Guild Wars Factions is a stand-alone product. Those who own Guild Wars are not required to purchase Guild Wars Gold ars Factions in order to continue playing on their game account, and those who purchase Guild Wars Factions may play without purchasing Guild Wars. However, there is a strong level of interconnection between the two games that makes having them both an exceptional experience.

Is there separate content in each game, Guild Wars and Guild Wars Factions?
Yes. It is possible for a player to enjoy the contents of either game without purchasing the other. Players who have both games may have their characters travel back and forth at will between the continents of Tyria and Cantha. And naturally, there will be content that spans that two games that will make having both campaigns very appealing.

If I own more than one copy of Guild Wars Gold , will I need to purchase more than one copy of Guild Wars Factions?
Each copy of a Guild Wars game furnishes you with an individual account. Therefore, if you have multiple accounts with which you wish to access both Guild Wars and Guild Wars Factions content, you will need one copy of Factions for each copy of Guild Wars that you own. The choice is yours, though, and you may have one account with access to both games, and a second account that accesses only one of the titles.

Will Guild Wars be updated with new content when Guild Wars GoldFactions is released?
Producing extensively expanded content for Guild Wars is not planned at this time. The development team is putting its efforts into creating the best possible new release in Guild Wars Factions. It is possible that there will be intermittent updates for Guild Wars that include modest amounts of expanded content or seasonal event content. And of course changes to skills such as balance changes will apply to both Guild Wars and Guild Wars Factions. The bulk of new content development will take place in Factions.

Where does Guild Wars Factions take place?
Guild Wars Factions takes place in Cantha, an Asian-inspired three-nation continent far to the south of the lands of Tyria, the setting for the original Guild Wars campaign.

How do I get to Cantha?
Players who own both Factions and Guild Wars Gold can travel by boat between the two continents through Lion's Arch or Kaineng Center.