Preorder Items - Guild Wars Forums

fowlero · Jul 20, 2007, 08:32 AM // 08:32

hey,

i added the preorder pack key thing (for EotN) a couple days ago after being surprised to see it in game, since i thought it was only released today.
after adding it i was told nothing, and figured i'd have to wait til today (the 20th, which is when anet said it would be out) to get my items.
but still nothing? what do i have to do to get my items or are they still not out yet??

cheers

S_Serpent · Jul 20, 2007, 09:15 AM // 09:15

On GW.com they say that the items will become available when you add the GW:EN package key to it. ANd that will only be available at the end of august.

So that could be it.

fowlero · Jul 20, 2007, 09:28 AM // 09:28

lol my bad, got the wrong end of that stick xD

JeniM · Jul 20, 2007, 11:01 AM // 11:01

Wait what? the items are only availible at end of august?

Sounds strange for PRE-release items

Mournblade · Jul 20, 2007, 12:32 PM // 12:32

Same way they've handled the two previous releases... Having the pre-release pack gives you perks, but it doesn't give them to you early. (With the exception that you usually get to be one of the first people with access to the new content on the day it is released)

Cormac · Jul 20, 2007, 12:36 PM // 12:36

the weapons in the nightfall pre order were available to create when you got it even before the game was released only the extra char slot needed the retail key

Lonesamurai · Jul 20, 2007, 12:36 PM // 12:36

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

Same way they've handled the two previous releases... Having the pre-release pack gives you perks, but it doesn't give them to you early. (With the exception that you usually get to be one of the first people with access to the new content on the day it is released)

However i distinctly remember havign my prerelease factions and Nightfall weapons and using them before the release of factions or Nightfall

Hobbs · Jul 20, 2007, 12:37 PM // 12:37

I'm sure when I received my preorder key in the post for Nightfall I could add it and immediately create and use the preorder items before the full game was released, same with factions if I remember correctly.

Mournblade · Jul 20, 2007, 01:01 PM // 13:01

No way, when I tried I just got some 'you do not have access to that feature yet' kind of message. :P Not that I would have used them at the time, but dang.

KamikazeChicken · Jul 20, 2007, 06:32 PM // 18:32

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

No way, when I tried I just got some 'you do not have access to that feature yet' kind of message. :P Not that I would have used them at the time, but dang.

Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall Pre-order items were available AS SOON AS the code was entered. The change for GW:EN's pre-order items seems strange.

Darkobra · Jul 20, 2007, 07:16 PM // 19:16

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Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken

Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall Pre-order items were available AS SOON AS the code was entered. The change for GW:EN's pre-order items seems strange.

Exactly. I was looking forward to getting that sword too.

Hobbs · Jul 20, 2007, 09:16 PM // 21:16

Maybe it's because you can actually use these weapons effectively now. The daggers, Rt staff, scythe and spear were all for classes not released before the chapter was released. The attributes the GW:EN weapons require already exist. I dunno why this matters but maybe this has something to do with it.

fowlero · Jul 20, 2007, 09:43 PM // 21:43

yeah i was a bit surprised tbh.

seems the pre order pack has been released a month before it'll be any use

i was sooo up for that sword lol, ah well wait i shall

EDIT: highly unlikely but maybe they're attributed to the lore in GW:EN somehow

MudBone · Jul 20, 2007, 09:52 PM // 21:52

Everyone that don't understand here is the way it works.
1st. it's a pre-order not a pre-release you are buying. Meaning you will get it once it's released (that's why you paid a cheaper price).

fowlero · Jul 20, 2007, 09:59 PM // 21:59

actually the product i bought clearly reads on the side

"Guild Wars Eye of the North Pre-Release Bonus Pack"

so that logics a bit flawed

fatman12342 · Jul 20, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02

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Originally Posted by MudBone

Everyone that don't understand here is the way it works.
1st. it's a pre-order not a pre-release you are buying. Meaning you will get it once it's released (that's why you paid a cheaper price).

you pay the EXACT same price its $40 no matter what and they have said that
and can you not pre order in the store

that sucks thats how i was gonna do it
so i could get the bonus back thats pretty stupid basicly if you want pre order and bonus mission you got to waste $70

and can you creat those items more then once cause its not like you can sell/salvage them

and it is a pre-release your buying the game before it out they never stated when you would get your items you also get to play in the beta

fowlero · Jul 20, 2007, 10:14 PM // 22:14

you can create pre order items as many times as you want.

yeah i'm just a bit miffed as to why they've done it differently this time, seeing as like others have said, factions and NF items were available upon entering the code.

isamu kurosawa · Jul 20, 2007, 10:22 PM // 22:22

My guess is the items have not actually been created yet, so they can't give you what doesn't exist.

fowlero · Jul 21, 2007, 09:28 AM // 09:28

they're now available xD

SirMj · Jul 21, 2007, 09:49 AM // 09:49

Hm, I might have to buy it now, not sure what excites me more though...the pre-release items or the bonus missions for buying online. Hmmm a tie perhaps?

