Curse

Dragonblood · Mar 31, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

I had no problem getting the pre-order from the EB Games where I live. But the salesguy did have a problem finding GW:Factions on thier system, but lucky for me a salesgirl there over heard us, and told the salesguy where to look on the system. So I know that the EB Games where I live will get both Standard & CE versions.

Former Ruling · Mar 31, 2006, 07:47 PM // 19:47

My friends pulled their pre-orders form my EBgames also.

Mine said they didn't plan on offering the pre-orders, and still dont beleive me when I say Factions has a CE....

stryphe · Apr 01, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22

Well I've had a problem with EBGames since Gamestop bought them. I never liked Gamestop, but they do seem to be the ones with the pre-order packages, my roomate got his from there. I don't care too much about it, while I would like to have it because I enjoy concept art, I don't care as long as they deliver my game on time.

Commander Ryker · Apr 23, 2006, 02:13 AM // 02:13

Screw EB and all those other hacks......order from Amazon. They are awesome.

Kool Pajamas · Apr 23, 2006, 04:28 AM // 04:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Commander Ryker

Legally, they can't not take $1. bills. It is legal US currency. I would have called the cops.

The cops would laugh at you. lol.

Lint · Apr 23, 2006, 12:57 PM // 12:57

Heh, I got my package march 14th. Yesterday i went to preorder another factions for my cousin, I asked them "Can i preorder Guildwars Factions" and they said "I'm sorry but there is no such game as that" I said "Get your eyes checked, look again" He said "Ok".... He searched and searched and he said "Look! There is no such game" "Come here" And i said its a PC game. Then he started lecturing me on how your sopose to say the system before even saying tha game... So he found it, I was carring a 20 in my hand (i had no change) he said the pre-order is 20 dollars.... I said 5 dollars... He said "Hey look! im a professional at Eb Games, and its 20 dollars! you get 5 dollars off the game itself!" Then the manager walked in and saw us arguing and said, "is there a problem" And i said "this @$$H()L3 is charing me 20 dollars for a 5 dollar pre-order. The manager said get out to the worker. Then i asked him for faction, i gave him 5 dollars. I asked for the pre-order package and he said "Ohh there out". I just grabbed recite and left....

Kern Wolf · Apr 23, 2006, 08:35 PM // 20:35

It seems a lot of us are getting burned trying to pre-order.
I work in Northern NJ (near Giants stadium). I went to 2 Best Buys in the area..no luck.
I live in Central NJ. I went to 2 Best Buys, and 1 CompUSA. 1 store had the regular version; no one had the Collector's...
Didn't think it would be such a PAIN to pre-order this...

Cronos Khan · Apr 23, 2006, 08:38 PM // 20:38

I pulled my pre-order from EB since my store never got any preorders in...BS. Droped the preorder and went with Gamestop which gave me my box and my CE preorder deposit

and I'm not going to begin when after you buy a game they force you to preorder ANOTHER game...gah ><

Desbreko · Apr 23, 2006, 09:27 PM // 21:27

The local GameStop here is usually pretty good with this sort of thing, but not this time. I went in shortly after the pre-orders started and put my $5 down. "Sorry, we haven't gotten the pre-order packages in yet. Check back later to pick one up." Okay, I figure that's no problem, so I wait a couple weeks and go back. "Sorry, we're out and probably won't be getting any more." . . . Well that's just great.

Hopefully I can find somewhere else in town with pre-order packages left, because I'm going to be pissed if I can't get a pre-order key even though I've pre-ordered.

ArenaNet really needs to find a better way to do this sort of thing.

obastable · Apr 23, 2006, 09:40 PM // 21:40

Sorry if this comes out a bit disjointed.. I just woke up from a moderately unsatisfying nap.

I dunno where all these horror stories from EB Games come from... the one near me is awesome. My step-dad pre-ordered his copy, took the package in hand that day, and is having the game mailed to him for the 27th.

I pre-ordered 2 copies for myself and the Fiance... we didn't go early enough to get the pre-order package, but oh well. After reading what Gaile had to say yesterday, we phoned our local EB Games up today, and were informed that our lil' Canadian shop prolly wouldn't receive any of the new pre-order kits. Instead, it's been arranged for us, to receive 2 cd-keys from the Customer Service dept. on Monday or Tuesday (I dun't remember which day) via the goold ol' telephone. Apparently they use a U.S. specific postal service and thus can't just mail us 2 kits. No big deal, really.. we just want the access keys and the pre-order items, as the step-dad has given us all the extra crap out of his pre-order package.

When the dude in the shop couldn't get me what I wanted, I just phoned Customer Service. Truth be told, they're pretty helpful people, and generally give ya what you want if it'll keep your money going into their pockets.

You'd probably get more out of it a situation like this if you called Customer Service and bitched at them, rather than bitching on the forums about how terrible it was.

Desbreko · Apr 23, 2006, 11:27 PM // 23:27

Whoo! Good old Software Etc. comes through again. The first game store in this city, and apparently still the best. I called around and found that they were the only place in town with a pre-order package left. I say "a" package because they only had one left, but still--they even set it aside for me so it wouldn't get taken before I could get there to place the pre-order. The local EB Games never even got any of the packages and GameStop, as I mentioned above, ran out.

I am now content and happy.

Dark Suoon · Apr 24, 2006, 12:33 AM // 00:33

ebgames always does this but for some lucky reason i got my preorder package and stuff

LordDeArnise · Apr 24, 2006, 03:16 AM // 03:16

I know your pain. I was fortunate to get my pre-order packages even though I cancelled my SE preorder to preorder the CE. Locally, my Best Buy store could use some improvement in their stock of PC games, but at least my local EB Games and Gamestop are decent enough when it comes to pre-orders; the guys there are pretty friendly. When all else fails, there's a local Circuit City to go to too, which was where I found C&C: The First Decade, a game the other stores didn't have.