Curse

Dev121 · Dec 01, 2007, 09:39 PM // 21:39

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Originally Posted by tyla salanari

no...that was to anyone who wants it for the weapon skins.

Really people just want access to everything the game has on offer, if they cant they get annoyyed, simple.

Midnight Harmony · Dec 01, 2007, 09:40 PM // 21:40

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Originally Posted by tyla salanari

no...that was to anyone who wants it for the weapon skins.

Ah that's ok.

Tyla · Dec 01, 2007, 09:40 PM // 21:40

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Originally Posted by DeVaNeY121

Really people just want access to everything the game has on offer, if they cant they get annoyyed, simple.

like glowing hands?*druels while daydreaming*

Loviatar · Dec 01, 2007, 09:41 PM // 21:41

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Originally Posted by Gin Cometh

I dont like how ANET/NCSOFT have to place those damn weapons in the main citys,its like they are rubbin it in that we have no access to the new content.

so to you it is a weapons pack and you want the shineys?

i would have gotten it if there were no weapons at all as my idea of content ins not weapons/armor but stuff to do

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Guild Wars has also just lost a loyal customer.

so loyal he/she cant get the weapon pack and they quit

CHunterX · Dec 01, 2007, 09:41 PM // 21:41

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

I always buy boxed retail versions, and never buy games through online stores or via D2D.

As I said, I do to. But I chose to buy this one expansion (all the others, mind you, I have the original packaging for) soley for the BMP. If they were to allow purchase of the BMP, I'd like my box, and I'd happily /sign this thread, for fairness.

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

Besides, I pre-ordered it in my local GAME store and had the pre-order pack ages before the announcement of the pack.

Pre-orders can be canceled, can they not?

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

Some people still can't puchase online, and maybe it is due to their financial situation or maybe their parents are very strict.

Financial situation? If you have a financial situation preventing you to purchase a game online, then you probably shouldn't be buying MMOs. Parents being strict? It isn't Areanet's fault your parents are strict (if you have very strict parents who won't even buy you the game, you probably are playing Guild Wars without their permission in the first place).

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

There's a whole range of different circumstances that apply to many many people.

Not really.

trobinson97 · Dec 01, 2007, 09:43 PM // 21:43

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Originally Posted by Ember010

I am a MASSIVE Guild wars fan, If there had been an EotN collectors edition I would most definately have bought it. But there isn't. And seeing as the BMP was announced, what, a day? maybe 1/2 a day? After EotN went live, I would NOT have went down to my local Gaming store and bought Eotn. Even though the reason I did buy it was because I wanted the extras, I wanted the poster, and I wanted to read the book. Want is the word. And I do want the BMP.

My brother, who is by no means as in to guild wars as I am, told me he was going to be lazy and buy EotN in the online store, he did. Later on the BMP was announced, he emailed Anet yesterday I think asking if he qualified, he does.

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Originally Posted by wiki.guildwars.com

How to Qualify

To qualify for the Bonus Mission Pack promotion, you had to spend a total of $29 USD (€26/£17) or more in the Guild Wars In-Game Store or purchase and activate any product worth $29 USD (€26/£17) through the PlayNC online store, between Noon Pacific Time July 5, 2007 and Noon Pacific Time October 31, 2007.

Gwen was released at the end of August, so where do you get this "seeing as the BMP was announced, what, a day? maybe 1/2 a day? After EotN went live" nonsense?

/not signed

Loviatar · Dec 01, 2007, 09:45 PM // 21:45

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Originally Posted by DeVaNeY121

Rants been going on for ages, how thick are you? Super Moron Number 5000 Has Been Spotted.

GOOD GAME

and spotted by the acknowledged pro

Midnight Harmony · Dec 01, 2007, 09:46 PM // 21:46

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Originally Posted by CHunterX

As I said, I do to. But I chose to buy this one expansion (all the others, mind you, I have the original packaging for) soley for the BMP. If they were to allow purchase of the BMP, I'd like my box, and I'd happily /sign this thread, for fairness.
Pre-orders can be canceled, can they not?
Financial situation? If you have a financial situation preventing you to purchase a game online, then you probably shouldn't be buying MMOs. Parents being strict? It isn't Areanet's fault your parents are strict (if you have very strict parents who won't even buy you the game, you probably are playing Guild Wars without their permission in the first place).
Not really.

Please don't turn my question around to me, I have no financial situations, am 21 and have every means necessary to purchase online (credit cards, debit cards and cheques), and if you truly believe that every person can purchase online then you sir/madam are being ignorant. Yes you can cancel pre-orders, but when I get £5 worth of points on my GAME card, I don't really want to. Besides, I'm pretty sure at the time GWEN couldn't be bought in the store, I'm not sure if that's the case now as I never check the store.

KANE OG · Dec 01, 2007, 09:47 PM // 21:47

Heh! Whiner got owned by a mod.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10226775

KANE

/fans flames

enjoy

Keep our BONUS just that... a BONUS.

Like the mini moa, the bmp was a REWARD. Get the fook OVER it people. You screwed up.

Jongo River · Dec 01, 2007, 09:48 PM // 21:48

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Originally Posted by DeVaNeY121

Really people just want access to everything the game has on offer, if they cant they get annoyyed, simple.

Exactly.

I have pretty much everything from CE's to the BMP, but I still don't get the mentality of those who want to see others deprived. Everyone should be able to purchase whatever products they want, at whatever time they choose - especially with digital products, were there are no manufacturing concerns to worry about.

I actually recall having doubts about buying GW, when I read about the "Divine Aura". I'd ordered on impulse, because I was a bit flush with cash that month and saw a good offer the week it was coming out, but the moment I started reading forums and hearing about that special CE only feature, I actually thought about cancelling my order. I was getting the CE, but I just don't like [insert prefered toilet expletive here] like that. Segregating people for marketing is just really lame.

