Download retail?

dxmzan

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

03 Apr 2005 at 22:45 - 1
Are you able to download and buy an account online or do you have to buy the game at a store in order to play?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

03 Apr 2005 at 22:46 - 2
Quote:
Originally Posted by dxmzan
Are you able to download and buy an account online or do you have to buy the game at a store in order to play?
buy the game get the box with the cds in it and install

for the preorder events you download the client download the game files put the beta (preorder) key in and go

Soiled Egg Roll

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ripon, Wisconsin

IVEX

Mo/

03 Apr 2005 at 23:04 - 3
I remember Gaile saying that they were thinking about letting people buy accounts online. I think you would buy the account and they would send you the game via streaming technology. I'm pretty sure she said this in a Fansite Friday, but I don't know which one.

Fezz

Fezz

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Alabama

Charter Vanguard

03 Apr 2005 at 23:20 - 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by Soiled Egg Roll
I remember Gaile saying that they were thinking about letting people buy accounts online. I think you would buy the account and they would send you the game via streaming technology. I'm pretty sure she said this in a Fansite Friday, but I don't know which one.
I remember reading this somewhere also(thought I can't remember where). Supposedly, maybe, you will be able to order the game(account) online from NCSoft, then just use the client to have everything streamed to you.

Soiled Egg Roll

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ripon, Wisconsin

IVEX

Mo/

03 Apr 2005 at 23:25 - 5
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fansite Friday #13
In a previous Fansite Friday you said that you don't have to go to the store to buy an expansion chapter. Our question is how you pay for these chapters, since they will be streamed towards you once you have 'pulled the switch'; so how do you pay for them? And in case you have to pay with a credit card, don't you think that you cut out people who don't have a credit card or don't want to use it via Internet?

Oh, please know that no one will be given only one option to purchase Guild Wars! It is our objective to make getting a copy of any of the Guild Wars chapters as simple and trouble-free as possible. When we say that you will be able to obtain subsequent chapters of Guild Wars without going to a store, that simply means that downloading directly from ArenaNet or NCsoft will be one option. You will still be able to purchase new chapters of Guild Wars through your local retailers. We’re aware that there are folks who don’t care to make a purchase online, and that there are those who don’t possess a credit card. We’ll be sure that you find it easy to purchase each chapter of Guild Wars that you choose to buy!
I don't know if this is available for the original game, though.

Elythe

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

04 Apr 2005 at 00:29 - 6
Funcom has done something similar with Anarchy Online. You can buy and download the expansion packs online, but you do have to pay with a credit card.

Epiph

Epiph

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

04 Apr 2005 at 03:25 - 7
It would be good if they let you buy then download the new chapters..

Auh

Auh

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

04 Apr 2005 at 04:46 - 8
I like to have the discs... Just for safe-keeping.
They wouldn't re-send the download to you for free, would they?

lllCo2lll

lllCo2lll

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

04 Apr 2005 at 04:49 - 9
From what I remember reading you can use the client you have right now that you're using for BWE. Its just when the game goes out to retail you need to upgrade your account with the cd key. I'm guessing downloading the client is free, but the cd keys aren't. Correct me if I'm horridly wrong though

spiritofcat

spiritofcat

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sydney, Australia

Order of the Sanguine Dragon [OSD]

E/Mo

04 Apr 2005 at 05:19 - 10
Quote:
Originally Posted by Auh
I like to have the discs... Just for safe-keeping.
They wouldn't re-send the download to you for free, would they?
I imagine you'd buy the CD-Key for the chapters and then once you entered that key in your client it could stream the chapter to you as you needed it. Although if you were on dialup it would be quicker to use a CD.