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Spooky

Bokusatsu Tenshi

Join Date: Dec 2004

Bellevue, WA

KEA

E/Mo

17 Mar 2005 at 02:41 - 1

Check the front page news, or follow the link here: http://www.guildwars.com/products/gw...s-edition.html

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 03:01 - 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooky

Check the front page news, or follow the link here: http://www.guildwars.com/products/gw...s-edition.html

wow
very nice
special in-game item makes it worth buying collectors
now i can have a bow and an aura

cool..makes me wonder what divine aura does

but one thing....
box art is necromancer
hopefully they have a box art for monk too

Kiwi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Holy Land of Kiwis!

17 Mar 2005 at 03:04 - 3

No they don't Kirbie, but if you know where to look you can get Warrior.

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 03:10 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi

No they don't Kirbie, but if you know where to look you can get Warrior.

cool
than i rather get warrior box art then necromancer
but still prefer monk

Kiwi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Holy Land of Kiwis!

17 Mar 2005 at 03:12 - 5

necromancer looks nicer...

This is the wallpaper the Necro is based on:
http://www.guildwars.com/gallery/wal.../gw-wp022.html

And this is the Warrior:
http://www.guildwars.com/gallery/wal.../gw-wp027.html

ratatass

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

New Mexico

17 Mar 2005 at 03:12 - 6

I wonder what the channel bandwidth is going to be, max is 25kbits/s and 8 players is usally the norm for each channel.

I am happy for the devs of Teamspeak - hopefully gets them a big boost.

Anybody know what the channel specs (kbits/s) are going to be and what the number of players per channel ?

Ratatass

Weezer_Blue

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Just a Box in a Cage

Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]

17 Mar 2005 at 03:20 - 7

hehe... that devine aura is tempting... but i'm cheap so i'm going to stick with my Ithas bow for now. hopefully they do something like this for every chapter. it would help them rake in some extra money.

Kiwi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Holy Land of Kiwis!

17 Mar 2005 at 03:21 - 8

Ya it would, and I'm worried about ArenaNet making a monthly fee because they can't afford to do GW.

Weezer_Blue

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Just a Box in a Cage

Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]

17 Mar 2005 at 03:22 - 9

they won't... they might vary the prices of the expansions at the very most... but monthly fees are out of the question for A.Net.

Kiwi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Holy Land of Kiwis!

17 Mar 2005 at 03:39 - 10

I'm not expecting it, but GW will be costly to run and if they feel the need they might put a low monthly fee like $3 a month.

THX

Before all else, be armed.

Join Date: Dec 2004

Canada

17 Mar 2005 at 03:41 - 11

There won't be a monthly fee, ever. End of story.

Kiwi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Holy Land of Kiwis!

17 Mar 2005 at 03:42 - 12

Hey, I trust your knowledge THX. But people go to certrain measures in certain times.

Dave III

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

I'm always where I'm at, or else I'm nowhere, man.

17 Mar 2005 at 03:44 - 13

Kewl... this kinda/sorta justifies my holding out on buying the pre-order package. Now I just have to convince my local EB games to reserve a copy for me. Last time I asked 'em to, the A: never heard of the game, B: released it late, C: almost charged me the wrong price and D: almost didn't give me the special DVD video thingy that was supposed to go with a reserved copy (like mine).

Although to be fair, it had nothing to do with that specific location, it was a muck-up on the corperate level. I don't blame the store employees at all, they were extraordinarily human about it.

Dave III

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 03:48 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi

Ya it would, and I'm worried about ArenaNet making a monthly fee because they can't afford to do GW.

ArenaNet will do amazingly well...and keep their promises.
because i believe quality always prove itself

before i found out about guildwars, my favorite developer was blizzard for their quality games. blizzard's quality games have been always popular(can you believe they still make starcraft patch?...now i call that a quality service)

after the guildwars beta...ArenaNet have proved itself worthy of my fav developer list. guildwars just blew my mind...above my expectations.
Im a big fan of ArenaNet now

i wish ArenaNet will do so well that they keep release fun quality games in the future

busy advertising guildwars to my friends these days :P

thanks ArenaNet for guildwars

Kiwi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Holy Land of Kiwis!

17 Mar 2005 at 03:50 - 15

I love AN too, what I wanna know. Is what your next game will be?

I know they will do multiple exspansions. But for new games, I dunno.

