PvE on the 22nd now confirmed

Xenrath

Xenrath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/Me

Any info on the slot situation for the preview? Do we get a couple of slots? or some key which can then be "upgraded" to retail (to keep the slots and chars created), anyone?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xenrath
Any info on the slot situation for the preview? Do we get a couple of slots? or some key which can then be "upgraded" to retail (to keep the slots and chars created), anyone?
GW site says details thursday

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

Nope. With the advent of the ingame store, they're not fiddling with that kind of thing anymore.
But you could also make a free account just for the event if you don't want to buy a slot.

Remember* the bonus slot from the prerelease pack will NOT be available for the preview event

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xenrath
Any info on the slot situation for the preview? Do we get a couple of slots? or some key which can then be "upgraded" to retail (to keep the slots and chars created), anyone?
Not unless you create a new account, no.

Horseman Of War

Horseman Of War

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Cult of Doom

P/

Quote:
Originally Posted by arcanemacabre
Ohh man, and I bet "The Wizard" didn't help any! Don't fret, I didn't get SM3 until months later, either. Ahh, those were the days...
im sorry for the tangent... but yes, you mentioned the wizard and I about wet myself laughing

J3mo

J3mo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

NL

Please contact the Administrator if your date of birth has changed.

Mo/

yaaay im there ^^

Teddi

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mo/E

Sweet. this may be the time I finally convionce my friend to get guild wars. I hope they change the log in screen at that date too.

ThunderStruck

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Teddi
Sweet. this may be the time I finally convionce my friend to get guild wars. I hope they change the log in screen at that date too.
I forgot about the login screen change heh.

I can't wait! My family will be gone the whole weekend so I'll have the comp to myself!

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Sweetacular!

SaucE

SaucE

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

OgreSlayingKnife.com

[MEEP] Biscuit of Dewm

N/

What I hope we get to see during the Preview:

1. Hero's
2. Skill Templates
3. Armor's for core profressions

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Teddi
Sweet. this may be the time I finally convionce my friend to get guild wars. I hope they change the log in screen at that date too.
You said the same thing like half an hour ago; dont' double post.

Eldin

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

R/Mo

The login screen for Prophecies was changed from Ascalon Foothill Camp to Factions Sea before the FPE occured, if memory serves. Still, a new login screen would be great.

And, in response to the general fact that the NPE is on its way...

Please don't spam.

-Inde

Just kidding! Still...I'm in a very, VERY good mood now.

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

They'll probably change the login screen real soon. The pedestal was already in use when I bought Prophecies, and that was a week or two before the Factions PVE preview...

aspectacle

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

I feel sorry for new players who have to download 2Gb+ of game client for a preview weekend. I think if I was new to the game I'd like either advanced warning to start the download of the client (so I won't waste the weekend downloading or give up because it ate all of my download quota) or perhaps a "Nightfall lite" client which doesn't have the prophecies and factions stuff I wasn't going to play.

I might tell a few friends of the weekend but I'll definitely be handing round a DVD with my game client on it if they sound interested!

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

press release
http://www.guildwars.com/press/relea...2006-09-12.php
Quote:
Guild Wars NightfallTM will make its debut in a massive event open to anyone and everyone who would like to play. The event will take place September 22, 2006, beginning at 12:01am PDT and running through September 24, 2006 at 11:59pm PDT.

The Guild Wars Nightfall World Preview Event will feature previews of the new environments, new missions, and new battle arenas. The event will allow players to create Nightfall-specific characters from the six core professions as well as the two new NightfallTM professions, the Dervish and the Paragon, and try out new Nightfall skills. The entire Istani province of the new realm Elona will be open for player exploration, and players will be able to view the first Nightfall in-game cinematics. In addition, two new arenas will make their debut, the Sunspear Arena and Churranu Island.

For an added bonus, the November 2006 issue of PC Gamer magazine, due in stores a week before the event, boasts a Guild Wars Nightfall cover story, and includes an access key for an exclusive, in-game, Gray Giant miniature. The Gray Giant will be useable during the World Preview Event, and then may be reactivated with a Guild Wars Nightfall account upon release.

some guy

some guy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

SPAWN CAMPING YOUR HOUSE

We Speed Clear H O H [ HsC]

Cool, I guess I will see you all there.

It will be cool if the monsters come and kill us all, like what the Shirokens and Kunavang did in Factions preview.

gamecube187

gamecube187

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Teddi
Sweet. this may be the time I finally convionce my friend to get guild wars. I hope they change the log in screen at that date too.
They better change it or I will die from waiting too long to see the nightfall one! (excluding the screen shots that I have already seen)

And I hope that they show you at least some armors and what materials are needed...

I can't wait!

ubermancer

ubermancer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

******************* Refuge From Exile [RFE]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordakai
FYI, two major holidays: Ramadan and Rosh Hashana.

I don't know if video game playing is prohibited during those holidays or not.
If it is, Ill use that as a reason, should I ever be asked, for why I am not Jewish.

Teddi

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith
You said the same thing like half an hour ago; dont' double post.
Sorry. It happens most times I quick post. ill delete that post.

Ken Dei

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/Mo

My favorite part is the paragraph stating A.Net's actually preparing for the server carnage that's about to ensue....

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

saying "anet shouldnt put the weekend during a holiday" isnt the same as saying "they shouldnt put the weekend on my friends wedding"

would Anet make a special weekend on easter? on new years? on xmas?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Great Al
saying "anet shouldnt put the weekend during a holiday" isnt the same as saying "they shouldnt put the weekend on my friends wedding"

would Anet make a special weekend on easter? on new years? on xmas?
ever hear of wintersday?

OMG right at Christmas

also it is not the game launch but only a look at something that may be changed by the time you buy it

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Great Al
saying "anet shouldnt put the weekend during a holiday" isnt the same as saying "they shouldnt put the weekend on my friends wedding"

would Anet make a special weekend on easter? on new years? on xmas?
I meant no offense, but...

Most special events are centered around real holidays. The Mad King (Halloween), Wintersday (Christmas/New Years), and Dragon Festival (4th of July) for example.

This is just a PvE preview event with NO special masks or anything. You're not really missing anything, unlike the Dragon Mask I missed because I was out of town 4th of July. But do I complain? No, because these events are just neat bonuses, not the reason I play the game.

BTW, does Rosh Hashanah prohibit gaming? Or is it just "family obligation", like other holidays?