The special item from the pre-order... - Guild Wars Forums

Virtuoso · Mar 24, 2005, 10:38 PM // 22:38

I have a pre-order from both Best Buy and from EBGames. The reason being, my friend gave me his Best Buy pre-order a long time ago and he lost his receipt. I am not sure I am going to be able to redeem it as a) I don't have the receipt and b) I am not the person who actually bought it. My account is registered with the pre-order code from Best Buy, though. If I pick up my actual game from EBGames, am I going to get the item from Best Buy or from EBGames? Thank you for your help.

-Virt

Loviatar · Mar 24, 2005, 10:42 PM // 22:42

you will get whatever the box code says according to where the box was purchased

you enter the retail box code to get the bonus and the boxes are coded as to where purchased

Scaper-X · Mar 25, 2005, 12:30 AM // 00:30

Which reminds me, I need to go and upgrade my preorder from regular flavor to Collector's Edition.

I want that art book and soundtrack.
-- Scaper-X

Nascent · Mar 25, 2005, 12:30 AM // 00:30

Amen! I just did that the other day

Lunarhound · Mar 25, 2005, 12:55 AM // 00:55

I typically don't buy Collectors Editions, even when it comes to games I've been waiting on for a while. I still haven't figured out why I have to have the GW Collectors Edition, but for some reason, I laid down the extra money for it without a second thought. I don't regret it, but I still can't help wondering why I did it. It's not the artbook (that's nothing new), or the headset (already have one) or the Divine Aura (didn't know about it until they posted the info on the main site). It can't be the soundtrack. The music's good, but not that good. Maybe I'm just sick.

Aria · Mar 25, 2005, 01:02 AM // 01:02

I don't buy collector's editions, either. Ever.

But, since I'm a rabid fan of ANet, and because I wasted money on so many other games before, for me, it was more a question of "Why not?" I've finally come across a gaming company that I absolutely love, so I automatically have a soft-spot for buying their product. And of course.. it was shocking when I realized that I supported all the other uncaring, hateful companies so much more than I'm supporting ANet now. I can basically work a few more hours, so the cost isn't a big deal to me -- especially as I know that it's finally going to a company that I believe in.

Virtuoso · Mar 25, 2005, 01:11 AM // 01:11

Hmm... then I need to find out if I can redeem my friend's GW pre-order at Best Buy cause I'd rather have a shield than a bow.

-Virt

Lews · Mar 25, 2005, 01:13 AM // 01:13

I'm trying to figure out how to upgrade it.

Anyone here have any experiance with doing it from CompUSA? Thanks in advance, if you do.

William of Orange · Mar 25, 2005, 01:15 AM // 01:15

This has been discussed before, but you really shouldn't worry so much about the items that you'll be receiving from the Pre-Order boxes. Yes, they'll be a nice thing to have straight from starting at Level 1, but you'll quickly realize that the item will be obsolete as you progress through the game and find new rare and powerful weapons.

Lews · Mar 25, 2005, 01:20 AM // 01:20

But you should worry about spending the extra money to get the CE version

William of Orange · Mar 25, 2005, 01:27 AM // 01:27

No matter how cool the Collector's Edition sounds, I'm not forking over another $30 to $40 just so I can get an art book, a headset, and the Divine Aura. I love Guild Wars as much as the next man, but I have no driving need to have anything which will be rendered relatively useless once most people start hitting higher levels. I can live without a headset, and I don't see the attraction to the art book. Of course, I'm not much of an art person myself, so I can't say that nobody would want to look at that.

Scaper-X · Mar 25, 2005, 01:33 AM // 01:33

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Originally Posted by William of Orange

No matter how cool the Collector's Edition sounds, I'm not forking over another $30 to $40 just so I can get an art book, a headset, and the Divine Aura.

The game's soundtrack is also included in the Collector's Edition.

And I do wish the cloth map hadn't just been a rumor...
-- Scaper-X

Aria · Mar 25, 2005, 01:49 AM // 01:49

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Originally Posted by William of Orange

No matter how cool the Collector's Edition sounds, I'm not forking over another $30 to $40 just so I can get an art book, a headset, and the Divine Aura. I love Guild Wars as much as the next man, but I have no driving need to have anything which will be rendered relatively useless once most people start hitting higher levels. I can live without a headset, and I don't see the attraction to the art book. Of course, I'm not much of an art person myself, so I can't say that nobody would want to look at that.

