Guild Wars: Factions Live

The Official Guild Wars Website (thanks Guild Wars Slovenija) has word that Factions is now live:
The retail servers are live; your journey to Cantha may begin. Start your exploration of the new continent, create your new Assassins and Ritualists, and savor your first taste of the release version of Factions now. Pop in your CD or order your online access key and come and join us in Cantha!
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Apr 29, 2006, 03:02
 
"Come on now you cant draw equivalence to a brand new game if its the same stuff just expanded."

It's same stuff and expanded but also tons of new gameplay mechanics. Here ya go:

* New Region: Cantha - featuring an Asia themed world.
o New towns and areas
For a list of Factions locations see: Locations (Factions)
o 4 new mission types:
+ Challenge Missions
+ Elite Missions
+ Competitive Missions
+ Alliance Battles
o 14 new missions
These missions will have a three-tier ranking system rather than the two-tier (normal/bonus) system in the Prophecies Campaign.
o New quests
For a list of Factions quests see: Quests (Factions)
o New tutorial area Shing Jea Monastery (similar to Pre-Searing for the Prophecies Campaign)
o Two new Factions that play into both PvE and PvP elements of the game:
+ The Luxon
+ The Kurzick
* 2 new professions (along with the original six core professions):
o Assassin
o Ritualist
* New henchmen with the new professions
* More character slots
o Four slots total for a stand-alone Factions Campaign account.
o Six slots total if a Factions account is combined with a Prophecies account
o More purchasable character slots (to be rolled out soon after the Factions release)
* 300 new Skills, incl. 90 new Elite Skills:
o 75 skills for each new profession
o 25 skills for each core profession
o additionally 5 duplicate skills for each old profession
* New equipment:
o 6 new armor types for each of the new and the old professions - again featuring an Asian theme
o New weapons and items
* New creatures:
o 100+ new monsters
o New NPCs
o New pets for Rangers
+ At least two different tigers (Bengal Tiger, White Tiger), two different crabs (blue, red), a crane, and a black Moa Bird
* New PvP/GvG features:
o 4 New Guild Halls
o Guild Hall Services
o Guild alliances (max 10 guilds per alliance)
o New rating system
o New guild emblems
o New Green Items


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