New update: Shop's Back
Former Ruling
My own conclusion: The link was just added as one of the "getting ready for it early" updates, like the arrows behind the characters, but they didnt expect 100,000+ people to try to connect to it in such short time, which probably was creating unneeded server load since the feature isn't even there so why waste the bandwidth - so they just removed the link til its officially released.
kaya
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Originally Posted by Antigone
my question is that little "updates" button - do we have to pay for updates now?
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rowaasr13
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Originally Posted by Polgara Darshiva
Nope... then it wasn't an official release.
Just because the feature is there doesn't mean it's released and working. It's called Beta Testing. |
Tachyon
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Originally Posted by bobert_monduvia
I currently just use my email address as my GW account name. Since reading this thread I have come to the conclusion that I need a PlaNC account to buy the new character slots. I am not positive of this, but that's what I thought. So i created a PlayNC account, and want to add my currently-in-use access keys to the account. I don't know where to begin, and if this is possible or if this will trash my email-based account, and then i will have to use a PlayNC account.
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logan90
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Originally Posted by Antigone
my question is that little "updates" button - do we have to pay for updates now?
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Antigone
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Originally Posted by logan90
Where did you see that then? The only button like that i saw was the upgrades button which is very different..
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follow up question - these upgrades = ?what exactly?
Kaguya
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Originally Posted by Horseman Of War
but some people with lower-end video cards might REALLY appreciate getting rid of the Water Logon Screen in favor of the old Ascalon Campfire theme.
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logan90
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Originally Posted by Antigone
/edit - upgrades is what i meant to say .__.V ty
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Neo Nugget
lol 26 characters is 260 dollars...if someone has 2 accounts they can have 64 characters if they pay 520 dollars........lol why would someone need that many lol.Dont get me started on 3 accounts 
Swinging Fists
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Originally Posted by Neo Nugget
lol 26 characters is 260 dollars...if someone has 2 accounts they can have 64 characters if they pay 520 dollars........lol why would someone need that many lol.Dont get me started on 3 accounts
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Katari
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Originally Posted by kaya
yup.... $0.64 for each mb of new content.
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Loviatar
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Originally Posted by Azagoth
I'm in the exact same boat as you mate! I also would like to know if adding my existing key's to a newly created PlayNC account will render my existing account totally FUBAR!
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it will be fubar as you are setting up another account and they cant merge accounts.
IT SAID
*the slot will be added to the account logging in to purchase the slot*
Horseman Of War
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Originally Posted by Kaguya
Low end vidcard don't render the water at all. Atleast none of the integrated Intel chips, stoneage Matrox G550 and budged-line Radeon managed to draw any water, that I have toyed with. It's just one solid color (which seems to change color from black to cyan every logon)
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this sounds like someone is on my side with this. depending on the shader models and bit size for each individual card, some cards could really have a hard time with it.
I dont see why they would put such a high-end style login screen on a game that can run on a 64mb card (i used to...) Not that Im trying to diss on the game- I love the game- Im just very excited to see what all they will do with the GWStore....
Like howabout we can buy Divine Aura and Backup Dancers for those of us too impatient to get them up front! =)
logan90
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Originally Posted by Swinging Fists
I read in another forum that the 26 slots was going up to 28 with Nightfall, so it leads me to believe the limit on purchased additional slots is 20, not 26.
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Antigone
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Originally Posted by logan90
The only upgrades currently known to be in development are the extra character slots.. But eventually maybe they'll add other stuff..
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Ashleigh McMahon
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Originally Posted by Azagoth
I'm in the exact same boat as you mate! I also would like to know if adding my existing key's to a newly created PlayNC account will render my existing account totally FUBAR!
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eVeRt
I tried to merge my account with my excisting codes, just because I'm blind and didn't pay any attention. But it said my codes were already used, so I couldn't. I certainly won't try that again.
Tachyon
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Originally Posted by Loviatar
DONT
it will be fubar as you are setting up another account and they cant merge accounts. IT SAID *the slot will be added to the account logging in to purchase the slot* |
Xenrath
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Originally Posted by fiery
The store is now GONE, gg whiners and ranters!
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Horseman Of War
say arena net works til 5pm (although Im thinking they actually work round the clock... due to 3am updates etc) which means we might still see this update fixed within 3 hours!
I trust that they will have this store thing sorted out by tomorrow- its too much money hanging in the balance for them to take their time on it.
I bet when it crashed originally, some people got shifted around in the office to help work on it.
Think about it- half a million people buy a 10 dollar slot= 5 million dollars easy within 24 hours of implementation.
They REALLY want this to work as soon as possible, have no doubt.
I trust that they will have this store thing sorted out by tomorrow- its too much money hanging in the balance for them to take their time on it.
I bet when it crashed originally, some people got shifted around in the office to help work on it.
Think about it- half a million people buy a 10 dollar slot= 5 million dollars easy within 24 hours of implementation.
