Official preorder offer (in game items, a "guide", 10 day trial etc) - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

MadOnion

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

28 Feb 2006 at 03:42 - 1

North American Pre-order:
http://www.guildwars.com/aboutgw/whe...nspreorder.php

A key that provides access to the Factions Preview Event on March 24th
Access to Guild Wars Factions twenty-four hours before the official release date
Exclusive in-game items—one unique item for each of the two new professions
A "friend" key that gives one of your friends access to the Factions Preview Event on March 24th
A 14-day, 10-hour trial of Guild Wars (original Prophecies campaign)
A tactical guide
A quick-reference card
A CD that includes concept art, wallpapers, and in-game trailers

European Pre-Order:
http://www.guildwars.com/aboutgw/whe...preordereu.php
THE EUROPEAN ONLINE PRE-ORDER (no box or contents)
Beginning March 3rd, European customers can visit their favorite online retailer to pre-order Guild Wars Factions online. The online pre-order will include:

A key that provides access to the Factions Preview Event on March 24th
Access to Guild Wars Factions twenty-four hours before the official release date
Exclusive in-game items—one unique item for each of the two new professions
A "friend" key that gives one of your friends access to the Factions Preview Event on March 24th

THE EUROPEAN BOXED PRE-ORDER PACK
The European boxed Pre-Order Pack will be available in stores on March 31st and will include all of the items available in the online pre-order plus:

A tactical guide and quick-reference card PDF in five different languages
A CD that includes concept art, wallpapers, in-game movies, and Factions music
A Guild Wars Factions poster

Sounds pretty sweet, think I might wait a bit though in case a store offers a free T-shirt deal

Riceboi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

28 Feb 2006 at 03:46 - 2

Can we pre order the collector's edition?

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

28 Feb 2006 at 04:21 - 3

That depends on the retailer. Typically a preorder package is just a promise to buy a copy of the game when it's released. Any retailer that refuses to sell you a more expensive version is foolish and you should shop elsewhere.

yangster

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Asian Syndicate

Me/E

28 Feb 2006 at 05:16 - 4

If that's the CE then I'm going to get the standard edition. Nothing in it seems to catch my eye.

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

28 Feb 2006 at 05:40 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by yangster

If that's the CE then I'm going to get the standard edition. Nothing in it seems to catch my eye.

...thats the preorder...

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

28 Feb 2006 at 05:46 - 6

lol I'm going for the CE simply on the principle of supporting Anet for the ridiculous amount of fun I've had gaming

{IceFire}

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/

28 Feb 2006 at 05:48 - 7

i'm getting CE for the items and hopefully divine aura -.-

manaleak34

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Onslaught of Xen

E/Mo

28 Feb 2006 at 05:54 - 8

I mostly excited on the 24 Hour head start...and to show my love to Anet

Vermilion Okeanos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

28 Feb 2006 at 05:55 - 9

It is good and all... but... THEY HAVEN'T TELL US WHICH ITEM IS WHICH STORE! ><

Just have to wait.

Don't want to end up with a lousy war pick (don't even have a single warrior in my pve slots) all over again. I still can't get over how much the Western preorder had sucked comparing to Eastern.

apoggy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Manchester, England

Farming Zaishen [keYs]

Mo/E

28 Feb 2006 at 05:56 - 10

still no news on the preorder items then

Mr.Interrupt

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Clawson, Michigan

The Good Ol Days [BWE]

Rt/

28 Feb 2006 at 05:58 - 11

Being able to access it 24 hours in advance is enough for me.

XeNoGeArZ

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

28 Feb 2006 at 06:00 - 12

Yea ... none of the retailers, mainly GS or EB tell of recieving these items. We receive them when the game releases? Can't be, since we get a keycode for the beta and other such things.

Also, Amazon and BB have prices at $39 when GS and EB are at $49.

