Bonus Mission Pack, Thoughts?

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

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Well the bonus mission pack comes in only a little over a week. What do you think? I personally am looking foward to it. Fun missions that are definently story based (preset solo skill bar) and will ofter unique rewards? Are we talkin greens or titles? Discuss.

Witchblade

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

i heard there will be greenies so i hope there'll be another real reward ^^

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

If the reward is anything of value, expect endless complaints of "OMG GW FAVORS PAY TO PLAY GW IS DOOMED!"

(And no, they won't be from me.)

Skuld

Skuld

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Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

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I don't think you'd get any of that if they allowed you to pay with cash, or at the very least opened up more payment methods in the online store.

Witchblade

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

maybe NF-like Treasure Chests?

(please, not another mini pet )

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

I bet it'll be heaps of fun. There will also probably be a dozen rant threads about why it sucks...

samifly

samifly

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Girl Power [GP]

Mo/Me

Well they tried with PayPal but everyone was like... "I dont need it so no one else will."

Witchblade

Witchblade

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Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Onarik Amrak
There will also probably be a dozen rant threads about why it sucks...
that's the way it is ^^

HayesA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Pennsylvania

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Quote:
Originally Posted by samifly
Well they tried with PayPal but everyone was like... "I dont need it so no one else will."
Exactly! What a lame thing, in my honest opinion. The in-game store screwed over my bank account for Eye of the North. I had to buy it off the shelf. I def had the moolah in my account when I tried the in-game store. I even tried emailing them, and trying to resolve the issue. Even tried calling my bank. I have a pay pal account, and i'm very pleased every time I have used Pay Pal. I have never had a problem with them. Ever. Hell, I even had to do a fruad ticket! You know what? It was handled with in days! All those nay-sayers who say Pay Pal sucks, and their customer service is bad, etc etc etc. Well, you know what man? YOU may have had a problem, but millions of happy customers, including my self, have never had a problem with Pay Pal. I would have GLADLY baught the game on Anet's online store if the store worked, or if they had a deal with either Pay Pal, or Google Checkout.

I think everyone who bought all three games, plus the expansion should have access to this material. I am severely displeased with Area Net over this. I might not return to Guild Wars 2. I mean, if this is how they treat their customers, then I don't think i'll buy their products anymore.

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

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Join Date: Aug 2007

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I am also waiting for the Hate threads , And if it is greens they had better be customized or else it will be like "WTS Greenie from BMP 100k+34ectos!!!11!" Well maybe not that much . I'm forseeing 12 hate threads the day it comes out..

Karyuu

Karyuu

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Join Date: Oct 2007

Kahlifownia

Roses of the Moonlight Sigil [RoMS]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by HayesA
All those nay-sayers who say Pay Pal sucks, and their customer service is bad, etc etc etc. Well, you know what man? YOU may have had a problem, but millions of happy customers, including my self, have never had a problem with Pay Pal.
You realize that the same can be reversed, and that there are thousands of happy customers from the in-game store who have never had a problem and don't understand why someone wouldn't want to use it. I'm really sorry that you personally had difficulties with it, but... I think you're really overreacting when you say that you might not get GW2 because of this.

I certainly don't know all the details with what happened in your case, but even taking that out of the picture - it's a bonus pack, it came about because of a certain promotion. You're not entitled to it just because you own all three expansions, nor are you being "treated" in any certain way just because this bonus pack needs to be acquired from their personal store. And when people stand up on their podium and go "I am OWED this content!" ... well, I wish that were the case. But it's not.

TaCktiX

TaCktiX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

The Order of Chaos Reborn [ToC]

I personally had major problems with the ingame store. I researched it with my bank, and found out that NCSoft (the ultimate charge source) was blocked because of fraudulent transactions in the past (eh, must've gotten some really weird stuff happening at some time in the past). Meanwhile NCSoft had blocked me from trying to take a transaction out for a week cuz of repeated attempts. I further found out that my bank could unblock NCSoft for 24 hours time, allowing me to take the transaction out. Suffice it to say, nearly 3 weeks later I bought what I intended to in the first place. Adding PayPal would simplify things a TON, especially since it offloads financial responsibility from the ingame store to PayPal.

