No temporary character slots available during the preview

Up to this moment there hasn't been a word about gaining temporary character slots during the preview weekend (Factions preview had those remember?).

Since it has become obvious that when dragon's day was Factions-only Nightfall is a pvp-only event. I'm quite strictly pve player with occasional stint in pvp I'm somewhat let down by this. I'd really like to try out these new classes but unfortunately I have 6 pve chars all with 15k sets (some multiple) nearing 1 year of age so getting rid of even one of them would really hurt.

How does the rest of the pve-community feel about this? I think I'll just quietly farm for that perfect celestial sword/axe which for some reason never seems to drop.

They could give Nightfall slots beforehand and lock them after the preview until you buy Nightfall and add the key but nooo! Things have to be as difficult as possible. That is an everlasting rule of life.

It's obvious what ANet want us to do. Or does anybody believe that it's coincedence that the GW Shop (where you can buy additional character slots) opened just in time for the event?

I don't think it's operational as of yet although it would make perfect sense.

Oh don't be so cynical (synical?) - Anet wouldn't do that... they'll probably do what they did with the Factions PvP Preview event and hand out preview accounts

Come on guys, have some faith !!

Those preview accounts were available a long time before the actual event before. The thing starts tomorrow, and there's still no word on these preview accounts.

because gaile said those who want to participate in preview will have an empty slot reserved

http://guildwarsguru.com/forum/showp...02&postcount=6 seen here

according to this post, there will be no extra slots/accounts for the weeked.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10010713

I feel like as if somebody had just shot Santa.

pfft. That fat bastard hasn't brought me any gifts in 20 years, good riddance.

Ah ha, so the PvE'rs who like to do some PvP on all their 6 different PvE charas can't try out these new professions, because it's a PvP weekend?

Gimme a break

You know that's just a lame excuse. PvE players don't want to test the new professions?

werent there 2 preview events for factions, a pvp and a pve one?
therell probably be a pve weekend for nightfall too, so pve-ers can test them then.

We've never got ANY temp slot for preview events. I doubt we'd get that now.

And this has nothing to do with selling slot, really. It's your own fault not having free slot. Don't go blaming on others.

Im the same as the OP, except I do not play PvP at all. I only want to play this weekend to see what the scenery is like but I expect I will see some screenies of it soon.

However I think I read Gaile say on another forum that this would not be the only event pre Nightfall, so I expect to see a PvP event sometime in the future.

We got free throwaway accounts... its sorta lame to expect people would keep a pvp slot open. I see alot of 15k armor in the high end guild battles.

I would say that the extra char slots coming just in time are not done to maliciously take advantage of players. Rather, it's a smart business move. No it isn't worth it to delete a PvE char for a weekend, but well, $10 is not a lot of money.

I can understand the distress- I'd be ticked too, but it could be worse.

How do I put this... Welcome to corporate america.

1. Everybody is eager to test the new professions, especially the PvE players, since ANet have revealed that Nightfall will focus on PvE more than PvP. To tell the PvE players that they have to wait 1-2 more moth for their preview while the PvP players get all the fun first is a slap in the face of PvE players.

2. Do you think ANet will give out free test keys for the PvE weekend? I wouldn't hold my breath for that.

are we giong to have this discussion before every single preview event? get used to it.