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

28 Feb 2006 at 06:06 - 13

Ok the way it works, at least for the Europeans is that we can get the box, which gives hard physical items, plus the in-game items. Or we can order online, not receive a box and only get the in-game items.
I'm still waiting for official word on what will happen to those of us who order the CE as a pre-order.

Ice, I have an alterior motive too

Divine Aura which I should have got with my CE for chpt1 but which has NEVER worked.

apoggy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Manchester, England

Farming Zaishen [keYs]

Mo/E

28 Feb 2006 at 06:12 - 14

with the non-boxed you get to play 24 hours early. so it is which you value more

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

28 Feb 2006 at 07:08 - 15

You get to play 24hrs ahead of time with the boxed version too. If you were looking at the page it states that the "box" includes the same as the online version + extras.

skretth

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Australia

28 Feb 2006 at 07:19 - 16

it doesnt matter which storehas which item.. ALL pre-orders will have 2 items 1 for each profession
they just havent given us teh details on the items.. what im more worried about.. after thsi update on teh gw site, i cannot acces ebgames.com ROFL
keep saying too many conenctions and lagging out

apoggy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Manchester, England

Farming Zaishen [keYs]

Mo/E

28 Feb 2006 at 07:26 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Lozza

You get to play 24hrs ahead of time with the boxed version too. If you were looking at the page it states that the "box" includes the same as the online version + extras.

good point my bad, i had presumed 31st march was the release date, not the preorder boxed release date, therefore negating the fact that you can play 24 hours early, nevermind.

Symeon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

28 Feb 2006 at 07:28 - 18

What???

In Europe we can only get the pre-order box with the guide and cool stuff in it as well as the preview access key in stores on the 31st March? How does that make sense? That's after the preview!
If I already have the key from the PvP Preview Weekend in January, does that work for the Preview Event coming up as well?

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

28 Feb 2006 at 07:34 - 19

Symeon, the way it has been explained in a thread around here somewhere is that if we want to get into the WBE we need to order online, we can then request a box which we won't get until the end of March. Since most of us own GW anyway, we don't need to worry about it all that much

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

28 Feb 2006 at 07:35 - 20

If you are looking to pre-order, please either go to www.guildwarsguru.com homepage and order through the link there or here:

Narutoscryed

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

In the woods

Elite Crew

W/E

28 Feb 2006 at 07:38 - 21

ok it is the 27 of febuary and im trying to decide if i want to preorder the game online right now.. or if tomarrow i wanna just find a store and preorder there. because the simple truth is.. i mean how the heck am i gonna play 24 hours before the game is released and shipped to me?.. and also if i preorder at a store like k-mart or wall mart then will i get the same benifits?

Vermilion Okeanos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

28 Feb 2006 at 07:42 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inde

If you are looking to pre-order, please either go to www.guildwarsguru.com homepage and order through the link there or here:

I assume that will help guildwarsguru alot right? I sure will ^^

imsystem

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

northern cal

28 Feb 2006 at 07:48 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Narutoscryed

ok it is the 27 of febuary and im trying to decide if i want to preorder the game online right now.. or if tomarrow i wanna just find a store and preorder there. because the simple truth is.. i mean how the heck am i gonna play 24 hours before the game is released and shipped to me?.. and also if i preorder at a store like k-mart or wall mart then will i get the same benifits?

i wanna know the same i got enough reward zone bucks to buy the game from bestbuy but how do i get my cdkey to download and play it early if i order it online or do i have to go to the store and preorder

also bestbuy is listed on teh guildwars site as being a place to preorder it

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

28 Feb 2006 at 07:50 - 24

Well, if you are going to be ordering Factions anyway, it would help us for you to order through our affiliate link. We try to keep our ads to just the top of the page on the forums (on the homepage there's a skyscraper a bit down... I bet a lot of you didn't know that was there

) And for all those who have ad blockers and what not, this would be a way to support the site. We don't ask for donations here and we even have some very awesome contests coming up in the next few months. So any help you can give the site helps the community.

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

28 Feb 2006 at 07:56 - 25

Point to note for all Aussies and Kiwis: Amazon will not sell to us, so don't even bother trying.

