Apr 10, 2012, 01:50 PM // 13:50
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: THE University of Michigan
Profession: W/
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Is this only for purchases made on the guild wars website? I just bought the CE from Gamestop and I've got nothing on my confirmation email
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Apr 10, 2012, 01:58 PM // 13:58
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#3
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Jungle Guide
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Haodu
Is this only for purchases made on the guild wars website? I just bought the CE from Gamestop and I've got nothing on my confirmation email
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First, make sure that what you bought was actually the pre-purchase and not preorder. (I think they said that Gamestop is not offering pre-purchase online)
But even when you get it from other sources, you still have to register a GW 2 account and it is at that point that your GW password would change.
I am also not sure what would happen if you used a different email than is on your GW game account - would there be a way to link them and get the HOM rewards later? Might be a good thing to ask ANet before setting up GW2 account.
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Apr 10, 2012, 02:21 PM // 14:21
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: THE University of Michigan
Profession: W/
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Awwww man, good call... Gotta figure out how to convert that to a pre-purchase then...
EDIT: Just canceled my collector's edition and went with the guildwars2 site pre-purchase. Don't want to deal with the hassle of shipping (moving soon)
Last edited by Haodu; Apr 10, 2012 at 02:51 PM // 14:51..
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Apr 10, 2012, 04:21 PM // 16:21
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#5
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Planet Earth
Guild: Weapons Of Tyria [WoT]
Profession: R/
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Mine definitely says pre-purchase on the retailers website (it's not gamestop)
Haven't gotten anything whatsoever yet, no codes, no download, no anything... but they say they have send it now... thought it would take time before they'd send it...
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Apr 10, 2012, 04:32 PM // 16:32
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#6
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Netherlands
Guild: The Saviors Of [EviL]
Profession: D/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dewshine Wildclaw
Mine definitely says pre-purchase on the retailers website (it's not gamestop)
Haven't gotten anything whatsoever yet, no codes, no download, no anything... but they say they have send it now... thought it would take time before they'd send it...
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In time you will receive a short confirmation e-mail, telling you that you will receive information about upcoming beta's and the download location of the game client in (a) future e-mail(s).
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Apr 10, 2012, 05:18 PM // 17:18
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Cheltenham, Glos, UK
Guild: Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]
Profession: R/A
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so what if our GW1 email log in is a 7 year old dead email address? how do I link it then?
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Apr 10, 2012, 05:21 PM // 17:21
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#9
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Desert Nomad
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonesamurai
so what if our GW1 email log in is a 7 year old dead email address? how do I link it then?
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Unless I'm mistaken, you're asked for login credentials, then you can pick an email address for the GW2 account:
Quote:
Enter your original Guild Wars account e-mail. If you have no longer access to it, enter your current e-mail address so we can send you the link to download the game.
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Apr 10, 2012, 05:23 PM // 17:23
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#10
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Stygian Veil
Guild: Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]
Profession: N/Mo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonesamurai
so what if our GW1 email log in is a 7 year old dead email address? how do I link it then?
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could try changing the contact email adress on the ncsoft master account, so you do get a conformation about registering gw2 to that account, the old email account name is just a name then.
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Apr 10, 2012, 05:24 PM // 17:24
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jun 2009
Profession: N/E
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The email address you use to sign on guildwars is a login name. Just enter the email address and password you use to log into guildwars. You will get the chance to have the key sent to a new email.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonesamurai
so what if our GW1 email log in is a 7 year old dead email address? how do I link it then?
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Apr 10, 2012, 05:25 PM // 17:25
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#12
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Cheltenham, Glos, UK
Guild: Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]
Profession: R/A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gill Halendt
Unless I'm mistaken, you're asked for login credentials, then you can pick an email address for the GW2 account:
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Nice, already changed that ages ago for security reasons, so all golden
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark-NighT
could try changing the contact email adress on the ncsoft master account, so you do get a conformation about registering gw2 to that account, the old email account name is just a name then.
