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TrishaS · Sep 18, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50

Hello,

Are there any Free Trials available for this game? My friends who told me about this game told me about this site, and another site, but I see no mention of a free trial here.

I will maybe signup for trial, but I can download the game right? Or do I need to bug my friends for their install cd's for the game? Mom says we are on limited download plan, how big would the download be if downloaded with no cd's?

SpiritSpammer · Sep 18, 2009, 11:26 PM // 23:26

There is a free trial link below. for the download i dont belive the initial file will be that big but going to different areas will be a whole new download. hope you have fun.

http://www.guildwars.com/freetrial/

subarucar · Sep 19, 2009, 01:06 AM // 01:06

The download is not huge (unsure of size), but it does not load files for each area, you will need to download these each time you enter a new area. Which can get frustrating having to wait 10 minutes for it to load halfway through a quest. You can run the -Image command to avoid these loads, for that you would excpect about 4gb of files.

subarucar · Sep 19, 2009, 03:05 AM // 03:05

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Originally Posted by careyt

I was having VERY horrible lag about an hour ago on Guild Wars yet I was getting my full bandwidth speeds(20mb/s) according to numerous bandwidth testers on the internet while connecting to many different data centers to test it with. quite often Guild Wars has lag issues, there is no denying it now since so many people are having troubles with JUST Guild Wars all at the same time.

People often get lag around when these special events (Pirate day in this case) come up.
The only time I have ever had issues with lag was when some servers broke last year (or was it the year before?) and the remaining ones overloaded.
I only get 5MB/s and it runs fine, so don't knock it till you try it.

Dakka Dakka · Sep 19, 2009, 03:30 AM // 03:30

I also lag but I know it isn't the game with the issues but my shit router that loves to drop my connection....maybe my horrible internal net card as well :sigh:

As for the game being dead and or dying..... No it isn't, the poster is probably assuming the game is dead because he/she had stopped playing long long ago, so in his case the game is dead indeed. But you can still find alot of players if you bother to play.

TrishaS · Sep 19, 2009, 03:51 AM // 03:51

I am not sure if my friends have a dvd or cd burner, I will ask them on monday when I see them back at school. We don't have all that bad internet here, mom complains that the download limit is too small and gets sad near the end of the month when she has to cut back on what she does.

4 gb of data? That is a fair load to download, mom says we only have 12 gb a month, will definitly see if friends have dvd burner to get files from them. my friends don't play on what they call "special" weekends, said it lags too bad, but otherwise is fine to play, they have plan we are on.

thank you for the help and advice

turbo234 · Sep 19, 2009, 08:59 AM // 08:59

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Originally Posted by TrishaS

I am not sure if my friends have a dvd or cd burner, I will ask them on monday when I see them back at school. We don't have all that bad internet here, mom complains that the download limit is too small and gets sad near the end of the month when she has to cut back on what she does.

4 gb of data? That is a fair load to download, mom says we only have 12 gb a month, will definitly see if friends have dvd burner to get files from them. my friends don't play on what they call "special" weekends, said it lags too bad, but otherwise is fine to play, they have plan we are on.

thank you for the help and advice

you don't need your friend's cd's to DL the game. the client is on guildwars.com and that's all you need other than the cd key to activate an account or a trial key.

GODh · Sep 19, 2009, 09:15 AM // 09:15

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Originally Posted by TrishaS

... Mom says we are on limited download plan, ...

First i have to say i never used that trail version myself, but i am pretty sure that the only thing that is different from the retail version is your key (limitations).

So, as you said you are on a limited download plan, i suggest you borrow a gamecd/dvd from your friends (preferably latest version like Nightfall or Eye of the North) and install that game. Use your trail-key.

This way you dont need to download the whole 4GB (only the updates that came out since that version you installed from the cd/dvd).

Or maybe even better if you have a external harddisk (fast) or an USB stick (slow) that is big enough to hold the gw.dat file:
- Install the game via friend's CD/DVD, still using your trailkey
- Then copy the GW.dat from the hdd/usb over your GW.dat... when the GW.dat from the hdd/usb was up2date then you probably doesnt have to download at all.

TrishaS · Sep 20, 2009, 03:22 AM // 03:22

Thank you GDDh, I will get the game disc's from my friends brother and install off them. I'm sure mom won't mind that, and she did say she might be able to get something to copy the file over even if they don't have a dvd burner.

holababe · Sep 20, 2009, 06:05 AM // 06:05

Are you on one of Telstra's liberty plans? They're 12GB a month (I think). In any case, they have unmetered downloads from Gamearena, which might be hosting the entire thing. It's worth checking out.

TrishaS · Sep 20, 2009, 10:46 AM // 10:46

Yes, mom says we are on a 12 gb liberty plan from telstra. mom isn't happy about it, but says we can't change. Gamearena? I know about that, mom got a few games there for me and my brother from the store there. I will look there for the files. thank you.

