BMP sold at which retail outlets? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Rothaga · Jan 29, 2008, 08:52 PM // 20:52

If you think about it, most people who spent the 30 bucks were just buying EOTN, so they got a little bonus with their purchase, while those who bought in-store just got the game.

Jetdoc · Jan 29, 2008, 08:55 PM // 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

Did you find a link to online retailers in North America? I didn't. All I found outside of PlayNC and Ingame stores was online retailers for international users. Would you please provide a link to NA online retailers.

Thanks!

They originally had this listed as the North American site...

http://www.direct2drive.com/

But then removed it.

isamu kurosawa · Jan 29, 2008, 11:34 PM // 23:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o

No.
I want the ability to reinstall GW to another computer in 10 min, not have to dowload Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, Gwen. If i had to download all those, it could take days. I can set up Guildwars on another computer in minuetts.
Thats the primary reason i dont purchase online software. I want something tangable for my money. Plus i collect the boxes.

I cant even fathom how long it would take to download a Greyhound Bus..lol

Either way you wouldhave to download updates as the game Cds only contain the same data as the downloadable client. And as you need an exhisting campaign to play the bmp you sould already have at least 1 installation CD anyway

You come across to me as someone who just likes to make things seem more awkward for the sake of it.

Curse You · Jan 30, 2008, 12:30 AM // 00:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o

I cant even fathom how long it would take to download a Greyhound Bus..lol

About a minute, considering it only takes around 5 minutes to load a whole town.

Wrath of m0o · Jan 30, 2008, 12:33 AM // 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by isamu kurosawa

You come across to me as someone who just likes to make things seem more awkward for the sake of it.

You must work for Anet..
Ok..coming from your side of things..yes..we should all buy from the online store and save Anet hundreds of thousands of dollars on marketing, packaging and shipping.
I'm sure this all looks good on paper, truth is, if they had released the Bonus Pack in a box, or even in a Special Edition PC-Gamer magazine, Anet would have sold sooo many more copies of the BPM. You can search this site to get the real feelings of the people who bought three extra characters slots so they could get the "limited offer BMP". Just as if they were to re-release the Collectors Edition i would be upset because i spent the extra money to get the CE. Wich i dont think you could download a Collecters Edition because what would you really be collecting? Data?
I enjoy having my CE box sets with the Artbook and extra literature. Heck, thats why its called a Collectors Edition, bucause there are Tangable Items to Collect. Just imajine how well baseball cards would sell, if you virtually downloaded the cards.
Anyway, i own all campaigns (in Box Sets, who knows mabe the boxes will be worth something some day) and totally enjoy my Guild Wars experience.
I am just one of the many people who dont like to purchase downloads.
If the BMP was sold - Offline..I would buy it.
I dont pay for downloads, and since Guild Wars came out, i have boycotted all pay per month games entirely.
Sure, its a great marketing ploy to push for the online store, because it costs a mere fraction to sell people downloads, but people like me will always want something they can hold in their hands when purchasing something.
I hope they do someday release the BMP in a box, or in a magazine..so i can buy it.

Curse You · Jan 30, 2008, 12:35 AM // 00:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o

You must work for Anet..
Ok..coming from your side of things..yes..we should all buy from the online store and save Anet hundreds of thousands of dollars on marketing, packaging and shipping.
I'm sure this all looks good on paper, truth is, if they had released the Bonus Pack in a box, or even in a Special Edition PC-Gamer magazine, Anet would have sold sooo many more copies of the BPM. You can search this site to get the real feelings of the people who bought three extra characters slots so they could get the "limited offer BMP". Just as if they were to re-release the Collectors Edition i would be upset because i spent the extra money to get the CE. Wich i dont think you could download a Collecters Edition because what would you really be collecting? Data?
I enjoy having my CE box sets with the Artbook and extra literature. Heck, thats why its called a Collectors Edition, bucause there are Tangable Items to Collect. Just imajine how well baseball cards would sell, if you virtually downloaded the cards.
Anyway, i own all campaigns (in Box Sets, who knows mabe the boxes will be worth something some day) and totally enjoy my Guild Wars experience.
I am just one of the many people who dont like to purchase downloads.
If the BMP was sold - Offline..I would buy it.
I dont pay for downloads, and since Guild Wars came out, i have boycotted all pay per month games entirely.
Sure, its a great marketing ploy to push for the online store, because it costs a mere fraction to sell people downloads, but people like me will always want something they can hold in their hands when purchasing something.
I hope they do someday release the BMP in a box, or in a magazine..so i can buy it.

