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The Official Guild Wars 2 thread

I bought the collectors edition from Gamestop. I figure the price isn't too bad for something I might be playing for years with no monthly fee.

Now does anyone know where to go to create an account and/or view the forums? I must be blind or my HP Touchpad doesn't display a link anywhere to either of those.
 
Vega said:
I bought the collectors edition from Gamestop. I figure the price isn't too bad for something I might be playing for years with no monthly fee.

Now does anyone know where to go to create an account and/or view the forums? I must be blind or my HP Touchpad doesn't display a link anywhere to either of those.
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There is a whole thread in the forums about this issue over at guildwars2guru. Did you order the game online or go to the store? I have read that if you went to the store and purchased you can call and get your serial key for the beta. There is no word yet for the people who ordered th CE online from GameStop. I ended up canceling my order from GameStop and just bought the DD version.
 
I just pre-purchased 2 standard copies at my local GS and my two beta keys printed on the receipt at checkout with instructions to register them at register.guildwars2.com.

Another topic of interest is that my receipts say "Code Expires 6/26"

Now obviously the beta key code would be invalid/useless once the game hits retail as would it's 3-day head start. That said, 6/26 is a Tuesday... Could this be a hint hint !?
 
DarkCloud said:
There is a whole thread in the forums about this issue over at guildwars2guru. Did you order the game online or go to the store? I have read that if you went to the store and purchased you can call and get your serial key for the beta. There is no word yet for the people who ordered th CE online from GameStop. I ended up canceling my order from GameStop and just bought the DD version.
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I went to the local Gamestop store to pre-purchase the CE. They gave me a receipt with beta key on it and I registered the account online. They said the CE box won't be in until June but now I read that some people already have the box. I am confused. Plus the GW2 forums don't even launch for me.
 
Amazon said:
Pre-order Bonus Offer
Pre-order Guild Wars 2 on PC and get 1-Day Head-start Access to create a Guild Wars 2 account early. The code to setup your Guild Wars 2 account early will be emailed a few days before the release of the game. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Limit one per household. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time. Offer will be extended to all existing pre-orders.
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What does this mean? You only get one day instead of three? Or do you get a fourth day and get to create your character an extra day early?
 
doug_7506 said:
What does this mean? You only get one day instead of three? Or do you get a fourth day and get to create your character an extra day early?
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Pre-ordering gets you 1 day early access. Pre-purchasing gets you 3 days early access. Only certain retailers are allowed to pre-purchase and I don't know if amazon is one.


EDIT: Also, I don't think you get beta access with pre-orders either.
 
Scooty Puff Sr. said:
Pre-ordering gets you 1 day early access. Pre-purchasing gets you 3 days early access. Only certain retailers are allowed to pre-purchase and I don't know if amazon is one.


EDIT: Also, I don't think you get beta access with pre-orders either.
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What crap is this, now pre purchasing is turning into separate thing?
 
I think the main difference is that they do not want you "pre-ordering" just for beta access. For instance with TERA people would preorder for beta access knowing they could cancel.

I assume some retailers like Amazon are probably more insistent on allowing refunds to match their overall policy.
 
Yea, they are two different things to Arenanet. Here is a quote from their twitter account when someone asked if they would get into the beta.

If you pre-purchase (pay in full), yes you will. Pre-orders do not include beta weekend event access. ~RB2
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limitedaccess said:
I think the main difference is that they do not want you "pre-ordering" just for beta access. For instance with TERA people would preorder for beta access knowing they could cancel.

I assume some retailers like Amazon are probably more insistent on allowing refunds to match their overall policy.
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So now people will be spending a non refundable $60 and getting locked into game purchases that might suck, doh!
 
ocellaris said:
So now people will be spending a non refundable $60 and getting locked into game purchases that might suck, doh!
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Actually this is my current " gripe" (if you want to look at it that way) with ordering GW2 at the moment. I'm not really looking to dive in without being able to try the game. As far as I know there is no "open" type beta plan so I will have to see how available they actually make the "closed" betas (for instance TERAs closed betas were really easy to get into).

Also hoping GMGs gets it and offers it cheaper. Gamefly is the currently the cheapest digital option at the moment with 10% off (and maybe more if you use fatwallet). But yea just to remind to people, you can save money prepurchasing (so same bonuses) from Gamefly at the moment, can't see a downside to this so far.
 
Actually, that makes sense. I wasn't sure how they would handle a million+ people in a beta weekend. I wouldn't imagine that they would have all of the servers set up by the first one.
 
I've been following the game closely, watching hours of videos and reading many reviews. So for me it is an easy purchase. Even if I only play for 3 months I would get my $80 worth. I know that not everyone feels the same way about the game as me but you have to remember that the beta is not a demo. They could do what Blizzard does and only let certain people in randomly with no guaranteed access, but instead they are giving an incentive to their customers that know they are going to buy the game. I don't see a problem with that.
 
Scooty Puff Sr. said:
I've been following the game closely, watching hours of videos and reading many reviews. So for me it is an easy purchase. Even if I only play for 3 months I would get my $80 worth. I know that not everyone feels the same way about the game as me but you have to remember that the beta is not a demo. They could do what Blizzard does and only let certain people in randomly with no guaranteed access, but instead they are giving an incentive to their customers that know they are going to buy the game. I don't see a problem with that.
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Didn't they already do that part a month ago? :D
 
Oomps said:
Actually, that makes sense. I wasn't sure how they would handle a million+ people in a beta weekend. I wouldn't imagine that they would have all of the servers set up by the first one.
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I agree with the strategy as well tbh.
 
