Nightfall Pre-release bonus pack

sigried

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Honduras

Ye Old

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Loviatar
shakes head in wonder.

NO NO NO

the release date is NOT....NOT....NOT Sept 15 ........GOT THAT SO FAR?

the PREORDER should be available Sept 15 and has nothing to do with the release date at all

I thought that the store shelves meant that the game will hit that date but i missunderstood it. Its the special pack

Blackest Rose

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Looks like they're doing this right....

Giving a char slot worth 10 bucks for preorder is a great incentive to prebuy the next chapter.

Very Nice .....

Now we obviously need an official word on what will be in the standard and CE of the chapter.

If they drop the standard edition slot count down to 1 ... boy I'll be mad ....
I hope they're not that shortsighted.

T Lo

T Lo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Almightier [fo]

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by sir skulkcrasher
what about the collector edition? unless there isn't one this time around?
no word yet on that. this is just for the preorder box.

who knows? they might even add 2 extra slots to the collector's edition. which would be frickin sweet.

Reza

Reza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Fellowship Of The King [King]

does it mean that u gain 1 char slot for pre-order and 2 char slot for buying game? or its only one char slot?

Eet GnomeSmasher

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

In my head

And remember the money you put down for the preorder goes towards the purchase of the retail game. So you're getting the extra character slot for free. It also applies to the CE version. At least that's how it's been for the last two chapters and I dont see why it would be different this time.

Reza: It means you get 1 extra slot from the preorder and 2 for buying the game. 3 slots total if you have both the preorder and game.

TadaceAce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Horseman Of War

* Firey Sunspear of Shelter for the Paragon - fire damage, max dmg, customized, max shelter haft.

* Icy Soulbreaker of Enchanting for the Dervish - ice dmg, etc, +20% enchanting time
Wth is that, if your gonna give us special weapons at least make them worth a damn. Icy... firey... god make it vamp or zealous, hell I'd even settle for sundering.

Markaedw

Markaedw

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetdoc
If you're thinking about buying one additional character slot, then you'd be foolish, IMO, to purchase one now, given that this bonus pack will give you an additional one for the same cost, PLUS you get all of the perks that come along with it.
Doh...and I just bought 4, against my better judgement

Reza

Reza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Fellowship Of The King [King]

well, i can say thats cool now

Celios

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Black Crescent [BC]

Quote:
Guild Wars Nightfall Bonus Key, providing one additional character slot for a Guild Wars Nightfall account
Let me be the first to predict that the extra slot will only apply to standalone nightfall accounts.

Eet GnomeSmasher

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

In my head

Quote:
Originally Posted by Celios
Let me be the first to predict that the extra slot will only apply to standalone nightfall accounts.
Dont make unfounded predictions. It says straight out that if you preorder, then you get the extra slot. Although, I think you can only keep that extra slot if you buy the actual game as well.

Or do you mean "standalone" as in only people who buy Nightfall as well get them? If so, you're using the word "standalone" all wrong.

Reza

Reza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Fellowship Of The King [King]

5 slot for people who make a seprate account and 2 for ones who merge? what u call this? racism? :P

Celios

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Black Crescent [BC]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eet GnomeSmasher
Dont make unfounded predictions. It says straight out that if you preorder, then you get the extra slot. Although, I think you can only keep that extra slot if you buy the actual game as well.
I underlined + bolded the part of the press release that's the foundation of my prediction; feel free to pay closer attention. My point is that it says you get a bonus slot for a NIGHTFALL account. Anet could just as easily pull another merge-and-stiff on those of us using the product as an "expansion". All I'm saying is that it's happened before.

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Its the same as the Factions preorder...Except with a character slot...

*Yawns..

Most people already had to Buy the Preorder seperate for Factions (from places like Amazon with their 1 dollar deal) because of the horrible messup with Anet and getting the preorders out - so just directly charging for this one makes sense..and covers up their mistakes if they make any.

Kaldor Meshekal

Kaldor Meshekal

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

England

Rt/N

They better still release a CE box. I've got my other two sittin' nicely by my desk, and damn I better have a third before the year's out!

Kaldor Meshekal

Kaldor Meshekal

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

England

Rt/N

...just tried to translate the korean guild wars site on Nightfall.....

...didn't go as planned...Google ay?


