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Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

02 Jul 2007 at 19:24 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by forever

Good to know the release date and price. But I'm kind of surprised they didn't announce the information of the pre-release package at the same time.

I did see info about the preorder box a few days ago, I think it was an interview on a game site somewhere. It said it would go on sale around the 20th of this month and I believe it gives three weapons.... I'll try to find the thingy

Can't seem to find it

but this page atleast confirms there is a preorder box
http://www.guildwars.com/support/faq...enorth-faq.php

sindex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

California

Swords of Night & Day [SWRD]

02 Jul 2007 at 20:13 - 42

The price does not surprise me, but the date is close to just about 2 months away before it comes out. Well I don’t know what to say; I am happy they finally got it out, but dissatisfied it took them this long to figure to make the date and price official now. I mean you still have all those triple "A" titles probably likely coming out this year, and only a few months away too. As I have said about the price before if they charge $39.99 U.S. for those PvP editions it was inevitably going to be that price.

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

02 Jul 2007 at 20:53 - 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith

I did see info about the preorder box a few days ago, I think it was an interview on a game site somewhere. It said it would go on sale around the 20th of this month and I believe it gives three weapons.... I'll try to find the thingy

Can't seem to find it

but this page atleast confirms there is a preorder box
http://www.guildwars.com/support/faq...enorth-faq.php

This what you looking for?

http://www.gameseek.co.uk/pd/PCvkerk1e6zec/

teenchi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

PST

Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

W/Mo

02 Jul 2007 at 21:32 - 44

Yay! Though being a teacher, I'm a bit bummed that it comes out right when I'm starting up school again. I was kinda hoping for a July release so I'd have all summer to play. I'm still excited though!

fRag_Doll

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Australia

Prid of Ankh Morpork [Prid]

W/E

02 Jul 2007 at 21:45 - 45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu

hmmm thats like $83 ($Aus), I wonder if we'll get the game on time or if shipping delays will be blamed.

my math could be wrong

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onarik Amrak

I hope EB doesn't abuse their monopoly in Australia by charging AU$80 for it. I mean they've been screwing people for a long time now. Full price games in the US cost $50, in Australia it's $100. Now, currently the Aussie dollar is at 85c American, which would mean a game in Australia costs US$85. Where does the other $35 go? Shipping? Oh please.

/fistshake at EB

With current exchange rates US$39.99 = AU$46.56.
I already placed a pre-order with my local EB Games, and they have it listed for AU$49.99.

aaje vhanli

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

02 Jul 2007 at 22:00 - 46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu

hmmm thats like $83 ($Aus), I wonder if we'll get the game on time or if shipping delays will be blamed.

my math could be wrong

US$39.99 is ~AU$46.56

I was actually expecting it to be August 31st-September 31st so I'm not surprised at all. Funny thing is EBgames/Gamestop have had it right all along (lol).

I was personally hoping it'd be a little bit sooner... Releasing an expansion at the beginning of a Uni semester seems almost like a slap in the face to Uni students. Don't think I'll be as patient as I'd like for another two months.. but I'll be trying hard to forget about it until it comes out.

Rusty Deth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Woodland Realm

Mo/N

02 Jul 2007 at 22:34 - 47

Awesome. And the kids will be back in school? EVEN BETTER!!

Alderin

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

03 Jul 2007 at 00:29 - 48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frozy

... Overpriced.
40$, only 10$ less than the previous chapters, and yet it got so much less.
Less skills, 150 (with only 100 of them being PVP-legal) compared to 300+ in each of the previous chapters.
No extra character slots, they're worth 10$ each, each chapter had at least 2 of those.
No new professions.
No new PVP modes.
Less armor sets (40), each chapter had more.
Less heroes than Nightfall (10 compared to 15)
Oh, and it requires a previous chapter.

30$ sounds like a fitting price.

Given all that it is lacking in regards to a Full Chapter why is it priced so high?
Are two character slots and two Professions only worth $10 combined?

Sergeant of Marines

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

Japan

[트두므s], Guild Leader

Mo/

03 Jul 2007 at 03:19 - 49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty Deth

Awesome. And the kids will be back in school? EVEN BETTER!!

