is ArenaNet going to ship to those places earlier so we will get them on the 28th?
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How will the 27th of April work? Do we need both the full game and Beta key to play that day? If we need the game when will the game be sent to those that pre-ordered? Will they get it in time for the 27th? - In order to get into the Early Access period on April 27th, you will only need your preorder key. You see, there are three different types of access keys for Guild Wars: • A preorder key . This key entitles you to all the benefits of preordering, including an invitation to every Beta Weekend Event, character name reservations, and one of six special in-game items, determined by the retailer with whom you placed your preorder. (Details are here: http://www.guildwars.com/preorder.html) • A standard retail access key . This key will come with the standard version of Guild Wars and will allow access into the game as of April 28 th . • A Collector's Edition retail access key . This special key will get you into the game on April 28 th . But it will also entitle you to a different special item for each of your characters: the Divine Aura. Now, you may have a combination of keys, and all will work at their appointed time. The preorder key works now for Beta Weekend Events and will be functional for the April 15 th BWE and for the Early Access period, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on April 27 th and ends at 11:59 p.m. on the day that Guild Wars becomes available, April 28 th . During this 48-hour Early Access period, you can come into the game, start your characters and attain levels, skills, items, and quest rewards that you will keep after the official launch takes place. To play in the Early Access period, you won't need the physical CD on which Guild Wars will be shipped because you can acquire the game assets – all the maps, characters, monsters, and spell effects – via our streaming technology. The retail keys for the Standard and Collector's Edition retail access keys will be “turned on” about 12:01 a.m. on April 28 th . If you're in the Early Access group when this happens, you will most likely be asked to rejoin the game. At that time, you simply input your retail key and you are off and running with your special item (or special items) for each character. If you are joining Guild Wars for the first time, that is if you did not preorder, you input your retail key and start up the game, acquiring assets from the CD and some streamed assets as well. |