As for the BMP, I'm more excited for the bits of lore they're going to handle. They may be playing up the "ZOMG! You get to fight Palawa Joko!" angle, but in reality they're going to fill in tidbits about Cantha, the ancient Scourge of Vabbi, the little 2 year blackspot after the Searing, and the true origin of the Mursaat. Yes, we'll FINALLY get to see what's above the Ullen River (how else will Saul D'Alessio find them?). For me, answering more of those unanswered questions in the lore will trump whatever cheap green/armor/mini/cheesy reward you get.

Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

I'm really sorry that people would have to go to extra effort to make a purchase, but the truth is, we've had a high level of Internet fraud perpetrated in the store, which has resulted in our tightening restrictions. It's sort of like your neighborhood store. You're just fine until you notice disappearing merchandise, at which time you might need to get that camera system, or hire a "secret shopper" who looks for shoplifters.

Anyway, TaCktiX, you were very resourceful, and very non-criticizing, and I do appreciate that! The best means to purchase these days is through the in-game store, and not the PlayNC store. The safeguards are still in place, but existing customers will have an easier experience in the in-game store.

Edit to add: PayPal? How I'm really sorry that people would have to go to extra effort to make a purchase, but the truth is, we've had a high level of Internet fraud perpetrated in the store, which has resulted in our tightening restrictions. It's sort of like your neighborhood store. You're just fine until you notice disappearing merchandise, at which time you might need to get that camera system, or hire a "secret shopper" who looks for shoplifters.

Anyway, TaCktiX, you were very resourceful, and very non-criticizing, and I do appreciate that! The best means to purchase these days is through the in-game store, and not the PlayNC store. The safeguards are still in place, but existing customers will have an easier experience in the in-game store.

Edit to add: PayPal? I only hope we can add that soon!

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/

My only wish was that I could get a copy for my hubby as well, but seeing as I am the one with the 'account' and can only get ONE for me and not for him....I guess I will be very lonely playing those missions .........

Zeek Aran

Zeek Aran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Earth, sadly

BORK

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Gaile's post has errors. o.O; Anyway, I'm really looking forward to seeing Joko and getting greens and whatever else is offered.

Vinraith

Vinraith

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

Looks cool, though I'm sure there'll be plenty of complaining. As with GWEN (which is, IMO, fantastic), I suspect the best solution will be to stay off the forum for awhile and simply play and enjoy the game.

HayesA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Pennsylvania

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I'm really sorry that people would have to go to extra effort to make a purchase, but the truth is, we've had a high level of Internet fraud perpetrated in the store, which has resulted in our tightening restrictions. It's sort of like your neighborhood store. You're just fine until you notice disappearing merchandise, at which time you might need to get that camera system, or hire a "secret shopper" who looks for shoplifters.
Gaile, please don't misunderstand me. Yes, i'm upset, and dissatisfied with the store. But you see, I love Guild Wars! It's probably one of my all-time favorite games ever. Which is saying quite a lot; i've played my fair share of games over the years. (Sorry, though, FEAR takes the top spot. GW is #2 )

I just wish that there was some way I could get access to the extra content without having to jump through hoops, and climb latters. I just wish you guys had done Pay Pal. But if you guys keep doing special "in-game-store-only promotions" ... without a alternitive payment option, then I just dunno about GW2.

With that said, I really want to put in that I LOVE guild wars. All three chapters, plus I think GWEN is a blast. The dungeons are great to do with guildies, and allience friends. As I have made a number of new mates during the year i've been playing GWs. I'm sorry Gaile, to have said such things. But it's hard to ignore the truth sometimes, ya know??

