How do you play guild wars?

Question

I really know nothing about guild wars so could someone tell me how to play or give me a website (and don't say their official website because it doesn't say on there how to play) and just tell me pretty much everything about guild wars because i want to buy it but i don't kno how easy it is and what controls to use and all that stuff. THANKS!!!!!!!

Answer 1

*Edit, I just realised you dont have the game yet.
You should check up the machine specification on their website
http://www.guildwars.com to see if you're capable of running it.

The controls are mostly point and click, but there are shortcuts on the keyboard, for example, pressing "I" pulls up a window showing the items you have collected.

Im a beginner too, but from what I gather, when you ocmplete the single player game, you go into a senario called PVP, where you battle it out on the side of a national guild in order to affect various elements in the game (effectively shaping the decision that happen in the game).

At the moment its great fun, complete quests, chat to people, join guilds with like minded people. Its a game, with just enough social interaction to make it not feel like wasted time.

Go get it, you wont regret it if you rarely play games, as there is no subscription fee, so just play as and when you need to, there's always something to do.
Most people find customising clothes (Armour) interesting, and that is a strong element of the game.
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Hi,

I could explain for 10 pages the stuff you need to know, but the best way is simply to experience it by starting up the game (which places you a in "tutorial city" called ascalon. This chapter is called "pre-searing".

Talk to people, complete quests and use the various forums to find the answers to something you want to do.
There will be an answer to every question you have.

For resources on guild wars, here is what I frequent when Im in need of assistance.

http://www.grrlgamer.com/guide.php?g=guildwarspre - Extremely good for beginner, Nothing more unfortunately

http://guildwars.incgamers.com/ - Good forum
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/ - Another very good forum, when it is up and running (I get many server errors and loading errors when trying to access this site, plus its pretty slow.)