Quote:
Originally Posted by Guildwars.com Korea
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There is a possibility of enjoying additionally. Also the minute when it is selected with the tester wild in, it limits at the minutes when it is not guild [we] settlement own house, guild [we]
It provides the coupon during 7th it will be able to use all [khen] [theyn] [chu] it gives. The coupon duration game connection hour, is counted with automatic,
It is being included client login the low hour cotton serviceable already rightly in accounts of tester minutes.



To connect the first CBT tests which are smooth inside order broad way game of hazard lower part it wishes



1. Client login

2. Bin character slot click

3. Mode click before adult

4. It wants it selects the occupational union character from character shedding of blood before the adult, `the new character union it does,' it leads, compared to Vichy or
The green onion it boiled the new occupational character creation

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6. About under connecting [thyu] toe [li] it will freeze inside the game which is after completing, PVP play possibilities



Before participating to CBT, certainly contents lower part, the shear under familiarizing it enjoys a more full game and it wishes.



What' s NEW!



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It will be able to experience PVP, battles. When creating with the adult whole aspect character, compared to Vichy with the feminine character, the green onion boiled a new occupation
It will be able to create with only the masculin character. Character vice- occupation of the inside player inside the hazard CBT duration which advances the test which is smooth
It means NPC where it is special there is a possibility to change at any time will exist. Reasoning being caused by existing [yu] they will eliminate PVP characters of oneself
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And [lwun] until sealing it will be able to cancel. Sealing the [su] which is cancelled [khil], item, [lwun] the first CBT duration to be ended, initially in corresponding accounts anger
It will not become and not to be it will remain continuously and when whole world-wide this year autumn < the guild [we] age [thu] pawl > [len] [ching] becoming, it will be able to use.



Compared to Vichy and the green onion it boiled quality

Compared to Vichy and the green onion it boiled against a quality it will guide and it will give.

Occupation


The green onion it boiled


Compared to Vichy

Important quality
** window alcoholic beverages ** mysticism
The green onion the quality which boils. When using the window, end price of land it increases, does the probability which will break a fetal bolw pick up highly all. The attack [su] which uses the recording window where the window alcoholic beverage quality level will be high [khil] the effect becomes larger. Compared to Vichy quality. When the reinforcement magic ends every, per mysticism quality level 1 per physical strength and mysticism quality level 2 of 3 it gets the energy of 1.

Other quality
** commands ** sickle techniques
Direct ineffectiveness. The green onion the quality which boils. It protects recording our military where the command quality level will be high and the [su] which raises a tactical effect from the battlefield [khil] the effect becomes larger. When using the sickle, end price of land it increases, does the probability which will break a fetal bolw pick up highly all. The attack [su] which uses the recording sickle where the sickle tachnical characteristics level will be high [khil] the effect becomes larger.
** encouragement Attempt of ** winds
Direct ineffectiveness. The green onion the quality which boils. It maintains the recording energy where the encouragement quality level will be high and the [su] which inspires our military [khil] the effect becomes larger. Direct ineffectiveness. Compared to Vichy quality. It will relate in the recording movement where the attempt quality level of the wind will be high and cold air end it will yell and the [su] which it gives [khil] the effect becomes larger.
** leaders Attempt of ** earths
The green onion the quality which boils. Shout or aria [su] [khil] it gets the energy of our military 1 excellent spot 1 which receives an effect. When leader quality level 3 level ascending every, the energy which is the possibility of getting with the maximum increases 1. Direct ineffectiveness. Compared to Vichy quality. The recording defensive system where the attempt quality level of the earth will be high or the earth end it will yell and the [su] which it gives [khil] the effect becomes larger.



Compensation

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1. The medal where the person is strong - the medal with lower part same case it will be able to acquire.

(Oh [ley] mother-of-pearl victory, Oh the [ley] mother-of-pearl clean sweep, Oh transcendence of [ley] mother-of-pearl 5 successive win and the hero the development which excels from the transcendence door of the victory which bites and the hero, hero open space victory,
From transcendence door of hero clean sweep before winning a victory and guild the before clean sweep and guild)

2. Try its legs for the first time the flame of the [lu]

3. Style liquor bottle

4. Cream [pu] reel [ley]
Sounds a bit dodgy to me

Eet GnomeSmasher

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

In my head

Dont get your panties in a wad Celios. Fact is, you said STANDALONE... meaning that you said people with ONLY Nightfall will get the slot, which is not the case. I was only pointing that out so people dont get misinformation that youre spreading.

