A mission-based game set in a stunning 3D fantasy world
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 as
WarCraft, 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 Guild
Wars universe, you will never face danger alone. Not only can you group with any
of millions of players worldwide, but now, for the first time ever, you'll be
able to band together with customizable Heroes that will not only fight by your
side, but level up with your character and follow your orders as you fight to
hold back the night. The story centers on a mad ruler attempting to summon
an outcast god and bring permanent darkness to Elona.
Nightfall takes place in Elona, a region of the world connected to the continent
of Tyria but accessible only by sea. Welcome to Elona, Land of the Golden
Sun - The realm of Elona has known peace and prosperity for centuries. Its three
provinces - Istan, Kourna, and Vabbi - have been ruled separately since the
great hero Turai Ossa stepped down as sovereign and left on a pilgrimage into
the Crystal Desert some two hundreds years ago. The provinces rely on one
another for trade and protection. The Istani navy patrols corsair-infested
waters, while the Kournan army - led by Warmarshal Varesh Ossa, heir to the
great Ossa line - keeps a watchful eye on the plains should the Undead Lord
Palawa Joko rise up again, and the Vabbian princes provide wealth and leisure
for all to enjoy. But it is the Order of the Sunspears who truly bind the
realm together. This grand alliance of heroes has defended the entire realm
since before the terrible years of the Scarab Plague, which nearly wiped out all
of Istan and brought an end to the era of the Primeval Kings. Today, the
Sunspears are flourishing under the leadership of Spearmarshal Kormir. Their
ranks 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 at
nothing to release her outcast god from the hellish realm in which he is
imprisoned. As death and destruction spread across the land, the people
of Elona will need more than just a hero to save them...they will need a hero to
lead them.
- 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
Heroes: Nightfall brings more than a dozen Heroes to your aid as
you battle against the forces of darkness. Each of these Heroes will gain
experience at your side. You can even equip them with new weapons, upgrade their
armor, and choose their skills for them. Best of all, you will be able to direct
your 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 is
up to you. Use them like enhanced henchmen or direct them much like extra,
full-fledged characters. The choice is yours.
Characters: In addition to Heroes, Nightfall introduces two new
professions to Guild Wars - the Dervish and the Paragon. Dervishes serve
the gods as holy warriors, using their deadly scythes to carve a wide swath
through enemy lines. True masters of the profession can even assume the forms of
the gods, taking on divine aspects to mete out justice. Paragons are
humanity's champions, the guardian angels of Elona. They rally their followers
with Shouts and Chants while striking from afar with their mighty spears.
New Skills: Nightfall brings 350 new player skills to the game,
including brand new skills for the six core professions (Warrior, Monk, Ranger,
Elementalist, Mesmer, and Necromancer) and the Guild Wars Factions professions
(Assassin and Ritualist). Additionally, Nightfall debuts the brand new Skill and
Attributes panel, which will be your one-stop menu for customizing your
character and Heroes for the battlefield. A new template system will allow you
to save your own custom builds for every contingency.
New PvP and Guild Opportunities: Nightfall provides two brand new
arenas 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 three
Heroes in a one-on-one PvP competition against other players. For guilds,
in addition to the new PvP opportunities, Nightfall provides new surroundings to
explore and offers the strategic opportunities afforded by four new guild halls.
New Story and a New Land to Explore: Of course, no new Guild
Wars campaign would be complete without an engrossing story that spans
far-reaching lands. In Nightfall, you'll explore opulent cities, brave savage
coasts, delve deep into ancient monuments, and find your way across poisonous
deserts as you determine the fate of the new Realm of Elona in twenty original
story missions.
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 hold
back the night as a mad ruler attempts to free her outcast god and bring
darkness to the continent of Elona. But they won’t fight alone. Guild
Wars Nightfall introduces new customizable Heroes who level up, follow player
instructions in combat, and use skills and equipment of the player’s choice.
An Intimate, Heroic Experience - When a corrupt ruler
summons the power of an outcast god and infects the land with a creeping
darkness, it will take a band of heroes to save Elona. Guild Wars
Nightfall is the role-playing game gamers have been waiting for an intimate,
heroic experience where your decisions shape your personal game experience and
your customizable party becomes an extension of your character. With more
than two million copies sold worldwide, Guild Wars is the award-winning epic
role-playing game that revolutionized online gaming with its free gameplay.
Nightfall is at Hand - Guild Wars Nightfall takes place on
the continent of Elona, Land of the Golden Sun. It is a nation comprised of
three great provinces, The island province of Istan is the home of a vibrant
people who live among the monuments of an ancient empire. The military
province of Kourna, under the command of its great leader, Warmarshal Varesh,
hugs the shores of the mighty river Elon. And in the rugged lands to the north,
the Princes of Vabbi rule from their opulent citadels. Elona is a land of
wealth and power, protected by its champions, the Order of the Sunspears.
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