not figure out which class to play, as I have no clue which class I want fo be, and secondary professions are locked, so choosing a wrong one can ruin everything and you have to start over.

If you want to nuke enemies the Elementalist is always a great choice. Pair it with Mesmer for some good energy management skills. It's pretty fun since it has 4 elements to play with, and you will need to switch them to avoid enemy resistances in certain zones, which keeps things fresh.

Necromancer is also good, summoning an army of minions is always fun. Pair it with Monk, you get Dwayna's Sorrow later in the game where the whole party gets healed when a minion dies. You also get a hard resurrection spell, which is always appreciated.

If you want to go melee your only options for Prophecies are either Warrior or melee Ranger with traps. You can pair Warrior with Monk or Ranger for some good condition removal skills. Ranger has tons of skills to avoid damage, so using it close ranger can work pretty well, pair it with Warrior in that case.

Monk is really fun if you plan to play with human parties, it's one of the best healing class in any game, tons of options and different way to approach healing. Pair it with Mesmer for the energy management skills (Elementalist is good too). If you plan to play with henchmen you can play Smite Monk, which is fun in its own way.

Mesmer is pretty good in general, the secondary is not super important. Probably it's good to pair it with Elementalist for the energy signet or Monk for some additional support.

You will be able to change the secondary class in Prophecies around 2/3 into the story.

 

[Northeastmonk]

So sad that I got the standalone version of the game. I know I should be grateful since I got the upgrade for free, but I would really like to play it easily on my steam deck.

Tried to play it yesterday on my pc.
Could not figure out which class to play, as I have no clue which class I want fo be, and secondary professions are locked, so choosing a wrong one can ruin everything and you have to start over.



I've been a wow player since vanilla. These games feel nothing alike. The only reason you could see them as being copied them can only be seen like because they are in the same genre?

did you play FFXI? GW2 races feel like a copy cause you've got your shorter class, beast class, human class, and etc. if I'm going to pick, my vote is for XI. WoW I felt like they tried copying a lot of the drama. I get why you want specific details, but to me it felt like the lesser game. I'm not going to screenshot examples or have the answer you're asking for. All I heard from GW2 fans was "I'm not paying for WoW". Sure, I get it, but WoW is WoW. Makes me feel like we had to play for money reasons? It's weird.

As far as GW1. I was going to check this out. So many games this month.

 

[WhamBamThankYouMaam]

"We mention our game again. Please buy it to experience your youth. "

That snarky shit out of the way, is it any good? Missed it due to wow I think, and only played gw2.

 

[jshackles]

Logged in, created a character, played for an hour.

Game is still a lot of fun, but it's still very much a 20-year-old game. The controller stuff feels great, but didn't seem to work everywhere.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Dropped in this weekend just open the 12 unopened birthday presents. I really liked the game but I need to see if it's worth playing again. I used to run a triple necro group with ritualist secondary and could steam roll just about anything.

My favorite class was the ritualist as a primary but it was nerfed years ago and I have no idea where it's at now.

Is there a place where the meta is discussed?

 

[Darchaos]

Reached lvl 13 and im at the Frost Gate in Shiverpeak, today i will continue the adventure and cleaning up som quests before continuing on the mainquest. I lovet it!