And if there's any more doubt that you do indeed get an extra slot:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Weekes
This is correct. The slot from the pre-release pack is a bonus slot. it is separate from the slots you get when you purchase Nightfall.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Celios
I underlined + bolded the part of the press release that's the foundation of my prediction; feel free to pay closer attention. My point is that it says you get a bonus slot for a NIGHTFALL account. Anet could just as easily pull another merge-and-stiff on those of us using the product as an "expansion". All I'm saying is that it's happened before.
hi people.

i went to the GW site so there would be nothing lost in the translation.

THIS IS NOT A FREE/CHEAP PREORDER PACKAGE BUT A RETAIL PURCHASE.

expect to pay at least 10 dollars to cover the cost of the slot and since it is a retail purchase you might not (depending on store) have it applied to your purchase later.

from GW

Quote:
ArenaNet® and NCsoft® today announced a brand new retail package which will soon give Guild Wars® players their first look inside the exciting upcoming release, Guild Wars NightfallTM
note this says nothing about preorder but prerelease to the final retail game.

there may be a preorder without the slot later for free/1 dollar/ apply to purchase but in the entire GW announcement the word *preorder* is never used once

Reza

Reza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Fellowship Of The King [King]

hmm.. sorry if my question is noob but i have to ask
what is a Prerelease Bonus Pack btw?
first i thought those things are bonuses they give u for preordering nightfall
but it looks diffrent
is Prerelease Bonus Pack a seprate thing from game itself?
i mean do u have to pay for this once and then pay for game again?
if yes, do u have any clue how much it costs and... whats its use?

ThunderStruck

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

Well, the "free" slot SOUNDS good at least!

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Reza
hmm.. sorry if my question is noob but i have to ask
what is a Prerelease Bonus Pack btw?
first i thought those things are bonuses they give u for preordering nightfall
but it looks diffrent
is Prerelease Bonus Pack a seprate thing from game itself?
i mean do u have to pay for this once and then pay for game again?
if yes, do u have any clue how much it costs and... whats its use?
You buy this, and then purchase the game seperately.

The "point" of buying this is the items, bonuses (like music and screenshots), and the Character Slot.

As long as it is under 10 bucks...It's worth it.

Kaldor Meshekal - That page you put in Babelfish is just the Korean version of our page for the pvp event that just passed. It explains how to be in the event, Then gives the Attributes of Dervish and Paragon, and then explains that you can get medallions and trade them for Flames, Firewater, or Creme.

TheMosesPHD

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Celios
Let me be the first to predict that the extra slot will only apply to standalone nightfall accounts.
The extra char slot is for a nightfall account. My account is currently a Prophecies/Factions account. Once I buy Nightfall in November/December my account will become a Nightfall account. (more specifically a Prophecies/Factions/Nightfall account) It is at this time that I will recieve my extra bonus slot. Your way of viewing it would be impractacle to sell, so I'd bet my prerelease that it's not that way. If there is any restriction to the extra slot it would be once we link Nightfall to our account, but I still think there's a good chance it will just be an extra slot available the moment you enter the key.

NinjaKai

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

Duality Of The Dragon

I'm definitely getting that.

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by ThunderStruck
Well, the "free" slot SOUNDS good at least!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Loviater
THIS IS NOT A FREE/CHEAP PREORDER PACKAGE BUT A RETAIL PURCHASE.
Too many people are getting caught up in the thought that this Nightfall "Pre-Release" is the same as the Factions "Pre-order". It is not.

GW would not offer a slot for purchase via in-game means, then give them away for free via an in-store promotion only weeks later.

Now THAT would cause extreme community melt-down.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Loviatar
hi people.

i went to the GW site so there would be nothing lost in the translation.

THIS IS NOT A FREE/CHEAP PREORDER PACKAGE BUT A RETAIL PURCHASE.

expect to pay at least 10 dollars to cover the cost of the slot and since it is a retail purchase you might not (depending on store) have it applied to your purchase later.

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You are right with regards to it not saying that it's a preorder package (though given the time frame, I view that as likely), that said, while $10 is the norm that a store charges for such a thing, most stores decide what they want to charge for an item, ANet simply says, we'll give this to you for $x.xx, and we suggest/recommend you sell it for $y.yy. If it does turn out to actually be the preorder package, this money will be deducted from the final purchase price (unless your retailer is scum) making this package free in the end.

NinjaKai

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

Duality Of The Dragon

I plan to pre-order mine and get the package free from HMV.

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

defiently preordering it the first day i can! cant wait!

