Sneak Peek for GW:EN?

All very exciting stuff. GW:EN can't get here fast enough

Hey, again some great work from you Gaile, it is appreciated .
When you say we have to pay for the event what do you mean......?
And also i can't wait for GW:EN and i'm sure to get it, however a release date would help me stop spending my money on books so i can pre-order it/buy it right away ^.^

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I'm tempted to try for a pre order if that Charr bow is in it, but ordering off the online store isn't something I'm going to do.

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No offence, but given the fact that local EBGames have never had a clue about what a pre order pack for Guild Wars was, I doubt it. I'm just going to have to rely on my not-so-good luck.

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i don't know if this is the right place 2 write this but i got a little question for the hall of monuments. If i go there with my char before the release of gw2, then when gw 2 comes out, i make a char and inhirent the chars name, and then afterwards go back 2 gw on my old char, 2 get new titles for the char, will my new char be able 2 get titles for them 2 ?

So where is everyone ordering them from?

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I have to agree with what a few others have said.. the Nightfall pre-release was a mess. I did finally get it, and I did enjoy what was with it, but retailers didn't have a clue what to do with it. Some places were giving it away free with pre-orders, others were charging £1 or 2 for it, and Amazon.co.uk was selling it for £20, which is a little ridiculous.

I'm very disapointed to see the exact same thing happening with Eye of the North. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guild-Wars-E...3315818&sr=8-6

Please sort this out, I'm looking forward to getting it, but it seems unlikely I'll be able to if this continues with the online retailers.

Could those of you who had difficulty getting the preorder give me your location? City and State/Province or Country would be very helpful. I promise you that I share this sort of thing almost daily with Sales and Marketing.

It's an interesting situation. I keep thinking of that old saying, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink." We make the package available to retailers. We allow them to set their own prices, but do provide them with a general recommendation, I think. We give them information about how the preorder or prerelease bonus pack works, too. And yet, time and again, there are glitches. Here's a story:

I went to my local (retailer) just before Factions came out. Asked, "Can you tell me about the release of Factions?"
"Factions?" he said, "What's that?"
"Guild Wars Factions," I replied. "You know the second campaign of the million-selling PC game?" (I had to work that in there. )
"Oh, right! Well, let me look it up."
As he's shuffling through his book, up walks the store manager, who says, "Oh, sorry to say, that game has been delayed, it's coming out at the end of May."

I looked at him in disbelief.
I paused.
I unfolded the lapel on my jacket, pointed to the Guild Wars logo as if it were the Superman crest and said, "Oh, sorry to say, you're very, very mistaken. I'm a member of the dev team and it's right on track for April 28th."

He didn't even have the courtesy of being embarrassed. He shrugged, said, "Oh, well, we heard somewhere that it was delayed."

And all I could do was gently assure him it was truly on track, repeat the date, and as I departed the store, wonder if I should start visiting all the retailers on the west coast for a "date-fact check."

We cannot control what retailers do, or say. We can instruct, advise, contact when we learn there are problems and try to make improvements, and even recognize and reward exceptional service, al of which we do. But retailers are independent entities, after all. For the most part they do a good job but sometimes there are problems. To increase availability, to make our game and the pre-release bonus pack truly globally available on the very day of release, we're offering both the preorder and the game in the in-game and PlayNC store. I'd say that's a very good thing--another option is always a good thing. I encourage you to make the best decision for your particular situation, but I'm glad there are more choices for you this time.

Factions pre-order: Hollywood, Florida - finally found it on sale rack at K-Mart after release of game. Not where I usually would shop for a game.

Nightfall pre-order: Hollywood, Florida - Gamestop on Sheridan St. had no idea what I was talking about. A week later when I called to cancel the order for the game (was going to buy it on-line with pre-order bonus even though it might arrive late) the Gamestop had finally been informed by their corporate of the pre-order bonus.
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I think the problem is the chain stores corporate information flow and, to them, the relative lack of importance. They know everything about the game machine market, old and new, but very poor info on PC games.
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And, if the whole bonus/game package is available at in-game store, that is where I will purchase it.

Well I am happy to say there here in New Jersey/Hudson County I have no problems with the pre-orders whatsoever. We have a 2 Gamestops here and they are pretty good actually. I have had GW:EN pre-ordered since 4/22 and they charged me $41.39 tax included. So now i am impatiently waiting for the release

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I had problems with the pre-order with Factions. I was pretty mad that I missed out on the head start because of the stores screwup, plus didn't get my pre-order pack. I posted in the thread about what we would like to see in the online store about selling the pre-order packs so those of use that wanted it could still get it. That being said, I'm very happy that you're going to be offering GW:EN and its pre-order in the online store now.

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Looks like I have to buy it again from Fry’s electronics for $10 (U.S.). The first time EB games got in the Faction one, they got it way ahead of schedule. However the Nightfall one never came in and you could only get it through their online store. The retailers have started becoming evil over them; so they can hold out these bonus packs for a price, or sometimes not give them out at all (even though you bought the game ahead of time for it).

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