Well.. I do know that there are at least a number of us who are buying the CE for none of the reasons that you listed. What else is there? Just purely to give ANet additional support. And yes, I could just buy another account, but I don't like having additional accounts that wouldn't be used since I have secondaries already.

Bgnome · Mar 25, 2005, 01:54 AM // 01:54

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Originally Posted by Loviatar

you will get whatever the box code says according to where the box was purchased

you enter the retail box code to get the bonus and the boxes are coded as to where purchased

if i understand the process correctly, you can actually get the preorder item before you need to input the retail code, if you log in on the 27th. this would make me think that the item is tied to the beta access code, hence the "preorder bonus" part. this means that if you activated your account with the pass from the EB preorder, you will be getting the EB item, no matter where you get that retail box from. In order to get the Best Buy item, you need to activate an account with the BWE pass from the Best Buy preorder package.

William of Orange · Mar 25, 2005, 02:03 AM // 02:03

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Originally Posted by Aria

Well.. I do know that there are at least a number of us who are buying the CE for none of the reasons that you listed. What else is there? Just purely to give ANet additional support. And yes, I could just buy another account, but I don't like having additional accounts that wouldn't be used since I have secondaries already.

Don't get me wrong, I put serious thought into upgrading to the Collectors Edition myself. But then I realized that I have practically no money left after pay off the rest of my car, and with college 6 months away and only about $400 in the bank, I can live without that stuff, even if it means I can't support Arena.net as much as I would like to. My support will come later on once they start releasing the expansions, since I've already decided I'll be all over every single one, no matter what the cost then.

Ren Falconhand · Mar 27, 2005, 04:52 AM // 04:52

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Originally Posted by William of Orange

Don't get me wrong, I put serious thought into upgrading to the Collectors Edition myself. But then I realized that I have practically no money left after pay off the rest of my car, and with college 6 months away and only about $400 in the bank, I can live without that stuff, even if it means I can't support Arena.net as much as I would like to. My support will come later on once they start releasing the expansions, since I've already decided I'll be all over every single one, no matter what the cost then.

I am with you there Orange. I generaly don't go in for CE games myself but when it come to the Gw add-ons I will have to learn to do without food because I do not have the willpower to stop playing this game. Maby I can get a IV so I don't "waste time" Eating anymore. LOL

Bur Since I have a headset (eBay) and teamspeak I can make do with the normal verson. Do you think people will trade hte pre-order item I got the best Buy item (shield) And want the EB item( Bow)?

Ren

Aria · Mar 27, 2005, 07:50 AM // 07:50

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Originally Posted by Ren Falconhand

Do you think people will trade hte pre-order item I got the best Buy item (shield) And want the EB item( Bow)?

Preorder items are precustomized for your character. You can swap preorder items all you want, but you and the other person won't be able to use them.

Virtuoso · Mar 27, 2005, 06:00 PM // 18:00

Alright. Well, thanks to you guys I think I got this figured out. I have been playing the BWE's with my pre-order from Best Buy, so it sounds like when I put in the retail key on that account I will get the targe, which is what I wanted. Then I'll go to EB and pre-order my collectors edition and I'll give my friend my other EB pre-order. So, I'd end up spenind a little more than I wanted, but that's ok. It's not like $10 is going to break the bank. Plus, more money for Arenanet!

Thanks for your help, guys.

-Virt

Mar 24, 2005, 10:38 PM // 22:38	#1
Virtuoso Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2005	The special item from the pre-order... I have a pre-order from both Best Buy and from EBGames. The reason being, my friend gave me his Best Buy pre-order a long time ago and he lost his receipt. I am not sure I am going to be able to redeem it as a) I don't have the receipt and b) I am not the person who actually bought it. My account is registered with the pre-order code from Best Buy, though. If I pick up my actual game from EBGames, am I going to get the item from Best Buy or from EBGames? Thank you for your help. -Virt

Mar 24, 2005, 10:42 PM // 22:42	#2
Loviatar Underworld Spelunker Join Date: Feb 2005	you will get whatever the box code says according to where the box was purchased you enter the retail box code to get the bonus and the boxes are coded as to where purchased Last edited by Loviatar; Mar 24, 2005 at 10:44 PM // 22:44..

