Yay i got the nightfall pre-release bonus pack :-)

Hearing the doorbell i opened the door and there was the mailman with a package for me.
Hmm a package, strange i didnt expect any package till friday.
But there it was , the pre-release bonus pack of GW:Nightfall
It's in a slimline dvd case with a nice render of a eastern looking building with courtyard on the inside.
Best part is i didnt have to pay for it because i pre-ordered the CE of nightfall
Anyway it's nice to get it 2 days before the official release
Can't wait till i can play the full version of nightfall.

I think the sunspear is actually a decent weapon if you can change upgrades on it which makes a change from the crappy factions preorder weapons.

Grads~!!!

can you post a SS of it? i have a feeling what it looks like but like to see anways =) .. if you can. no biggy

You can change the upgrades on the Factions weapons :/

Where did you preorder it from?

i dont understand...i thought you couldnt pick this up til friday

Sometime when you order online, they send it before the official release.

Of course, other times, they send it after...

I ordered it from Dynabyte here in the Netherlands last week.
I did'nt expect to get it this early myself.
Ill try to take a SS with my webcam i dont have a scanner.

Question 1: is this prerelease bonus pack something extra you buy and then you need to reserve your copy of Nightfall?

Many of the online places you can get this prerelease bonus pack seem to be selling this seperately it is very confuseing and apears to be quite different from the way factions "preorder bonus pack" was handled... I cant imagine that anet would have you buy a prerelease bonus pack that gives you an extra character slot for 10 bucks..... and then make you pay full price for the game, where is the bonus in buying the prerelease then??!! some music and some special weps??? After all extra character slots you can buy now for 10 bucks. So far every online websight I have been to looking for this prerelease pack shows this as a seperate purchase from nightfall and say nothing about this acting as a preorder of your copy of Nightfall.

Makeing nightfall with the prerelease costing you aprox 10 bucks and nightfall costing you aprox 50 bucks makeing this a 60 buck game purchase. Compared to factions preorder where you got the preorder bonus for 5 or 10 bucks and that money went towards your purchase of factions when it was released. The bonus should be that you preorderd...otherwise this is just a marketing ploy to sell extra charcter slots and these special dervish and paragon wepons.


I am totaly confused can anyone from anet please clear this up??!!

cool, i hope when i get back from my trip i have mine too

Tried taking a screenie but my webcam is to fuzzy
1st is from my webcam which looks like ****.
The second is a screenshot from the disc and looks almost like the render on the inside of the box.

what?

lets see... Im wielding a Sundering War Pick of Fortitude, Icy Dragon Fangs of Enchanting, and a Hale Spiritbinder of Channeling Magic.... so Id like to know just what you mean by that statement.

BOTH the original pre-order items (at least the Ithas Bow and War Pick), AND the Factions ones are able to be modded.

But yes, Im looking forward to my furious sunspear of spear mastery when I get the mods to do it./

Roger that.

Details man! Tell us everything of what the pack contains.

i wonder if this thread is valid or if the OP is just taunting us...

OP says he/she didnt have to pay for it? Which online store is passing out free shipping on a separate delivery? AND not even charging for the Kit in the first place.... Id really like to know.

I believe some online stores did offer a deal with a "free" pre-release (Loviator ordered one like that, right Lov?)

But I agree. No proof this guy actually has the package (that fuzzy pic is of what exactly?), and no response on where he ordered it from.

Something's fishy.

Ok seems you guys dont believe me lets see what i can upload..this is from the 1st page of the menu on the disk.

NIGHTFALL PRE-RELEASE BONUS PACK
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Please note:
If you already have a version of Guild Wars installed on your PC, you do not need to install this client. To upgrade your account, please refer to the instructions below.


ALREADY PLAY GUILD WARS?
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You can upgrade your existing account with Guild Wars Nightfall on release. Doing so will unlock new items and skills for your characters, and will enable you to travel between Tyria (Guild Wars Prophecies players only), Cantha (Guild Wars Factions players only) and Elona (Guild Wars Nightfall). To upgrade your account;

1. Run the Guild Wars client (install it from this disc if it isn't already on your PC)
2. On the title screen, click Create Account or Add Access Key
3.RED ENGINE GOOn the following screen, tick the first box (Add the Access Key to an existing Guild Wars account) and log in to your game account
4.RED ENGINE GOAdd your Nightfall Bonus Key or Nightfall Retail Key* and click Next
5.RED ENGINE GOOn the following screen click Add Key

* As soon as you have your full-version Nightfall Retail Key, return to step 2. to unlock your bonus items and start playing Guild Wars Nightfall!


NEW TO GUILD WARS?
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You can create a new account with Guild Wars Nightfall on release. To create your account;

1.RED ENGINE GOInstall and run the Guild Wars client
2.RED ENGINE GOOn the title screen, click Create Account or Add Access Key
3.RED ENGINE GOOn the following screen, check the second box (Create a new Guild Wars account) and click Next
4.RED ENGINE GOEnsure the correct region is ticked, then add your Nightfall Bonus Key and click Next
5.RED ENGINE GOOn the following screen click Next to begin creating your new Guild Wars account
6.RED ENGINE GOFollow the on-screen instructions to complete the account creation process. You will receive an email to verify your details.

To add your full-version Nightfall Retail Key;

1. Run the Guild Wars client
2. On the title screen, click Create Account or Add Access Key
3. On the following screen, tick the first box (Add the Access Key to an existing Guild Wars account) and log in to your game account
4. Add your Nightfall Retail Key and click Next
5. On the following screen click Add Key

Congratulations you've unlocked your bonus items and are ready to start playing Guild Wars Nightfall!


FREE TRIAL
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Whilst you won't be able to log in to Guild Wars Nightfall until the game officially launches, you will be able to try out both Guild Wars Prophecies and Guild Wars Factions for 14 days or 10 hours, whichever comes first. To start playing, you will first need to install Guild Wars then either upgrade an existing account or create a new account with your Guild Wars 'Play Now' Key that is included in your box!


BONUS ITEMS
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Your Nightfall Pre-Release Bonus Pack includes;
1. Two powerful new weapons
- Icy Soulbreaker of Enchanting (Dervish)
- Fiery Sunspear of Shelter (Paragon)
2. An additional free character slot

Your bonus items will be activated as soon as you add the Nightfall Bonus Key (included in this box) and a retail Nightfall Access Key, available in both the Standard Edition and Collector's Edition on release.

The Nightfall Bonus Key will expire on December 31, 2006 - please add it to your Guild Wars account before this date.


some concept art
and screenies

sweet concepts.. but, Badlands ? Sounds like some shit from WoW

Hey sorry to be a skeptic, but at least we prodded you into uploading some concept art...

Badlands Bone Palace looks about what I want for a new guild hall...

Also interesting is the fact that the Pre-Sale Key expires on december 31st... I bet they did this because of all the people STILL selling censor's icons for 10 bucks each (and that was a FREE preorder) So no more will we see people with the 'old school gear' when they arent even old-school.


And congrats on getting your Kit.... now can you share with us which retailer gave you such a sweet hook up?

Looks pretty real to me.

Sometimes places online DO send out stuff a bit earily, counting on the mail to slow them down. If they land a day or two early, it's not that big a deal. Noone's going to complain to the company they got their stuff EARILY.

That pic of the Bone palace looks sweet. All antilope horns stuff.