Best PvP Pack? - Lion's Arch (General) - Guild Wars

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Eschiava 4/24/07 9:36:00 PM

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If I could get only one, what is the best PvP pack to buy?

I know this is a highly subjective question, but I would be interested in hearing reasons to buy one pack over another. Thanks in advance for sharing your ideas and opinions!

kramt 4/25/07 1:06:19 AM

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I would say Factions because it has Alliance Battles and Competitive Missions not common to other chapters. Or you could buy the PVP only expansion pack which has all unlocked skills available from the official site

Eschiava 4/25/07 7:54:52 AM

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To clarify, it is the PvP only packs that I am referring to. Which of these is "better", and why?

Thanks again!

Akaraxle 4/25/07 2:53:45 PM

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Probably Prophecies, because it has some of the most widely used skills still. Nightfall has the latest "very good" skills, arguably superior to the older. Factions would come last.

But to PvP at a high level, you need all chapters.

8hammer8 4/25/07 3:42:31 PM

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Originally posted by Akaraxle

Probably Prophecies, because it has some of the most widely used skills still. Nightfall has the latest "very good" skills, arguably superior to the older. Factions would come last.

But to PvP at a high level, you need all chapters.

What he said...but to add, you would not believe how many people's PvP builds have to be altered by not having Prophecies. There are soooo many great skills from there, with only a couple over-lapping skills frmo the other campaigns. I would follow akaraxle's advice on the order.

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Eschiava 4/25/07 5:26:04 PM

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That settles it then. I will get the Prophesies PvP pack immediately and the others as I improve in my PvPing. I will get Nightfall second and Factions last, as recommended.

I really appreciate advice from some of the experts. Thanks again!

Akaraxle 5/08/07 5:18:50 AM

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Originally posted by Eschiava
That settles it then. I will get the Prophesies PvP pack immediately and the others as I improve in my PvPing. I will get Nightfall second and Factions last, as recommended.
I really appreciate advice from some of the experts. Thanks again!

I forgot to mention that Factions and Nightfall have some "key" skills that have become part of the meta and once you start rockin', you really want to have. A good example is the monk skill Gift of Health from Factions, which is still used in most hybrid monk bars; another one is Freezing Gust, a staple in water ele bars since Nightfall.

Once you start getting seriously into PvP, you'll find yourself wanting both the "other" chapters.

gerry7 5/08/07 9:22:44 AM