Well if you're going to be so stubborn, no BMP for you then.

Quaker · Jan 30, 2008, 04:29 AM // 04:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o

I hope they do someday release the BMP in a box, or in a magazine..so i can buy it.

You just don't get it do you. THERE IS NO SOFTWARE. It's just a bunch of bonus missions.

I can understand why you want the box and CD for the campaigns and expansions (I do too - I like the boxes), but the BMP is not a new piece of software, it's just access to stuff that's ALREADY ON YOUR COMPUTER. It was dynamically installed during one of the many updates. If you re-install GW, you'll end up re-installing it too.

Think of this analogy - you have a CD player - let's say it's one of the ones that holds 200 CDs. So, since you like boxes (and it is a CD player) you also buy all the CDs and put them in it. Then you think you'd like to make up some playlists but there is an on-line site that sells pre-made playlists. Would you expect some sort of box and CD for the playlists? Or can you see that it's just a way to arrange stuff you already have?

Well, the BMP is basically like a playlist. All the resources are already on your computer as part of the game. The BMP just arranges them into a few bonus missions (playlists). There really is not much sense in having a box & CD.

Rothaga · Jan 30, 2008, 04:42 AM // 04:42

So I've got files on my computer that I may never use?

Biostem · Jan 30, 2008, 04:47 AM // 04:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rothaga

So I've got files on my computer that I may never use?

In effect, yes. Let's say you just bought Prophecies. It, and the rest of GW, uses the same client. If you were to now go and buy Nightfall, all you would need to do to play it would be to add the key to your account. You don't need a single additional piece of software.

Griff Mon · Jan 30, 2008, 06:33 AM // 06:33

You don't need any of the disks. All that stuff is very old anyway. All you need is the GW client, and your keys to whatever games you buy. It just loads areas as you enter them. So the first time you enter a new area you have to wait for a large download. It is the quickest way to get up and running. But it really annoys people that you play with in the same group while they wait for you to load up the new game area.

strcpy · Jan 30, 2008, 08:00 AM // 08:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curse You

Well if you're going to be so stubborn, no BMP for you then.

Why, it worked before? Increased sales is *always* a reason to do something regardless of anything else - right? That is pretty much exactly the reply people gave to the ones who didn't do the original promotion so you better not feel that anyone who was a "complainer" was wrong for telling people to suck it up as that is now what you are doing. Of course, in this case *you* are not the one getting screwed so it is fun to lord it over others (even though many of us didn't really care that is was re-released but our beef was with the way the promotion was done).

Hey, maybe they will have a later boxed version of the BMP that will have an insert of a naked Eve and all you people who used the online store now will feel the wrath of those of us that didn't get their nice GWEN box

OneEyedNewt · Jan 30, 2008, 10:12 AM // 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by strcpy

Why, it worked before? Increased sales is *always* a reason to do something regardless of anything else - right? That is pretty much exactly the reply people gave to the ones who didn't do the original promotion so you better not feel that anyone who was a "complainer" was wrong for telling people to suck it up as that is now what you are doing. Of course, in this case *you* are not the one getting screwed so it is fun to lord it over others (even though many of us didn't really care that is was re-released but our beef was with the way the promotion was done).

Hey, maybe they will have a later boxed version of the BMP that will have an insert of a naked Eve and all you people who used the online store now will feel the wrath of those of us that didn't get their nice GWEN box

Would you be willing to pay extra for it to be produced in a box? The cost of printing and shipping out the boxes would increase the cost. Either that, or they lose money on every retail copy they produce. This is something alot of you seem to forget.

In my opinion, this isnt worth having in a box. Its just 4 missions, so I can completely understand it being online only.

Nestaron · Jan 30, 2008, 10:25 AM // 10:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneEyedNewt

Would you be willing to pay extra for it to be produced in a box? The cost of printing and shipping out the boxes would increase the cost. Either that, or they lose money on every retail copy they produce. This is something alot of you seem to forget.

