Curse

KiyaKoreena · Aug 25, 2009, 06:23 PM // 18:23

Not just the CE, also the first run SteelBook Edition (which seems to be the name for standard).

If there is no expansions for GW1 and GW2 is still a year off then it's good business sense to try and get current GW players to try another NCsoft game instead of going to another company. If they only play the first month it's still sales for them and if they play longer it keeps players occupied/distracted so they wont whine as much about "Where's my GW2?". Now to find which of my friend's are getting Aion and don't play GW....

Asia Skyly · Aug 25, 2009, 06:25 PM // 18:25

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Originally Posted by JR

I'm fairly sure it's bad business to bully your most promising subsidiary, whom your future is largely weighted on, into doing things they don't want to.

And this one makes the asumption that in business all decisions are good decisions done with foresight and long term planning.

I see it in the business I am in, not all decisions made make sense or are right.

Did they bully ANET into doing this or was it something ANET thought it would be something with some benefit to them (the company as a whole)? We will never know for certain.

What we know for certain is that the issues that exists with GW1 are not getting the attention they deserve as the resources are allocated elsewhere: Wings for Aion promotion, GW2, etc.

I guess it just hurts to see the game I love fall by the waste side.

GW2 cannot come fast enough...

Divine Ashes · Aug 25, 2009, 06:28 PM // 18:28

I for one think this is incredibly cheesy. Wings have no place in Guild Wars outside of paragons. Not only from a lore and story standpoint (ummm...why would players be able to randomly sprout wings now?), but it's such an obvious marketing ploy.

I am not only NOT buying Aion for the wings, but I've lost some respect in ANet/NCSoft as well...

Mordakai · Aug 25, 2009, 06:28 PM // 18:28

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Originally Posted by Asia Skyly

GW2 cannot come fast enough...

THAT I agree with.

The only question is how many titles I can earn before I get bored waiting...

Nessar · Aug 25, 2009, 06:29 PM // 18:29

Omg...they're kidding right? Lol

Yeah, not dropping 50 bucks on a game I wont play just for wings -.-

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GW2 cannot come fast enough...

This.

JR · Aug 25, 2009, 06:30 PM // 18:30

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Originally Posted by Asia Skyly

And this one makes the asumption that in business all decisions are good decisions done with foresight and long term planning.

I see it in the business I am in, not all decisions made make sense or are right.

Last week Peter who owns the Liquor Store was accidentally selling $40 bottles of whiskey for $14! Imagine if NCSoft did that!

Apples/Oranges. You don't get to the top of a company like NCSoft if you are an idiot. In fact you don't get to the top of a company like NCSoft unless you are eminently qualified in all aspects of your field.

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Originally Posted by Asia Skyly

What we know for certain is that the issues that exists with GW1 are not getting the attention they deserve as the resources are allocated elsewhere: Wings for Aion promotion, GW2, etc.

I guess it just hurts to see the game I love fall by the waste side.

GW2 cannot come fast enough...

Those wings are two days of an artists time, tops. Do you even know if they were developed by an ArenaNet artist? I doubt it. The emote part of it is probably just an existing Paragon animation.

Not exactly very resource heavy.

Mordakai · Aug 25, 2009, 06:32 PM // 18:32

You guys are all a bunch of commies...

Seriously, it's a wing emote, and it doesn't even transfer to GW2. If you're buying Aion anyway, great, but not many are going to buy Aion JUST for a wing emote in Guild Wars.

KZaske · Aug 25, 2009, 06:34 PM // 18:34

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Originally Posted by Solas

What if you pre purchased on steam?
Can you still get the Wings? as it mentioned NA and EU retailers.

I was not aware that "Steam" was a physcial retailer, as I understood it they are digital download only. But to quote the guildwars.com/aion page; "This is the only way to receive the Aion wings emote for Guild Wars, as the emote is not available via digital download."

Mordakai · Aug 25, 2009, 06:35 PM // 18:35

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Originally Posted by Solas

What if you pre purchased on steam?
Can you still get the Wings? as it mentioned NA and EU retailers.

No.

Q: How do I get the Aion wings emote on my Guild Wars account? Is there any other way to get the Aion wings?