Just to be on the safe side I went ahead and bought directly from them...

I have been waiting for this game for a long long time. I can't see me not liking it. Everything I did not like about the first one is being changed. And I loved the first one.

Only think I will miss is my heros..... :(
 
doug_7506 said:
Just to be on the safe side I went ahead and bought directly from them...

I have been waiting for this game for a long long time. I can't see me not liking it. Everything I did not like about the first one is being changed. And I loved the first one.

Only think I will miss is my heros..... :(
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I won't miss my heroes really, but I would love the option to import all of my minipets to GW2. I don't really care about the whole rewards thing they introduced with Eye of the North, I would much rather have my minipets than some random reward.
 
ocellaris said:
So now people will be spending a non refundable $60 and getting locked into game purchases that might suck, doh!
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I don't see how it couldn't be refundable. If you get the beta key outside of the game, you should be able to return any physical copy once it is released even if this means picking up the copy and returning it later unopened. You have a reciept and an unopened game so I can't see a store turning down the return.
 
TheOneKnownAsMe said:
I won't miss my heroes really, but I would love the option to import all of my minipets to GW2. I don't really care about the whole rewards thing they introduced with Eye of the North, I would much rather have my minipets than some random reward.
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For real? I'm so excited about the HoM rewards in GW2! I can't wait to lord my GW1 status over all the kiddies looking for the next WoW'ie. I made it to rewards level 30 this weekend so I'm "Closer To The Stars" with a Black Widow spider!

I think I'm most excited for the ranger pets as I think they will stand out the most and I prefer Rangers (main toon in GW1).
 
brennok said:
I don't see how it couldn't be refundable. If you get the beta key outside of the game, you should be able to return any physical copy once it is released even if this means picking up the copy and returning it later unopened. You have a reciept and an unopened game so I can't see a store turning down the return.
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When ever I paid for the game through GW website I got a full game key already, Plus it explicitly stated no refunds/returns.


Loggahead said:
For real? I'm so excited about the HoM rewards in GW2! I can't wait to lord my GW1 status over all the kiddies looking for the next WoW'ie. I made it to rewards level 30 this weekend so I'm "Closer To The Stars" with a Black Widow spider!

I think I'm most excited for the ranger pets as I think they will stand out the most and I prefer Rangers (main toon in GW1).
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Ditto, 30 Wasn't that hard to get.

I am most excited about the FELL-BLADE, fire gauntlets, and diamond aegis. I'm going to start looking boss. Hope I can wear everything from level 1 and the armor values increase as I level.

Also, the armor is available for ALL characters you create on your account!
 
Litfod said:
Except, no one will care or be impressed or probably even notice.
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Well, they might, but it's still a strange thing to do. To obtain something in order to hold yourself higher than a particular crowd of people, means you either care about what they think which at the very least puts you on the same level as them, or means you want your status to effect how they think in a negative manner which likely makes you worse than them. /shrug People are weird :)

Hopefully we all have too much fun to care :D
 
I have a suspicion that a lot of people are going to pre-purchase and be like "WTF" once their credit card gets dinged immediately. Probably not people on [H], but people that are in the habit of pre-ordering damn near everything for the bonuses and then cancelling if they don't like the beta access.

Anyway I think ArenaNet may be setting a bad precedent with this one. If people think preorders were bad, these could all turn in prepurchase schemes with people shelling out $60 up front for games that don't even have a release date :eek:
 
doug_7506 said:
When ever I paid for the game through GW website I got a full game key already, Plus it explicitly stated no refunds/returns.
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I wasn't talking about doing the digital pre-purchase, but pre-purchasing the physical box at Best Buy or Gamestop.
 
Just pre-ordered at Gamestop because if I don't like the betas, then I can just get my money back. If not, everything works out just fine.
 
SolidSnakeUS said:
Just pre-ordered at Gamestop because if I don't like the betas, then I can just get my money back. If not, everything works out just fine.
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Aww sweet, looks like Gamestop is calling it a pre-order (so it can be cancelled) and still offering the pre-purchase benefits.
 
I think you guys are misinforming people about pre ordering and getting beta access.

It says CLEARLY on gamefly that you get the beta access plus 3 day headstart.

Also that would COMPLETELY cut off any brick and motar stores, as people pre order games, they don't pre purchase them.

I think you guys are getting confused and the Amazon "1-day" thing is not correct and shoudl be updated.

I pre ordered from gamefly and already have the key .
 
ocellaris said:
Aww sweet, looks like Gamestop is calling it a pre-order (so it can be cancelled) and still offering the pre-purchase benefits.
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They give you all the stuff (for the Standard Edition) that the Digital Edition would give you from ArenaNET.
 
Can someoen give me the link to where you register your code for beta? Cause it wasn't in my gamefly email or anything.
 
Stiler said:
I think you guys are misinforming people about pre ordering and getting beta access.

It says CLEARLY on gamefly that you get the beta access plus 3 day headstart.

Also that would COMPLETELY cut off any brick and motar stores, as people pre order games, they don't pre purchase them.

I think you guys are getting confused and the Amazon "1-day" thing is not correct and shoudl be updated.

I pre ordered from gamefly and already have the key .
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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

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Can someoen give me the link to where you register your code for beta? Cause it wasn't in my gamefly email or anything.
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https://register.guildwars2.com/
 
Still trying to decide between DD and regular. Looks like most of the stuff in the DD has an expiration on it or is one-time-use, and having a pet is stupid. Am I missing something? Help me decide.
 
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