Preorder Grace Period

Pentagonal_Penguin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

With factions, people who preordered got a few days where they could play using their preorder key before they needed to go and pick up the actual game from the shop.

Does anyone know if anything similar is in place for nightfall? I know that there will be no early access for nightfall.

maedrarle

maedrarle

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Deicidal Tendencies

W/

So far magic eight ball says all signs point to no.

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

We didn't get a "preorder" key actually. It's a "bonus pack" key.

Shoitaan

Shoitaan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Australia

Tuskforce Supremacy [Tusk]

Me/N

It was supposed to only be 1day headstart. But due to the screwup with the collectors edition they increased it to like 5days.. No headstart for Nightfall so no few days or even one day... atleast that what it looks like at the moment

Pentagonal_Penguin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoitaan
It was supposed to only be 1day headstart. But due to the screwup with the collectors edition they increased it to like 5days.. No headstart for Nightfall so no few days or even one day... atleast that what it looks like at the moment
No, it was originally a 1 day headstart, and a 3 (I think) day grace period. They extended it for a few more days later.

Pentagonal_Penguin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

I'm not talking about early access.

For factions, a preorder would get you early access (Thursday, I believe)
Then, on Friday, everyone was able to play.

If you had a preorder key, then you could play using that, with no retail key on your account, for a few more days (until about monday). This was to give people who had preordered time to go and get their games from the store. This period was later extended (partially because of the CE delays, probably)

I'm asking about the possibility of a similar grace period, or whether I have to go to the store on friday and pick up the game before I can play.

(The post I was replying to was deleted - It was just a copy of the FAQ question about early access)

Mister_Smiley

Mister_Smiley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

you will have to go to the story fryday to get it. Well Gaile said that some storys will put it out 1-2early. So my plain is to go their wensday and thursday to see if its out and hopefull it will be. But thats becuase i want the CE verson of the game.

But if you don't care and just plain to get the plain old box and not the CE, you can buy it off the store as well.

Omega X

Omega X

Ninja Unveiler

Join Date: Jun 2005

Louisiana, USA

Boston Guild[BG]

W/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pentagonal_Penguin
I'm not talking about early access.

For factions, a preorder would get you early access (Thursday, I believe)
Then, on Friday, everyone was able to play.

If you had a preorder key, then you could play using that, with no retail key on your account, for a few more days (until about monday). This was to give people who had preordered time to go and get their games from the store. This period was later extended (partially because of the CE delays, probably)

I'm asking about the possibility of a similar grace period, or whether I have to go to the store on friday and pick up the game before I can play.

(The post I was replying to was deleted - It was just a copy of the FAQ question about early access)
There is no known grace period for Nightfall.

sindex

sindex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

California

Swords of Night & Day [SWRD]

No, wait a minute has this been discussed before and they answered “no” to it, I mean the PR people answered this right? Anyways that means I personally will have to stay away from the forums till I actually get it; I have mine preorder form EB games so I to wait 10:00pm pacific time or later. Congrats to the people who get it just before the server goes live I envy you guys.

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

I hope I can sneak over to Compusa and grab my CE on Thursday so I'm ready to roll on Friday when the servers go live. It would be nice if we even just got the first day grace period so we can play those few hours before we get around to going out to pick up the game.

Imaginos

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith
I hope I can sneak over to Compusa and grab my CE on Thursday so I'm ready to roll on Friday when the servers go live. It would be nice if we even just got the first day grace period so we can play those few hours before we get around to going out to pick up the game.
It would show excellent customer support by Anet to do this thing. I do hope they do that.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

will be checking at frys come thursday.....and if not then when it opens on fryday! Hope they get a copy, cant see myself going to walmart and trying to speak spanish to get a copy (the walmart here is in a spanish neighborhood).......and best buy is always late.....that doesnt leave many other places not online to go....well maybe need to get out the yellow pages and see if there is an actual gamesnot store around here......

so hope for thursday.....
and no early access, they would have told us about that by now if they were going to do it.

Pentagonal_Penguin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep
and no early access, they would have told us about that by now if they were going to do it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by post#1
I know that there will be no early access for nightfall.
Quote:
Originally Posted by post#6
I'm not talking about early access.
Seriously...

Thanks to everyone who read the posts before replying.

floppinghog

floppinghog

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

pit of brimstone

Squad Six Six Six [ssss]

A/Me

it was CALLED a grace period because it was adding to the headstart..... duh

the answer is no

Zehnchu

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

As said above

Factions Early access = grace period + CE screw up = Longer grace period

Nightfall Severs open Oct 27 at 12:01 GMT. Game in stores Oct 27 what grace period is there? None

Exoudeous

Exoudeous

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Honor Warriors

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pentagonal_Penguin
Seriously...

Thanks to everyone who read the posts before replying.
EARLY ACCESS + LATE CE SHIPMENTS= GRACE PERIOD

Grace period was made because of the error anet made, it wasnt a planed thing. So no it wont happen. you should try reading others posts and head your own words

Swinging Fists

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Exoudeous
EARLY ACCESS + LATE CE SHIPMENTS= GRACE PERIOD

Grace period was made because of the error anet made, it wasnt a planed thing. So no it wont happen. you should try reading others posts and head your own words
The grace period was NOT made because of the error. It was EXTENDED because of the error. The grace period was always for the weekend. It was extended because of the CE problems. I don't think the original grace period had anything to do with early access.

Unfortunately, I created a thread in the Q&A section because I didn't recognize that this thread covered the same topic from the title. Oops...

DarkWasp

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

I asked about the grace period several times last time Gaile was on. I even changed up how I asked the question every time. But all I got was that there was no early access period.

I'm guessing we will still get the one day grace period, but I have no proof.

Omega X

Omega X

Ninja Unveiler

Join Date: Jun 2005

Louisiana, USA

Boston Guild[BG]

W/Me

Gaile hasn't said anything about a Grace Period, and there is no information about it in the Nightfall FAQ on Guildwars.com.

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Really no one knows and there no need to continue any speculation. Most likely there won't be one.

Closing