:]

pamelf

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

Seriously though guys...Gaile has said in the past that the online store essentially has nothing to do with her...

How many companies are out there that managed to get an online store that actually worked, and allowed more than one method of payment? Geez, even the NCSoft online store, which basically OWNS GW, managed to work.

I have absolutely no problem with the BMP Promotion at all. It makes sense that it be through the online store, promoting people to buy directly for the source. It IS however a stupid time to have had it, with an online store that didn't work for a lot of credit card users, had no alternative payment methods, and didn't offer a good enough variety of product purchases.

I'm lucky I had no problems with my CC (other than the ridiculous exchange rate from AUD to GBP) and so I've qualified. I'm looking forward to it, but I still maintain that the GW team should learn from the absolute travesty their online store has been, and maybe actually look at the sites of some other companies who miraculously seem to have avoided all the problems that the GW store was having.

If it were a new technology i would understand, but it isn't, and there's no reason they should have done such a half-arsed job on it. There are heaps of dedicated players who would have been happy to purchase from the store to get the BMP, but were unable to due to false fraud pickups, no alternate payment options, and no appealing stock.

Hyper.nl

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I'm really sorry that people would have to go to extra effort to make a purchase, but the truth is, we've had a high level of Internet fraud perpetrated in the store, which has resulted in our tightening restrictions. It's sort of like your neighborhood store. You're just fine until you notice disappearing merchandise, at which time you might need to get that camera system, or hire a "secret shopper" who looks for shoplifters.

Anyway, TaCktiX, you were very resourceful, and very non-criticizing, and I do appreciate that! The best means to purchase these days is through the in-game store, and not the PlayNC store. The safeguards are still in place, but existing customers will have an easier experience in the in-game store.

Edit to add: PayPal? How I'm really sorry that people would have to go to extra effort to make a purchase, but the truth is, we've had a high level of Internet fraud perpetrated in the store, which has resulted in our tightening restrictions. It's sort of like your neighborhood store. You're just fine until you notice disappearing merchandise, at which time you might need to get that camera system, or hire a "secret shopper" who looks for shoplifters.

Anyway, TaCktiX, you were very resourceful, and very non-criticizing, and I do appreciate that! The best means to purchase these days is through the in-game store, and not the PlayNC store. The safeguards are still in place, but existing customers will have an easier experience in the in-game store.

Edit to add: PayPal? I only hope we can add that soon!
Deja vu?
...

Havre Fras

Havre Fras

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

N/Me

Copy & paste is bad.

kanniet

kanniet

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

R/E

I don't think it's fair for those who bought all their games in the stores. If I want to get these mission pack I'm forced to buy things that at the moment I don't need. Why don't make this pack for sale online for a descent amount for those who already bought their games?

IslandHermet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I'm really sorry that people would have to go to extra effort to make a purchase, but the truth is, we've had a high level of Internet fraud perpetrated in the store, which has resulted in our tightening restrictions. It's sort of like your neighborhood store. You're just fine until you notice disappearing merchandise, at which time you might need to get that camera system, or hire a "secret shopper" who looks for shoplifters.

Anyway, TaCktiX, you were very resourceful, and very non-criticizing, and I do appreciate that! The best means to purchase these days is through the in-game store, and not the PlayNC store. The safeguards are still in place, but existing customers will have an easier experience in the in-game store.

Edit to add: PayPal? How I'm really sorry that people would have to go to extra effort to make a purchase, but the truth is, we've had a high level of Internet fraud perpetrated in the store, which has resulted in our tightening restrictions. It's sort of like your neighborhood store. You're just fine until you notice disappearing merchandise, at which time you might need to get that camera system, or hire a "secret shopper" who looks for shoplifters.

Anyway, TaCktiX, you were very resourceful, and very non-criticizing, and I do appreciate that! The best means to purchase these days is through the in-game store, and not the PlayNC store. The safeguards are still in place, but existing customers will have an easier experience in the in-game store.

