BMP sold at which retail outlets?
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Well the BMP comes out tomorrow and while I know it's available in the online store, Anet has made no mention of what retail stores it will be sold in (they did confirm it was being sold in stores). So does anyone know which stores we can get it at?
Operative 14
I'm hoping Target or Bestbuy, but I think the rest of us are in the dark just as much as you. I guess we'll just wait for another 1 hour and 51 minutes...
zerulus
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Originally Posted by The Phantom
Well the BMP comes out tomorrow and while I know it's available in the online store, Anet has made no mention of what retail stores it will be sold in (they did confirm it was being sold in stores). So does anyone know which stores we can get it at?
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Kyarl Deathaxe
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ajc2123
Ditto, I don't see it anywhere in the store, or PlayNC.com
Rothaga
Well, its out for me right now on the on-line store.
Curse You
According to the webpage on the BMP, it's only sold online.
http://guildwars.com/products/extras...wheretobuy.php
http://guildwars.com/products/extras...wheretobuy.php
Pyro maniac
online retailers in north-america ..
ty anet
ty anet
lakatz
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Originally Posted by Pyro maniac
online retailers in north-america ..
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Thanks!
Tachyon
Great, nowhere to purchase it in the UK then apart from that dodgy French site There's no way I'm giving them any of my details becasue two of my mates have already lost £70 by dealing with them. Didn't ANet do any sort of research into this when they decided to make the BMP widelg available?
Pyro maniac
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Originally Posted by lakatz
Did you find a link to online retailers in North America? I didn't. All I found outside of PlayNC and Ingame stores was online retailers for international users. Would you please provide a link to NA online retailers.
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donno if it changes by IP address
anyway for europe:
DLgamer Territories
France, United Kingdom Payment Methods
Bank Transfer, Credit Card, Debit, PayPal
4U2Play Territories
Austria, Germany, Switzerland Payment Methods
Advance Payment, Credit Card, Debit
But I'm sure america can pay at those shops as well
BabyJ
Its not so hard for people in america to go to wally world, a bank or where ever and get a pre paid credit card and buy it thought the online store. I think the whole retail deal was because majority of the euro's don't have the options of pre paid cards such as the US does.
Wrath of m0o
And for Americans like me who refuse to buy software online. I want a Box, and a Disk, and a receipt. Im not buying something i have to download.
Nestaron
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
And for Americans like me who refuse to buy software online. I want a Box, and a Disk, and a receipt. Im not buying something i have to download.
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OneEyedNewt
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
And for Americans like me who refuse to buy software online. I want a Box, and a Disk, and a receipt. Im not buying something i have to download.
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Wrath of m0o
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Originally Posted by Nestaron
You didn't actually think Anet would release this in stores... It would be a guarenteed money sink for them and from what i've heard they can't afford to lose any more money.
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isamu kurosawa
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
And for Americans like me who refuse to buy software online. I want a Box, and a Disk, and a receipt. Im not buying something i have to download.
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Your box/CD for any of your guild wars games is in no way a proof of ownership, only the access code counts.
Quaker
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
Umm, actually i did. Seeing that the BMP was quoted as being a limited time only promotion, and only to players who bought from the online store. It seems to me Anet didnt sell anywhere near what they had hoped to sell, and are trying to sell it again, whilst seriously disturbing the players who spent 30 bucks in the ingame store.
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ANet hadn't sold any until Jan 28.... They're not trying to sell it "again" - they're selling it for the first time.
BTW - how much does it cost in the on-line store? It just says "already purchased" for me, and doesn't give a price.
Quaker
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
And for Americans like me who refuse to buy software online. I want a Box, and a Disk, and a receipt. Im not buying something i have to download.
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There would be no CD - you already have all the "software" on your computer now.
It would be equivalent to wanting a box and CD with the purchase of movie tickets or a bus pass. I suppose you'd want a really big box with a bus-seat in it.
(Btw , you do get a "receipt" when you buy stuff from the on-line store.)
Wrath of m0o
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Originally Posted by Quaker
Americans like you just won't buy it then. You want a box containing nothing but a piece of paper with an access key on it?
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I want the ability to reinstall GW to another computer in 10 min, not have to dowload Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, Gwen. If i had to download all those, it could take days. I can set up Guildwars on another computer in minuetts.
Thats the primary reason i dont purchase online software. I want something tangable for my money. Plus i collect the boxes.
I cant even fathom how long it would take to download a Greyhound Bus..lol
Rothaga
If you think about it, most people who spent the 30 bucks were just buying EOTN, so they got a little bonus with their purchase, while those who bought in-store just got the game.
