Guild Wars Nightfall

Post by **Tami** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:20 pm

Guild Wars players invited to play in exclusive Player-versus-Player event as Beta testing launches for next Guild Wars Campaign Tuesday 18 July 2006, Brighton, UK/... ArenaNet?, developer of the world?s leading subscription-free online role playing games Guild Wars? and Guild Wars Factions?, and NCsoft? Europe, the world?s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announce today the title of the next game in the award-winning franchise, Guild Wars Nightfall?. Further, Guild Wars Nightfall has entered the beta testing stage and Guild Wars players worldwide are invited to participate in an exclusive, first-look player-versus-player (PvP) event, July 28 ? July 31, 2006. During the PvP Preview Event, both Guild Wars Prophecies and Guild Wars Factions players will get a first look at Guild Wars Nightfall, and will be able to try out the two new professions being introduced in the game; the Dervish, a scythe-wielding holy warrior, and the Paragon, guardian angel of the Elonian people. In addition to testing out the new professions and arenas, players will also be able to compete for items that will be exchangeable for a variety of rewards throughout the weekend event. The Guild Wars Nightfall PvP Preview event will kick off on Friday, July 28 at 08:00 BST / 09:00 CET and will continue through Monday, July 31 to 07:59 BST / 08:59 CET. Guild Wars, an instant bestseller worldwide upon its release in April 2005, and Guild Wars Factions, the number one game in both North America and Europe earlier this year, are global online role playing games. Guild Wars Nightfall will continue the tradition of inviting players to immerse themselves in an epic storyline centered in a vibrant fantasy setting, build personalised characters, compete in head-to-head battles with players from around the world, and find adventure in missions and quests, in a Guild Wars game unlike any player have seen before. Guild Wars Nightfall Character Feature: [b]The Paragon:[/b] [attachment=2644:attachment] The Paragon is a brilliant battle commander who wields a shield and throwing spears, using a variety of verbal chants and shouts to provide temporary empowering boosts to themselves and their allies. Through their insight, Paragons can also help allies resist hexes and conditions. The Paragon's armor is ornate and usually made of a mixture of metal and leather inset with ivory, mother of pearl, and other semiprecious materials. Paragon armor has an angelic motif, usually in the form of wings engraved onto the metal plates. Paragons are the guardian angels of the Elonian people, chosen by the gods to serve as emissaries among mortals and serve as that land's champions against malevolent threats. Each has experienced an event in their early lives where they should have died, but did not. They ascribe their survival to the gods themselves, and dedicate their lives as the gods' servants in the mortal world. [b]The Dervish:[/b] [attachment=2645:attachment] Dervishes are scythe-wielding holy warriors who can attack multiple enemies at once. Because the broad sweep of a swinging scythe can strike multiple foes at once, the Dervish seeks the very heart of a battle. The Dervish will calmly and intently cast spells on themselves even while surrounded by foes, and suddenly unleash a flurry of devastating, whirling, scythe attacks. The Dervish has a variety of combat-related enchantments and inherent healing and protection abilities. Their greatest power, however, is that of transformation. The Dervish, when roused, may channel divine powers and change their form to temporarily become the physical embodiment of a god. The Dervish's attire is a testament to the dual nature of the Dervish as both a priest and a warrior. They wear a robe to show their faith in the divine, bracers to demonstrate their prowess in combat, and a hood to mark their humility before the gods. This garb provides limited armor, but the Dervish is shielded in battle by their agility and by the enchantments that they cast upon themselves. These enchantments make them resistant to injury, turn aside the attacks of their foes, and lend elemental power to their attacks. Upcoming PVP Event Preview: For current Guild Wars players who wish to test out these exciting new professions, we invite you to join us on the weekend of July 28th to July 30th for our Guild Wars Nightfall PvP Preview Event! During this time, both Guild Wars Prophecies and Guild Wars Factions owners will be able to create new PvP characters using the upcoming Dervish and Paragon professions, and will be able to test out both classes? exciting new skills in both beta-exclusive preview arenas and current battle arenas. For more information regarding this special event, be sure to visit [url=\"http://guildwars.com\"]http://guildwars.com[/url] for additional details!

