I have the Ithas Bow!

Nope. Hasn't been released yet, but it is supposed by many that it will somehow scale with your level to remain useful but not godly throughout the game, else we'd all be junking it too fast. I hope you can salvage it for some wood, make parchment and wear it as an Ithas tattoo, cause that's about all I'll be doing with mine.

And here I am wearing my cool new collector's edition headset...

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So I'm assuming they still have to do the server wipe right? Because all three of my characters are still wearing their equipment.

I'd like to know this too. I installed and created an account with the CD key, but see no where to enter my preorder key.

Edit: I see, it's on the char select screen. I better be able to get in tonight to make a char, since those without pre-existing chars don't get to that screen until after they make one.

I am hoping that the game knows who you are with your email address and by using the same account info, still reckognizes you and if you where a beta tester. Im alittle confused, but hey, guess we will find out tomorrow

I didn't beta test though. I preordered just last friday. What I'm hoping is they just open the game tonight at 12 for anyone who has an account already. People who didn't preorder wont be getting the game until the 28th anyway, so I don't see why they would need to limit who can log on tonight.

I'm at work now so I can't run the Guild Wars client, but if I remember correctly, Edit Account was a button along the bottom of the screen you see after you enter your username and password. When you click that button, you have four choices, one of which has something to do with Access Keys. Choose that option and then I think you have to click Next at the bottom of the screen. Then you should see the screen that lists your codes/items. It may not work that way if you don't already have a character created...

If you didn't beta test, how do you have an account?

I got my game box from UPS this morning.

I have a character created, I was in the last BWE. Ill check it out when I get home, thanks.

I didn't beta test, but I have an account. I preordered and entered in the key when it asked for it last week. I'll be seeing you guys in game when they open the servers.

Tell me about it I preorderd from Best Buy and it's suppost to arrive sometime on friday. I just do not get how every other store is shipping out early and Best Buy seems to be taking a grand ol time in actually sending it out I check order status every so often still says blah blah blah 29th blah blah blah. I orderd next day delivery ude think they would get the hint from the other stores and send it out early like all the rest.

Never order games from Best Buy. Gamestop/EBgames caters to people like us as their main business, Best Buy doesn't really care either way.

I got my first pre-order box from CompUSA for ten cents back in January. They didn't pre-order the game and I didn't complain because I hadn't played yet and wasn't sure I'd want the game. After the January BWE, I knew I wanted the game so I pre-ordered the 'Deluxe' version from Best Buy online and picked up the free pre-order box at the store. After about 8 weeks I got an email from Best Buy that my item had been backordered too long and they were cancelling the order. So I went online and pre-ordered again from Best Buy and picked up another free pre-order box at the store. I thought I was getting a good deal on the 'Deluxe' version at Best Buy, but had a feeling it wouldn't work out in the long run. I wanted the Ithas Bow so I pre-ordered the regular version from a local EB Games and got my fourth pre-order box. And then Best Buy cancelled all 'Deluxe' version orders so I went to EB Games and changed my pre-order to the Collector's Edition. I've called and they said I should be able to pick up my pre-order this evening. I can't remember the last time I went through so much trouble for anything, especially a game. The only regret I have is that all the pre-orders are on different accounts (for friends and family) so I'll only get one special item. My ranger doesn't have much use for the other items anyway so I don't guess that really matters either.

Sooo... Im gonna be a Necro/Monk... what special item should I get? What store should I go to?

Don't bother with the item:
a) it would require pre-ordering, which given that the release is Thursday might be hard to do
b) it won't be any better than items you can find

Make the character you want, don't worry about silly items. I'm getting an Ithas Bow, yet while I have a Mo/Ra planned I won't be using missile weapons, and I don't think I'll ever play a ranger with a bow - I just don't care to. Anet was purposely smart aboutall pre-order items, while they may help a bit they are purportedly designed so as not to be unbalancing, and on par with in game items. They may look neat or something, but I doubt there is any real advantage to having them or it would make for unfair PvP.

You can get all of them if you want to. ANET has recently said that you can have all 6 pre-order items.

you can buy the pre-order boxes from ebay for like $5 and stores that have left overs.

EB just called me and said that my copy is in now i just gotta find a FS ad so i can pricematch

So let me get this right. I can Now have the Sheild for my War AND the Bow for my ranger with out making a new account and screwing up mY Guild Please say Yes It that is the case then I am going ti EB Today Yea!! I orginaly went to Best buy as they were the only store near me Not Sold out.

In one of the Fansite Fridays I think they said that all items will be usable by the character that gets them regardless of profession. Keyed to the primary attribute or something.

If that's the case, then it doesn't matter where you preordered, any profession can use it, though some items don't make a whole lot of sense to certain professions even if they can use them.