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Alex Weekes

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

Brighton, UK

31 Mar 2006 at 10:22 - 1

Hi everyone,

Well, today is the day *crosses fingers*. The European pre-order box should be available in stores. If anyone in Europe who goes looking for a box could let us know how they get on, that would be great. Even better, take a picture of your box/contents and post it for everyone to take a look at. Bonus points for anyone game enough to take a picture of themselves holding the box in front of the store where they got it

.

I'm told I'll have a definitive list of stores who should have the box for you on Monday, but in the meantime if you find one - let us all know about it! For those in the UK, I believe your local Game should have boxes.

Snowman

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wales, UK

Devils Scorpions

W/E

31 Mar 2006 at 12:13 - 2

Excelent news!

Does this apply to Mail-order orders as well as stores?

if my mail order pre-order comes next week I'll definatly send a photo xD

Gonzo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

W/

31 Mar 2006 at 12:51 - 3

Same here, I already ordered for it, so I should be getting it soon enough then.

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

31 Mar 2006 at 12:53 - 4

I really hope there are some belgium shops on that list,...

pls

I really want that box

Snowman

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wales, UK

Devils Scorpions

W/E

31 Mar 2006 at 12:59 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentAssassin

I really want that box

oh that would suit you sir!

Gonzo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

W/

31 Mar 2006 at 13:00 - 6

Free record shop ships to belgium right? Anyway, I got it there. Page on freerecordshop.nl concerning Factions preorder.

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

31 Mar 2006 at 13:05 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Free record shop ships to belgium right? Anyway, I got it there. Page on freerecordshop.nl concerning Factions preorder.

thx, if there isn't a shop in belgium I sure will get it from there,

thx again

DJ Josh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

31 Mar 2006 at 13:40 - 8

/crosses fingers

hopefully game have posted mine so realy looking forward to next weeks post.shame it's not the real thing but not long now

.

Xodus386

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/Me

01 Apr 2006 at 04:51 - 9

I phoned GAME up today and had asked them if that had got th Pre order bonus for Guild Wars Factions and they had replied, "you will be getting this with the game itself when it is released.." i got annoyed as i already preorded my CE and that i would not be able to join 24 hours before it is actually released

. i will try calling another GAME store tomorrow or emailing them and see whats up.

Caelus The Fallen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Glasgow

Voice of the Darkness

E/Mo

01 Apr 2006 at 11:49 - 10

Fortunately, the game may arrive before the 28th anyway, so there is a chance that the GAME preorder box will arrive early enough to get the 24hr early access. Ive got a normal ed coming from GAME and a CE coming from Gameplay. Gameplay are predicting a 26th or 27th April delivery date.
(This is GAME's online store, don't knwo about the high-street)

Woutsie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Belgium

01 Apr 2006 at 11:58 - 11

www.mediadis.com - belgium site
this is basicly the online preorder, but they send you the box once they have it in stock

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

01 Apr 2006 at 12:43 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woutsie

www.mediadis.com - belgium site
this is basicly the online preorder, but they send you the box once they have it in stock

thx

Andy_M

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Worthing, UK

(Don't fear) The Beaver

01 Apr 2006 at 13:20 - 13

I asked at my local Game in Worthing about the pre-order box. As usual I got funny looks and was asked if I wanted to order Factions. Might try the Brighton one next week, surely they must have it in..

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

01 Apr 2006 at 14:22 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xodus386

I phoned GAME up today and had asked them if that had got th Pre order bonus for Guild Wars Factions and they had replied, "you will be getting this with the game itself when it is released.." i got annoyed as i already preorded my CE and that i would not be able to join 24 hours before it is actually released

. i will try calling another GAME store tomorrow or emailing them and see whats up.

Problem with GAME is that their shops and their online presence are totally different.

Staff in the shops generally don't have a clue about the software they stock, whereas shop.game.net DO.

I preordered from them online, got the pre codes emailed within a day or two, then upgraded the preorder so that when the box comes, it's the CE.

Not GAME's fault in particular - most software shops seem to hire a large proportion of muppets.

Sagaris

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Netherlands.

01 Apr 2006 at 14:32 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snograt

Problem with GAME is that their shops and their online presence are totally different.

