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Topic: Guild Wars Pre-orders (Read 11531 times)
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Velorath
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I see that NCsoft is doing their usual thing of handing out all kinds of benefits for pre-ordering. Apparently one of the bonuses is a free item which varies depending on what store you pre-order from (similarly to how they did the prestige powers in CoH), EB appently has the Ithas bow, while GameStop has a War Pick. Don't know what any of the other stores have yet since no one else has it on their website yet. Also looks like you get access to Beta Weekends, which take place every weekend until release and you also get a pass to let a friend in as well. All in all it seems like a pretty good pre-order package if anyone was planning on getting the game anyway. Looks like you can also start downloading the GW client from the web site now too.
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schild
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Ah good. I always preorder from EB and I'd want a bow since I'm playing the roguelike class. Win Win for schild. Too bad preorder weekends will always get slammed.
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Xilren's Twin
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Since the client is readily available, have they said anything about buying a key online ala CoH? I realize this is a touchy subject b/c distributors dont want people to ignore the shiny boxes sitting in best buy as being totally irrelevant, but was curious if anything official had been said. In CoH's case they did it, but didn't annouce it ahead of time.
Xilren
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"..but I'm by no means normal." - Schild
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Sky
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I always preorder from EB *sob*
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NewGuy
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schild
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I always preorder from EB *sob* The store. Not the website, I hate waiting for shit. Brick and Mortar, k? Anyway, why are you crying? Do you live in Bratislava or someshit?
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Trippy
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The store. Not the website, I hate waiting for shit. Brick and Mortar, k?
The Website now offers in-store pickup for their popular pre-order items. Never tried it so I don't know how well it works.
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Rasix
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The store. Not the website, I hate waiting for shit. Brick and Mortar, k?
The Website now offers in-store pickup for their popular pre-order items. Never tried it so I don't know how well it works. Remarkably well the only time I tried it.
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SirBruce
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So, any thoughts on if I should "chart" Guild Wars? Do people who buy the game once and never buy an expansion pack still qualify as being called a "subscriber" alongside traditional monthly MMOG gamers? I'm tempted to say yes, but I'm worried that they won't ever delete accounts; so if they sell, say, 200,000 boxes, they'll always claim to have at least that many players no matter how many of those continue to log in regularly. Oh well, it's NCSoft, so chances are they'll give me a "monthly access" number to work with.
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HaemishM
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NCSoft will release actual figures that are relevant, which is why I like NCSoft.
I think GuildWars, unless it is a monumental failure, will redefine what it means to be an MMOG, and should be exactly the product that makes SOE and Blizzard shit their pants. The term subscribers will be meaningless for GW, and even concurrent users will be almost useless consider the ease of getting back into the game without having to resubscribe. I think expansion sales will be the big indicator; lots of folks will buy the original box, but only the ones really dedicated to playing it (whether casually or not) will buy the expansion.
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Sky
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Do you live in Bratislava or someshit?
Apparently. Because my free three day shipping turned into free one week shipping somehow. Closest EB is a half hour away and I don't like driving, but I'm warming to the idea quickly.
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Numtini
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I think Haemish is right.
I suspect it will bring in the casual gamers as well. While MMP games are more frustrating than single player for casual gamers, adding on an ongoing fee is, I think, what kills the deal for a lot of people.
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Velorath
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They just released a complete list of the bonus items:
Bone Idol Focus Use with Death Magic Available from: CompUSA
War Pick Hammer Use with Hammer Mastery Available from: GameStop
Kanthan Targe Shield Use with Tactics Available from: Best Buy
Ithas Bow Bow Use with Marksmanship Available from: Electronics Boutique (EB
Censor's Icon Focus Use with Smiting Prayers Available from: All other retailers
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HaemishM
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I went to my EB and asked about this and the guy had no idea what I was talking about.
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Shockeye
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CompUSA doesn't seem to have any idea about it either. I was interested in throwing down some death magic.
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Sky
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Poor employees. "Hey do you know anything about the Bone Idol I can get for Guild Wars? It's for death magic!"
*employee hits the silent alarm and backs away from the counter*
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NiX
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I look forward to meeting people like that.
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angry.bob
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I had the same problem at EB Games. After explaining to the manager what I was talking about, he checked their computer system. He said the game was due out in February, which he said means they'll be getting the preorders in around November. Which was all guessing on his part.
Of course, the Guild Wars site says that they're on their way to stores this week but were delayed by the Hurricanes. I'm planning on checking back this weekend.
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Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
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WayAbvPar
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delayed by the Hurricanes. That whole team is full of thugs, but I never knew they would stoop this far.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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Shockeye
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Got my pre-order box at EB Games today. It's a pretty white box with a very long hair blond woman with very little covering her breasts. It comes with a pre-order CD, tournament survival guide, friend beta pass and your own beta pass, and a poster.
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Gong
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so, this upcoming weekend (oct 1-3) will be the first Beta Weekend event? I have been entertaining the thought of picking this up, and if I can grab it during the week and then play on the weekends, that might be worth checking out.
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