Jul 29, 2006, 09:43 AM // 09:43
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#21
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Feb 2006
Profession: Mo/N
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*logs in; clicks store*...2 tabs, one for game packs and 1 just for upgrades...
ROFLMFAO!
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Jul 29, 2006, 09:57 AM // 09:57
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#22
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: A little chalet outside Drok's
Guild: Natural Born Killaz
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Minus Sign
*logs in; clicks store*...2 tabs, one for game packs and 1 just for upgrades...
ROFLMFAO!
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What were you expecting, a cosmetics department?
Here's the fun thing about buying anything - If you don't like the price & can get a better deal somewhere else, you can go somewhere else and get that better deal. Of course, there may not be stores nearby that carry the product(s) you're looking for in some areas, like Alaska or something.
The on-line store is just another option for GW owners to use, if they choose to.
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:00 AM // 10:00
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#23
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Krytan Explorer
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I wondered the same thing. Here are some thoughts
There are savings with online purchases. First of all, you save time. But for actual things of cost, consider there are no shipping fees. You don't use gasoline ($3 in the US, about $5/$6 in Europe, I believe) to get to the store. There are no parking fees, no risk of impulse shopping at the 50% off sale at the shoe store...
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no going out into the sunlight
no socialising and meeting people
no conversation
no leaving the bedroom
i prefer to go to the shops thanks
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:02 AM // 10:02
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#24
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Oct 2005
Guild: La Legion Del Dragon [LD]
Profession: W/
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I live in USA, so I would not pay full retail knowing that we have so many retail chains carrying the product, that one of them is bound to have it for at least 10dls cheaper.
But consider that GW is pretty much a global game. That for many the online price is actually cheaper than what they would have to pay in their local stores. When Factions first came out, several S. American countries and cities (I differentiate because prices within the countries themselves would vary greatly) were selling it for 70-100 USD, and I'm not talking about CE here. So I can see why being able to pay the retail price will be a big plus for many.
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:03 AM // 10:03
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#25
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: Honor Warriors
Profession: E/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~
What were you expecting, a cosmetics department?
Here's the fun thing about buying anything - If you don't like the price & can get a better deal somewhere else, you can go somewhere else and get that better deal. Of course, there may not be stores nearby that carry the product(s) you're looking for in some areas, like Alaska or something.
The on-line store is just another option for GW owners to use, if they choose to.
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dont mind minus, for some reason he thinks that the store is the end of the world, and evil anet is going to come steal all his money by forcing him/her to use a credit card to buy things he/she doesnt want.
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04
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#26
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<3 Ecto
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Originally Posted by Lumenil
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Gota love play.com uber cheap stuff ftw with free postage
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:09 AM // 10:09
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#27
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Jersey, Channel Islands
Guild: Perfection Is Everything [PiE]
Profession: W/
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fine for me, £29.99 for the campains are just right.
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:17 AM // 10:17
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#28
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Krytan Explorer
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Quote:
The Herbalizer
Gota love play.com uber cheap stuff ftw with free postage
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i agree play.com, is a must if u are in the UK.
£29.99 for a Guild Wars Game? never!!! i paid less for my collections edition .
here is a nice Guild Wars Factions for £17.99 and this was from day one!!!
http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/6772...s/Product.html
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:19 AM // 10:19
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#29
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jun 2006
Guild: EOM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Exoudeous
you are paranoid
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No i am Paranoid LOL
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:20 AM // 10:20
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#30
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Netherlands
Guild: [TYW] "The Young World"
Profession: A/Me
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That happens, when you are in the market with high prices, people suddenly remember where the bargains are :P
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:20 AM // 10:20
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#31
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Finland
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Yes, play.com sells Guild Wars dirty cheap but keeping two accounts means double expansions.
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:27 AM // 10:27
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#32
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jun 2006
Guild: EOM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
I wondered the same thing. Here are some thoughts: - Some people think that boxes are a bother. As one coworker told me, "The first thing I do when I get home is throw away the boxes and nearly everything that comes inside." That's not my style, but a few others nodded in agreement with him, so it's not unusual for some people to think of everything except the game CD as disposable.
- The Manuscripts (game manual) for Factions and Prophecies are both available online at www.guildwars.com. Some would prefer to consult an online site for an online game, rather than try to root around and locate the hard copy you misplaced two months ago.
- Online sales = instant purchase. No waiting for the weekend to go shopping, trying to beg a ride to the mall, or ordering and waiting for the package to arrive.
- Some people don't have a local retailer, so they order online anyway.
