Unlike Guild Wars: Factions, where you gain access to the entire land of Cantha with all of its quests and missions, this PvP Edition gives you only access to the high-level arenas on The Battle Isles:
- Zaishen Challenge (PvP-Training)
- Zaishen Elite (PvP-Training)
- Random Arenas (4vs4 at random)
- Team Arenas (4vs4)
- Heroes Ascent (8vs8; gives access to the Hall of Heroes)
- Guild related:
- If you are a member of any guild, you can also enter Guild vs. Guild Battles (GvG) through your Guild Hall.
- If you are member of a Kurzick or Luxon Guild, you can also enter Alliance Battles through the Great Temple of Balthazar.
For being a Factions Edition, you have access to the following content:
- Characters:
- Elementalist
- Assassin (new in Factions)
- Monk
- Mesmer
- Necromancer
- Ranger
- Ritualist (new in Factions)
- Warrior
- fully unlocked Skills (in the PvE-Edition, you must unlock them first):
- 240 Factions skills
- 90 Elite Factions Skills
- 240 Core Profession Skills
As usual, this Edition can be combined with the two other PvP-Editions as well as all other Guild Wars PvE-Editions, including their Special or Collector’s Editions.
Basically, if you want to play only PvP, you can start with that right away without playing through the campaign.