
Originally Posted by
sinfullfears
proph - has more of a western/European feel. this game has the main 6 professions that all the games have. the warrior,ranger,mesmer,elementalist,necromancer and monk. For more in depth about the classes i would go to guildwiki. the first game also the longest and slow to level and also imo best GW. The starting zone(pre searing) is pretty much like a little world only for chars made in prophecies and kind of a tutorial so its very nice for new players. the story of proph is the best of the 3 and its more of a challenge cause u don't get to 20 in 3 hours. also the level cap for any of the games is 20 so this game is not a grind fest cause killing monsters is not where the exp is. i know 20 sounds low but the game starts after 20. like someone else said before yu can make a char in any game except eotn and bring them to the other games.
factions - asian inspired, fastest to level, and shortest game. this expansion also brings you the assassin the profession who use daggers primarily, use criticals to deal higher damage and are good runners/some farmers. Ritualists are the prof who can use spirits to battle with or help the party with. they also use weapon spells to enhance the weapons of allies and themselves.
nightfall - african inspired, faster then proph but slower then factions in terms of leveling, introduces heroes which are like henchman so computer controlled chars but they lvl up with you and u control their skills and armor upgrades and weps. also NF introduces the last 2 professions the dervish and paragon. the dervish is a scythe wielding char that uses enchantments to power themselves and scythes which can hit up to 3 enemies if they are adjacent to each other. the paragon is a profession that uses shouts, chants and echoes to help the party and allies. they can boost damage, add armor, can start enemies on fire with attacks and bring the damage the party takes to a minimal.
eye of the north - the only "expansion" not a stand alone game as others have said u need one of the main games to access this expansion. this game doesn't introduce any new professions nor any new chars slots(the game u get gives u 4 slots then 2 for the next and 2 for the next) the content for this game is all high level also eotn has dungeons which are hard and the only way to get certain equips. eoth also has its own story and world but is just not its own stand alone game. This game also has new heroes yopu aquire throughout the game.
Each game adds new armor,equips,skills and a whole new game to explore and conquer so I would also advise like everyone else to get the trilogy since u would be saving money but if u only want one now i would get the one u are most interested in. NF is nice for the heroes, factions for the fast leveling and proph cause its the original and fun. If you do end up starting GW i have been playing since beta of the first so i wouldn't mind helping out. Add me in game as Victor Victoria (all you have to do is add one char from a person and it tells you what char they are on so u can whisper them) Also a nice active guild is always a plus for the help and friends.