A: Players who purchase an Aion Limited Collector's Edition or a first run SteelBook Edition at retail will be rewarded with an Aion wings emote code. This is the only way to receive the Aion wings emote for Guild Wars, as the emote is not available via digital download. Click here for a list of locations that carry Aion.

http://www.guildwars.com/aion/

EDIT: KZaske beat me!

boris the blade · Aug 25, 2009, 06:35 PM // 18:35

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

You guys are all a bunch of commies...

Seriously, it's a wing emote, and it doesn't even transfer to GW2. If you're buying Aion anyway, great, but not many are going to buy Aion JUST for a wing emote in Guild Wars.

No1 will buy Aion for wings in Gw. This move was just to stick out AION emblem and send the ppl there. GG Anet you make me think twice before i'll buy gw2.

snaek · Aug 25, 2009, 06:37 PM // 18:37

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Originally Posted by boris the blade

No1 will buy Aion for wings in Gw

you sure bout that?

boris the blade · Aug 25, 2009, 06:38 PM // 18:38

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Originally Posted by snaek

you sure bout that?

Ok you are one...Someone else?

Mordakai · Aug 25, 2009, 06:39 PM // 18:39

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Originally Posted by boris the blade

No1 will buy Aion for wings in Gw. This move was just to stick out AION emblem and send the ppl there. GG Anet you make me think twice before i'll buy gw2.

Now that's just silly!

Look, NCSoft had City of Hero and Lineage trial cards in the original Guild Wars Prophecies box!

Cross promotion is nothing new. If you are going to give up on GW2 just because NCSoft is advertising Aion, well good luck to you finding any company that does not cross-sell!

Tom Swift · Aug 25, 2009, 06:39 PM // 18:39

Hmmm

1: how long does the actual emote last? if it is only a few seconds then why bother?

If it is until you zone it might be nice.

2: Not sure what the point is. If you use it in explorable areas there won't be many people to see it in conjunction with the really nice armor graphics. If you use it in town it's going to look pretty cheesy in conjunction with the low quality armor everyone else will see on your character.

3: No different wings for different professions

so everyone will look that same.

Longasc · Aug 25, 2009, 06:41 PM // 18:41

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Originally Posted by lethalshot

Bought the game in ncsoft store and..
pretty bad that it's not available via digital download...

Same here.

I bought the CE (!) directly in NCsoft's store with my connected NCsoft Master Account.
But I get no wings. Not for the digital download versions.

I say THANK YOU.

After the last CB weekend I got sceptical about Aion's longevity and content, I wished I could at least get the wings for GW when I decide not to subscribe to Aion.

Asia Skyly · Aug 25, 2009, 06:41 PM // 18:41

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Originally Posted by JR

You don't get to the top of a company like NCSoft if you are an idiot.

This is will be my last post on this, but that too is not true. Being the leader of NCSoft and having a vision that favors ANET are not the same thing. It has nothing to do with your definition of an idiot either. The person can be brilliant, but the "vision" of the company might be such that ANET might become expendable, secondary or not as important to the NCSoft goals.

The time involved designing these things might have been minimal (and how would YOU know?). It still does not changes the question of what the focus is. The focus is NOT GW1. That, is what is clear from this promotion. Their focus is AION.

axe · Aug 25, 2009, 06:43 PM // 18:43

For me it depends on how it works in game, if its like a /dance emote that ends when you start moving, then there is no way I will get it, BUT if you can walk around, outposts, arenas, and zones with wings out indefinitely, then I would consider it.

therangereminem · Aug 25, 2009, 06:46 PM // 18:46

this is ftw il ove it lol im going to pwn the mctiggers in ha now take my accoutn and sit on the birdge with my wings spread for hours

Painbringer · Aug 25, 2009, 06:46 PM // 18:46

Looks cool hope they make a fluff fluff noise when you walk with them and then annoy people to death so they nerf them in the end.

Poor addition IMO

Id rather have a pepsi or coke sign over my head in town

Nessar · Aug 25, 2009, 06:47 PM // 18:47

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Originally Posted by axe

For me it depends on how it works in game, if its like a /dance emote that ends when you start moving, then there is no way I will get it, BUT if you can walk around, outposts, arenas, and zones with wings out indefinitely, then I would consider it.

Theres a short video of the wings here: http://kotaku.com/5345263/spread-you...-in-guild-wars

Its pretty much flapping for a few secs then poof.