I mean the very very first one, because I'm interested in getting into this game again and I wanna start from the beginning. Thanks for your answers in advance.

Yes, although It feels a little empty since the population is spread across so many campaigns.

" I mean the very very first one, because I'm interested in getting into this game again and I wanna start from the beginning. Thanks for your answers in advance. "

" @Goly said:

" I mean the very very first one, because I'm interested in getting into this game again and I wanna start from the beginning. Thanks for your answers in advance. "

I am going to be completely honest with you, don't buy Guild Wars. You will spend most of the time playing by yourself in your own instanced zone, and you will hit the level cap of 20 very quickly. "

I played Guild Wars for a good three years since it was released. I stopped playing for like a year, but now I'm back into it to finish up EotN for GW2. As to if people are still playing the first GW (Prophecies), it obviously isn't as populated as it once was. You might probably have problems from time to time finding other humans to play with, but it has a good system to bring NPC henchmen along with you if you wanna solo it.
 
@Asurastrike:
In relation to what Asurastrike said, yes, you do hit the level cap fairly quickly, but GW is not a grinding type of game. Don't think that once you hit lv 20 your done. There will be tons of missions/quests to do and lots of skills to acquire. The only thing that hitting the lv cap means is that you have obtained all the "attribute points" to customize your character in anyway you want :)

" I played Guild Wars for a good three years since it was released. I stopped playing for like a year, but now I'm back into it to finish up EotN for GW2. As to if people are still playing the first GW (Prophecies), it obviously isn't as populated as it once was. You might probably have problems from time to time finding other humans to play with, but it has a good system to bring NPC henchmen along with you if you wanna solo it.
 
@Asurastrike: In relation to what Asurastrike said, yes, you do hit the level cap fairly quickly, but GW is not a grinding type of game. Don't think that once you hit lv 20 your done. There will be tons of missions/quests to do and lots of skills to acquire. The only thing that hitting the lv cap means is that you have obtained all the "attribute points" to customize your character in anyway you want :) "

Simply put, No. 
 
While you can play it as a single player game, it doesn't hold up nearly as well. Grouping is essentially obsolete due to the inclusion of "Heroes" and people who are seeking real players are usually looking for a specific skillset that involves having all the content. It was a fantastic game in its prime when the alliance system was initially introduced and competition was plenty for the Guild versus Guild (GvG) PvP platform. Realistically there is just too much to catch up on for a new player and it can be a bit overwhelming if you're looking to delve straight into it.

I'd probably still be playing it if I hadn't switched to linux

Yes, there's still plenty of people. Not as many as it used to have, but there's still a good number of players in the original.

People still play the original EverQuest.  So yeah, people are probably still playing Guild Wars.

There definitely are.  It's still an excellent game.

Mostly spend my time in NightFall or EoTN, but I can be found in Prophecies and Factions from time to time.

The game definitely isn't widely played anymore, finding parties to do many of the missions can be difficult.
A lot of people still log on to chat and title grind, but mostly for the holiday events.  Whenever Christmas or Halloween roll around, the servers are packed with people waiting for their one time only hats.
 
If you're just looking to play through the game again, you can probably manage, especially if you join one of the larger guilds.
But for new players who might be interested in getting into the game?  I'd honestly just wait for GW2 at this point.

" I'd probably still be playing it if I hadn't switched to linux "