A mission-based game set in a stunning 3D fantasy world
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Guild Wars is a global online roleplaying game. Players can engage in cooperative group combat in single player adventures or in large head-to-head guild battles. Guild Wars is a mission-based game set in a stunning 3D fantasy world that offers excellent support for guilds. Because the team that developed Guild Wars had experience creating successful online game series such asWarCraft StarCraft and Diablo the members used their familiarity with the complex issues surrounding online games to create a game that is both easy to learn and compelling to play long term and yet does not require players to spend hundreds of hours slogging through the preparation just to get to the fun bits.
In Guild Wars Nightfall the third campaign in the award-winning GuildWars universe you will never face danger alone. Not only can you group with anyof millions of players worldwide but now for the first time ever you'll beable to band together with customizable Heroes that will not only fight by yourside but level up with your character and follow your orders as you fight tohold back the night. The story centers on a mad ruler attempting to summonan outcast god and bring permanent darkness to Elona.
Nightfall takes place in Elona a region of the world connected to the continentof Tyria but accessible only by sea. Welcome to Elona Land of the GoldenSun - The realm of Elona has known peace and prosperity for centuries. Its threeprovinces - Istan Kourna and Vabbi - have been ruled separately since thegreat hero Turai Ossa stepped down as sovereign and left on a pilgrimage intothe Crystal Desert some two hundreds years ago. The provinces rely on oneanother for trade and protection. The Istani navy patrols corsair-infestedwaters while the Kournan army - led by Warmarshal Varesh Ossa heir to thegreat Ossa line - keeps a watchful eye on the plains should the Undead LordPalawa Joko rise up again and the Vabbian princes provide wealth and leisurefor all to enjoy. But it is the Order of the Sunspears who truly bind therealm together. This grand alliance of heroes has defended the entire realmsince before the terrible years of the Scarab Plague which nearly wiped out allof Istan and brought an end to the era of the Primeval Kings. Today theSunspears are flourishing under the leadership of Spearmarshal Kormir. Theirranks swell and their power grows as new recruits join the Order on a daily basis.
Night is falling on Elona. Hungry for power a corrupt ruler will stop atnothing to release her outcast god from the hellish realm in which he isimprisoned. As death and destruction spread across the land the peopleof Elona will need more than just a hero to save them...they will need a hero tolead them.
Includes
- Nightfall Access Key which provides access to the Nightfall campaign
- Nightfall Game on three CDs
- Nightfall Manual with information on the world of Elona and explanations of new game features and mechanics.
- Nightfall Quick-Reference Card with a handy keyboard layout and much more
- Nightfall Poster
- Nightfall Buddy Key a 14-day/10-hour free trial you can give to a friend
- Guild Wars Epic Trial Key a 14-day/10-hour free trial of Guild Wars Prophecies and Guild Wars Factions
- NCsoft Trial Key Booklet with trial keys for other great NCsoft games
New Features
Heroes: Nightfall brings more than a dozen Heroes to your aid asyou battle against the forces of darkness. Each of these Heroes will gainexperience at your side. You can even equip them with new weapons upgrade theirarmor and choose their skills for them. Best of all you will be able to directyour Heroes in battle telling them when where and whether to fight at all.You'll even be able to activate their skills for them. The amount of control isup to you. Use them like enhanced henchmen or direct them much like extrafull-fledged characters. The choice is yours.
Characters: In addition to Heroes Nightfall introduces two newprofessions to Guild Wars - the Dervish and the Paragon. Dervishes servethe gods as holy warriors using their deadly scythes to carve a wide swaththrough enemy lines. True masters of the profession can even assume the forms ofthe gods taking on divine aspects to mete out justice. Paragons arehumanity's champions the guardian angels of Elona. They rally their followerswith Shouts and Chants while striking from afar with their mighty spears.
New Skills: Nightfall brings 350 new player skills to the gameincluding brand new skills for the six core professions (Warrior Monk RangerElementalist Mesmer and Necromancer) and the Guild Wars Factions professions(Assassin and Ritualist). Additionally Nightfall debuts the brand new Skill andAttributes panel which will be your one-stop menu for customizing yourcharacter and Heroes for the battlefield. A new template system will allow youto save your own custom builds for every contingency.
New PvP and Guild Opportunities: Nightfall provides two brand newarenas for your PvP battles - the Sunspear Arena and the Churranu Island Arena.What's more you'll be able to take your customized Heroes into PvP battle!These Hero vs. Hero battles will let you pit your character and up to threeHeroes in a one-on-one PvP competition against other players. For guildsin addition to the new PvP opportunities Nightfall provides new surroundings toexplore and offers the strategic opportunities afforded by four new guild halls.
New Story and a New Land to Explore: Of course no new GuildWars campaign would be complete without an engrossing story that spansfar-reaching lands. In Nightfall you'll explore opulent cities brave savagecoasts delve deep into ancient monuments and find your way across poisonousdeserts as you determine the fate of the new Realm of Elona in twenty originalstory missions.
Product Features
Features
- Command intelligent NPC Heroes as you battle against the forces of darkness.
- Relish the power of 350 new skills like the Dervish's Mystic Sandstorm!
- Determine the fate of Elona through 20 engrossing story missions and hundreds of quests.
- Face over 100 ferocious monsters including the mammoth Cracked Mesa.
In this Third Guild Wars Campaign - Players must fight to holdback the night as a mad ruler attempts to free her outcast god and bringdarkness to the continent of Elona. But they won’t fight alone. GuildWars Nightfall introduces new customizable Heroes who level up follow playerinstructions in combat and use skills and equipment of the player’s choice.
An Intimate Heroic Experience - When a corrupt rulersummons the power of an outcast god and infects the land with a creepingdarkness it will take a band of heroes to save Elona. Guild WarsNightfall is the role-playing game gamers have been waiting for an intimateheroic experience where your decisions shape your personal game experience andyour customizable party becomes an extension of your character. With morethan two million copies sold worldwide Guild Wars is the award-winning epicrole-playing game that revolutionized online gaming with its free gameplay.
Nightfall is at Hand - Guild Wars Nightfall takes place onthe continent of Elona Land of the Golden Sun. It is a nation comprised ofthree great provinces The island province of Istan is the home of a vibrantpeople who live among the monuments of an ancient empire. The militaryprovince of Kourna under the command of its great leader Warmarshal Vareshhugs the shores of the mighty river Elon. And in the rugged lands to the norththe Princes of Vabbi rule from their opulent citadels. Elona is a land ofwealth and power protected by its champions the Order of the Sunspears.
Minimum Requirements
- Windows 98 Me 2000 XP
- Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent
- 256 MB RAM
- CD-ROM Drive
- 3 GB Available Hard Drive Space
- ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series Video Card with 32MB of VRAM
- 16-bit Sound Card
- Internet connection
- Keyboard
- Mouse
Recommended Requirments
- Windows 2000 XP
- Intel Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent
- 512 MB RAM
- CD-ROM Drive
- 4 GB Available Hard Drive Space
- ATI Radeon 9000 or GeForce 4 Ti Series Video Card with 64MB of VRAM
- 16-bit Sound Card
- Internet connection
- Keyboard
- Mouse
