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Presenting a Guild Wars guide and review, with breakdowns of what you can find in the different chapters, and helpful resources for new players.
Guild Wars is a beautiful, well-crafted multiplayer online game with no monthly fee to play. There is an initial cost for the game itself, then no further charges unless you choose to buy new content (called chapters) or the expansion pack. You can play with other players, or play alone, taking NPC henchmen into areas too difficult to solo.
Towns and outposts are shared areas, used for meeting places and areas of trade. Outside them, you're alone against the environment other than your party or henchman. It was created this way to prevent problems experienced in other games such as kill-stealing and camping. Player-killing only happens in designated arenas.
The skill system allows for vast experimentation, and removes the possibility of making choices in ignorance in your early days that ruin a character, that you may have experienced in other games. You're able to dual class, blending professions and skill trees in countless ways, allowing for a excellent customization. You're even able to mix and match your skills and spells to meet different challenges.
Another thing I really enjoyed was the total lack of need to grind. The quests and missions were all that was needed.