Staff in the shops generally don't have a clue about the software they stock, whereas shop.game.net DO.

I preordered from them online, got the pre codes emailed within a day or two, then upgraded the preorder so that when the box comes, it's the CE.

Not GAME's fault in particular - most software shops seem to hire a large proportion of muppets.

Damnit, I ordered from Game.net a week or 2 ago and I haven't got anything yet! Why me?! Why ME?! I hate pre-ordering. And I contacted them yesterday to ask why I haven't got anything yet. But I guess they're lazy because they haven't sent me back anything yet! God I'm mad.

{integral}

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Just down the road.

Mo/

01 Apr 2006 at 16:03 - 16

Just phoned my local GAME store - the *ahem* lovely person on the end of the phone told me "Nar, ain't got them." Charming.

cyberzomby

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Netherlands

The Heroics

N/Me

01 Apr 2006 at 22:17 - 17

I got it of an internet page wich was the cheapest around.

I got my pre order box on march 31st. Bang on time, so thats promising for retail version

On the site you just pay for the retail version. And if they still got the pre order kits, theyll send it to you.

http://www.gameconcurrent.nl

Its dutch site, but you can easily buy it there as all the shops are the same.

BellyFlop

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

01 Apr 2006 at 22:26 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snograt
Problem with GAME is that their shops and their online presence are totally different.

Staff in the shops generally don't have a clue about the software they stock, whereas shop.game.net DO.

I preordered from them online, got the pre codes emailed within a day or two, then upgraded the preorder so that when the box comes, it's the CE.

Not GAME's fault in particular - most software shops seem to hire a large proportion of muppets.

You never been so right.

Seph7

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2006

Win Only Riders

R/

01 Apr 2006 at 23:16 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xodus386

I phoned GAME up today and had asked them if that had got th Pre order bonus for Guild Wars Factions and they had replied, "you will be getting this with the game itself when it is released.." i got annoyed as i already preorded my CE and that i would not be able to join 24 hours before it is actually released

. i will try calling another GAME store tomorrow or emailing them and see whats up.

I had a friend who went into GAME in the UK on the 31st and asked about the factions pre order. They gave him a DVD case with the preview CD and code etc for a £2 deposit. They then recorded his name and address and said they would contact him when its released to pick up the real game. I ahd a quick glance in the case and he seemed to get a poster or something he was very posesive though

. I was hoping to get a cheaper pre order but since most of the cheaper ones seem to not include the 24hours before preview think I might take up the GAME offer.

Edit: This was GAME UK, Southampton btw

Queto

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Belgium

Dynasty Warriors [DW]

A/W

02 Apr 2006 at 09:42 - 20

Does anyone know, if I preorder the CE on the Free Record Shop site, will I get the unique items AND the Collector's Edition extra's?

Alex Weekes

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

Brighton, UK

03 Apr 2006 at 11:16 - 21

OK, so it looks like the box has taken a day or two extra to filter into some stores. For the poster above who mentioned GAME in Brighton, I can verify that on Saturday they had pre-order boxes on their shelves.

Please keep providing the feedback, it's very valuable for us. Pre-order boxes are a very new thing for Europe in general, and it's taking a while for retailers and store staff to get on top of it all.

Rayea

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

west yorkshire, Uk

Sisters of Serenity

N/Mo

03 Apr 2006 at 12:06 - 22

i can verify that i , a West Yorkshire person (dont laugh

hehe)

got my pre order from my local GAME store at about 12.10 on FRIDAY....it cost me £1.99 and i got it right out of the delivery, since they know me....they had 10 copies of the pre order come in, 2 of which came thru me, since i ordered 2 (the CE and the normal) but i only need/wanted 1 so they had a spare hehe

see, people, heres the thing....