Let's all hope its a Guild Wars 2

PhineasToke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

in a house

Phantom Menace

W/Mo

17 Mar 2005 at 03:51 - 16

This may be redundant, but since my pre-order is with Best Buys, if I choose the deluxe package instead of the standard edition, will I still get the special item (shield) designated by the pre-order purchase because it will be purchased from Best Buys? Is the special item assigned because of the pre-order package or is it assigned by final purchase? Is NC Soft really going to produce x number of games with the special item per vendor based on the pre-order and not on actual purchases by the buyers?

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 04:06 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhineasToke

This may be redundant, but since my pre-order is with Best Buys, if I choose the deluxe package instead of the standard edition, will I still get the special item (shield) designated by the pre-order purchase because it will be purchased from Best Buys? Is the special item assigned because of the pre-order package or is it assigned by final purchase? Is NC Soft really going to produce x number of games with the special item per vendor based on the pre-order and not on actual purchases by the buyers?

im pretty sure it will work like this

preorder + regular = preorder special item
preorder + collectors = preorder and collectors special item

the pre-order gives vendor estimated popularity of the game among gamers.
the pre-order also guarantees that "you" get a copy of the game.
so, if vendor sees potential of the game...they will probably order extra amount of copies, so that "everyone" can get hands on a copy..not only people who pre-ordered.

PhineasToke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

in a house

Phantom Menace

W/Mo

17 Mar 2005 at 04:10 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirbie

im pretty sure it will work like this

preorder + regular = preorder special item
preorder + collectors = preorder and collectors special item

the pre-order gives vendor estimated popularity of the game among gamers.
the pre-order also guarantees that "you" get a copy of the game.
so, if vendor sees potential of the game...they will probably order extra amount of copies, so that "everyone" can get hands on a copy..not only people who pre-ordered.

That I understand having been a media/hardware buyer way back when video recorders sold for $1500 (guess the year!) and the computer of choice was the TRS80, but the basis for my question really boils down to if NC Soft bases the character specific items on the pre-order disc or on the actual game disc. I tend to think that it is based on the pre-order disc we loaded.

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 04:27 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhineasToke

That I understand having been a media/hardware buyer way back when video recorders sold for $1500 (guess the year!) and the computer of choice was the TRS80, but the basis for my question really boils down to if NC Soft bases the character specific items on the pre-order disc or on the actual game disc. I tend to think that it is based on the pre-order disc we loaded.

for pre-order item...i think it will be based on account
you make account with pre-order key.
that account will be saved on their server
once you buy the full version game and log on to your account which you created with pre-order...you will have preorder special item
BUT
if you make a brand new account with full version game, no special item

PhineasToke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

in a house

Phantom Menace

W/Mo

17 Mar 2005 at 04:29 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirbie

for pre-order item...i think it will be based on account
you make account with pre-order key.
that account will be saved on their server
once you buy the full version game and log on to your account which you created with pre-order...you will have preorder special item
BUT
if you make a brand new account with full version game, no special item

Thanks for your reply, but I'd like to hear from one of the site admins or one of the beta testers with an official answer (to quell my anxiety).

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 04:30 - 21

i forgot to add something
the in-game special items will not be restricted by character's profession attributes.

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 04:35 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhineasToke

Thanks for your reply, but I'd like to hear from one of the site admins or one of the beta testers with an official answer (to quell my anxiety).

ok..if that is the case...ill give you direct quote
you can find this on official guildwars support page. Around page 2

Question
I preordered Guild Wars and have received the preorder package. Where do I find the special in-game item?

Answer
Your special item will become available when the game is released. The item will be given to your account's characters when you create them.

noticed "account's" character?

whiskas

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 05:29 - 23

That headset looks mighty tempting, my junky $10 sony's are falling apart.

Does anyone know if the aura will give any bonus' to the characters stats? or is it a purely cosmetic feature?

Ensign

Just Plain Fluffy

Join Date: Dec 2004

Berkeley, CA

Idiot Savants

17 Mar 2005 at 06:02 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirbie

noticed "account's" character?

Possessive

Quote:

Originally Posted by whiskas

That headset looks mighty tempting, my junky $10 sony's are falling apart.

Why not spend the $30 you'd spend on a collector's edition on a good pair of headphones? A music CD and art book are nice and all, but if you're going to be a die-hard Guild Wars junkie you're going to want some real headphones, not some throwin.

Quote:

Originally Posted by whiskas

Does anyone know if the aura will give any bonus' to the characters stats? or is it a purely cosmetic feature?

I'd guess that it'd be limited to making your character's shiny - or it's an equipped item that will eventually be replaced by something available in the game. In any case the odds are incredibly long that it will have any influence on competitive balance in the long run.

