MERGED: Factions Collector's Edition Comments and Questions

I hear ya on this one.. damned EBgames.. they told me that they would get it in JUNE!!!.. Grmb..

My fiance cancelled the pre-order with them now because he got annoyed by the the stupidity too.

I bought my 2 copies of Factions from EBgames in Stockholm, Sweden and had a very good service. Of course, the game was delayed in all Scandinavia untill May 3rd, but it wasn't their fault, and they warned me about it when I tried to get the game on April 28th. Then they even called me 2x to warn me that I can pick it up finally!

I don't think it's fair to blame a retailer for NCSoft delaying shipment of their game ...

I got Copy 1 out of 1 copy shiped of factions CE to my whole entire Mall.

party in the house!

My friend preordered the collectors edition from Gamestop, and lo and behold, they sold it to someone else!!!! To add insult to injury, they said he can still get Prophesies >.<

I was going to get mine from EBGames this year but they said at my local store that it wasn't coming in untill May4/06.I called them on the 27th and they said they had it in for preoder only and I wasn't preorder I said the heck with it and called my local Futureshope and they said they had it in so I went and got mine there and they had lots in.Thank you Futureshop.

nothing wrong with preordering online, got my CE from game.co.uk on the morning of release

Ebgames and gamestop are the same company. I forget which one bought the other.

Just put CE Access key in and I don't have the back-up dancers. Anyone know do you still type /Dance or is it different? Nothing for Ritualist & Assassin.

I had the same issue; put my CE key in, typed /dance, and no extended dance emote...

think it was /dancenew you need to type

Yep, that did it! Thanks!

Just got mine. There were a total of TWO at the gamestop

Gonna pick mine up at the BestBuy, when my fiance comes home.. The lady reserved two copies for us.

*Happy*

Got it.

The Tulsa, OK Midtown BB got them around 2-3 this afternoon. I think the 71st location should have them, too, by now. 4 copies at each...well, only 3 at the Midtown BB after I left.

They're not out on the shelf yet, you'll have to ask for them. Thanks unnamed GW-playing Media Manager for having one set aside for me. See you in-game.

Which I found funny when EBGames said they wouldn't have the CE today and GameStop did. At least in my location.

Well, different stores.

One gamestop I went to said they weren't going to be getting any. The gamestop down the street from that location said they have some shipping.

This place needs new smileys

I got a call from EB saying mine would be in today...
And yet, my retailer says that they have no idea when they will ship.
One of the dudes, who also must visit some forums, said june 30th...

<3 underprinted copies for which we suffer.

Yay I got 2 copies of the CE!! (1 for me and 1 for my fiance!)

I am a happy gamergirl now

*shakes fist at EBgames* Never gonna pre-order from them anymore

Ok, well I got my CE today from gamestop, I ordered it online like, way back on March 13th, Pre-Order of course. I got a suprise with it, a Guild Wars Factions T-Shirt. Now, I opened the box, screamed in joy then wondered WHY I got a T-shirt with it. I never saw a promotion about getting a T-Shirt with the CE, unless I missed it, So, Can anyone shed some light on this? It was amazingly XL, the perfect, comfy size for me too. It kinda seems to be shoving that whole 'Good things come to those who wait" thing down my throat... Anyway, any help would be appreciated, I'm mostly jus thappy to fianlly have my CE, but I'm curious too! Thanks.

lol, same thing happened to me, i got mine and..surprise! t-shirt, i'll have to grow some/put on weight if i want to fit in it though =D

For all those that still need collector's editions, EB is selling a few online. I would suggest getting it there if your local store is flaking. I ordered mine from the website this afternoon (because my previous vendor pushed back my CE preorder shipping date again), and about 4 hours later, it was shipped.

So I check my Gamestop order, hoping to see it shipped (the CE, of course), as it is now past 24 hours of when they said it would ship and... wait! The shirt is back ordered, which was going to be packaged WITH my game. So Gamestop/EB's "free gift because we ----ed up" ends up delaying the CE more.

/wrists


EDIT: PLEASE prove me wrong and find something that says they ship seperately...

bummer

I picked my CE in-store today, I asked the guy if they had any T-shirts, he goes "yeah, I took it...we only got one" ........maybe that's because only one person preordered a CE....and that was ME!!!

My CE and preorder kit already shipped, but my order page doesnt say anything about a tshirt. However I got an email saying that I would be getting a tshirt anyway, So im thinking it already shipped with it...

I ordered from CompUSA back in April and status right now is "coming soon." No idea what's going on, anyone has any news on compusa's shipment with GWF CE?

EB and Gamestop are the same place, so either one of those, ordering online from them is a good bet right now. I'd suggest overnight shipipng or two day shipping if you're absolutely dying for it. Mine processed Wed and sent out yesterday, got it today. Well, the 5th anyway since its after midnight. I pre-ordered but it looks like a safe bet to do it SOON though, in a day or two, since they are LIMITED.

LOL, let me guess, EB Games?

Anyone have pictures to post of the CE items? Art book, mouse pad ect...

thats ok u think u have bad luck i preorder through eb games the ce edition the first day u could pre order which was a long time ago my receipt said ce and they ordered me the reg version . when i pointed this out to them they took the game back and said now i have to wait a hella long time i was so pissed and wanted to play i bought the game and still have a ce edition comming lol. i prolly won t get it for like mnths but i will never buy from eb games again

Was the deal with shirts only for particular stores? Best Buy did not have any of the shirts when I picked up my CE today.

ah ha. the website says its in store's now!

After a week of calling EBGames, finally being promised Friday morning that the CE was coming and they would be able to fulfill my preorder of 4 copies... then "oh wait, Saturday" and then "Oh, wait, Monday..."