- There are savings with online purchases. First of all, you save time. But for actual things of cost, consider there are no shipping fees. You don't use gasoline ($3 in the US, about $5/$6 in Europe, I believe) to get to the store. There are no parking fees, no risk of impulse shopping at the 50% off sale at the shoe store...
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Just a though and with all due respect,if a retailer,online that is like play can offer GW and Factions for £17.99 i really can't understand how selling direct from the creators of the game itself charge more,ok the end of the day you charge what you like,your choice.
Being in business myself,charging less albeit a little bit yealds better sales,i find charging top whack has the effect of sending people elsewhere and i get nothing,greed has a way of doing that
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:36 AM // 10:36
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#33
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: Honor Warriors
Profession: E/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ParanoidDenny
Just a though and with all due respect,if a retailer,online that is like play can offer GW and Factions for £17.99 i really can't understand how selling direct from the creators of the game itself charge more,ok the end of the day you charge what you like,your choice.
Being in business myself,charging less albeit a little bit yealds better sales,i find charging top whack has the effect of sending people elsewhere and i get nothing,greed has a way of doing that
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anet can't sell it cheapr for the exact fact that theya re the company that makes it, may sound weird, but if anet can sell it to you cheaper then a store, then why woudl you buy it at a store? then stores would have poor sales and not stock the game. This mostly applies to parts of europe and america.
really the only point of haveing it in the store is if you want to have it NOW and dont care about anything else, I dont really think anet expects major sales from this, character slots is what they are aiming to sell mostly.
also not only do people in some areas and countries have no stores around them, but in some countries the GW store has a better price then what they have at the stores near them
Last edited by Exoudeous; Jul 29, 2006 at 10:41 AM // 10:41..
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:38 AM // 10:38
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#34
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Australia
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Well i was forced to pay AU$90 for factions, so i know where i'll be buying Nightfall if it's any good.
$50 US = $65 AU
Australian retailers need to pull their head out...
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:40 AM // 10:40
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#35
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Switzerland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by led-zep
no going out into the sunlight
no socialising and meeting people
no conversation
no leaving the bedroom
i prefer to go to the shops thanks
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Are you kidding? Thats exactly WHY you want to order it online :P
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:43 AM // 10:43
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#36
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Lion's Arch Merchant
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fr_3_aK
Well i was forced to pay AU$90 for factions, so i know where i'll be buying Nightfall if it's any good.
$50 US = $65 AU
Australian retailers need to pull their head out...
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Correction - Australian branch of Electronics Boutique needs to pull their head out...
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Jul 29, 2006, 10:45 AM // 10:45
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#37
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Nov 2005
Guild: the fianna [fi]
Profession: E/Mo
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come to think of it they must of made alot money from that store already.
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Jul 29, 2006, 11:06 AM // 11:06
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#38
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Academy Page
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Green Bay
Guild: Slightly Inebriated
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silent Kitty
I don't buy stuff online, since I don't trust my computer to be free of keyloggers and virusses. Sure my virus scanner tells me so, but it also makes me aware of some stuff that's on my hard drive, which it can't remove.
I consider it a big NoNo, to give private information like bank account numbers and creditcard numbers on the internet. There is no such thing as perfect internet protection.
You can call me paranoid, if you like
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A growing number of credit cards will issue a one time use number for internet purchases.
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Jul 29, 2006, 11:32 AM // 11:32
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#39
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Jul 2006
Guild: HFB
Profession: Me/W
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I find it rather odd there charging RRP, for a cut-down version of the product... to be brutally honist anyone who pays RRP for a game is being done, least in england it's easy to find places offering between 20%-40% off the RRP.
They really shouldn't have bothered with the whole store idea if there going to charge more, for less
1) Offer box-less distibution at wholesale to all distributers, which could knock off about £5-£10 from the price instantly.
2) Spin off the store to a seperate company, which has to buy at the wholesale price, and make a profit... while paying for the in-game advertising at a higher than usual rate (so other companies don't see a reasonable business case for investing in the same mode of advertising).
I suppose I'm ranting, but I just hoped that I'd be able to get the game there cheeper, £17.99 Delivered (uk) is the best price I can see so far, can't be bothred to check the amazon ones which list something under 16, but require a world of pain to get the full price with delivery.
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Jul 29, 2006, 12:51 PM // 12:51
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#40
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Academy Page
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Holland
Guild: Ave
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Anet is growing towards extortion, buying the game on-line (Download version, no actual items like CD-Rom, Manual are included, not even Packaging and shiping) costs as much as buying it in the shops.
I'm in Europe and webshops sell Factions (retail version) for 29 Euro's. ($35.09) incl. Shipping)
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