Mar 25, 2005, 12:30 AM // 00:30	#3
Scaper-X Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Custom Title: Ninja Filmmaker Guild: Agony Guild [Agny] Profession: W/Mo	Which reminds me, I need to go and upgrade my preorder from regular flavor to Collector's Edition. I want that art book and soundtrack. -- Scaper-X

Mar 25, 2005, 12:30 AM // 00:30	#4
Nascent Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Guild: The Shi Mai	Amen! I just did that the other day

Mar 25, 2005, 12:55 AM // 00:55	#5
Lunarhound Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005	I typically don't buy Collectors Editions, even when it comes to games I've been waiting on for a while. I still haven't figured out why I have to have the GW Collectors Edition, but for some reason, I laid down the extra money for it without a second thought. I don't regret it, but I still can't help wondering why I did it. It's not the artbook (that's nothing new), or the headset (already have one) or the Divine Aura (didn't know about it until they posted the info on the main site). It can't be the soundtrack. The music's good, but not that good. Maybe I'm just sick.

Mar 25, 2005, 01:02 AM // 01:02	#6
Aria Sig Fairy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Once upon a time..	I don't buy collector's editions, either. Ever. But, since I'm a rabid fan of ANet, and because I wasted money on so many other games before, for me, it was more a question of "Why not?" I've finally come across a gaming company that I absolutely love, so I automatically have a soft-spot for buying their product. And of course.. it was shocking when I realized that I supported all the other uncaring, hateful companies so much more than I'm supporting ANet now. I can basically work a few more hours, so the cost isn't a big deal to me -- especially as I know that it's finally going to a company that I believe in.

Mar 25, 2005, 01:11 AM // 01:11	#7
Virtuoso Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2005	Hmm... then I need to find out if I can redeem my friend's GW pre-order at Best Buy cause I'd rather have a shield than a bow. -Virt

Mar 25, 2005, 01:13 AM // 01:13	#8
Lews Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Washington Profession: R/E	I'm trying to figure out how to upgrade it. Anyone here have any experiance with doing it from CompUSA? Thanks in advance, if you do.

Mar 25, 2005, 01:15 AM // 01:15	#9
William of Orange Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin Guild: Thousand Tigers Apund Ur Head, The Consulate	This has been discussed before, but you really shouldn't worry so much about the items that you'll be receiving from the Pre-Order boxes. Yes, they'll be a nice thing to have straight from starting at Level 1, but you'll quickly realize that the item will be obsolete as you progress through the game and find new rare and powerful weapons.

Mar 25, 2005, 01:20 AM // 01:20	#10
Lews Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Washington Profession: R/E	But you should worry about spending the extra money to get the CE version

Mar 25, 2005, 01:27 AM // 01:27	#11
William of Orange Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin Guild: Thousand Tigers Apund Ur Head, The Consulate	No matter how cool the Collector's Edition sounds, I'm not forking over another $30 to $40 just so I can get an art book, a headset, and the Divine Aura. I love Guild Wars as much as the next man, but I have no driving need to have anything which will be rendered relatively useless once most people start hitting higher levels. I can live without a headset, and I don't see the attraction to the art book. Of course, I'm not much of an art person myself, so I can't say that nobody would want to look at that.

Mar 27, 2005, 06:00 PM // 18:00	#18
Virtuoso Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2005	Alright. Well, thanks to you guys I think I got this figured out. I have been playing the BWE's with my pre-order from Best Buy, so it sounds like when I put in the retail key on that account I will get the targe, which is what I wanted. Then I'll go to EB and pre-order my collectors edition and I'll give my friend my other EB pre-order. So, I'd end up spenind a little more than I wanted, but that's ok. It's not like $10 is going to break the bank. Plus, more money for Arenanet! Thanks for your help, guys. -Virt