Guild Wars is set in a LOTR influenced world filled with many environments and creatures. Guild Wars, unlike most MMO's, delivers a different experience. This game rewards you for your skill, not for how many hours you spend playing the game. It is more action based, but also has a very strong strategic element.

When starting the game, you get to pick a major profession from six professions; Warrior, Ranger, Monk, Mesmer, Elementalist, and Necromancer. Then, you can pick a secondary profession from the same groups. Each profession gives the player 75 skills, 150 total. But the strategic part is that the player can only use 8 at a time, which can be easily countered. The mastery of this is key for winning in a battle. This makes the game compelling and a completely unique experience.