Jul 20, 2007, 08:32 AM // 08:32	#1
fowlero Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England, UK Guild: We Are The One And Only [rR]	Preorder Items hey, i added the preorder pack key thing (for EotN) a couple days ago after being surprised to see it in game, since i thought it was only released today. after adding it i was told nothing, and figured i'd have to wait til today (the 20th, which is when anet said it would be out) to get my items. but still nothing? what do i have to do to get my items or are they still not out yet?? cheers

Jul 20, 2007, 09:43 PM // 21:43	#13
fowlero Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England, UK Guild: We Are The One And Only [rR]	yeah i was a bit surprised tbh. seems the pre order pack has been released a month before it'll be any use i was sooo up for that sword lol, ah well wait i shall EDIT: highly unlikely but maybe they're attributed to the lore in GW:EN somehow Last edited by fowlero; Jul 20, 2007 at 09:48 PM // 21:48..

Jul 20, 2007, 09:15 AM // 09:15	#2
S_Serpent Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: When not at Aziure's Wizard Tower you can find my in Belgium Guild: Knigths of the Keyboard Order - KkO	On GW.com they say that the items will become available when you add the GW:EN package key to it. ANd that will only be available at the end of august. So that could be it.

Jul 20, 2007, 09:28 AM // 09:28	#3
fowlero Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England, UK Guild: We Are The One And Only [rR]	lol my bad, got the wrong end of that stick xD

Jul 20, 2007, 11:01 AM // 11:01	#4
JeniM Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Profession: W/E	Wait what? the items are only availible at end of august? Sounds strange for PRE-release items

Jul 20, 2007, 12:32 PM // 12:32	#5
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	Same way they've handled the two previous releases... Having the pre-release pack gives you perks, but it doesn't give them to you early. (With the exception that you usually get to be one of the first people with access to the new content on the day it is released)

Jul 20, 2007, 12:36 PM // 12:36	#6
Cormac Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Profession: N/Mo	the weapons in the nightfall pre order were available to create when you got it even before the game was released only the extra char slot needed the retail key

Jul 20, 2007, 12:37 PM // 12:37	#8
Hobbs Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Organised Spam [OS] Profession: W/	I'm sure when I received my preorder key in the post for Nightfall I could add it and immediately create and use the preorder items before the full game was released, same with factions if I remember correctly.

Jul 20, 2007, 01:01 PM // 13:01	#9
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	No way, when I tried I just got some 'you do not have access to that feature yet' kind of message. :P Not that I would have used them at the time, but dang.

Jul 20, 2007, 09:16 PM // 21:16	#12
Hobbs Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Organised Spam [OS] Profession: W/	Maybe it's because you can actually use these weapons effectively now. The daggers, Rt staff, scythe and spear were all for classes not released before the chapter was released. The attributes the GW:EN weapons require already exist. I dunno why this matters but maybe this has something to do with it.

Jul 20, 2007, 09:52 PM // 21:52	#14
MudBone Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: Citadel of Immortals Profession: R/Mo	Everyone that don't understand here is the way it works. 1st. it's a pre-order not a pre-release you are buying. Meaning you will get it once it's released (that's why you paid a cheaper price).

Jul 20, 2007, 09:59 PM // 21:59	#15
fowlero Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England, UK Guild: We Are The One And Only [rR]	actually the product i bought clearly reads on the side "Guild Wars Eye of the North Pre-Release Bonus Pack" so that logics a bit flawed

Jul 20, 2007, 10:14 PM // 22:14	#17
fowlero Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England, UK Guild: We Are The One And Only [rR]	you can create pre order items as many times as you want. yeah i'm just a bit miffed as to why they've done it differently this time, seeing as like others have said, factions and NF items were available upon entering the code.

Jul 20, 2007, 10:22 PM // 22:22	#18
isamu kurosawa Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Profession: Me/	My guess is the items have not actually been created yet, so they can't give you what doesn't exist.

Jul 21, 2007, 09:28 AM // 09:28	#19
fowlero Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: England, UK Guild: We Are The One And Only [rR]	they're now available xD

Jul 21, 2007, 09:49 AM // 09:49	#20
SirMj Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Guild: =IM= Immortalis Militis Profession: Mo/	Hm, I might have to buy it now, not sure what excites me more though...the pre-release items or the bonus missions for buying online. Hmmm a tie perhaps?