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Guild Wars 1: Minion Master Necromancer Build - First StepsThe streamer begins their Guild Wars 1 journey, aiming for a minion master necromancer build. They navigate character creation, early quests, and explore initial skills and party composition, while also drawing parallels to Guild Wars 2 and discussing game mechanics.
1. 🧙 Character Creation: Necromancer Minion Master
- ✅ The streamer wants to create a necromancer character focused on summoning many minions.
- ✅ They choose Nightfall campaign to start.
- ✅ They consider Dervish as a secondary profession for the scythe weapon.
- ✅ They create their character, naming it "SylvarixReaper" and selecting a white hair color.
- ✅ They note the starting location is in Alona, the desert.
00:00 - 01:40
1. 🧙 Character Creation: Necromancer Minion Master
- ✅ The streamer wants to create a necromancer character focused on summoning many minions.
- ✅ They choose Nightfall campaign to start.
- ✅ They consider Dervish as a secondary profession for the scythe weapon.
- ✅ They create their character, naming it "SylvarixReaper" and selecting a white hair color.
- ✅ They note the starting location is in Alona, the desert.
01:41 - 03:56
2. 🎵 Initial Gameplay and Mechanics: Music, Death Penalty, and Skills
- ✅ The streamer notes the music is composed by the same person who worked on Guild Wars 2, Oblivion, and Skyrim.
- ⚠️ The game introduces a death penalty where maximum health and energy are reduced upon death, up to a 60% limit.
- ✅ The streamer unlocks skills like Resurrecting Signate and Deathly Swarm.
- ✅ The streamer discusses the reasons to play Guild Wars 1, including the story, titles, and achievement points for Guild Wars 2.
- ✅ For a minion master build, the streamer plans to focus on death magic and soul reaping attributes.
03:57 - 05:11
3. 🎁 Early Rewards and Weapon Selection
- ✅ The streamer receives a summonable imp as a reward.
- ✅ They consider which weapon to use, leaning towards a scepter.
05:15 - 06:21
4. ⚔️ Weapon Stats and Skill Scaling
- ✅ The streamer examines different weapon stats and how they affect casting times for various magic types.
- ✅ They choose a weapon that enhances death magic and blood magic.
- ✅ Weapon damage scales based on associated traits.
06:48 - 07:47
5. 🤝 Party Setup and Guild Wars 1 Nostalgia
- ✅ The streamer adds a hero to their party.
- ✅ They explain their reasons for playing Guild Wars 1, including earning achievements for Guild Wars 2 and trying a full minion build.
07:54 - 09:49
6. 🔥 Summoning Imp and Questing
- ✅ The streamer summons their imp, noting its strength.
- ✅ They pick up a quest to collect termite eggs.
- ✅ Minions become stronger with increased death magic.
09:50 - 11:44
7. 👥 Party Composition and Henchmen
- ✅ The streamer recalls seeing a player with many minions.
- ✅ The streamer notes that death magic buffs minions.
- ✅ Parties can consist of four people, including henchmen (AI) and heroes.
- ✅ The streamer recruits henchmen, including one with a scythe.
- ✅ The streamer now has four minions: their character, the imp, and two henchmen.
11:45 - 13:03
8. 🦸 Heroes vs. Henchmen and Minion Army Potential
- ✅ Heroes are better than henchmen, so the streamer plans to prioritize heroes if they have more available.
- ✅ The streamer expresses excitement about the potential to create a large minion army.
13:04 - 14:09
9. 🗑️ Inventory Management and Auto-Target Settings
- ✅ The streamer identifies starter items as trash to discard.
- ✅ They activate auto-target foes in the settings.
14:10 - 15:50
10. 🐉 Glint and Istan: Recognizing Familiar Locations
- ✅ The streamer compares the hero system to Dragon Age.
- ✅ The streamer uses /bonus and summons Grint, receiving skills.
- ✅ The streamer realizes they are in Istan, recognizing locations from Guild Wars 2 like the Jooko meta and Amara's location.
- ✅ They mention Glint and Jooko as characters in Guild Wars 1.
15:53 - 18:05
11. 🗺️ Questing Frustration and Inventory Management
- ✅ The streamer expresses frustration with the low drop rate of termite eggs.
- ✅ They need to sell items to manage their full inventory.
- ✅ They learn to hold alt to see all name plates.
- ✅ They sell unwanted items and determine that bonus items can be thrown away.
- ✅ The streamer reiterates their goal to get minions as soon as possible.