Bowman Artemis

Bowman Artemis

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Gold Coast, Australia.

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

It is my belief that the Prerelease Bonus Pack is essentially a renamed Preorder Pack. It's almost identical to the Factions Preorder Package except for the free character slot.

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bowman Artemis
It's almost identical to the Factions Preorder Package except for the free character slot.
Annnnnd once more with feeling. This package - ergo, the slot - is. not. free.

It is not "pay $x for package, which goes towards your pre-order". It is a completely separate purchase from a pre-order and GWN all together.

If it was NOT separate, then you would be having complete and utter melt-down within the GW community about "Free Slot" vs "Buying from In Game Store". GW would simply NOT offer slots for sale, then turn round days later and give them away for free.

Feminist Terrorist

Feminist Terrorist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Oh Noes! The 'burbs!

It looks great, but I am a little disappointed. You see, I already bought my one extra char slot, so I'm not at all sure I'm going to buy this prerelease pack. Then again, it's nice to have an extra slot that I'm already using, versus waiting until mid September to utilize this other one. I will simply wait and see how things shake out.

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

Hmmmmm.... If this one is not the same as previous pre-order packs, I might not buy it.

You see, it's not like I need more slot, or any of those weapons to begin with. I just want the game itself, so pre-ordering is the only way to go for me.

David Lionmaster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

above the floor and below the celing

Fortunes Favored

Quote:
Originally Posted by overclocked
?pvp rof hguone doog eb lliw sdnopoaew eth fi wonk eno yna seod
I don't know about the shelter part of the spear, but the scythe seems good for pvp.

Exoudeous

Exoudeous

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Honor Warriors

E/

So the offically released anet story for nightfall matches the info that was listed about it on the online gamestore the other day.

so this could very well mean custom henchies are real

Lt.Crumpet

Lt.Crumpet

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Michigan

R/

umm folks, nowhere does this say its a preorder.....its a PRE RELEASE BONUS PACK. if its a preorder, woot, 10 buck for the preorder and a free character slot. but from the wording im not sure it is. i think its guna be a BONUS pack, givin you the screenies htat you dont care about and the character slot that you do, but you still have to preorder it. just what im readin.

Exoudeous

Exoudeous

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Honor Warriors

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt.Crumpet
umm folks, nowhere does this say its a preorder.....its a PRE RELEASE BONUS PACK. if its a preorder, woot, 10 buck for the preorder and a free character slot. but from the wording im not sure it is. i think its guna be a BONUS pack, givin you the screenies htat you dont care about and the character slot that you do, but you still have to preorder it. just what im readin.
You get the pre release pack for preordering the game. you get it free for putting money down on the final game.

its the same exact thing as the pre release factions case we had last time, only now they are adding a character slot

Mwen

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Order of the Eternal Blade

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kattox1
Looking at the huge amount of extras compared to the Factions pre-order I'd guess it'll be a bit bigger than the £2 I payed previously.
I'd guess £5-10 if you're British, $7-12 if your American etc
Did anybody who complains about Factions preorders actually buy one? The only "extra" in the Nightfall preorder, over the Factions one, is the extra character slot -- which is great, but don't knock Factions because of it. I continually see Factions preorder slams, and the preorder weaps there were 100 times better than the Prophecies preorder junk. Seems to me ArenaNET gets better with each release, and I applaud them for it.

Reks

Reks

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/P

With another character slot, there really isn't a reason NOT to get this pre-release/pre-order pack.

morte

morte

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Earth

The Spider's Strategum

N/Mo

I am most definately preordering for Nightfall, I am totally loving the scenery pics. Especially the whole Arabian Nights Palace, very nice.

NTM the weps and the new character slot which is excellent

Feminist Terrorist

Feminist Terrorist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Oh Noes! The 'burbs!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Reks
With another character slot, there really isn't a reason NOT to get this pre-release/pre-order pack.
The only reason not to get it is if you really don't want that extra character slot. IMO, there's such a thing as too many slots. (i like things neat and orderly)

CHUIU

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Team Legacy

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kattox1
Now THATS interesting... does that mean we'll get 3 extra character slots instead of two when nightfall is released if we add the nightfall account key to or we get 1 when we add the bonus key?
The fact they give us a slot with the bonus pack makes me think they wont give us slots with Nightfall. I wouldn't assume either way though, we really dont know what ANET plans on doing.

Freya

Freya

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

[FiMc]

Mo/Me

As said before, please give info about the CE! :]