Strengthen Your Alliance. Fight forTerritory.
Product Information
The stand-alone Guild Wars: Factions is the second campaign in ArenaNet'smassively multiplayer online RPG The Factions campaign which can be playedeither connected with the regular Guild Wars or as its own separate game. GuildWars Factions takes place on the continent of Cantha where new and existingGuild Wars players join an epic quest to defeat an ancient evil and save awar-torn empire.
New scored challenge missions and strategic competitive missions allow playersto test their role-playing prowess and earn the right for their alliance to takecontrol of cities towns and outposts. Large-scale alliance battles pit teamsfrom opposing factions against each other in a struggle to conquer new territoryand redraw the battle lines across the continent of Cantha. New elite missionsallow the most skilled players exclusive access to areas of the ultimatecooperative challenge.
Product Highlights
A Whole New Game
Enter an epic where every mission is created just for you. Play as astand-alone game or combine with the original prophecies campaign for even morerole-playing options.
A Continent torn Asunder
Two hundred years ago the continent of Cantha was forever changed by thehatred and fury of a traitor brought to justice. Now in the midst of abrutal civil war the malignant spirit of the traitor Shirto Tagachi hasreturned to complete the destruction he began. Join more than one millionplayers around the world to defend Cantha against this new menace as you exploreits jade seas petrified forests and lush urban cities. This time it'sup to you!
New Features
New Ways to Play!
Play new story-driven missions and quests or try the exciting new missiontypes!
- More than 50 locations to challenge players of all levels
- New weapons and runes to master and command
- More than 100 new monsters to slay plus new pets to do your bidding
- 150 skill for the new professions plus 150 new skills for the six Guild Wars core professions
Two completely new character types: the Assassin and Ritualist. Both of thesecharacters should provide new ways for old players to experience the game andmore choice for those that have never stepped into ArenaNet's fantasy universe.
The Assassin
Exclusive to the continent of Cantha the Assassin is a deadly combo of agilityand double weapon damage. These characters can appear and disappear from combatstriking a heavy blow then retreating before an enemy can retaliate. They wearlight-weight armor with lots of room for mobility making it the idealprofession for those who value swiftness over brute force. The challengein designing the look for the assassin was in creating something that was bothfresh and recognizable. Everyone has an image of what an assassin should looklike but rarely do those images agree. For the Guild Wars Assassin weapons area fashion statement which is the way it ought to be if your job is deliveringdeath.
The Ritualist
A cross between a necromancer and a monk Ritualists use energies from thespirit realm to cast their spells. New arrivals to Cantha are frequentlyunnerved by these spellcasters. Ritualists appear to walk around blindroutinely covering their eyes and instead relying on an Inner Sight to findtheir way through the spirit world. The bones of small animals are acommon element in the garb worn by Ritualists. They claim the magic in once-liveobjects brings them closer to the spirits that once inhabited the physicalflesh.
Additional Features
Strategy Victory Competitive Missions: Multiple teams compete tocontrol resource points and achieve strategic victory.
Scored and Ranked Challenge Missions: Become an alliance championwith high scores in re-playable missions scored on speed kills and damage.
Redraw the Map in Alliance Battles: Large-scale strategic PvP battlespit alliances against one another in a bid to conquer new territory for theirfaction.
Exclusive Elite Missions: The most powerful alliance earn access toexclusive missions designed to challenge even the most advanced gamers.
Minimum Requirements
- Windows 98 Me 2000 XP
- Pentium III 800MHz or equivalent processor
- 256MB of RAM
- CD-ROM Drive
- 2GB available Hard Disk space
- ATI Radeon 8500 or NVIDIA GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series Video Card with 32MB of VRAM
- 16-bit Sound Card
- Internet Connection (Internet connection required for free online play)
- Keyboard
- Mouse
Recommended Requirments
- Windows 2000 XP
- Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent processor
- 512MB of RAM
- CD-ROM Drive
- 2GB available Hard Disk space
- ATI Radeon 9000 or NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti Series Video Card with 64MB of VRAM
- 16-bit Sound Card
- Internet Connection (Internet connection required for free online play)
- Keyboard
- Mouse