Jetdoc
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Originally Posted by lakatz
Did you find a link to online retailers in North America? I didn't. All I found outside of PlayNC and Ingame stores was online retailers for international users. Would you please provide a link to NA online retailers.
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http://www.direct2drive.com/
But then removed it.
isamu kurosawa
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
No.
I want the ability to reinstall GW to another computer in 10 min, not have to dowload Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, Gwen. If i had to download all those, it could take days. I can set up Guildwars on another computer in minuetts. Thats the primary reason i dont purchase online software. I want something tangable for my money. Plus i collect the boxes. I cant even fathom how long it would take to download a Greyhound Bus..lol |
You come across to me as someone who just likes to make things seem more awkward for the sake of it.
Curse You
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
I cant even fathom how long it would take to download a Greyhound Bus..lol
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Wrath of m0o
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Originally Posted by isamu kurosawa
You come across to me as someone who just likes to make things seem more awkward for the sake of it.
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Ok..coming from your side of things..yes..we should all buy from the online store and save Anet hundreds of thousands of dollars on marketing, packaging and shipping.
I'm sure this all looks good on paper, truth is, if they had released the Bonus Pack in a box, or even in a Special Edition PC-Gamer magazine, Anet would have sold sooo many more copies of the BPM. You can search this site to get the real feelings of the people who bought three extra characters slots so they could get the "limited offer BMP". Just as if they were to re-release the Collectors Edition i would be upset because i spent the extra money to get the CE. Wich i dont think you could download a Collecters Edition because what would you really be collecting? Data?
I enjoy having my CE box sets with the Artbook and extra literature. Heck, thats why its called a Collectors Edition, bucause there are Tangable Items to Collect. Just imajine how well baseball cards would sell, if you virtually downloaded the cards.
Anyway, i own all campaigns (in Box Sets, who knows mabe the boxes will be worth something some day) and totally enjoy my Guild Wars experience.
I am just one of the many people who dont like to purchase downloads.
If the BMP was sold - Offline..I would buy it.
I dont pay for downloads, and since Guild Wars came out, i have boycotted all pay per month games entirely.
Sure, its a great marketing ploy to push for the online store, because it costs a mere fraction to sell people downloads, but people like me will always want something they can hold in their hands when purchasing something.
I hope they do someday release the BMP in a box, or in a magazine..so i can buy it.
Curse You
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
You must work for Anet..
Ok..coming from your side of things..yes..we should all buy from the online store and save Anet hundreds of thousands of dollars on marketing, packaging and shipping. I'm sure this all looks good on paper, truth is, if they had released the Bonus Pack in a box, or even in a Special Edition PC-Gamer magazine, Anet would have sold sooo many more copies of the BPM. You can search this site to get the real feelings of the people who bought three extra characters slots so they could get the "limited offer BMP". Just as if they were to re-release the Collectors Edition i would be upset because i spent the extra money to get the CE. Wich i dont think you could download a Collecters Edition because what would you really be collecting? Data? I enjoy having my CE box sets with the Artbook and extra literature. Heck, thats why its called a Collectors Edition, bucause there are Tangable Items to Collect. Just imajine how well baseball cards would sell, if you virtually downloaded the cards. Anyway, i own all campaigns (in Box Sets, who knows mabe the boxes will be worth something some day) and totally enjoy my Guild Wars experience. I am just one of the many people who dont like to purchase downloads. If the BMP was sold - Offline..I would buy it. I dont pay for downloads, and since Guild Wars came out, i have boycotted all pay per month games entirely. Sure, its a great marketing ploy to push for the online store, because it costs a mere fraction to sell people downloads, but people like me will always want something they can hold in their hands when purchasing something. I hope they do someday release the BMP in a box, or in a magazine..so i can buy it. |
Quaker
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
I hope they do someday release the BMP in a box, or in a magazine..so i can buy it.
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I can understand why you want the box and CD for the campaigns and expansions (I do too - I like the boxes), but the BMP is not a new piece of software, it's just access to stuff that's ALREADY ON YOUR COMPUTER. It was dynamically installed during one of the many updates. If you re-install GW, you'll end up re-installing it too.
Think of this analogy - you have a CD player - let's say it's one of the ones that holds 200 CDs. So, since you like boxes (and it is a CD player) you also buy all the CDs and put them in it. Then you think you'd like to make up some playlists but there is an on-line site that sells pre-made playlists. Would you expect some sort of box and CD for the playlists? Or can you see that it's just a way to arrange stuff you already have?
Well, the BMP is basically like a playlist. All the resources are already on your computer as part of the game. The BMP just arranges them into a few bonus missions (playlists). There really is not much sense in having a box & CD.