Edit to add: PayPal? I only hope we can add that soon!
I missed that first part could you COPY/PASTE again for me

LOL
Think Gaile fell asleep.

TaCktiX

TaCktiX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

The Order of Chaos Reborn [ToC]

I personally bought 3 character slots and the Game of the Year add-on, making my character tally 14 with 3 ever-changing PvP slots. Yes, I love Guild Wars.

One suggestion I'd have for adding to the store is adding Divine Aura to the upgrades list. The original GW:CE is no longer in stores, is super-rare to find without the key already attached to the account, and I for one would easily pony up the $5-10 for the perk (was considering paying $100 for a copy of GW:CE on ebay, until some idiots inflated it to $202). To some extent people like me who came in a year (or two) late and have loved GW ever since got gipped. I wasn't there when it started, and yet I'd like to support/get perks just as much as the next guy.

Neriandal Freit

Neriandal Freit

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Join Date: Nov 2005

Spiral of The Red Rose, Kryta (Columbus, IN)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by TaCktiX
I personally bought 3 character slots and the Game of the Year add-on, making my character tally 14 with 3 ever-changing PvP slots. Yes, I love Guild Wars.

One suggestion I'd have for adding to the store is adding Divine Aura to the upgrades list. The original GW:CE is no longer in stores, is super-rare to find without the key already attached to the account, and I for one would easily pony up the $5-10 for the perk (was considering paying $100 for a copy of GW:CE on ebay, until some idiots inflated it to $202). To some extent people like me who came in a year (or two) late and have loved GW ever since got gipped. I wasn't there when it started, and yet I'd like to support/get perks just as much as the next guy.
This is exactly what I did to acquire the BMP around July'ish when this first came about.

Now..about Gaile's post. Give the girl her room, she does type a bunch I'm sure :P

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

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I'm not sure what to think about it. I would have preferred, I think, to have been able to explore it with my own character, but they do sound as though they are being fairly creative in the gameplay aspect which ought to be fun. Its just the incentive to replay any of the four areas I think would come from being able to take your character in, not to mention drops and rewards (?). Falls squarely in the "wait and see" category, but I am looking forward to it.

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

Dunno about all ya'll, but I'm looking forward to kicking ass as young Togo, and watching my framerate go down as I lead the Sunspear army.

pkodyssey

pkodyssey

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

In a cardboard box with Internet

The Order of the Frozen Tundra (TofT)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kerwyn Nasilan
Well the bonus mission pack comes in only a little over a week. What do you think?
I think that they specifically said "sometime in November", so how about a little more like 5 weeks.

They have Halloween coming up. That will probably delay the release.

super strokey

super strokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Soviet Canuckistan

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I just ordered gwen throught teh in game store, was easy as hell and got access to the game right away. Im buying the rest of my HW stuff through teh online store cause its just easy. I honestly dont know what people are saying when they comment about it being hard but maybe its different with different credit cards.

=DNC=Trucker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

TLA

Me/

I don't understand the point of this thread

Zeek Aran

Zeek Aran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Earth, sadly

BORK

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Quote:
Originally Posted by =DNC=Trucker
I don't understand the point of this thread
*points* I found a +1er! *flame*

Anyone besides the OP even mentioned titles yet? If anything, I would expect a EotN like title. Not the reputation ones, the other one.

prism2525

prism2525

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Among dead bodies.

The Republic of Sky Pirates

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i just bought the GW:EN pre release, GW 1million copy edition upgrade, and the whole GW:EN on the store when they came out. (just couldn't bear to wait 2 week minimum to have it delivered)

DeXyre

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Just sad I'll never be able to get it like this...
(No can't get pre-paid cards here in belgium as far as i know, and you need a credit card to add funds to paypal, so that wouldn't be a solution either...)