Go down to the shop....
get to Know the guys/gals at the store...
hell, talk their ears off if you can, just make sure they know yu, that your a game fanatic and that ....

if they do now give you your pre order, you will NEVER leave the shop till they do..mwuhahahahaha
ahem.....

acutally i have found my local game to be not that bad....sometimes i can take the hint and bugger off when their full or busy, but in general, theres a lot of good guys/galls working there that DO know something about the games they are selling....though they sometimes refer a customer to me if im standing there and they wanna know about the sims, guild wars or neverwinter nights

hehe

oh, and dont just phone them up....see, they have this special spiel they have to use on the phone, and it drains the life and will out of those that have to answer it alot....a physical presence is MUCH better....along with the treat of never getting rid of you

brokenkey

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

N/Me

03 Apr 2006 at 12:25 - 23

I got mine yesterday from Game in Bracknell, no problems, it was in the glass displaycabinet behind the till, and the guy immediately knew what it was priced at and everything.

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

03 Apr 2006 at 13:31 - 24

Just a heads up, Gameplay.co.uk don't provide the pre-order CD, but they do take pre-orders... what the hell is the point of that?

Needless to say it also explains why their copy is £5 cheaper then other places... I've cancelled my order with them.

I'm going to get my pre-order from GAME, since the one in Manchester seemed to have loads of them.

Snowman

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wales, UK

Devils Scorpions

W/E

03 Apr 2006 at 13:56 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTSFirebat

Just a heads up, Gameplay.co.uk don't provide the pre-order CD, but they do take pre-orders... what the hell is the point of that?

Needless to say it also explains why their copy is £5 cheaper then other places... I've cancelled my order with them.

I'm going to get my pre-order from GAME, since the one in Manchester seemed to have loads of them.

DAMMIT!

*sigh*..

time to move my pre-order for the SECOND time...

Is GAME the only company in the UK where you can pre-order it from?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Weeks

Please keep providing the feedback, it's very valuable for us. Pre-order boxes are a very new thing for Europe in general, and it's taking a while for retailers and store staff to get on top of it all.

What about ON-LINE preordering Alex?.. I Understand that these pre-order box's are something that GAME employees cant get their head around but I NEVER had these kind of problems when ordering the original Guildwars 12 months ago!

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

03 Apr 2006 at 14:27 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowman

DAMMIT!

*sigh*..

time to move my pre-order for the SECOND time...

Is GAME the only company in the UK where you can pre-order it from?

Seems so at the moment, I called Gameplay.co.uk and asked them about it, and they do know about the Pre-Order CD, since loads of people have called and asked.

Needless to say the simply said "We don't provide that", why the hell does it not state that on their website then?

I called my local GAME store in Manchester, UK. Seems they know about it, and have some in stock. So I'm going to get one from there, and cancel my gameplay.co.uk order only when its in my hands.

Oh and the staff of GAME are useless, the number of times I gone into a store asking for something and they know nothing about it.

Jiao Yang

Lunar Rabbit

Join Date: Dec 2005

03 Apr 2006 at 14:53 - 27

Hello Alex,
I just pre-ordered GW:Factions Collecters Edition online @ game.net
Will I still get all the things that would have come in the preorder box avaliable in the shop?

brokenkey

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

N/Me

03 Apr 2006 at 15:37 - 28

well, you could pop into your local Game, pay your £2 to get the pre-order box, and then find the on-line retailer that offers factions for £17.99, and write off the £2.

http://www.gamestracker.co.uk/

Sagaris

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Netherlands.

03 Apr 2006 at 16:07 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiao Yang

Hello Alex,
I just pre-ordered GW:Factions Collecters Edition online @ game.net
Will I still get all the things that would have come in the preorder box avaliable in the shop?

Would you like to tell me when you get your Pre-Order key? Cause I've ordered the game a week ago and I still haven't got my Pre-Order key, while everyone else gets it the day after. And they won't respond to my email or the contact form on the site. I'm really getting desperate. FFS.

William Stark

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

UK

The Imperial Guards

W/Mo

03 Apr 2006 at 16:17 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayea

i can verify that i , a West Yorkshire person (dont laugh

hehe)

Why do you never ask if a man is from Yorkshire?

If he is, he'll have told you already, and if not, why embaress them.

Jiao Yang

Lunar Rabbit

Join Date: Dec 2005

03 Apr 2006 at 17:43 - 31

Ok..I may as well put all my questions in this thread.

Alex,
I pre-orderd GW:F collecters edition from game.net. Is this any different to buying the pre order box in the shop?
Am i meant to recieve some kind of code prior to release date?
Will I just get the extra pre order items in the CE box?