They REALLY want this to work as soon as possible, have no doubt.
Kayelyyb
I figured out the purpose of 26 extra slots. LOTSA storage like 1440 slots for junk.....
kaya
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Originally Posted by Ashleigh McMahon
Lol- 3 of us in the same boat- Guys, lemme know if you find out anything
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That's just my guess. But i wouldnt do anything as of yet anyway. There will be instructions when the update comes out. I'm sure when you go to purchase a slot it will guide you through what you need to do. so, ya... i would just wait if i were you.
Ashleigh McMahon
Ok cheers
Horseman Of War
i was thinking about the PlayNC account thing-
I ordered Factions from plaync.com using my old Account from my old City of Heros game (ick)- i have my factions cd key in that account, and it did not effect my account at all.
Im sure you can input your cd keys into plaync.com without FUBARing your game- but like these guys&gals are saying= Id just wait til they figure this thing out before making any moves. Give em time- they WANT you to have an easy time doing this.
I ordered Factions from plaync.com using my old Account from my old City of Heros game (ick)- i have my factions cd key in that account, and it did not effect my account at all.
Im sure you can input your cd keys into plaync.com without FUBARing your game- but like these guys&gals are saying= Id just wait til they figure this thing out before making any moves. Give em time- they WANT you to have an easy time doing this.
the red hand
I know the store is down, but even with it down is the picture of the store in the upper right corner still gone? I just want to make sure, because I don't have the picture. AND I hope that it guides you through the creation of a PlayNC account as you buy a slot because I do not know how lol.
Divinus Stella
Well, they will want this added before the preview weekend, but looks like theres more server load than they planned on, perhaps they will release this thing in the small hours when few people are awake/online hoping to stagger the load as people slowly log on throughout the day.
darkMishkin
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Originally Posted by Horseman Of War
Think about it- half a million people buy a 10 dollar slot= 5 million dollars easy within 24 hours of implementation.
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JoDiamonds
If they found a problem, they need to diagnose the problem, decide on the course to solve the problem (which might be "put this off a week", "put in a hack right now" or "scrap extra slots"), implement the problem on a test environment, thoroughly test everything about extra slots again, and then roll it out on the live server.
They might not have even picked a course of action yet. It could be a while.
Or maybe they are in the process of rolling it out to the live servers. Who know? =)
They might not have even picked a course of action yet. It could be a while.
Or maybe they are in the process of rolling it out to the live servers. Who know? =)
Gaile Gray
As you no doubt noticed, we did a Live build to remove the store for a short time while we work on that access bottleneck. As you'll note, we hadn't even put it in the Update Notes when it was rather heavily visi... Ok, when it was slammed. Now, we're prepared for slammage, but there was a small bug that we're going to correct before we roll out the store again.
Should be not too long from now, I'd think.
In the meantime, I'd like to invite discussion of items that could be carried in the store. I'm going to start a thread on that subject, and hope to hear from you guys on what you'd like to see.
To address any question you might have, please read below:
Will we add a monthly fee? No, Guild Wars will not have a monthly fee. This online store is not a precursor to "sneaking in" a monthly fee!
Will we offer other things in the online store? Yes.
Do we have a list of things that will be offered in the store? No, not yet. I think that the team is still reviewing ideas and options -- we'll have more news on that in the near future.
Will that mean we offer less content in upcoming titles? No.
Will you still get character slots if you purchase an upcoming campaign? Yes.
Will you ever need to buy something to remain competitive or to have a level playing field? No, never.
Will we offer promotional or pre-order items from other countries? It's a possibility, but it's too early to say.
Will we offer unlock packs, as were available in the European 2006 version of Prophecies? That, too, is possible. Such things may be driven by player request or desire.
Which leads to the final question:
Will you accept ideas from the community about items to offer in the store? Yes, definitely. In fact, I'll start a thread about that very subject. But I hope we can avoid the editorial, the "gloom 'n' doom," "the sky is falling," "here comes the monthly fee" speculation. :P The thread should not be used as a way to moan about your new choices or to try to start rumours about the future, or drive speculation into some sort of warped view of the coming campaigns. It should be about what you would like to see offered in the future. With that said, I'm up for gathering your ideas and sharing them with the team.
Now, we're prepared for slammage, but there was a small bug that we're going to correct before we roll out the store again.Should be not too long from now, I'd think.
In the meantime, I'd like to invite discussion of items that could be carried in the store. I'm going to start a thread on that subject, and hope to hear from you guys on what you'd like to see.
To address any question you might have, please read below:
Will we add a monthly fee? No, Guild Wars will not have a monthly fee. This online store is not a precursor to "sneaking in" a monthly fee!
Will we offer other things in the online store? Yes.
Do we have a list of things that will be offered in the store? No, not yet. I think that the team is still reviewing ideas and options -- we'll have more news on that in the near future.
Will that mean we offer less content in upcoming titles? No.