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:11 pm

That first picture looks like a GW Wedding!

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Nah, I don't think I'll attend this. lol. I don't attend much GW activities =p

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:34 am

hmm... might go to this one, if its avail. to people with only prophecies... also hope we dont have to have a free slot to create a gw3 char.

Post by **Tami** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:00 pm

It will be a stand alone chapter, the same as Factions. You will be able to play it either independently or linked to Chapters 1 and 2 (Prophecies and Factions).

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:46 pm

hmmm.... should buy factions so im 1) not the last person in the guild to get it, and 2) catch up on a bit of storyline... not sure which is more important

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Post by **Tami** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:03 pm

lol....yeah kind of a toss-up there.

I haven't gotten that far into Factions yet, because I am still trying to uncover all of the map in Prophecies (only another 8% to go for the title).

I will most likely buy GW:N when it comes out, which will probably be sometime before Christmas if they hold to their 6 month release schedule.

I hope there will be lots of new PVE explorable areas and ways to win more attribute points in Nightfall.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:09 pm

Factions is just about finding source of the plague infecting every person. There. You're updated on the storyline

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Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:49 am

alright. whos going to be competing in this Nightfall preview? i know i will be. we should (if possible) have a guild match

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Post by **Tami** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:33 pm

I will have a look at it; I'm one of those who prefers PVE over PVP so in a way it bugs me that we're being dragged into PVP if we want to check out the new professions coming in Nightfall-it would've been nice if we were also given a nice preview map area to PVE in as well - but I guess a GvG is a good way to die ROFL

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Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:41 pm

PVP still lags me... I'm out

Post by **Tami** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:19 am

Alrighty...I tried out the Dervish characters (seeing as that was the demo female they offered). I think the skirts and the shoes are ugly, as are the headpieces (which is why they don't show on my characters). The colours on the Dunewalker's costume are way too bright. As for the skills, they read like they're pretty cool, but the ones we got to play with were incredibly slow recharging. I do like the Transform skill, where the character could transform into Melandru. Obviously it's very hard to get a really good feel for a new character or new skills when everything is so limited in a beta preview, but from taking a look at the Paragon skills on Mike's account, I would probably be more inclined to play that profession rather than the Dervish. What do the rest of you think (for those who have tried the preview) [attachment=2646:attachment] [attachment=2647:attachment]

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:52 pm

hmm... well ive only played the dervish, and that was fun for a while... but was very highly powered. it would nerfed soon after release i think

might play a paragon tomorrow, or maybe not... kinda addicted to factions atm

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Post by **Tami** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:25 pm

Yes, it's highly powered but the skills they have in the pre-made take so long to recharge, and of course the only skills unlocked for a custom char are my mesmer skills.

I might try a Paragon tonight, even though we're limited to a male character...ick. [i]*runs*[/i]

Post by **Tami** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:46 pm

72mb downloadable wmv Nightfall cinematic trailer

[url=\"http://www.guildwars.com/gallery/video/\"]http://www.guildwars.com/gallery/video/[/url]

I've watched it...awesome music and scenery, it doesn't give away any of the storyline, but the new monsters look very very cool. There's some kind of new birdie baddie (or at least a baddie with wings) and a few other new and interesting creatures.

Makes me wish that Chapter 3 was much closer to release than it is.

us3rX · Post by **us3rX** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:10 am

Well seeing how NightFall will be out this year... i am kind of worried

/cry.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':(\' /> i know Gale has said that since Factions was more PVP based NightFall is going to be more PVE based... but seems like they are rushing things... anyways i too watched the video, i love it ^.^ i dont know if ill be getting CE this time around... with all the glittery junk they sent in the box

/blum.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':P\' /> but then again... the art book is awesome ^.^ and yeah ada that bird monster looks interesting plays in to the demi-god thing i think

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