Thanks,
Jiao

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

03 Apr 2006 at 19:56 - 32

Ok let me clear a few things up, since I been to GAME in Manchester. Firstly GAME have loads of Pre-order Boxes, so if your local one has run out, then it means they are out of stock.

Now the good news is, if you pre-order it from GAME, the CD costs only £1.99! And when you buy it you don't even need to pre-order the game at all! Meaning you can buy the box from GAME then find it cheaper online.

Now I got some quick digital camera pictures of the Box and its contents for anyone wanting to know what's in it. The box contains:

- Access to Exclusive In-Game Weapons (Factions Ones I think)
- 24 Hour Access head-start
- A GW: Factions Soundtrack CD
- A cool poster
- Soundtrack CD also contains loads of other goodies

The box:

The Contents:

LaMort

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

N/

03 Apr 2006 at 20:12 - 33

Ordered the Preorder-CE from Gameplay on Saturday and received pre-order key in my email on Sunday.

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

03 Apr 2006 at 20:15 - 34

very nice

Well I haven't found a pre-order box in stores in my area (Belgium - Leuven)

so I descided to buy it from:

http://www.mediadis.com/

som1 else has posted this and I am very happy with their service.

All belgium ppl,

this is a very nice company

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

03 Apr 2006 at 22:35 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaMort

Ordered the Preorder-CE from Gameplay on Saturday and received pre-order key in my email on Sunday.

But this isn't about the pre-order key, the key will get you some things, but the box gives you all the extra goodies.

Jiao Yang

Lunar Rabbit

Join Date: Dec 2005

04 Apr 2006 at 08:30 - 36

RTSFirebat- As I preordered online, will I still get that little box (and the contents you showed) along side with my CE box (and all it's contents)?

Thanks.

Alex Weekes

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

Brighton, UK

04 Apr 2006 at 09:26 - 37

Hi everyone,

Finally got a long list of stores from across Europe for you. All of these should have pre-order boxes available:

In the UK:-

GAME
HMV
Gamestation
Virgin
Choices (via online order only)
Amazon (via online order only)

In France:-

Micromania
FNAC
Score Game
Alapage
Difintel
Ultima

In Belgium:- (note - check language)

FNAC (French and English language)
Free Record Shop (English)
Mediamarkt (English)
Dreamland (English)
Makro (English)
Gamemania (English)
Extrazone (English)

In Germany:-

Media Markt
Saturn
Karstadt
EBGames

In Italy:-

FNAC

In Spain:-

GAME
FNAC
Mediamarkt
Jump (EB owned)
Gameshop

In Sweden:-

EB Games
GAME

In Denmark:-

Betafon

In Netherlands:-

Bart Smit
Intertoys
Dixons
Mediamarkt
Makro

Gonzo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

W/

04 Apr 2006 at 09:28 - 38

My store isn't on the list (For netherlands), but Free Record Store also holds it.
I got an e-mail yesterday to tell me that the pre-order box has been sent. Maybe it'll be waiting for me when I get home for lunch.

Jiao Yang

Lunar Rabbit

Join Date: Dec 2005

04 Apr 2006 at 09:30 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiao Yang

Ok..I may as well put all my questions in this thread.

Alex,
I pre-orderd GW:F collecters edition from game.net. Is this any different to buying the pre order box in the shop, then buying the CE after release date?
Am i meant to recieve some kind of code or box prior to release date?
Will I just get the extra pre order items in the CE box, or a separate box?

Thanks,
Jiao

Need help please..

Snowman

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wales, UK

Devils Scorpions

W/E

04 Apr 2006 at 09:51 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Weekes

Hi everyone,

Finally got a long list of stores from across Europe for you. All of these should have pre-order boxes available:

Thats greats..thanks...

what about pre-ordering online Alex?

I work during the hours that stores are open in the UK so I can only order online.. as Im sure MANY other people are.

Please could you find out some information about pre-ordering online, we are not overly concerned about having the gifts, what is more important is that we have a key for the early access.

I've booked time off work for this event so its important for me to know that we will get the early access pre-order key... sites such as game.net dont reply to our emails.

Thanks