QFT!!! Just makes it better for me=more new goodies for only me

jammerpa

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Sunny FLA

Omega Knights

N/Me

03 Jul 2007 at 05:08 - 50

I vote for a GW:EN price alert sticky so we know where to get the best deals.

mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

03 Jul 2007 at 07:59 - 51

Dang we For that kind of money I'm really expecting at least one additional char slot

NiukNiuk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

France

P/

03 Jul 2007 at 08:19 - 52

mmm...
Bioshock is also coming in the end of august...
bioshock or gw:en...cruel dilemna

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

03 Jul 2007 at 09:00 - 53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frozy

... Overpriced.
40$, only 10$ less than the previous chapters, and yet it got so much less.
Less skills, 150 (with only 100 of them being PVP-legal) compared to 300+ in each of the previous chapters.
No extra character slots, they're worth 10$ each, each chapter had at least 2 of those.
No new professions.
No new PVP modes.
Less armor sets (40), each chapter had more.
Less heroes than Nightfall (10 compared to 15)
Oh, and it requires a previous chapter.

30$ sounds like a fitting price.

You ignore few facts there.
- They probably got best voice acting compared to even Nightfall possibly or at least same quality.
- Expansion is longer than any other chapter or maybe two first chapters combined.
- They put many things what people wanted to it and what worked well in past Guild Wars games (mini games, rewards give additional skills with gold, traps, dungeons and more.
- It explains what start events what eventually leads to GW 2's situation (humans are not dominant and some other races become also more major force).

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

03 Jul 2007 at 09:14 - 54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clord

You ignore few facts there.
- They probably got best voice acting compared to even Nightfall possibly or at least same quality.
- Expansion is longer than any other chapter or maybe two first chapters combined.

NF voice-acting for the most part was no better than in the first two games.

Maybe one or two exceptions like Morgahn & Koss, but that's it.

There is no basis to say the expansion is longer than any other chapter. I would wager that isn't the case; if it was then it would have been promoted as such. In fact when asked directly by an interviewer how long the expansion was, a straight answer was not given. Which would seem to imply it is shorter than the other games, possibly by a lot.

Alderin

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

03 Jul 2007 at 10:18 - 55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clord

You ignore few facts there.
- They probably got best voice acting compared to even Nightfall possibly or at least same quality.
- Expansion is longer than any other chapter or maybe two first chapters combined.
- They put many things what people wanted to it and what worked well in past Guild Wars games (mini games, rewards give additional skills with gold, traps, dungeons and more.
- It explains what start events what eventually leads to GW 2's situation (humans are not dominant and some other races become also more major force).

- Nightfall still had horrible voice acting, imo, and the story was worse than Faction's story imo. Also, how is it a fact that they "got the best voice acting" when you even say with "probably" which shows you don't even know? Also, Nightfall at the EB here is in the bargen bin for around $25 unlike the first two.
- Prophecies had 25 missions and this one they keep talking about it having 18.
- This makes it cost more how?
- See above.

So then how does those make it cost as much as it is and what makes it beyond a normal expansion as all you named are just expansion materials?

Elrodien

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Barbie's Motorhome

The Biggyverse [PLEB]

Me/

03 Jul 2007 at 10:29 - 56

Enemy Territory Quake Wars is out the same day. Hmmmm.....

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

03 Jul 2007 at 10:56 - 57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navaros

There is no basis to say the expansion is longer than any other chapter. I would wager that isn't the case; if it was then it would have been promoted as such. In fact when asked directly by an interviewer how long the expansion was, a straight answer was not given. Which would seem to imply it is shorter than the other games, possibly by a lot.

Or it could imply its a hell of a lot longer, or they just didn't want to say anything about it...

personally i think the second and I hope it is, i hate to know how long a book/film/game will take me to finish

Cirian

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

European Union

The Amazon Basin

03 Jul 2007 at 11:07 - 58

Released just after the Penny Arcade Expo!

Just 1 more reason for me to go back to Seattle for a week... for a sneak peek at GW:EN

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

03 Jul 2007 at 12:35 - 59

People are complaining about the price? This is a pretty standard price for expansions, at least in the UK. Seems very reasonable to me, especially as it seems to be at least as large as the stand alone campaigns, if not larger. If you don't agree with the pricing then don't buy it, it'll drop in price eventually.

Takeko Nakano

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Great Britain

W/P

03 Jul 2007 at 15:23 - 60

What exactly is the point of the sneak peek? Why not just open the game a day or two early for people who pre-order?

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

03 Jul 2007 at 17:40 - 61

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takeko Nakano

What exactly is the point of the sneak peek? Why not just open the game a day or two early for people who pre-order?

Well, that kind of sounds what the "sneak peak" will be: an early event where you can keep items you find.

I suspect it's more than that, though. Gaile keeps hinting at "an event that will be like nothing before."

When they officially announce it, we'll get more details.

MirageMaster

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2007

EU

03 Jul 2007 at 19:25 - 62

Cant care less,its gonna suck anyway.