Will you still get character slots if you purchase an upcoming campaign? Yes.
Will you ever need to buy something to remain competitive or to have a level playing field? No, never.
Will we offer promotional or pre-order items from other countries? It's a possibility, but it's too early to say.
Will we offer unlock packs, as were available in the European 2006 version of Prophecies? That, too, is possible. Such things may be driven by player request or desire.
Which leads to the final question:
Will you accept ideas from the community about items to offer in the store? Yes, definitely. In fact, I'll start a thread about that very subject. But I hope we can avoid the editorial, the "gloom 'n' doom," "the sky is falling," "here comes the monthly fee" speculation. :P The thread should not be used as a way to moan about your new choices or to try to start rumours about the future, or drive speculation into some sort of warped view of the coming campaigns. It should be about what you would like to see offered in the future. With that said, I'm up for gathering your ideas and sharing them with the team.
Horseman Of War
well with more than 2 million people (just going on factions sales- probably close to 3 mil now)- id say the average amount of slots will be TWO... Id like 3 and some people wont get them... we will say 50% of the people playing GW will get 2 slots- sound fair?? Anyways=
1 million people get two character slots... over the course of the weekend... 20 million dollars.
ANet you are gods among men, I applaud your marketing strategy! ANet FTW!!!!
1 million people get two character slots... over the course of the weekend... 20 million dollars.
ANet you are gods among men, I applaud your marketing strategy! ANet FTW!!!!
kratic
Awsome thanks for the update Gaile
Ashleigh McMahon
Nice Gaile. It's good to see guildwars will remain balanced. I've seen other games get ruined due to a buy-yourself better system(buying items with real money).
Thanks Gaile.
Thanks Gaile.
merdle
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Originally Posted by darkMishkin
I'm gonna buy at least 20 new slots, so that ANet can hire real voice talent for the next game, instead of just finding people on the streets.
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He is a pretty famous voice over guy among nerds.
Retribution
You would know, man most of NPCs honestly sucked, maybe not so much the player voices
Bethany
Some voices are ok but some other *cough*Shiro*cough* are absolutely terrible. I do agree with Merdle that many voices seem like they've been done by a group of high school kids. Incidently, there aren't that many dialogs overall so this is one area that could really need some "investment". If you want to hear the very best voice acting, check the Thief Trilogy or Grim Fandango.
Back on topic, kudos to Anet for implementing additional character slots. I will surely take advantage of it as there are some class combos I want to try out.
Back on topic, kudos to Anet for implementing additional character slots. I will surely take advantage of it as there are some class combos I want to try out.
Digital Bath
Hmmm, why does it seem like GW has now become another one of those free online games you can download (like FlyFF, Conquer, etc) where it is free to play the game, but you can buy items to supplement your game and characters.
I can see it now.
For the low low price of $49.99 (USD), 100 ectoplasms can be yours. Get them today while the buying is hot. Order more than $100.00 (USD) worth of items and apparel, and get a 15% discount and 15 free Obsidian Shards.
I can see it now.
For the low low price of $49.99 (USD), 100 ectoplasms can be yours. Get them today while the buying is hot. Order more than $100.00 (USD) worth of items and apparel, and get a 15% discount and 15 free Obsidian Shards.
Hanok Odbrook
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Originally Posted by Kayelyyb
I figured out the purpose of 26 extra slots. LOTSA storage like 1440 slots for junk.....
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In response to Gaile, I would like to see the option to purchase special items, and other similar things that weren't available world wide, like the EU special order. Items like the Pre-Order and Collector's Edition bonuses should not be offered, because they were available worldwide for anyone to purchase, but those items that were limited to a specific area only should be purchasable for a nominal fee. It makes no sense to just keep buying full copies of the game at retail price just to get those items, but I would still like to have the option to add them to my account.
On a third note, I hope we don't have to create/add our GW accounts to a PlayNC account just to get the slots. I have one, but have no desire to link it to the two GW accounts I currently have.
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huMptY DumPty
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Originally Posted by Digital Bath
Hmmm, why does it seem like GW has now become another one of those free online games you can download (like FlyFF, Conquer, etc) where it is free to play the game, but you can buy items to supplement your game and characters.
I can see it now. For the low low price of $49.99 (USD), 100 ectoplasms can be yours. Get them today while the buying is hot. Order more than $100.00 (USD) worth of items and apparel, and get a 15% discount and 15 free Obsidian Shards. |
Anyways; great marketing strategy $9.99 for a character slot good price
Digital Bath
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Originally Posted by huMptY DumPty
lol 100ectos for $50.... um... I don't think so. Go farm it yourselves
Anyways; great marketing strategy $9.99 for a character slot good price |
Come on, a lot of people out there are lazy with money and this would be ideal for them, or for those that don't have a lot of time to farm it for themselves. ^^
Neo Nugget
Do you really think it WOULD happen?Hmmm ectos would be 100g each at trader...while people selling them for 50g.