Guild Wars Factions is an developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. It is the second game in the Guild Wars series. Factions introduces the Asian-styled continent of “Cantha” where two warring factions, the Luxons and the Kurzicks, are locked in a fierce war. Players are able to join in this conflict, assisting their chosen faction in claiming towns in the game world.
A new land, a new story
For those who are not familiar with Guild Wars:
Guild Wars Gold is a different kind of MMORPG, most of the game is instanced which means that you get your own copy of the map and only you and your party members can play in. Only towns and outposts are non-instanced, online like the normal MMORPG.
That said, Guild Wars Gold offers gameplay more like a normal RPG instead of grinding to level up to the max level you follow a storyline. The storyline has several Co-op missions that you have to face in order to progress.
PvP is on several maps and on several modes capture the flag for one example.
Cantha, a Asian styled land with its own story
During character creation you have two options to choose a ”Role-playing character" or “PvP character”. The first one lets you access the storyline and all of the PvE content within the game. The second option lets you create a PvP character one that is Instant the max level which in Guild Wars Gold is twenty and with a few skills. There are eight classes in Guild wars Factions in total. First, there are six from the original Guild Wars and in the Factions campaign, two classes were added:
First there is the Warrior. Instead of the normal warrior, serving a role as a tank. Warriors in Guild Wars Gold focus on dealing damage. The Ranger is a long-range combat specialist, they can have pets too. Next, Monk is a spell casting profession, which focuses on healing, and defensive spells. Elementalist allows you to cast spells, and focuses on the elements for their attacks. A Necromancer casts spells which are specialized in bringing the dead back to life. Finally, the Mesmer has the power to bring illusion and trickery to their enemies.
