Guild Wars 2

Hello
Anyone has a spare trial / buddy key for the original GW1 game ?
I have a paid GW2 account and i wanted to try out the original game before purchasing the full game.
Or at least can someone tell me if these options are still available anymore.
Thank You

I don’t know about any trials, but it’s definitely worth the money. The complete 3 campaign + EotN pack is really cheap, so.. just give it a try

(If you want GW1 for GW2 achievements/rewards, it will cost quite some time. PM me if you want tips on how to get to 50 HoM points in a few months)

DannyBoy.6250:

Hello
Anyone has a spare trial / buddy key for the original GW1 game ?
I have a paid GW2 account and i wanted to try out the original game before purchasing the full game.
Or at least can someone tell me if these options are still available anymore.
Thank You

I don’t think you can get trial/buddy keys anymore.

Guild wars, and Guild wars2 are very different games. I really enjoy both, but I also know a lot of people who got GW1 to get the skins for GW2, while some liked the game play of GW1, most did not. I still enjoy playing GW1, But I understand people not liking it, because it’s not the same game play as GW2.

DannyBoy.6250:

Hello
Anyone has a spare trial / buddy key for the original GW1 game ?
I have a paid GW2 account and i wanted to try out the original game before purchasing the full game.
Or at least can someone tell me if these options are still available anymore.
Thank You

Keep an eye out for online specials — I see Trilogy (original + the Factions & Nightfall campaigns) and Platinum (original + Eye of the North expansion) on sale 2-3x/year.

Try to hold out of trilogy @US$25 or less and Platinum (or equivalent) for US$15 or less, but I think it would be worth $35-40 and $25 respectively if you don’t want to wait.

It’s a much older game and if you can live with that, you’ll easily get 50+ hours of gameplay in (and likely hundreds of hours). Here are the main issues you should be prepared for:

• It’s not an MMO: combat only takes place in instances with typically 8 players and you can bring your own NPCs instead.
• Combat is not dynamic: most skills root you in place until channeled.
• The game is 2D: no jumping or gliding (even climbing stairs is closer to walking on a mobius strip than rising in elevation).
• There’s virtually no support — your only resource will be online guides (the wiki is fantastic) and other players.
• There’s no marketplace — you have to go into the one zone that everyone does P2P trading in and hope someone is selling/buying for the price you want. It can be really hard to get some of the stats you want.
• There’s no wardrobe, so skin management means accepting the stats (and P2P trades).

Still, I think it’s a great game and many GW2 fans I know return to it a few times a month.