EB the main reseller in Australia didn't have the pre-order or CE for GW and - though I think Gaile said she though we would get them this time around - the manager at my local store said that there were no plans on stocking either until they saw how sales were going in the US.

If you can't find a point of sale, PM me and I'll let you know the company I've been using.

CorstedPirate

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Knights of the Void

Mo/

28 Feb 2006 at 08:08 - 26

Well, as much as I would love to pre-order since I love this game, I don't feel that all questions have been answered.

If you pre-order and want a hard copy, how can it be assured that you will still have the benefit of getting to play early? Will the hard copy be shipped to my address but I download the client? If that is the case, how would I get my access key if I am waiting for an arrival in the mail?

The only reason for me to pre-order online would be for the assurance of being able to play early. Yet, I want a hard copy too. I don't think that is unreasonable. Yet, that question when asked previously in this thread went unanswered. I think it is a valid concern and that more people want to know as well.

NOt too experienced with pre-ordering games like this, sorry.

ShadowStorm

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Take me where I cannot stand.

The Better Part of Valor

W/N

28 Feb 2006 at 08:13 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadOnion

North American Pre-order:
http://www.guildwars.com/aboutgw/whe...nspreorder.php

Exclusive in-game items—one unique item for each of the two new professions

Ok, from this line alone, we can tell 2 things.

1) There will only be 2 pre-order items that come with Factions - 1 for the assassin and 1 for the ritualist. So there's not going to be a lot of variety to the items like in the Prophecies campaign pre-order.

2) It sounds like if you buy the pre-order this time, you'll get BOTH of the items, so you won't have to shop around in order to collect all the pre-order items like you had to do with the Prophecies campaign pre-orders.

Anyone care to refute my observations?

Rilder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mystic Shadow Soldiers (MSS)

R/

28 Feb 2006 at 08:22 - 28

well its febuary 28th so that means today when i go to wal-mart i can buy Guild Wars Factions pre-order???

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

28 Feb 2006 at 08:36 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Lozza

Point to note for all Aussies and Kiwis: Amazon will not sell to us, so don't even bother trying.

EB the main reseller in Australia didn't have the pre-order or CE for GW and - though I think Gaile said she though we would get them this time around - the manager at my local store said that there were no plans on stocking either until they saw how sales were going in the US.

If you can't find a point of sale, PM me and I'll let you know the company I've been using.

I've already preordered with EB considering the last time I looked for the CE before GW was actually released, the only place I found it was some online store I'd never even heard of at the price of AU$199. On top of that, EB didn't release any preorder items either, so preordering was practically useless.

I mean okay, ArenaNet has done a damn good job with the game thus far and keeping things in order, but good god, AU$100 is a lot of money for a game, which is what GW cost originally and what Factions is going to cost. Yes it is worth it, yes it does nearly break the bank, and if that's the case, we expect at least some treatment on equal levels.

konohamaru heaven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Some where in Cantha beyond the Petrified Forest and the Jade Sea

The Amazon Basin

28 Feb 2006 at 08:40 - 30

All stores have the same in-game item for the two new proffesions so it doesn't matter where you buy it at least thats the way the description descriped it.

cagan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

Me/Mo

28 Feb 2006 at 10:23 - 31

Visited my EB here in australia today and got a blank expression.
Guess it's too much to have hoped that EB worldwide would have a preorder bonus.

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

28 Feb 2006 at 10:29 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by konohamaru heaven

All stores have the same in-game item for the two new proffesions so it doesn't matter where you buy it at least thats the way the description descriped it.

This is the way I interpreted it too, so I'm just going to go ahead and get the preorder box without even knowing for sure.

CorstedPirate

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Knights of the Void

Mo/

28 Feb 2006 at 11:00 - 33

Maybe someone will answer my questions if they are numbered and stuff.

1.If you pre-order and want a hard copy, how can it be assured that you will still have the benefit of getting to play early?