In my opinion, this isnt worth having in a box. Its just 4 missions, so I can completely understand it being online only.

Nail hit head...

isamu kurosawa · Jan 30, 2008, 01:30 PM // 13:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrath of m0o

You must work for Anet..
Ok..coming from your side of things..yes..we should all buy from the online store and save Anet hundreds of thousands of dollars on marketing, packaging and shipping.
I'm sure this all looks good on paper, truth is, if they had released the Bonus Pack in a box, or even in a Special Edition PC-Gamer magazine, Anet would have sold sooo many more copies of the BPM. You can search this site to get the real feelings of the people who bought three extra characters slots so they could get the "limited offer BMP". Just as if they were to re-release the Collectors Edition i would be upset because i spent the extra money to get the CE. Wich i dont think you could download a Collecters Edition because what would you really be collecting? Data?
I enjoy having my CE box sets with the Artbook and extra literature. Heck, thats why its called a Collectors Edition, bucause there are Tangable Items to Collect. Just imajine how well baseball cards would sell, if you virtually downloaded the cards.
Anyway, i own all campaigns (in Box Sets, who knows mabe the boxes will be worth something some day) and totally enjoy my Guild Wars experience.
I am just one of the many people who dont like to purchase downloads.
If the BMP was sold - Offline..I would buy it.
I dont pay for downloads, and since Guild Wars came out, i have boycotted all pay per month games entirely.
Sure, its a great marketing ploy to push for the online store, because it costs a mere fraction to sell people downloads, but people like me will always want something they can hold in their hands when purchasing something.
I hope they do someday release the BMP in a box, or in a magazine..so i can buy it.

Well i too have the CEditions. For obvious reasons you can't buy them online, but the BMP doesn't contain any physical content and as many of us have stated before thre is nothing for you to install. The cost of releasing it in the online store for people as awkward as yourself is not worth the return they will make.

I got the BMP with the origional offer because there was no reason for me to get EoTN from a retail store as there was no CE, However i would have purchased it from the online store at the cost it is offered now if i hadn't already gotten it.

What is so bad about buying online only content on an online only game when there is nothing physical you could be given worthwhile. You pay for access not a CD, you ask for a reciept and you get a more detailed invoice and only need to keep a referance number safe as proof of purchase. Its even possible to get a refund if you used an online store whereas a birck and mortar store wouldn't allow it.

Hmm me work of Anet. I'd love a job in their quest writing team

Quaker · Jan 30, 2008, 05:18 PM // 17:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff Mon

You don't need any of the disks. All that stuff is very old anyway. All you need is the GW client, and your keys to whatever games you buy.

Actually, if you are re-installing, or installing on another machine, you don't even need the keys - just your account name and password.

Ultimate Flash · Jan 30, 2008, 05:39 PM // 17:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneEyedNewt

Would you be willing to pay extra for it to be produced in a box? The cost of printing and shipping out the boxes would increase the cost. Either that, or they lose money on every retail copy they produce. This is something alot of you seem to forget.

In my opinion, this isnt worth having in a box. Its just 4 missions, so I can completely understand it being online only.

Excellent point!

Plus adding in the extra fuel costs it takes to deliver the items to the store.
Also your own transportation costs to pick up the product. I live 30 mins away from a store I could pick up a "boxed" version.

Downloading games through the net has saved me much. No transportation or tax fees. Digital downloads FTW!

Jan 29, 2008, 08:52 PM // 20:52	#21
Rothaga Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2007 Profession: D/W	If you think about it, most people who spent the 30 bucks were just buying EOTN, so they got a little bonus with their purchase, while those who bought in-store just got the game.

Jan 30, 2008, 04:42 AM // 04:42	#28
Rothaga Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2007 Profession: D/W	So I've got files on my computer that I may never use?

Jan 30, 2008, 06:33 AM // 06:33	#30
Griff Mon Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Elfen Forests of Washington State Guild: Damage Radius Profession: N/	You don't need any of the disks. All that stuff is very old anyway. All you need is the GW client, and your keys to whatever games you buy. It just loads areas as you enter them. So the first time you enter a new area you have to wait for a large download. It is the quickest way to get up and running. But it really annoys people that you play with in the same group while they wait for you to load up the new game area.