Guild Wars: Eye of the North Readies For August 31 Release - Guild Wars Forums

Lonesamurai · Jul 02, 2007, 02:05 PM // 14:05

Hot off the press guys (well, my email anyway)

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Originally Posted by GW.Com

Guild Wars: Eye of the North Readies For August 31 Release

NCsoft and ArenaNet set ??24.99 / ???34.99 price for first ever expansion
of Guild Wars franchise

Brighton, England, July 2nd, 2007???NCsoft?? Europe and ArenaNet?? announced that Guild Wars: Eye of the North???, the first ever expansion to the subscription-free Guild Wars?? franchise of fantasy online role-playing games, will be released to the public on August 31, 2007. The Guild Wars: Eye of the North expansion will be available for an expected price of ??24.99 / ???34.99 from retailers in the United Kingdom and across Europe, as well as through the NCsoft store at PlayNC.com and in the Guild Wars in-game store.

Guild Wars: Eye of the North will continue the no subscription fee model pioneered by ArenaNet, and will provide new content accessible to players who own both the expansion and any one of the three previously released Guild Wars campaigns (Guild Wars, Factions???, or Nightfall???).

The Guild Wars franchise has sold more than 3.5 million units since the release of the original Guild Wars campaign, in 2005, making it one of the most popular online role-playing games of all time.

The story behind Guild Wars: Eye of the North follows up on events told in the original Guild Wars campaign, and is set in previously unexplored areas of the continent of Tyria. The expansion contains a host of new features that will appeal directly to veteran Guild Wars players, including 18 large, multi-level dungeons, 150 new skills across all ten Guild Wars professions, ten new Heroes, 40 new armor sets, and more items, weapons, and titles. Additionally, through the innovative Hall of Monuments, Guild Wars: Eye of the North creates a path for players to carry the legacy of their characters into the upcoming Guild Wars 2. The Hall of Monuments will allow players to preserve their accomplishments and titles from Guild Wars, Factions, and Nightfall, which can then be claimed in Guild Wars 2.

???Guild Wars has one of the most committed and loyal player bases I???ve ever seen, and Guild Wars: Eye of the North is our way of delivering prized content to veteran players and creating a link to the future of Guild Wars,??? said Jeff Strain, co-founder of ArenaNet.

For more information on the Guild Wars franchise, go to: http://www.eu.guildwars.com. The award-winning Guild Wars campaigns can be purchased from retailers or downloaded from the PlayNC store at https://secure.plaync.com/cgi-bin/St...language=en-gb.

Dauntless · Jul 02, 2007, 02:09 PM // 14:09

http://www.guildwars.com/press/relea...2007-07-02.php

Coridan · Jul 02, 2007, 02:15 PM // 14:15

EDIT: REMOVED RANDOM RANT

good to know...i wonder what the price will be for US customers...and how the prerelease and preview thing will all work out?

Etta · Jul 02, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21

Oh! that nice to hear.

only 2 months away.

Lonesamurai · Jul 02, 2007, 03:12 PM // 15:12

k, 2 things

1, its in the wrong forum, sorry Inde, beat me on IRC if you want to later, but please move to Riverside

2, this came from NCSoft europe and was up on the Euro GW site, hope that helps

Etta · Jul 02, 2007, 03:21 PM // 15:21

to late sam, someone else already beat you to it at the riverside.

Lonesamurai · Jul 02, 2007, 05:23 PM // 17:23

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Originally Posted by Etta

to late sam, someone else already beat you to it at the riverside.

Oh well, i still got in first... but i was doing it quickly and posted in the wrong section... Inde is so gonna beat me

pamelf · Jul 03, 2007, 02:40 AM // 02:40

What I want to know, is why Anet kept saying on and and on how that was NOT the official release date since they hadn't specifically said it, and then it turns out it IS. Honestly Anet, petulant much?

I'm glad it's finally coming out, but why the huge fuss over the release date when it's coming out exactly when everyone's been speculating?

dargon · Jul 03, 2007, 05:26 AM // 05:26

Because it's their horn to blow, no one else's. If you had a secret and I guessed the secret and told the world but offered no proof that my guess was correct, why should you come out and confirm it till you're damn good and ready?

Elena · Jul 03, 2007, 06:22 AM // 06:22

right the day before school starts again aaaaargh

Lonesamurai · Jul 03, 2007, 11:34 AM // 11:34

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Originally Posted by pamelf

What I want to know, is why Anet kept saying on and and on how that was NOT the official release date since they hadn't specifically said it, and then it turns out it IS. Honestly Anet, petulant much?

I'm glad it's finally coming out, but why the huge fuss over the release date when it's coming out exactly when everyone's been speculating?

maybe because release dates and prices are set by NCSoft and not ANet?

Jul 02, 2007, 02:15 PM // 14:15	#3
Coridan Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: US Guild: Old Married Gamers {OMG} Profession: W/	EDIT: REMOVED RANDOM RANT good to know...i wonder what the price will be for US customers...and how the prerelease and preview thing will all work out? Last edited by Coridan; Jul 02, 2007 at 03:24 PM // 15:24..

Jul 02, 2007, 02:09 PM // 14:09	#2
Dauntless Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: Mo/	http://www.guildwars.com/press/relea...2007-07-02.php

Jul 02, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21	#4
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	Oh! that nice to hear. only 2 months away.

Jul 02, 2007, 03:12 PM // 15:12	#5
Lonesamurai Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cheltenham, Glos, UK Guild: Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS] Profession: R/A	k, 2 things 1, its in the wrong forum, sorry Inde, beat me on IRC if you want to later, but please move to Riverside 2, this came from NCSoft europe and was up on the Euro GW site, hope that helps

Jul 02, 2007, 03:21 PM // 15:21	#6
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	to late sam, someone else already beat you to it at the riverside.

Jul 03, 2007, 02:40 AM // 02:40	#8
pamelf Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Guild: Lost Templars [LoTe] Profession: Me/Mo	What I want to know, is why Anet kept saying on and and on how that was NOT the official release date since they hadn't specifically said it, and then it turns out it IS. Honestly Anet, petulant much? I'm glad it's finally coming out, but why the huge fuss over the release date when it's coming out exactly when everyone's been speculating?

Jul 03, 2007, 05:26 AM // 05:26	#9
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	Because it's their horn to blow, no one else's. If you had a secret and I guessed the secret and told the world but offered no proof that my guess was correct, why should you come out and confirm it till you're damn good and ready?

Jul 03, 2007, 06:22 AM // 06:22	#10
Elena Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium	right the day before school starts again aaaaargh