Peace,
-CxE

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 06:31 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weezer_Blue

they won't... they might vary the prices of the expansions at the very most... but monthly fees are out of the question for A.Net.

Listen to Weezy, he's right.

Quote:

Originally Posted by THX

There won't be a monthly fee, ever. End of story.

He's right, too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhineasToke

This may be redundant, but since my pre-order is with Best Buys, if I choose the deluxe package instead of the standard edition, will I still get the special item (shield) designated by the pre-order purchase because it will be purchased from Best Buys? Is the special item assigned because of the pre-order package or is it assigned by final purchase? Is NC Soft really going to produce x number of games with the special item per vendor based on the pre-order and not on actual purchases by the buyers?

Ok, the special item (Ithas Bow, War Pick) is from the preorder package or from preordering (Europe's Chemeric Prism). The Divine Aura is from the CE. You can have both, most definitely. The item is given to your account directly, and not through a vendor. Each of your characters has the unique item and/or possibly the Divine Aura, too. You simply use the CE Retail Key on the account that had the Preorder Key and you will receive both item and aura.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ensign

Why not spend the $30 you'd spend on a collector's edition on a good pair of headphones? A music CD and art book are nice and all, but if you're going to be a die-hard Guild Wars junkie you're going to want some real headphones, not some throwin.

I think the SPR of the headphones is somewhere over $20. They're not chessy, I promise.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirbie

ArenaNet will do amazingly well...and keep their promises. because i believe quality always prove itself

before i found out about guildwars, my favorite developer was blizzard for their quality games. blizzard's quality games have been always popular(can you believe they still make starcraft patch?...now i call that a quality service)

after the guildwars beta...ArenaNet have proved itself worthy of my fav developer list. guildwars just blew my mind...above my expectations.
Im a big fan of ArenaNet now

i wish ArenaNet will do so well that they keep release fun quality games in the future

busy advertising guildwars to my friends these days :P

thanks ArenaNet for guildwars

*copies post for office window* *sniff* You've warmed my heart.

Dreamsmith

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Minnesota

Beguine Guild [BGN]

17 Mar 2005 at 06:49 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

Each of your characters has the unique item and/or possibly the Divine Aura, too.

Is this only true for characters that exist at the start of the game (April 27th), or will these items be in the inventory of any characters I start later? For example, if I play for three weeks, then create a new character, will that new character have the item(s)?

Nascent

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Shi Mai

17 Mar 2005 at 08:21 - 27

It does make a whee bit bitter that they now released the collectors edition (two weeks after I pre-ordered the normal one

) I mean, if I was made of money you know what I'd be doing...but since im not, I'll just have to bitterly glare at anyone with a shiny aura in game methinks.

God that Art book would have been sweet though...

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 08:34 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreamsmith

Is this only true for characters that exist at the start of the game (April 27th), or will these items be in the inventory of any characters I start later? For example, if I play for three weeks, then create a new character, will that new character have the item(s)?

The preorder item and the Divine Aura are account based. So you will could have a special item and/or an aura for each character you create on that account into the future. I will verify for 100% certainty, but I'm quite comfortable that this will be how it's going to work.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nascent

It does make a whee bit bitter that they now released the collectors edition (two weeks after I pre-ordered the normal one

) I mean, if I was made of money you know what I'd be doing...but since im not, I'll just have to bitterly glare at anyone with a shiny aura in game methinks.

God that Art book would have been sweet though...

It's ok, Nascent, we'll still like you, even if you are aura-less. There will be no class distinctions in Tyria!

Kirbie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 14:17 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

*copies post for office window* *sniff* You've warmed my heart.

*sniff sniff* thanks

Bgnome

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 14:58 - 30

"The suggested retail price for the Collector’s Edition is $79.99. Contents and pricing may vary outside of North America."

well, that alone just made me preorder the CE from bestbuy.com to lock in the $59.99..
i wonder what i am going to do with two copies of the game and an extra pre-order package..

Dreamsmith

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Minnesota

Beguine Guild [BGN]

17 Mar 2005 at 15:18 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bgnome

well, that alone just made me preorder the CE from bestbuy.com to lock in the $59.99..

Hmm. BestBuy.com doesn't list the Collector's Edition in their options. Just a "Deluxe Edition". My guess is they'll just cancel your order based on the fact that the product doesn't exist.

Either that, or they'll send you a regular copy of GW, bundled with a Logitech head-set and a copy of Roger Wilco. They're certainly not under any obligation to send you the Collector's Edition if that's not what you ordered...

