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A [[campaign]] is a stand-alone component of ''[[Guild Wars]]''. Each campaign shares ''[[core]]'' content, but has its own [[storyline]], [[skill]]s, [[armor]], and [[location]]s. 

== Campaigns ==
''Guild Wars'' is currently made up of 3 campaigns:
* ''[[Guild Wars Prophecies]]'' (April 2005)
* ''[[Guild Wars Factions]]'' (April 2006)
* ''[[Guild Wars Nightfall]]'' (October 2006)

According to the [[store]], only these three are actual campaigns<ref>[https://store.guildwars.com/product/guild-wars-complete-collection Guild Wars®: Complete Collection], The Guild Wars Store</ref>.

== Expansions ==
Two [[expansion]]s are available for Guild Wars:
* ''[[Guild Wars Eye of the North]]'' (August 2007), which provides content similar to a full campaign.
* ''[[Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack]]'' (November 2007), adding four missions retelling historical events.
An expansion is different from a campaign in that it is not stand-alone. Expansions can only be added to [[account]]s that include at least one campaign.

For lack of a better word, the term campaign is sometimes used to include expansions as well.

== Guild Wars Beyond ==
[[Guild Wars Beyond]] was an "ongoing campaign"<ref>[https://www.guildwars.com/en/events In-Game Events], GuildWars.com</ref> of updates, which added free content to bridge the gap between ''Guild Wars'' and ''[[Guild Wars 2]]''.

The official use of the term "campaign" has caused some confusion; Beyond cannot be added to an account and it is not stand-alone. It does not provide additional [[character slot]]s or [[Vault box|storage panels]], and it does not satisfy the campaign requirements for adding expansions. Due to the difference, "campaign" in Guild Wars Beyond marketing may refer to a different usage of the word - that of an organized course of action to achieve a particular goal, rather than in the specific context of ''Guild Wars''.<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/campaign campaign], Wiktionary</ref>

Beyond is split into several storylines or chapters, each having different requirements:
* [[War in Kryta]] requires owning ''Prophecies'' and ''Eye of the North'', and completion of one of the two.
* [[Hearts of the North]] requires owning ''Prophecies'' and ''Eye of the North'' and having completed War in Kryta.
* [[Winds of Change]] requires owning and completing ''Factions''.

== Trivia ==
* At one time, ''chapter'' was used synonymously with campaign. This changed after ArenaNet decided to make the campaigns stand-alone.
* A fourth campaign, ''[[Guild Wars Utopia|Utopia]]'', was canceled early in its development in favor of ''[[Guild Wars 2]]''.
* The first campaign, ''Guild Wars Prophecies'', is simply ''Guild Wars'' as a product in stores.

== References ==
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