Ok, so people that pre-ordered Factions...

It says people that pre ordered it can play it for 24 hours before the release, but how can we if we don't have the discs to install it? Can we pick the game up on the 27th or something?
Anyone know?

that is a very good question. witch i also need an answer too.. because i got the preorder package by itself withought actually preordering the game.. do i get to partake in the 24 hour head start?

i know for the most part.. factions is already on your pc. its just yet to be unlocked..

You won't need CDs. They are just a convenience.

If you already have the GW:Prophecies, and you have been playing during the FPE, most of the content that you need has already been streamed to your box. Most probably you will be downloading a new build and a couple hundred additional files (wild guess: about 30 MB worth 5 mins) and you'll be good to go.

If you don't have the Prophecies, you can download the client (it's tiny) from www.guildwars.com and login with your preview account. Then leave it at the login screen and it should download the needed content. Even if it does not download anything before the headstart, it should let you in the game with at most half and hour's worth of download.

They've said it a lot, but apparantly it needs to be said again. If you entered in the preorder key then as soon as it hits 27th you'll be able to start up playing Factions no questions asked. Keep in mind though that you will only get access to Factions, and not the 2 extra slots. From there you'll have until the 29th (midnight of the 28th (this is probably PST time)) to go out and buy Factions. If you don't get the game by then you'll no longer be able to play Factions until you do.

That answers my question completely! Thank you very much!

Sorry if I made you repeat something...

This can be locked, by the way!

*ponders*

I'm playing devils advocate here...

What if I have the pre-order key and get access to Factions a day early. I take my characters over to Cantha and leave them there. After the 29th I won't have access to Factions content any more, so I wonder if my characters will be stuck in Cantha until I buy the full version of Factions...

Hmmmmm...

wait so if we bought the pre order box of factions for 50$ then we only get to play till the 29th then we have to go out and buy it again!?

I remember someone saying that they will be moved back to Tyria and from another that they will be frozen til the retail faction key is put in. I'm not totally positive, but it's one of those.

No no no no no! The pre-order box comes with the game. The game will arive on the 27/28 if you preordered... well, depends how you have it shipped.

Ya, you'll just get kicked back to Tyria. I left my ranger and monk in the PvP areas of factions during the FPE and when I loaded em up again I just got reloaded to my Guild Hall. If you don't have a Guild Hall you'll prolly get kicked back to Lions Arch, the port city.

Well I hope for those few people that do it, that ANet will move them back to Tyria. hehehe

I can see myself doing that though. *sigh*

I think regardless of what you paid for the preorder, you'll have to go out and pick up the game box. If you paid $50 for a preorder than you'll prolly just go pick up the game for free, whereas I'll have to dish out $40 bucks to finish off the price since I only paid $10 for the preorder. If you ordered the game offline to avoid the whole game box thing all together, then I have no clue how that all works.

thanks lol i thought we were gonna have to buy it twice so i bought mine from game stop and i got over night on my pre order for 5$ so am i gonna get pre order on my actualy factions game? (i bought online)

The actual Jump Start CD costs nothing. The $5 you spent is to reserve a copy of the actual game. You need to request a Jump Start number to play on the 27th.

well the 5$ was for the shipping so since i bought it online how can i get the key to play the full game?

I already received the DVD case with the disc and access key booklet, so all I really need is the Factions pre-order key, merge it with my current account, and I will be set? or does the preorder key expire after the 24 hour thing?

sorry for asking something that has been answered, I just want to make sure before I do something that will screw up my accounts

If the access key booklet your talking about had 4 codes in it, preorder key, friend key, trial key, auto assault key, then yes, that is the preorder package. Putting in the preorder key will give your account 24 hour advance access to factions. When you get the final game package on or about the 28th, it'll have it's own key that you enter to continue having access. The preorder key is only good for about 2 days of play once the game is released after that it will not give you access to any of the factions content except for the preorder items and whatever finds it's way to tyria.