Kiwi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Holy Land of Kiwis!

17 Mar 2005 at 15:46 - 32

I've looked at multiple websites, and they say Deluxe Edition. It has same features, same box(there's a warrior too)and same price. They proablly just changed the name.

Edit: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...#more-pictures

That link is where you can buy it on amazon. It says Deluxe Edition in text, but on the picture that I put up it says Collector's Edition so clearly it's a mistake by the makers.

vas moon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

shiverpeak

Zealots of Shiverpeak

17 Mar 2005 at 16:44 - 33

Will the Divine Aura be unique to those who purchase the CE or is it possible to obtain one while playing?

Rellok

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Madison, WI

W/Mo

17 Mar 2005 at 16:49 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreamsmith

Hmm. BestBuy.com doesn't list the Collector's Edition in their options. Just a "Deluxe Edition". My guess is they'll just cancel your order based on the fact that the product doesn't exist.

Either that, or they'll send you a regular copy of GW, bundled with a Logitech head-set and a copy of Roger Wilco. They're certainly not under any obligation to send you the Collector's Edition if that's not what you ordered...

I'm wondering about this as well. Best Buy has said that whatever price is lower for a pre-order item (pre order, or announced retail price) is what you will pay. Well, by simply having the name be "collector's edition" they may have skirted the issue completely. However, I was just charged for the "Deluxe Edition" on Tuesday, so hopefully that means that I will be picking up the "CE" edition the day it is released.

Matt

Bgnome

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 16:53 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by vas moon

Will the Divine Aura be unique to those who purchase the CE or is it possible to obtain one while playing?

it will be a customized item that appears in your inventory after you make your character. that means only that particular character could equip it. the pre-order items and the CE item will not be available any other way.

Dreamsmith

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Minnesota

Beguine Guild [BGN]

17 Mar 2005 at 17:18 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi

I've looked at multiple websites, and they say Deluxe Edition. It has same features, same box(there's a warrior too)and same price. They proablly just changed the name.

Edit: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...#more-pictures

That link is where you can buy it on amazon. It says Deluxe Edition in text, but on the picture that I put up it says Collector's Edition so clearly it's a mistake by the makers.

You may very well be right, but assumption is the mother of all fsck-ups...

BTW, why are you even bothing to provide a link to a retailler? These are the same people who said the release date was Feb 4th, then March 18th, etc, etc, when there was no official release date at all! You're acting like a link to a retailer's website is better evidence that a link to a picture of your morning tea-leaves. We should all know better than that by now. They've been advertising a Deluxe Edition before there was even a Collectors Edition, and providing details when there were no details available. They may very well sell you the Collector's Edition if you ordered their imaginary Deluxe Edition, but then again, they may not. I suspect they will, but I wouldn't count on it.

Rellok

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Madison, WI

W/Mo

17 Mar 2005 at 17:27 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreamsmith

You may very well be right, but assumption is the mother of all fsck-ups...

Exactly why I will be keeping a close eye on Bestbuy.com's GW items, and I will call to confirm my order and availability before I get there, and with plenty of time to change my order if they require it.

Matt

cce

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

17 Mar 2005 at 17:45 - 38

I've both ordered and pre-ordered guild wars, and I'm a bit worried that my package won't arrive here before the pre-order key stops working. Couldn't they give us beta-testers a week or so 'grace' period. Allowing us to log-in a day or two early is fantastic, but that doesn't address my general concern. Of course, if the package arrives here on-time, great.

Frostty1

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2005

The T Dot

17 Mar 2005 at 19:16 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi

Ya it would, and I'm worried about ArenaNet making a monthly fee because they can't afford to do GW.

"There is no subscription fee for Guild Wars anywhere in the world. The game was built from the ground up with this factor in mind, and we do not intend to change the policy. In fact, we have invested a great deal of time and resources to develop a network that will allow us to promise that there will be no fees in the future. This is what we want as developers, and what we want as gamers. Our model, offering a new chapter in the Guild Wars saga every six to nine months, will sustain the game and will enable us to support the free online play." http://support.guildwars.com/cgi-bin/guildwars.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1116&p_created=1098967138&p_si d=94wUnEAh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZ wX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NiZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2Nhd HM9MCZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF9

NeoShaman

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2005

New Jersey

Red Fang

R/N

17 Mar 2005 at 19:45 - 40

The collector's edition look nice, with the headset and artbook and all the other stuff, but $80 is a bit too much for me. If I had the money, I would definately pick it up.

I just can't wait till the game comes out.