Preorder Items

No, you cannot, as there is currently no way to do that.

I currently have a preorder from GameStop. I was just reading the FAQ on the Guild Wars website when I noticed the item things. Im almost always necro, and probably will be when retail comes out. Problem is, when it comes out, I cant get the bone idol....... Because there are no compUSA's in my area. Instead I get a warpick..... I have no plans for warrior for my first account, and it says the items will come auto-customized, meaning I cant even trade it. Is there any way I can send a suggestion to the Guild Wars team directly? Like being able to choose our preorder item or some way to uncustomize an item?

it is a marketing program so certain stores will get the business of the people who want this item

it helps spread out the business

it will not be changed at this late date i am reasonably sure

also to repeat it will not be any kind of item to unbalance the game for people who did not preorder

also you may change your mind about the character you want to play

i am a prime example of that last year i was sure i wanted the warpick and preordered accordingly

today i am much better and having more fun as either an elementalist/monk or a ranger/monk

warpick does me nothing (will see if it gives q good salvage)

http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...038&pfp=SEARCH


That lin kbrings you to the bonus pack that comp usa is selling. It costs ten dollars, but, you can order it over hte internet, and get it delivered to you, so thats probably your best chance of getting those items. Also, you don't need to purchase the gaem from them to get the bonus pack, you can buy it seperately.

I hope this post helped.

hows it work and does anyone have it also does anyone plan on getting the collector edidtion of guild wars

you glow and since it comes with the collectors edition nobody has it yet

Yes, there are many who are planning on purchasing it.

Kindly use the forum search.
-- Scaper-X

heres a nifty ummm... discription of that ingame item, this is from ebgames site, so blah..

as for geting the CE of GW, i am , but not so much for the ingame item that provides not benift what so ever as it shouldnt, but more so for the fact that i see it as supporting Arenanet :P ya it comes with a few extra things you dont get with the regular game, and IMO, the Divine Aura item sounds sweet (alot sweeter then other games CE items), but ive been trying to follow this game since i heard about it and after being able to take part in a BWE, im pretty sure this is a game ill be playing for yrs, just like i did with D2 but umm ya.... glowing is cool in my book

i will buy it because:

1) i need another head set because my old one broke, and the extra money is about the same price as a new headset.
2) i dont need a bow.

I pre-ordered GW at Eb approx 2 weeks ago and got in for the last BWE and was hooked. I took a look at the forum here and saw the thread concering multiple preorder items for one account. Just took a trip to Comp USA and picked up another for the Necro item. My question is: How do I put in the code to get the new weapon for the pre-order I just picked up at Comp USA. On the earlier thread there was a line that said: "Account Information page". I'm supposing that I'll have to wait until I set up my account when the game comes out next week in order to put in the code.

Any ideas on the matter?

Here's the thread in question: http://support.guildwars.com/cgi-bin...&p_topvie w=1

This may sound like a stupid question, but how do you get collecters edition? Is it store purchase only, or can it be preordered, or even bought/preordered online? (preferably at COMPusa ) Also, If I get the CE and get aura, does that also mean I cant have a compusa or gamestop code working at the same time? (therefore, cant have aura and another item at same time.)
Also, does anyone know what slot divine aura/preorder items takes up? Or if its like those tome thingys in Diablo2 where it just has to be in your main inventory?

please read the threads before posting. this has all been answered here.

you get the CE from anywhere you get the game. many sites and stores will have the CE for sale.

you can use any or all of the preorder codes simultaneously and you'll have all the items from the codes you entered. no one (not even the designers) know how to do this yet, but it will be possible.

I don't believe anyone know what slot it goes in.

Hi there. Noob here. was wondering, if i preorder the game today and download the client can I play beta today. The date is Friday 4-22-05. Thanks for your help!

nope. we will be able to play starting 12:01am PDT April 27th.

the servers will not be live until 12:01 AM the 27th for the preorders and 12:01AM the 28th for retail non preorder

Well, thats kinda worrisome, considering that the game has already gone gold
Can anyone point me to a thread that explains how the headsets work? Are they more like xbox live where everyone talks simutaneously, or more like UT2004 where you press a button and talk, and only one person can be heard at a time?