Rothaga
So I've got files on my computer that I may never use?
Biostem
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Originally Posted by Rothaga
So I've got files on my computer that I may never use?
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Griff Mon
You don't need any of the disks. All that stuff is very old anyway. All you need is the GW client, and your keys to whatever games you buy. It just loads areas as you enter them. So the first time you enter a new area you have to wait for a large download. It is the quickest way to get up and running. But it really annoys people that you play with in the same group while they wait for you to load up the new game area.
strcpy
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Originally Posted by Curse You
Well if you're going to be so stubborn, no BMP for you then.
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Hey, maybe they will have a later boxed version of the BMP that will have an insert of a naked Eve and all you people who used the online store now will feel the wrath of those of us that didn't get their nice GWEN box
OneEyedNewt
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Originally Posted by strcpy
Why, it worked before? Increased sales is *always* a reason to do something regardless of anything else - right? That is pretty much exactly the reply people gave to the ones who didn't do the original promotion so you better not feel that anyone who was a "complainer" was wrong for telling people to suck it up as that is now what you are doing. Of course, in this case *you* are not the one getting screwed so it is fun to lord it over others (even though many of us didn't really care that is was re-released but our beef was with the way the promotion was done).
Hey, maybe they will have a later boxed version of the BMP that will have an insert of a naked Eve and all you people who used the online store now will feel the wrath of those of us that didn't get their nice GWEN box |
In my opinion, this isnt worth having in a box. Its just 4 missions, so I can completely understand it being online only.
Nestaron
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Originally Posted by OneEyedNewt
Would you be willing to pay extra for it to be produced in a box? The cost of printing and shipping out the boxes would increase the cost. Either that, or they lose money on every retail copy they produce. This is something alot of you seem to forget.
In my opinion, this isnt worth having in a box. Its just 4 missions, so I can completely understand it being online only. |
isamu kurosawa
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Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o
You must work for Anet..
Ok..coming from your side of things..yes..we should all buy from the online store and save Anet hundreds of thousands of dollars on marketing, packaging and shipping. I'm sure this all looks good on paper, truth is, if they had released the Bonus Pack in a box, or even in a Special Edition PC-Gamer magazine, Anet would have sold sooo many more copies of the BPM. You can search this site to get the real feelings of the people who bought three extra characters slots so they could get the "limited offer BMP". Just as if they were to re-release the Collectors Edition i would be upset because i spent the extra money to get the CE. Wich i dont think you could download a Collecters Edition because what would you really be collecting? Data? I enjoy having my CE box sets with the Artbook and extra literature. Heck, thats why its called a Collectors Edition, bucause there are Tangable Items to Collect. Just imajine how well baseball cards would sell, if you virtually downloaded the cards. Anyway, i own all campaigns (in Box Sets, who knows mabe the boxes will be worth something some day) and totally enjoy my Guild Wars experience. I am just one of the many people who dont like to purchase downloads. If the BMP was sold - Offline..I would buy it. I dont pay for downloads, and since Guild Wars came out, i have boycotted all pay per month games entirely. Sure, its a great marketing ploy to push for the online store, because it costs a mere fraction to sell people downloads, but people like me will always want something they can hold in their hands when purchasing something. I hope they do someday release the BMP in a box, or in a magazine..so i can buy it. |
I got the BMP with the origional offer because there was no reason for me to get EoTN from a retail store as there was no CE, However i would have purchased it from the online store at the cost it is offered now if i hadn't already gotten it.
What is so bad about buying online only content on an online only game when there is nothing physical you could be given worthwhile. You pay for access not a CD, you ask for a reciept and you get a more detailed invoice and only need to keep a referance number safe as proof of purchase. Its even possible to get a refund if you used an online store whereas a birck and mortar store wouldn't allow it.
Hmm me work of Anet. I'd love a job in their quest writing team
Quaker
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Originally Posted by Griff Mon
You don't need any of the disks. All that stuff is very old anyway. All you need is the GW client, and your keys to whatever games you buy.
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Ultimate Flash
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Originally Posted by OneEyedNewt
Would you be willing to pay extra for it to be produced in a box? The cost of printing and shipping out the boxes would increase the cost. Either that, or they lose money on every retail copy they produce. This is something alot of you seem to forget.
In my opinion, this isnt worth having in a box. Its just 4 missions, so I can completely understand it being online only. |
Plus adding in the extra fuel costs it takes to deliver the items to the store.
Also your own transportation costs to pick up the product. I live 30 mins away from a store I could pick up a "boxed" version.
Downloading games through the net has saved me much. No transportation or tax fees. Digital downloads FTW!