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It's an opportunity cost.

It's not cheaper at Gamestop, Best Buy or Amazon as far as I see, which are the only US retailers on the pre-purchase list. I suppose retailers in other countries might be charging less, though, so that could be a valid point elsewhere. Just to make sure it's clear to all: anybody can play on...

Honestly, if you're not getting the CE, the only reason I can see to pre-purchase anywhere other than direct from NCSoft is if you really, really want a physical box.

In a post on Reddit in reference to pre-purchase of the CE, ArenaNet claimed that Amazon (in the US and most others except France) can't do a pre-purchase in which they charge you the full price and send you a code but don't ship until some time (indeterminate, presumably months) later. We can...

Looking at the Gamestop website, the digital versions say While the physical versions say It seems to me like it's a screw up on Gamestop's end since ArenaNet/NCSoft clearly communicated the difference between pre-purchase and pre-order at some point.

Read "What is Pre-Purchase?" and "What if I don't want to pay in full in advance?" here - http://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/game-faq/#forty-three Also this - http://twitter.com/#!/GuildWars2/status/189815110578089984 https://register.guildwars2.com/

It looks like I was mistaken about how they had phrased certain things and simply hadn't seen certain tweets. Thanks for correcting me on that. However, I was still right that they aren't "ahead of schedule" for the events - we knew there would be a beta event in late March before we knew about...

Mickey was pretty bad ass in Kingdom Hearts 2 and presumably the other KH games that I haven't played.

The test that just happened was not a Beta Weekend Event. That name specifically refers to the events that you can get access to by pre-purchasing and that they expect to have once per month starting in April. There will still be their ongoing beta and more events related to the 48 hour signup...

The only official claim is 2012, but summer is expected by many given that they've always said the public beta period would be fairly short.

What makes you think that? Accepting that there is a wide spectrum, this would be in reference to the high end.

He's actually objecting to the box price, not the subscription fee.

You'll notice that those boosts are temporary and are severely limited by the time it takes to research them (12 hours - 1 day) and that you can only research up to two at a time (if you get the Guild Workshop upgrade). Permanent upgrades take up to 1 week. It seems that paying the Influence...

Because when you call a guy a bastard, it carries overtones of "illegitimate child", right?

Suspecting that there might be a correlation/causation is not the same as blaming the victim.

The balancing is done well for the most part, so I don't think there are any clear cut "best" classes. Any superiority in end game PvE within a role is too small to be determined with our lack of combat logs. Current content does favor ranged dps somewhat, but it's not enough to not use melee...

I think it depends on what attracts them to healing. If it's simply making the red bars go up, they'll probably be disappointed. If it's supporting their teammates to get things done, then I'm sure they'll be able to make a Support-focused character that they find just as enjoyable as their pure...

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Well, self heals are significantly more powerful as a function of percentage of health returned than healing potions (or the equivalent) in the games I've played and also have a much shorter cooldown - most are 20-30 seconds compared to the typical 90+ seconds for health potions. Every...

It's not that a dedicated healer wouldn't be useful, it's just that you simply can't make an effective one. The cooldowns and durations of the abilities are such that even the most healing-focused Elementalist would be spamming their free basic attack with its minor heal (Staff/Water) the...

I never said they lifted any NDA that may have already been in place, I just said that the future tests will have one. As for the press beta, not allowing screenshots is odd when you allow videos even if you're just creating a specific exception to the NDA.

They lied. It's unclear exactly what kill credit is based on, but it's definitely not killing blows and, as a Juggernaut tank (the one with the least ranged capability!), I have little trouble getting the credit I need. Still, it is usually a clusterfuck, and when it's a clusterfuck at the...

The first gameplay video was all PvE. I don't think they showed PvP until the Sunken Harbor PvP trailer.

How so? Edit: Never mind, I see it. I assume you were referring to: Do note that the bag system is supposed to be going away entirely in 1.2, so this may just be a temporary measure.

They're not. The upcoming tests that we just signed up for will have an NDA that doesn't even allow you to acknowledge that you are in them. While ArenaNet has been significantly more open about their development than BioWare in a lot of ways, less restriction on releasing information from...

The NDA was lifted at the start of Closed Beta (yesterday): http://www.tribesascend.com/faq/ (last question)

The fact that you can fix the issue doesn't mean that it isn't an issue, especially since it appears the default setting is to have that functionality enabled.

His point was that each state has a second-level domain name under the .us TLD (though not all of them are actually used), not their own TLD.

As long as you pay the full balance of the statement (not just the minimum due) by the due date, you are not charged interest on that balance. I've been using credit cards to pay for everything that I can use them for (can't usually pay for loans and such) for years, always paid on time and in...

That's actually not true. I assume you're referring to TotalBiscuit's comments during his PvE demo, but at the time was using the Flurry ability, which is AE (presumably a cone). Projectiles do hit the first object in their path, though, so you can use your body to block them for others.

Assuming you mean something like DAoC's Mordred/Andred, I don't think there is a chance of that. It's quite clear that they intend PvE and PvP to be separate, FFA wouldn't make sense in World vs World and in Structured PvP you can end up with anybody on the other team, so you will be fighting...

Expansion packs and the cash shop, which would sell things like character slots, transmutation stones (which let you apply one item's model/texture to another) and costumes. They are also considering the possibility of creating additional dungeons (or other pieces of content) to sell in the cash...

Closed beta definitely this year. Open beta depending on the outcome of that, but late this year or early next year. Release will depend on the open beta. I'd say 2011 is incredibly unlikely, but Q1 2012 seems possible.

If you really want a collection of videos: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/ultimate-gamescom-thread-2011-t20301.html#Videos

While you're correct, they will definitely have paid expansion packs for new content. They are also considering the possibility of additional purchasable dungeons and such in between the expansion packs, but "only if that's what the players want". You are not correct (mostly). There is no...

That's a big goal with the story, though - to make the leveling process an interesting and enjoyable part of the game rather than just a series of speed bumps and S-curves between you and the "real" game. I'll be disappointed if they don't accomplish that.

I haven't read the review yet, but after my >1 year stint in the WAR beta, I decided that it's important to be critical of game aspects that you feel need work, even if you think it's clear that they will be "fixed" by release. Of course, if you're giving information to people outside the beta...

No, but even if you were one of those people that use the arrow keys, I don't see how the "dynamic" keys would be in a useful position.

The "secret" to great leveling is to make it such that it is not just a roadblock between us and the "real" game. Why create all the leveling content if it's not really there to be enjoyed, but just blitzed through to get to the fun part? The answer, of course, is that it's a cheesy way to buy...

I'm pretty sure anyone operating in the employ of or at the direction of the cops is governed by the same rules as the cops themselves.