The headset is for TeamSpeak or other voice chat program. The collector's addition comes with the headset and TeamSpeak software. You can setup a TS server and use voice chat over the game to coordinate strategies with your friends, group or guild if everyone is using the same TS server. From what I have experienced everyone can talk at the same time doesn’t matter if they have the press to talk or not.

When do u get the item...is it after u put in the cd key or when you register?

on full release date on the 28th, after u input your full game cd key.

I checked the client today and like everyone else the cd key screen came up. I won my access key for the last bwe and will get Ithas Bow from it upon release. Unfortunately I deleted the e-mail with the access key written on it. Does this mean I will not get Ithas Bow upon release now?

If you preorder the CE will you also recieve the preorder weapon along with Divine Aura, or will you only recieve the DA?

You get both

Thanks for the answer.

OK I didn't find this in serach so I hope it wasn't asked before.

I setup an account and played the last beta weekend on a guest key.

Needless to say I was impressed.

I went out and bought the pre-order package. Howewer I am unable to enter the pre-order key into my guest account client.

So the question is, do I wait until Apr 27 and at that point I can enter the pre-order key, or do I need to setup a new acoRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO?

Thanks in advance for any guidence here,

Capella of Sark

Try it again on the 27th, and if it doesn't work you will need to create a new account with the pre-order key.

I think that it is frelling rediculous that the pre-order item is based on where you bought the game.

Firstly, I did not know this when I bought the game from the store, AND THE BOX SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT. Not everybody who decided to get the pre-order read all the information on the site. Some of us saw the pre-order in a store, and remember reading good previews of the game in PC gamer or some other mag and decided to get it.

Players should be able to choose their item out of all those available, OR they should be assigned randomly. Anything else is BS.

What's more, I do not even know what mine is since I got it from Sam Goodies which isn't listed. I know it lists an item for unlisted stores, but I don't know if goodies is a subsidiary of one of the stores listed and therefore has a different item.

I think mine is an iconic censor or some such which sounds like it is designed for monks.

I don't intend to be a monk.

So why did I buy this pre-order? Pre-ordering gave two advantages. 1. The unique item. 2. the ability to reserve the name. It turns out my item was set by rules I was unaware of which were NOT printed on the box (and thus gave me no fair warning). Also I can't log on due to the 105 error, which means that I will not be able to create a name until the game actually STARTS, whichs gives me no advantage is reserving a name at all.

I was cheated out of both benefits from the pre-order. And, now I hear, that unless you preordered a special version you can't get the divine aura from the collectors edition.

So what, I bought this game sight unseen for a poster and a cardboard box??

Somebody tell me these NC soft people are going to compensate for this.


Poppinjay (Fred)

Thanks for the reply, hopefully that will fly.

Cap

You should've done your research man, sorry to hear that though. Actually, you will be able to reserve your name a day earlier than people who pick up the retail version.

I would agree with you if the box said something about it. If the box, say, listed the item you would get, or mentioned the policy.

In the same way that it would be unacceptable to put a warning lable on an electronics manufacturer's website and not on the box of the dangerous product, this is not acceptable. All customers, not just the ones who have thoroughly read the company's web page, should be appraised of the contents and conditions of their package.

I am pleased to find out that I will be able to reserve my name a day early, but the variation in special promotions really irks me. Not because that is the way that NC decided to do it---that would be fine if there were adequate warning, but there is no such warning on the box or in stores. Further, even for those who visit the web page it is not like it is written on the front page. There is a lot of information to look at on the site, and unless one suspected that the special equipment varied by where one bought their box in the first place they would have had no reason to read that link. [Besides, reading the web page is not one of the requirements listed on the box.] The consumer recieves no warning whatsoever, and I hardly think it is fair to blame him or her as having done inadequate research---nobody researches every product they buy. Nobody CAN. The manufacturer has an obligation to disseminate important and unusual information to the consumers of their product. It is easier for one company to give out the information they already know than for a million consumers to privately investigate everyt little detail about every product they buy to see if some important information is tucked away somehwere. The special-weapon issue isn't a minor detail, it is part of the promotion---it is one of the primary reasons why people bought the pre-order in the first place. This information should be mentioned in bold face right on the box.

Suppose I bought a childrens toy for an infant and there was no warning on the toy that said it was dangerous, and a child is hurt and the company's only defense was "Well, we had a link to that information from our website amongst hundreds of other links. There, on that link, after ten pages of other text, it clearly said that the toy should be disposed of in five years otherwise the materials it is made of can become toxic." The risks here are nowhere near as high. GW is just a game, not a child's life. But the principle behind the defense is the same.