2.Will the hard copy be shipped to my address but I download the client?

3.If that is the case, how would I get my access key if I am waiting for an arrival in the mail?

I am sorry that I don't know these things. I have never pre-ordered a game before. I am not to experienced with this sortof thing. Guild Wars is the first game that I have really wanted to play on a daily basis at all. I guess all of my questions revolve around pre-ordering to play early. How this is possible to do while waiting for your hard copy to arrive.

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

28 Feb 2006 at 11:14 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by CorstedPirate

Maybe someone will answer my questions if they are numbered and stuff.

1.If you pre-order and want a hard copy, how can it be assured that you will still have the benefit of getting to play early?

2.Will the hard copy be shipped to my address but I download the client?

3.If that is the case, how would I get my access key if I am waiting for an arrival in the mail?

I am sorry that I don't know these things. I have never pre-ordered a game before. I am not to experienced with this sortof thing. Guild Wars is the first game that I have really wanted to play on a daily basis at all. I guess all of my questions revolve around pre-ordering to play early. How this is possible to do while waiting for your hard copy to arrive.

1) Because the game content will be streamed to you whether or not you own the game. Afterall, even if you don't get Factions, you will have places where you'll interact with them.

2) Probably not until the game is actually released. I don't think you get a hard copy if you order online from ncsoft, and whether you pick it up in the store or have it delivered depends on where you buy it from. Not a huge issue though, as you can play with or without the CD download, using the client off of guildwars.com Usually, they link to it in a big noticeable spot during special events.

3) You get an access key in the pre-order package, or emailed to you if you order online, depending on which you opt for.

Something along the lines of the above. It's rather late at the moment, so I might have gotten something wrong, but afaik, it's the way they do things.

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

28 Feb 2006 at 11:22 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sekkira

I've already preordered with EB considering the last time I looked for the CE before GW was actually released, the only place I found it was some online store I'd never even heard of at the price of AU$199. On top of that, EB didn't release any preorder items either, so preordering was practically useless.

I mean okay, ArenaNet has done a damn good job with the game thus far and keeping things in order, but good god, AU$100 is a lot of money for a game, which is what GW cost originally and what Factions is going to cost. Yes it is worth it, yes it does nearly break the bank, and if that's the case, we expect at least some treatment on equal levels.

I ordered the CE from a UK company and paid only $5 over what they were originally charging in Australia for the game, and that included postage and handling. It is almost a garantee that EB will not stock the CE, to the best of my knowledge they didn't even stock it in the US - their online listings did not list it at all. I'm going to be calling the store I normally order from early tomorrow morning to find out what the deal will be for overseas orders. I'll let you know what I find out.

CorstedPirate

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Knights of the Void

Mo/

28 Feb 2006 at 11:31 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercury Angel

Something along the lines of the above. It's rather late at the moment, so I might have gotten something wrong, but afaik, it's the way they do things.

Thank you for the info. It's just that I am not experienced with pre-ordering at all. The only thing I have ever pre-ordered before are Harry Potter books, lol.

Never a game, because I have never really been into games as much as I am into GW.

Wind of Horus

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/Me

28 Feb 2006 at 11:51 - 37

I'm confused, Am I paying for this just to do play the game for 24 hours before it comes and then the key expires? Or is the preorder actually the game for good?

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

28 Feb 2006 at 12:18 - 38

Wind, yes the pre-order is the game, we get the game, and we get extras. It is their way of securing purchases.

yangster

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Asian Syndicate

Me/E

28 Feb 2006 at 13:58 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vilaptca

...thats the preorder...

Oh. Well I was getting tired at midnight. *slaps* Thanks for telling me.

wolfe2dale

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Hemel Hempstead

Guildless...

E/Me

28 Feb 2006 at 14:16 - 40

I think I'm missing something here....How much difference is 24 hours really going to make?

I mean sure you get to play 1st, but after a month who's going to care?

I'm just going to wander down to my local games store on the day of release & buy it then....

If I am missing something please let me know.