Having bought Nightfall to start out with which is probably the best guild wars game yet, I still very much enjoy Factions. But I feel this one is more about the Guilds and less about the game play. As you need Factions to do various different guild related things. For example you have to have Factions in order to earn faction for your guild, the new introduced Assasin character proves well for his role, as with the right build you can withstand attacks and take out enemys pretty quickly allowing easy faction earning. Plus factions is the only place where you can pick your alliance for your guild - either luxon or kurzick. The levelling is quite quick, and you can achieve level 20 with about 2 days of play. But there is still lots to do that will keep you amused.
Factions is a MUST for guild fanatics, and is also a must for skills/elites. This is the only place where you can get animate flesh golem which is a very handy skill. Factions is a must for all Guild wars gamers alike.… more »

Having bought Nightfall to start out with which is probably the best guild wars game yet, I still very much enjoy Factions. But I feel this one is more about the Guilds and less about the game play. As you need Factions to do various different guild related things. For example you have to have Factions in order to earn faction for your guild, the new introduced Assasin character proves well for his role, as with the right build you can withstand attacks and take out enemys pretty quickly allowing easy faction earning. Plus factions is the only place where you can pick your alliance for your guild - either luxon or kurzick. The levelling is quite quick, and you can achieve level 20 with about 2 days of play. But there is still lots to do that will keep you amused.
Factions is a MUST for guild fanatics, and is also a must for skills/elites. This is the only place where you can get animate flesh golem which is a very handy skill. Factions is a must for all Guild wars gamers alike. Although I would recommend prophecies or nightfall as your first GW game!