GODh · Sep 20, 2009, 08:52 PM // 20:52

I still think that installing game via cd/dvd, then copying an up2date gw.dat and then adding your trail-key is your best option... if done correctly you dont need to download at all.

TrishaS · Sep 23, 2009, 12:55 AM // 00:55

Got the game installed, thank you. friend did have a dvd burner, so managed to install the game and copy over the file (well, mom did). Now just have to get the free trial. thank you all

Black Metal · Sep 23, 2009, 03:32 AM // 03:32

out of curiosity, is the freetrial link on gw's main site the same as the 14 day / 10 hour trial friend key that comes with gw purchases?

*Darcy* · Sep 23, 2009, 11:55 AM // 11:55

@Black Metal - The guildwars.com free trial is Prophecies only. All free trials give limited game play to prevent gold sellers from using them to make money.

Sep 18, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50	#1
TrishaS Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia	Free Trial? Hello, Are there any Free Trials available for this game? My friends who told me about this game told me about this site, and another site, but I see no mention of a free trial here. I will maybe signup for trial, but I can download the game right? Or do I need to bug my friends for their install cd's for the game? Mom says we are on limited download plan, how big would the download be if downloaded with no cd's?

Sep 23, 2009, 11:55 AM // 11:55	#15
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	@Black Metal - The guildwars.com free trial is Prophecies only. All free trials give limited game play to prevent gold sellers from using them to make money. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Sep 18, 2009, 11:26 PM // 23:26	#2
SpiritSpammer Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2009 Profession: Rt/	There is a free trial link below. for the download i dont belive the initial file will be that big but going to different areas will be a whole new download. hope you have fun. http://www.guildwars.com/freetrial/

Sep 19, 2009, 01:06 AM // 01:06	#3
subarucar Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Zealand Guild: None	The download is not huge (unsure of size), but it does not load files for each area, you will need to download these each time you enter a new area. Which can get frustrating having to wait 10 minutes for it to load halfway through a quest. You can run the -Image command to avoid these loads, for that you would excpect about 4gb of files.

Sep 19, 2009, 03:30 AM // 03:30	#5
Dakka Dakka Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2009 Guild: Highly Innapropriate [HI] Profession: W/Mo	I also lag but I know it isn't the game with the issues but my shit router that loves to drop my connection....maybe my horrible internal net card as well :sigh: As for the game being dead and or dying..... No it isn't, the poster is probably assuming the game is dead because he/she had stopped playing long long ago, so in his case the game is dead indeed. But you can still find alot of players if you bother to play.

Sep 19, 2009, 03:51 AM // 03:51	#6
TrishaS Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia	I am not sure if my friends have a dvd or cd burner, I will ask them on monday when I see them back at school. We don't have all that bad internet here, mom complains that the download limit is too small and gets sad near the end of the month when she has to cut back on what she does. 4 gb of data? That is a fair load to download, mom says we only have 12 gb a month, will definitly see if friends have dvd burner to get files from them. my friends don't play on what they call "special" weekends, said it lags too bad, but otherwise is fine to play, they have plan we are on. thank you for the help and advice

Sep 20, 2009, 03:22 AM // 03:22	#9
TrishaS Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia	Thank you GDDh, I will get the game disc's from my friends brother and install off them. I'm sure mom won't mind that, and she did say she might be able to get something to copy the file over even if they don't have a dvd burner.

Sep 20, 2009, 06:05 AM // 06:05	#10
holababe Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2006 Guild: Goon Squad [LLJK] Profession: Mo/	Are you on one of Telstra's liberty plans? They're 12GB a month (I think). In any case, they have unmetered downloads from Gamearena, which might be hosting the entire thing. It's worth checking out.

Sep 20, 2009, 10:46 AM // 10:46	#11
TrishaS Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia	Yes, mom says we are on a 12 gb liberty plan from telstra. mom isn't happy about it, but says we can't change. Gamearena? I know about that, mom got a few games there for me and my brother from the store there. I will look there for the files. thank you.

Sep 20, 2009, 08:52 PM // 20:52	#12
GODh Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: BFTW and DLRR	I still think that installing game via cd/dvd, then copying an up2date gw.dat and then adding your trail-key is your best option... if done correctly you dont need to download at all.

Sep 23, 2009, 12:55 AM // 00:55	#13
TrishaS Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia	Got the game installed, thank you. friend did have a dvd burner, so managed to install the game and copy over the file (well, mom did). Now just have to get the free trial. thank you all

Sep 23, 2009, 03:32 AM // 03:32	#14
Black Metal Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2009 Profession: N/	out of curiosity, is the freetrial link on gw's main site the same as the 14 day / 10 hour trial friend key that comes with gw purchases?