Viruzzz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeek Aran
*points* I found a +1er! *flame*

Anyone besides the OP even mentioned titles yet? If anything, I would expect a EotN like title. Not the reputation ones, the other one.
Well i think titles would be pointless, it would just be a "i bought the BMP" title, there wouldn't really be much to max it with, so it'd be a very easy one to get for the maxed titles title.

greens probably, minipet would be unlikely, since the missions are spread out over the campaigns (and form what i can gather) with nothing really in common. so unless the reward for finishing all those is a birthday present that gives you a random one i think minipets are unlikely.

maybe some kind of special armor, a single piece or maybe even a set, who knows.

about the whole paypal thing, i looked into it once before i got my visa card. but it's not really an option, if you don't have a credit card to use to transfer money its really not any use.
Where I live there were no other options available to me than getting a credit card or getting in touch with someone who had one to even use paypal, so you might as well just get the creditcard and use that in the store.
I think a lot of people automatically assume that what they can get in their country is available everywhere else, at the same price, which is far from the truth, there aren't a lot of things which are globally available, at the same price.

Chicken of the Seas

Chicken of the Seas

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

California, USA

Vulpes Velox [Fox]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep
My only wish was that I could get a copy for my hubby as well, but seeing as I am the one with the 'account' and can only get ONE for me and not for him....I guess I will be very lonely playing those missions .........
I believe the missions are only available solo, so even if you both had them you wouldn't be able to go do them together.

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

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Quote:
Originally Posted by pkodyssey
I think that they specifically said "sometime in November", so how about a little more like 5 weeks.

They have Halloween coming up. That will probably delay the release.
As far as I have knowledge it starts on November 1st and ends November 30th if it does not have an endpoint please correct me but I am fairly certain It starts on the first. Also I am sorry to hear that all you did not get BMP , I had no problems with Online Store.

MoldyRiceFrenzy

MoldyRiceFrenzy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2005

Santa Rosa, CA

Confusion in The Ranks[tArD]

Mo/W

i would have gotton the bonus... if they didnt make me do it online... -.-

underling ftl, cant really use parents credit cards ect... internet buying is bad... + internet itself = dlup = slow ect ect. store is pretty much my only option ftl.

Voltar

Voltar

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Join Date: May 2006

My dog let's me crash at her place.

POB

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I bet that day the sun comes up...

...then at the end of the day it goes down.

Arya Littlefinger

Arya Littlefinger

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

Shatners New Order of Borealis

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kerwyn Nasilan
As far as I have knowledge it starts on November 1st and ends November 30th if it does not have an endpoint please correct me but I am fairly certain It starts on the first. Also I am sorry to hear that all you did not get BMP , I had no problems with Online Store.
You are incorrect. They stated that the release date will be somewhere between the 1st and the 30th, It won't be around for just a month. It will be around forever.

N E D M

N E D M

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Officer's Club

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Viruzzz
Well i think titles would be pointless, it would just be a "i bought the BMP" title, there wouldn't really be much to max it with, so it'd be a very easy one to get for the maxed titles title.

greens probably, minipet would be unlikely, since the missions are spread out over the campaigns (and form what i can gather) with nothing really in common. so unless the reward for finishing all those is a birthday present that gives you a random one i think minipets are unlikely.

maybe some kind of special armor, a single piece or maybe even a set, who knows.

about the whole paypal thing, i looked into it once before i got my visa card. but it's not really an option, if you don't have a credit card to use to transfer money its really not any use.
Where I live there were no other options available to me than getting a credit card or getting in touch with someone who had one to even use paypal, so you might as well just get the creditcard and use that in the store.
I think a lot of people automatically assume that what they can get in their country is available everywhere else, at the same price, which is far from the truth, there aren't a lot of things which are globally available, at the same price.
Curious-
I see much speculation on what types of items will be dropped in these missions -
You will not be using your own characters, so, how will you get any drops at all?

crazy diamond

crazy diamond

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

My guess is that the Bonus Missions are activated in-game by talking to some NPC, so weapons, items, and titles would go to whichever character you used to play it.