Pop

OK. I just want to confirm something. I just preordered the retail version from EB Games yesterday and got it today. It came with the jewel case with the retail key and the preorder invitation key. Am I just not able to get to the point where I can enter extra keys because of the no events running error? Is the spot to enter keys onto my account past that point? Thanks. Only a little over 16 more hours to go.

You can add extra keys now . Just log into your account, and push the edit account button.

Thank you, but where do I go to add the keys? I can't do it in the game because I can't get past where it asks me what kind of character I want to create because of the error saying no events are taking place, and I can't find anything for account management on the Guild Wars site.

There should be an "Edit account" button on the same screen where you create new characters. Unless you get into a different screen when your account has no characters.

Yes, that's what my guess is too. Since I preordered so close to release and have no chars, I am just getting an option of creating Roleplaying or PvP characters, then I get the error about no events running. Oh well, only about 14 more hours. Thanks.

Maita puts bow away and hides behind tree.

your comparison is entirely flawed.

think of it more like a christmas gift. you're being given a free gift. you know you're getting one, but you don't know what it is. there's always a chance that you won't like it, in which case you can either return the gift (in the case of these weapons, the equivalent would be destroying them in-game), live with the gift and use it for whatever it can be used for, or exchange the gift for something else (in the case of this game, you have the option to swap codes with someone else, or you can go purchase another pre-order box from one of the places that sell them for 1 or 2 dollars). As with a christmas gift, whether you like it or not is not the fault of the giver, and the giver cannoy be held responsible for giving you a gift you do not enjoy.

NCSoft is handing you a free item to go along with the pre-order. many games simply give you the pre-order and expect you to be happy with an assured copy of the game on the release date, but this games gives you a free item you have the ability to use. if you get an item you can't use, then you can merely get rid of it, or forget about it and enjoy the other bonuses you get from preordering. no matter what you do, the company cannot be held responsible, as they DID offer you the ability to find out what weapons come from where. whether or not they made that offer known as well as they could have isn't important (as far as legal matters are concerned). in the end, you had the ability, no matter how small the chances of you KNOWING you had that ability are, to know what store offers what, and from a legal stand point, that's all you needed. they are in no way obligated to compensate you for your uninformed mistake of buying a pre-order you cannot use, and you'd be hard-pressed to get them to even apologize, I'd imagine.

I really cant give you a sufficient answer to all your complaints, but I can tell you that you should not worry about the error. Everyone else was getting it. You should be able now to log into GW and the error should be gone. The only "error" message you should be getting at this time is when you try to connect to the game. It will tell you that you cant due to the fact that the game doenst start till tomorrow. However, if you still get that message after tomorrow, try reloading the client or contacting cutomer support.

Also, the divine aurora was only advertised along with the Collectors Edition.

If you didn't play in any of the Beta Events, you will not have a character name which you can reserve. Edit: If you're trying to log in now to reserve your character name, that's the reason you're getting the server error; like Jaythen said, the servers aren't online for retail customers yet.

And unless all of the preorder boxes were different, it should have said something on the lower right-hand corner of the box about an exclusive in game item. For example, here's what my box from Best Buy says...

"Exclusive in game item for customers of Best Buy. Reserve your copy now!"

Notice how it doesn't simply say "exclusive in game item with preorder." It specifically states that customers of Best Buy who preorder there will get an in game item exclusive to the store. If you misinterpreted what the caption says, then there's nothing anybody can do for you.

here's the deal...
the preorder item is awarded if you have the preorder access code, but
the preorder item is not awarded until release (28th)
the preorder item is really only decent for lower level toons so...
don't play with the toon that can use the pre-order item until release because you'll have probably outgrown the item if you play with that toon during the 24hour advance

pre-order items in most games are a joke...i used my preorder 'journeyman boots' in eq2 for a couple hours until i looted something better.

No, the primary reasons people bought the game were to get access to the Beta Weekend Events, the Early access period and to ensure they could get a copy of the game on release day.
Why would anyone preorder purely on the basis of getting an item in game when they don't even know if the item will be any good anyway?
If the box doesn't mention the item, then how did you find out about it anyway? The only official info I've seen about the preorder items was followed directly by a list of the stores and their items.