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

03 Jul 2007 at 19:50 - 63

Quote:

Originally Posted by MirageMaster

Cant care less,its gonna suck anyway.

I can't tell if your comments in various threads are sarcastic or not.

I hope they are... it would be ironic for someone who hates Guild Wars as much as you seem to, to be posting in a Guild Wars forum.

warren_kn

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

London, England

03 Jul 2007 at 20:36 - 64

Quote:

Originally Posted by MirageMaster

Cant care less,its gonna suck anyway.

Oh c'mon, with your record surely you can come up with something better than that. That just sounded like a little kid having a temper tantrum, put some effort into it.

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

03 Jul 2007 at 20:50 - 65

I guess I had it right afterall on Aug.31,07.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10171972

I hope it comes on CD RoM not just DvD.

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

03 Jul 2007 at 20:59 - 66

Quote:

Originally Posted by Age

I hope it comes on CD RoM not just DvD.

WTF? the full install won't fit on a CD, make sense please

and on that note, why the hell does it need a CD/DvD anyway, theres nothing to install cos you already have it genius!

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

03 Jul 2007 at 21:14 - 67

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

WTF? the full install won't fit on a CD, make sense please

and on that note, why the hell does it need a CD/DvD anyway, theres nothing to install cos you already have it genius!

Do you just like to stalk me or what as alway quote my posts over here as you were over at The Guild Hall.No I don't have it or I wouldn't have to buy it.

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

03 Jul 2007 at 21:52 - 68

Quote:

Originally Posted by Age

Do you just like to stalk me or what as alway quote my posts over here as you were over at The Guild Hall.No I don't have it or I wouldn't have to buy it.

Of course you have it you fool, you just haven't unlocked it yet... (of course its not there yet unless it came down in a recent update)

Just as with the other chapters its auto streamed and every copy on every PC its installed on has the information there so it can just be unlocked with the key in the box

Especially as this is an expansion, there is no reason to have the client on a disk anymore

and yes, i still post on TGH, and no I don't stalk you, you just have a habit of posting drivel in threads I'm reading

murtagh deadmoon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Call to the Torment {CttT}

A/

04 Jul 2007 at 02:39 - 69

I pre-ordered it and was told it'd cost $45-$55~ And i'm fine with that, as it has been said before if you think it's too much wait for it to drop in price. This expansion looks like it's gonna be amazing, with more conent that normal. And i'm thinking that some pretty interesting things could be happening in it if we have to stick around for two years, but we'll see what happens.

warren_kn

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

London, England

04 Jul 2007 at 09:29 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by murtagh deadmoon

I pre-ordered it and was told it'd cost $45-$55~ And i'm fine with that, as it has been said before if you think it's too much wait for it to drop in price. This expansion looks like it's gonna be amazing, with more conent that normal. And i'm thinking that some pretty interesting things could be happening in it if we have to stick around for two years, but we'll see what happens.

As a comparison, in the UK I have ordered it from Gameplay. It costs £17.99 and they will ship the preorder package and the main package well within time to start playing. I preordered Factions and Nightfall from them and they arrived 3 days before the start day.

As to the content, due to the nature of it (dungeons and title focussed) I think it will keep people busy for quite a while. The majority of even the most jaded people around here agree that Sorrows Furnace was the best addition to GW, so it may even keep them quiet for at least a day.

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

04 Jul 2007 at 20:00 - 71

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonesamurai

Of course you have it you fool, you just haven't unlocked it yet... (of course its not there yet unless it came down in a recent update)

Just as with the other chapters its auto streamed and every copy on every PC its installed on has the information there so it can just be unlocked with the key in the box

Especially as this is an expansion, there is no reason to have the client on a disk anymore

and yes, i still post on TGH, and no I don't stalk you, you just have a habit of posting drivel in threads I'm reading

Then skip reading my posts did that ever occur to you and btw you are trolling in this thread as to 4 to 5 post in 4 page thread.

Blackhearted

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio, usa

none

Mo/

05 Jul 2007 at 01:43 - 72

$40 for a mere expansion? That's far too much. At the very most it should be $30, not a bit more.

BoredJoe

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

05 Jul 2007 at 11:20 - 73

I tend to think it'll suck too, so I'm gonna wait to hear the overall comments before deciding whether to buy or not. I expect by the time I do decide, the expansion will be in the 50% off bin anyway.

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

05 Jul 2007 at 13:54 - 74

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackhearted

$40 for a mere expansion? That's far too much. At the very most it should be $30, not a bit more.

Yep, that $10 difference is way too much. /sarcasm