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and thank you too
btw, nice to see some guru's are decent folks, cheers guys
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Apr 10, 2012, 05:41 PM // 17:41
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#13
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Frost Gate Guardian
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i think they need to clarify the e-mail issue, lots of people have changed theirs.
i havent had a problem with mine, but it has remained the same since the WPE.
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Apr 10, 2012, 06:01 PM // 18:01
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Canadia
Profession: W/
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So annoying. Wonder why they didn't just do everything through our NCSoft master accounts and the NCSoft store? You know, to keep it simple and convenient for everyone involved...
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Apr 10, 2012, 06:04 PM // 18:04
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Cheltenham, Glos, UK
Guild: Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]
Profession: R/A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ogre_jd
So annoying. Wonder why they didn't just do everything through our NCSoft master accounts and the NCSoft store? You know, to keep it simple and convenient for everyone involved...
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well that would have made sense after forcing us to link to the bloody master account int he first place huh?
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Apr 10, 2012, 09:16 PM // 21:16
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Feb 2007
Guild: GameAmp Guides [AMP]
Profession: E/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ogre_jd
So annoying. Wonder why they didn't just do everything through our NCSoft master accounts and the NCSoft store? You know, to keep it simple and convenient for everyone involved...
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I suspect it's because the NCSoft master account is famous for being the source of numerous GW account hacks a few years ago. Additionally there are some players that have multiple GW accounts linked to just one NCMA, so which GW account would the GW2 account be linked to? Personally, I'm glad that ANet have steered clear of the NCMA.
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Apr 10, 2012, 10:50 PM // 22:50
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#17
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: A giant mitten
Guild: TeAe
Profession: E/R
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yol
Additionally there are some players that have multiple GW accounts linked to just one NCMA, so which GW account would the GW2 account be linked to? Personally, I'm glad that ANet have steered clear of the NCMA.
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Agreed. I have my main account and my mule account both under my NCMA. I'd have been really PO'd if my GW2 account had been linked to my mule account when all of my HoM accomplishments are on my main.
I found the registration setup pretty straightforward - my only "complaint" was the way the text turned red and more noticeable when you typed in the name for the beta/forums (where you create a name to go with the four digit .xxxx thing). That type of action on a website usually indicates "you've filled out this field wrong and you have to fix something." It is NOT generally indicative of "sure, that's as good a name as any...go ahead and submit it." LOL
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Apr 10, 2012, 10:52 PM // 22:52
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#18
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Canadia
Profession: W/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yol
I suspect it's because the NCSoft master account is famous for being the source of numerous GW account hacks a few years ago. Additionally there are some players that have multiple GW accounts linked to just one NCMA, so which GW account would the GW2 account be linked to? Personally, I'm glad that ANet have steered clear of the NCMA.
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Eh. NCMA's just as secure as most other sites (ie, not very) and no less secure than the game itself.
As for linking, obviously you'd choose an account to link just like you do when you add an expansion or buy something from the NCSoft Store - buy it and it shows you a list of accounts you could link.
Ah, well, it doesn't really matter to me now - until ArenaNet/NCSoft get rid of the consumer-unfriendly region locking (which seems to exist purely to make sure those paying in Euros (and, to a lesser extent, British Pounds) pay more than the exchange rate and a 15-20% VAT can account for), they get to join EA, Activision, Sony, and UbiSoft in my own personal boycott...
Last edited by ogre_jd; Apr 10, 2012 at 10:57 PM // 22:57..
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Apr 11, 2012, 01:04 AM // 01:04
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#19
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: California
Guild: TTP
Profession: R/E
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I didn't have any problem with it at all. Went to Gamestop after work paid for the CE and got my receipt with the code.
I put in the code then my GW account and got an email they would be sending a link for the client
Tomorrow would be good lol
*Are you boycotting Sony for the Prosieben/Alaplay fiasco? *
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Apr 11, 2012, 03:45 AM // 03:45
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#20
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Australia
Guild: YUM
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I had to use one of my email accounts with " @ncsoft" to register. (That could be different for others, depends on how you created the account maybe)
Then tied it to to my correspondence email account
Created a name for the new account in GW2
Received confirmation email.
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