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Sir Skullcrasher · Sep 20, 2006, 11:21 PM // 23:21

not to mention.. 50 computers!

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 21, 2006, 02:25 AM // 02:25

I finally got the magazine. The only place that had it was Books a Million in the mall. They didn't have them in bags but I wasn't worried cause only old people go there anyway. It took like ten minutes to enter the key cause I had to decipher the stupid smeary letters and numbers and it kept saying it was an invalid key. But I finally worked it out >_<

Noz Crow · Sep 21, 2006, 02:30 AM // 02:30

Congrats Knightsaber!

I also had trouble deciphering the chicken scratchs they called a code key.
Maybe they waited until the last possible moment to place these for security reasons.

VitisVinifera · Sep 21, 2006, 03:27 AM // 03:27

I got one at a Barne's and Noble in Denver (vacationing there). Looks like we should be able to pop it out during the event this weekend, then it'll poof until NF is re-opened for good.

There was some pretty good info in the cover-story article of NF. I could see some veiled admissions from Strain that Factions was a letdown.

The mag was $7.99 (it was printed on the cover). Considering a 12 month subscription is $18 AND you get two extra issues (compilations of reviews and a cheats galore edition), that's not a bad deal if you only need 2 per year.

Mwen · Sep 23, 2006, 05:06 AM // 05:06

Got my mag, created a paragon, did the quests, got the pet. Got bored with the paragon, deleted him and created a dervish. Tryed to retype /bonusitems on the dervish to get the pet quest back. No luck. Hope I haven't screwed myself over post-nightfall.

Alpha Moth · Sep 23, 2006, 05:11 AM // 05:11

is this issuse available to australians?

skretth · Sep 23, 2006, 05:49 AM // 05:49

some newsagents have pc gamer imported.. look for a green sticker with an airplane on it in top left corner of plastic bag..

thats how i got mine

arcanemacabre · Sep 23, 2006, 08:01 AM // 08:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mwen

Got my mag, created a paragon, did the quests, got the pet. Got bored with the paragon, deleted him and created a dervish. Tryed to retype /bonusitems on the dervish to get the pet quest back. No luck. Hope I haven't screwed myself over post-nightfall.

I'm wondering if it's also a problem if you, say: Type /bonusitems, get the quest, then decide you don't want to undertake it just yet, abandon quest and delete the broken toy. Would that screw you over, too? For future reference, of course, if anyone has had the displeasure of accidently testing that one out, too?

Hoping it's just a flat restart. As in, none of this ever happened, like a rollback, except Nightfall-only. After release, I'd suggest everyone be super-careful what they do with their quest and minipet... so maybe now's a good time to experiment with what not to do.

Electric Sky · Sep 23, 2006, 03:25 PM // 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by skretth

some newsagents have pc gamer imported.. look for a green sticker with an airplane on it in top left corner of plastic bag..

thats how i got mine

but imported issues costs way to much just to get a piece of game-data

skretth · Sep 23, 2006, 03:43 PM // 15:43

mag only cost me $15 AUS

+ it comes with PREY

well its a demo, but its PREY!!!!!!!

Clone · Sep 24, 2006, 03:02 AM // 03:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mwen

Got my mag, created a paragon, did the quests, got the pet. Got bored with the paragon, deleted him and created a dervish. Tryed to retype /bonusitems on the dervish to get the pet quest back. No luck. Hope I haven't screwed myself over post-nightfall.

I'd assume they'd only allow one per account so you wouldn't continually make new characters for the purpose of selling multiple pets. However, since there was no storage in the preview, hopefully the people who have used the key already aren't going to get screwed over.

Skids · Sep 24, 2006, 08:33 AM // 08:33

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Originally Posted by Electric Sky

for those in the UK, it MAY be PC Format magazine that will supply the mini-pet instead of PC Gamer, found this pictue on the European site of GW:

and this one from the PC Format site:

(sorry couldnt get the pictures any bigger)

Thats over a month old now. We've already had another issue released, and inside where it talks about whats out in the following issue to come it makes no mention of GW. Neither does PC Gamer.

I personally think Anets rep who said other countries would be doing similar promo events was talking crap and had nothing concrete as a basis.

Former Ruling · Sep 24, 2006, 08:46 AM // 08:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mwen

Got my mag, created a paragon, did the quests, got the pet. Got bored with the paragon, deleted him and created a dervish. Tryed to retype /bonusitems on the dervish to get the pet quest back. No luck. Hope I haven't screwed myself over post-nightfall.

...And all the other relevent posts I wont quote...

The Guild Wars website, AND the PC Gamer Mag itself say that upon release you'll be able to re-spawn the Broken Toy with /bonusitems and do the quest again for Grey Giant.

For the quoted person only - If you delete a bonus Minipet under normal circumstances (the giant, kuunavang, etc) you will NOT be able to retrieve them again. You just got lucky this time because the codes reset and upon release you'll get another chance.

Tark Alkerk · Sep 24, 2006, 11:12 AM // 11:12

i am a bit pevved that because i am english i don't get this mini pet, and i have no way of getting a copy from america.
i surpose i willl have to wait for it to arive in some other magazine in england.

taco_salad · Oct 01, 2006, 03:18 AM // 03:18

or buy the mini pet from an amercian.

Alex Weekes · Oct 04, 2006, 02:32 PM // 14:32

For those wondering about EU availability of the Gray Giant (will be added to the website this week), here's some information:

UK
PC ZONE – 7/12-3/1

SPAIN
MICROMANIA – 26/10-24/11

FRANCE
JOYSTICK – 7/11-4/12

ITALY
THE GAMES MACHINE – 10/11-10/12

GERMANY
GAMESTAR – Issue TBA

CZECH REPUBLIC
SCORE – 16/11-14/12

GREECE
PC MASTER MAGAZINE – 24/10-22/11

HUNGARY
GAMESTAR – 10/11- 8/12

ROMANIA
LEVEL – 2/11-2/12

SERBIA
GAMEPLAY – 1/11-1/12

SLOVENIA
JOKER – 15/11-15/12

Gert Butterfing · Oct 04, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40

Thanks Alex...bit of a wait then

Spike · Oct 04, 2006, 05:11 PM // 17:11

Sigh I see the UK get is last as usual

Might as well just buy a pet off someone.

Sir Skullcrasher · Oct 04, 2006, 06:42 PM // 18:42

I didn't get my mini pet cuz i got no free slots for the Nightfall Preview event.

SaucE · Oct 04, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Skullcrasher

I didn't get my mini pet cuz i got no free slots for the Nightfall Preview event.

You can still get it when Retail goes live. Even if you did get it during the preview it would have been deleted like the rest of the stuff on those characters.