Curse

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 16, 2006, 02:18 PM // 14:18

I've noticed that every Canadian I've seen is saying that their bonus CD just has the music and nothing else. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's possible that's all they intended for Canada. They tailor the promo items slightly to different regions and maybe that's all they gave to Canada...

Sarevok Thordin · Sep 16, 2006, 03:23 PM // 15:23

Having this problem as well

What ARE they doing? -_-

KoalaMeatPie · Sep 16, 2006, 03:35 PM // 15:35

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Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith

I've noticed that every Canadian I've seen is saying that their bonus CD just has the music and nothing else. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's possible that's all they intended for Canada. They tailor the promo items slightly to different regions and maybe that's all they gave to Canada...

Nope no Problems for me.

Jimmy Dean · Sep 16, 2006, 03:55 PM // 15:55

]SK[ - I too wished that the extra char slot was available for the WPE. But nowhere does it state that this will be the case. The press release says the char slot and the bonus items will be provided to a NIGHTFALL account (presumably including a NIGHTFALL COMBINED account). No one can have either of these types of accounts until October 27.

* Guild Wars Nightfall Bonus Key, providing one additional character slot for a Guild Wars Nightfall account, as well as two exclusive items for the new professions...

Obviously the ideal arrangement would be to have the extra char slot AND the bonus items available during the WPE for those who have bought and installed the PBP. Hopefully someone from NCSoft/Anet will recognize the community's desires and take some corrective action. They still have a week to do the best they can for us, and the current situation can only improve.

As a paying customer, I expect (and consider it to be fair and reasonable) that the extra char slot and bonus items be made avaiable for the WPE and then be disabled afterward until Oct 27.

JD

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 16, 2006, 04:33 PM // 16:33

Not only that but Alex popped into a thread the other day to specifically point out the bonus slot wont be available for the pve preview. The bonus weapons will likely be available for the preview; but maybe not. As a paying customer, you should actually read what something offers before you buy it and demand for it to be something else.

If all your slots are full; you can make a new free account just for the world preview event.

Saraphim · Sep 16, 2006, 04:37 PM // 16:37

Hmmm got this today (UK) and initially got the same problem. But I clicked 'add' anyway and it seems to have worked.

Only trouble is, and perhaps this is my own stupid fault, but I happened to be on my assassin when I typed /bonusitems.. so they've both been customised for her. I noticed that on another thread it was mentioned that all/any chars could spawn the weapons, so I logged out and tried it on my ele. No luck.

So... is it the case that (if I hadn't already spawned the weapons already) I create a Paragon when Nightfall comes out... she gets two weapons customised for her, one of which is only any use if her second profession is Dervish?

Not entirely that bothered, just curious really, the extra character slot will come in handy and it was cheaper than buying one through the onine store.

[edit] Also - and this made us chuckle, when my bf typed his in, his bonus weapons he got from his Factions prerelease pack dropped into his inventory all over again!

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 16, 2006, 04:55 PM // 16:55

uh yeah; all preorder weapons from Prophecies/Factions/and Nightfall will be available for every character you ever make. Not like they just cease to exist after the game goes live.

Jimmy Dean · Sep 16, 2006, 05:03 PM // 17:03

From the PBP Access key booklet:

Add this Guild Wars Nightfall Bonus Key to your Guild Wars account to unlock these exclusive features when you play Guild Wars Nightfall.

1. One additional character slot for your account.
2. The Fiery Sunspear....for every new Paragon character that you create.
3. The Icy Soulbreaker....for every new Dervish character that you create.

What remains to be seen is if the WPE qualifies as "when you play Guild Wars Nightfall" in the first sentence above. I'd be surprised if the folks at NCSoft/Anet even know for sure at this point what the final result will be. I'm sure they'll give us all they can within their time constraints to write the code.

Personally I won't associate the PBP key with any new free accounts for fear of jeopardizing its use with my main account later on. So if the character slot is not going to be available now then I likely will forfeit the use of the bonus items for the WPE as well since I have no open character slot.

Someone from NCSoft/Anet really needs to clarify exactly what we can expect.

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 16, 2006, 05:19 PM // 17:19

I don't see why everyone wants the bonus weapons so bad; you'll get them eventually. Not having access to them during the WPE wouldn't be so Earth shattering.

My Sweet Revenga · Sep 16, 2006, 05:58 PM // 17:58

hrmm? mine works just fine. Actually it ran the autorun so I got the whole windows full screen interface thingy too.

Sarevok Thordin · Sep 16, 2006, 06:14 PM // 18:14

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Originally Posted by My Sweet Revenga

hrmm? mine works just fine. Actually it ran the autorun so I got the whole windows full screen interface thingy too.

This is the KEY, adding one to an exiting account.

Jimmy Dean · Sep 16, 2006, 06:48 PM // 18:48

From the Setup screen, if you select "Install Client", there is some more info about the character slot and the bonus items:

Specifically, it states that these items become available upon activation of a Nightfall retail key, so anyone who got access to anything already apparently wasn't meant to and that's why it was quickly patched. Getting any of these items for WPE now seems unlikely to me, but time will tell.

Sarevok Thordin · Sep 16, 2006, 06:59 PM // 18:59

No no no,

This is about just trying to add the key and it says you allready have access to what it grants you.

Jimmy Dean · Sep 16, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Yes, there are some glitches in being able to add the NF PBP key right now. My point is that there is documentation indicating that you are not supposed to get access to anything else at all within the game without first activating a Nghtfall retail key.

So, if people can activate the key (perhaps not in the most convenient way right now until it's fixed), then the message telling them they already have access to what it grants you is either part of the glitch or it is true because the bonus pack doesn't grant you anything yet.

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 16, 2006, 08:34 PM // 20:34

The reason it doesn't appear in the manage key screen is cause of the character slot. As the slot isn't added until you add your Nightfall retail key; the prerelease key isn't "verified" until the Nightfall key is added which is when the prerelease rights will be displayed in key management.

Corporal Chemistry · Sep 16, 2006, 08:51 PM // 20:51

Is it possible that we weren't supposed to get anything and there was a glitch that was patched? Because I bought the pack on friday and entered the key, ignoring the mumbojumbo about already having the rights and so an so, and -at least at the time- typed /bonusitems and got the weapons on both chars I did it for.

edit: (also Canadian, and disc had a bunch of stuff on it including the menu with all the pictures and video)

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 16, 2006, 08:56 PM // 20:56

That's quite possible; and Alex made a statement that implied that we weren't supposed to get anything til Nightfall goes live.

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 16, 2006, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Alright, someone else pointed this out from the Prerelease Pack under install client:

That's right; you get not only the slot but the weapons as well when you add your full retail Nightfall key. Which is also when it will show up under key management.

So everyone plz stop whining >_<

But I spawned my weapons before they patched the bug so I get to show them off and be extra special

Sarevok Thordin · Sep 16, 2006, 09:38 PM // 21:38

Still, you should be able to add the key instantly and then you can spawn it later.

I'd rather just enter it now >_>

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 16, 2006, 09:41 PM // 21:41

you can enter it now....