.... called Best Buy. Lo and behold, that had FOUR on hand (with tons and tons and tons of T-shirts for sale with game for the price of $0.01)! I rushed over, purchased, and now have four CEs, waiting to receive the love of my brother (two accounts), my mate, and myself! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Best Buy, I will forever love you.
EB Games... go to heck.

As of May 6, the Best Buy in the 94533/34/35 zip code had 2 copies of the CE on the shelf. I fondled one, but put it back because I couldn't justify buying it when I already have the regular edition.

I got mine Friday! T-shirt and all! T-shirt is pretty lame though. Just says Guild Wars Factions. Thought it would at least have a picture of something on it.

I was one of the first few to show off the dances in towns...but now everyone has them....10 people in every district with the new dances....at least I get dragon pet!....wonder how much I'll be able to get for him....

Rofl....yes...are they famous for this sort of stuff?

It was my first time buying a game from EB, first time preordering any game, and first time I got the collector's edition of any game. If I knew EB did this sort of stuff, I wouldn't have gotten it from them.

Anyways, I would've never worn a game t-shirt anyways. Just too "geeky" for me . I guess I would've just kept it as a collector's item.

I dont know about you all, but from day one i have enjoyed Guild Wars, and have continued to love it since my late experience of the Guild Wars: Factions Headstart event, available to all preorder customers. GW remains a fun everchanging game.

My complaint is with Gamestop Service. My supposed Pre-Order of the Collectors Edition for Factions was supposed to come in on Friday, May 5, 2006. I was told this on 3 seperate occasions from the store that i placed my preorder at. I did not want to order online, as shipping could have been the holdup that would begrudge me. So i opted to order in store. The promised date has come and gone. I am told they do not get shipments over the weekend, so now i am forced to wait an additional 2-3 days?! I was given a specific date, and it became a false pretense. Gamestop should NOT promise dates if they cannot keep them. I do not care if they try and blame NCsoft for "delaying" shipment or release, since if this were the case, Gamestop had NO right to promise a date. I was not told of any reimbersment for waiting, nor was i apologized to for this shortcoming from Gamestop. I mean, COME ON, even Anet has presented a form of apology for the wait of the Factions CE. So my supposed "Pre-Order" has given me nothing in return; a wasted investment, and a waste of my time and patience. For shame, this will be my last and only ever purchase from EB or Gamestop, thanks for the horrible service and contact.

Sure, there have been plenty of complaint threads already, but this is just a highlight from someone who has NOT seen even ONE post that puts Gamestop or EB in a good light. Not one praise of service nor positive remark concerning services surrouding Factions and Factions CE releases. Why you ask? In my opinion, it is because of typical marketing. They promise what they cannot deliver. They throw out dates of releases, in store sell dates, etc, yet none of which come to pass. If the supplying company does not promise the retailer with a date to begin with, then the retailer SHOULD NOT and has NO business advertising release dates to the public. They are governed by product supply, their own access to supply, which if it is not known to themselves, then issues are obvious. I have had 3 past purchases from this company, and each time have had struggles such as this. Again, this is a rant about retailer responsibility and specifically the failure of Gamestop in my experience...

What do you think? Have you seen ONE positive remark concerning Gamestop or EB surroudning the Factions CE release? Have you EVER had a good experience with this company? Let me know your thoughts on the matter. Have you grown tired of reading all that i have written? Then sorry. /endrant.

(P.S. Anyone know when the 10 day grace period officially ends? or even started for that matter?)

i hate you clarianaeneas. I hate you with a passion. I pre-ordered the CE long long long ago. I was promised it on a specific date. the very day you got yours. Firday, May 5, 2006. i hate you.

They promised it to me 3 serperate times before may 5, and called me the day before may 5 to tell me it was on its way. it is 2 days later i dont have it. i hate Gamestop/Eb. Here is my rant...


http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s....php?t=3028344

(ARGGH!!!!)

EDIT:: I also hate you Kool Pajamas. And you Redly. (and anyone else i read has their CE in hand. GRRrrrrr)

I've already posted in several of the other threads regarding how I'm in the same boat with EB (who I late found appearently bought out Gamespot a while back). My friends in SE Massachusetts picked up their copy of CE on friday.

I called EBgames the day before Factions was out.
I was at EBgames the day Factions came out.
I called EBgames the day after factions came out.
I called 3 days after factions came out.
I called EBgames 5days after the game came out.
I went to EBgames again 7 days after it came out.
I called AGAIN 8 days out.
Today was the 9th day.

Until the call after the game had already been out 3 days they kept telling me "I'm not sure why we don't have it but I'm sure we'll have it tomorrow." Ever since then they continue to say "Yes it was delayed. I'm emailing my district manager regarding the delay right now, should have it tomorrow."

Completely rediculous to me that every time I call I heard TOMORROW and it never happens. Also rediculous that they say they're going to call me as soon as they have it, but never once did they take the initiative to call me to tell me it was delayed. If they don't have it tomorrow I'm calling the district manager myself and I'm just going to give him an earful. I'm tired of being treated like the fact I gave them my money already means nothing and that they have no control here. The fact that it was in Gamestop of SE Massachusetts 3 days ago and I still haven't heard anything regarding my copy is unacceptable to me. They should at least have a general idea of whether they have one in stock for me, in route for me, or if there are additional delays I should know about.

As I've stated before, I'm done with EBgames at this point. I was a long time customer, I remember when there was no such thing as EBgames and they were just called Electronics Boutique. However, in recent years they have just grown into another bloated corporation with little concern for their individual buyers, too afraid to mention the word delay for fear that people would cancel orders, rather then treating me like crap and losing me as a customer entirely.

I know it's over, so meh.

I'm in the same boat, btw. I'm gonna call mine GameStop tomorrow. Again. For the seventh time. Just to be told "no".