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AUX POWER · Apr 04, 2005, 02:06 AM // 02:06

I got got a "pre order" copy of gw at bestbuy for $10. This is really cheap for a high budget game. I am wondering whether or not i will have to buy a $50 version after it comes out, and if so then can i still play on the 27th with the key in the $10 version?

Darkmane · Apr 04, 2005, 02:09 AM // 02:09

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Originally Posted by AUX POWER

I got got a "pre order" copy of gw at bestbuy for $10. This is really cheap for a high budget game. I am wondering whether or not i will have to buy a $50 version after it comes out, and if so then can i still play on the 27th with the key in the $10 version?

This is one reason why I think Best Buy are tools ---

In presumption .. HANG ONTO YOUR BESTBUY RECEIPT, because you may be able to use it to get a 10.00 discount on the game. Since that is what Gamestop is doing.. .but they only charge 5.00 for the preorder.

Now, you WILL be able to use your pre-order copy key to get into the game on the 27th. On the 28th you will need the Real Game key to play.

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.. but this is how I understand it .. and I have been scannin the threads.

Cpt Teancum · Apr 04, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10

I also ought at Best Buy, so here's what I know. If you only spent the $10 you will have to spend another $50 to get the game. They did it kind of strange where they allowed customers to only buy the $10 pre-order kit, as an individual item. If you "pre-order" from Best Buy, meaning you spent $50 now to order the game when it comes out on the 28th, then they throw in the $10 kit for free, allowing you access.

You should, however, still be able to access the game on the 27th & 28th using your pre-order kit key. ANet has no way of knowing if you actually pre-ordered the game or not, the keys they gave Best Buy were for pre-orders, so they should allow access regardless of whether you bought only the $10 kit or the actual $50 game (and got the kit for free).

Hope that helped...

Ciao,
CT

Mss Drizzt · Apr 04, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10

Ok

1) you should use the search feature.

2) The pre-order key will get you in for the April BWE and on the 27th.

3) You will need the full retail on the 28th. (you have to spend the other $40)

4) The $10 was a down payment on the full game.

PS: It is a great game. Just look at some screen shots and some of the videos.

hope this answers it for you.

Vex · Apr 04, 2005, 02:14 AM // 02:14

lol, I must agree that bestbuy are tools lol. I just bought the game and got the box at EB lol Only did that because I wasnt sure I would have the money the day the game came out and I had it then and there and decided to say screw it.

AUX POWER · Apr 04, 2005, 02:14 AM // 02:14

Thanks guys, i just wish I would've asked earlier because I already threw the receipt away.

Loviatar · Apr 04, 2005, 02:23 AM // 02:23

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Originally Posted by AUX POWER

Thanks guys, i just wish I would've asked earlier because I already threw the receipt away.

take in the preorder box

some places will accept it even without the receipt

worthless · Apr 04, 2005, 04:45 AM // 04:45

best buy also has everything on their system, bring the credit card you purchased with

William of Orange · Apr 04, 2005, 04:50 AM // 04:50

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Originally Posted by Cpt Teancum

I also ought at Best Buy, so here's what I know. If you only spent the $10 you will have to spend another $50 to get the game.

They better not be doing it like that, otherwise I'm going to bust into the store during a busy time and just start ranting like I'm hyped up on crack (not that I ever have been). I paid my $10 under the assumption that a "Pre-Order" would mean that the money I'm putting down is going towards my actual "order" of the game, hence the "pre" portion of "pre-order." If they try to scam me on this, I will not let them get away with that, and I won't leave until I get my game and don't have to pay the whole $50.

But from what the sticker on my box says, it seems like the value will be deducted from the $50 when I go to get the game, but who knows? Obviously not the Best Buy employees, otherwise they would have told me...

spiritofcat · Apr 04, 2005, 05:17 AM // 05:17

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Originally Posted by Mss Drizzt

3) You will need the full retail on the 28th. (you have to spend the other $40)

No, the 29th actually.
There's an Early Access period from anyone who preordered, it starts on 12:01am on the 27th and extends for 48 hours. That means you get to play all of the 27th and 28th with your preorder key before having to enter a retail CD-Key.

Apr 04, 2005, 02:06 AM // 02:06	#1
AUX POWER Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2005	Question(s)... I got got a "pre order" copy of gw at bestbuy for $10. This is really cheap for a high budget game. I am wondering whether or not i will have to buy a $50 version after it comes out, and if so then can i still play on the 27th with the key in the $10 version?

Apr 04, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10	#3
Cpt Teancum Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy	I also ought at Best Buy, so here's what I know. If you only spent the $10 you will have to spend another $50 to get the game. They did it kind of strange where they allowed customers to only buy the $10 pre-order kit, as an individual item. If you "pre-order" from Best Buy, meaning you spent $50 now to order the game when it comes out on the 28th, then they throw in the $10 kit for free, allowing you access. You should, however, still be able to access the game on the 27th & 28th using your pre-order kit key. ANet has no way of knowing if you actually pre-ordered the game or not, the keys they gave Best Buy were for pre-orders, so they should allow access regardless of whether you bought only the $10 kit or the actual $50 game (and got the kit for free). Hope that helped... Ciao, CT

Apr 04, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10	#4
Mss Drizzt Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: communist state of NJ	Ok 1) you should use the search feature. 2) The pre-order key will get you in for the April BWE and on the 27th. 3) You will need the full retail on the 28th. (you have to spend the other $40) 4) The $10 was a down payment on the full game. PS: It is a great game. Just look at some screen shots and some of the videos. hope this answers it for you.

Apr 04, 2005, 02:14 AM // 02:14	#5
Vex Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oregon	lol, I must agree that bestbuy are tools lol. I just bought the game and got the box at EB lol Only did that because I wasnt sure I would have the money the day the game came out and I had it then and there and decided to say screw it.

Apr 04, 2005, 04:45 AM // 04:45	#8
worthless Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: TX	best buy also has everything on their system, bring the credit card you purchased with