CHunterX · Dec 01, 2007, 09:53 PM // 21:53

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

Please don't turn my question around to me, I have no financial situations, am 21 and have every means necessary to purchase online (credit cards, debit cards and cheques)

I didn't turn the question around on you. You said financial situations would prevent someone from buying a game via the internet. And I said if someone has a financial situation preventing them from buying a game via the internet, then they shouldn't be buying an MMO in the first place. It wasn't directed at you.

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

Yes you can cancel pre-orders, but when I get £5 worth of points on my GAME card, I don't really want to.

Areanets fault that you "didn't really want to." So they should change the entire promotion to cater to you?

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

and if you truly believe that every person can purchase online then you sir/madam are being ignorant.

Ignorant because no one can supply a decent argument as to why they can't purchase online? I think you are ignorant for standing behind that argument without a fact to back it up. All I asked was for a country that couldn't use Paypal.

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

Besides, I'm pretty sure at the time GWEN couldn't be bought in the store, I'm not sure if that's the case now as I never check the store.

...... Yes, it could. Thats how 90% of people qualified for it. Did you read any of this thread?

Gin Cometh · Dec 01, 2007, 09:53 PM // 21:53

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so to you it is a weapons pack and you want the shineys?

i would have gotten it if there were no weapons at all as my idea of content ins not weapons/armor but stuff to do

WRONG

so loyal he/she cant get the weapon pack and they quit

& WRONG

New Content as in a whole , & where did i say Quit?

Jongo River · Dec 01, 2007, 09:54 PM // 21:54

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Originally Posted by Midnight Harmony

Besides, I'm pretty sure at the time GWEN couldn't be bought in the store, I'm not sure if that's the case now as I never check the store.

That raises a very good point. It was very unclear when and how GW:EN would appear in the store. The pre-order pack description was very vague and the actual full product didn't appear until the game went live. There were many concerns, at the time, that people buying from ANet wouldn't get their orders processed in time for the launch. I actually bought mid-afternoon on the launch day and it took something stupid like 40 minutes to get the order through.

KANE OG · Dec 01, 2007, 09:55 PM // 21:55

Your collectors 15>50 sundering sword of QQ slaying has the same stats as my kickass looking mursaat sword..... except mine was a FREAKIN REWARD because I CHOSE to use the online store and QUALIFY for the bmp. You SCREWED it up. Not my problem.

KANE

Jongo River · Dec 01, 2007, 09:57 PM // 21:57

How many times have you declared that it's not your problem, now, Kane?

CHunterX · Dec 01, 2007, 09:57 PM // 21:57

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Originally Posted by Jongo River

That raises a very good point. It was very unclear when and how GW:EN would appear in the store. The pre-order pack description was very vague and the actual full product didn't appear until the game went live. There were many concerns, at the time, that people buying from ANet wouldn't get their orders processed in time for the launch. I actually bought mid-afternoon on the launch day and it took something stupid like 40 minutes to get the order through.

Launch day for EotN (August 31st) was two months before the promotion ended. There was no need to fret over something you had two months to figure out. The promotion made it very clear about the dates in which purchases would count. The only worrying people had was when they first announced it in July, since no one knew when EotN would be released.

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Originally Posted by Jongo River

How many times have you declared that it's not your problem, now, Kane?

No more than the whiners keep declaring that it isn't their problem, and that Areanet should change the promotion.

trobinson97 · Dec 01, 2007, 10:00 PM // 22:00

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Originally Posted by Jongo River

That raises a very good point. It was very unclear when and how GW:EN would appear in the store. The pre-order pack description was very vague and the actual full product didn't appear until the game went live. There were many concerns, at the time, that people buying from ANet wouldn't get their orders processed in time for the launch. I actually bought mid-afternoon on the launch day and it took something stupid like 40 minutes to get the order through.

No, it doesn't raise a good point. EotN went live on the 31 of August, almost 2 months after the promotion was announced. The promotion didn't end until two months later.

Loviatar · Dec 01, 2007, 10:01 PM // 22:01

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Originally Posted by grottoftl

it seems everyone is forgetting that this is arenanet. you know they are going to offer this to everyone for purchase in the later months, probably in late 2008

sorry but that is wrong.

this is NCsoft who owns Anet pays their bills and gives them paychecks setting things up for GW2 which will be heavy on ingame store items.

CHUNTER X it is my opinion that it will be heavy micropayments on vanity items and not on good looking drop items.

5 dollars to change hair style 3/10 dollars?

5 dollars for hair dye 3/10 dollars?

style and color 7.50 3/15 dollars?

extra street clothes?

the vanity items are endless while still letting me play a non ingame store character that is fun.

i have more faith in jeff/mike and the devs than turning it into a better looking maplestory

Jongo River · Dec 01, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02

My point was that people wanted GW:EN on launch and had concerns over buying it from the store. For many GW:EN was the only product left to buy and qualify for the offer (many of us already had character slots and the weapon pack).

Velise_Snowtorm · Dec 01, 2007, 10:03 PM // 22:03

I have the BMP because I, like many others, purchased EotN online rather than retail. Half of my guild and most of my friends have it because of that reason.

I feel bad about those who didn't/couldn't qualify (have a friend who lost his job in that time frame and couldn't buy anything), and I wouldn't mind if they were given another crack at it. However, I don't know if allowing it to be sold stand-alone would be a good idea, because of the whole "Bonus" part tied with it. Lots of people bought EotN online ONLY because they would qualify for BMP, so I wouldn't be opposed to Anet running another promotion on it in the future.

So,
/signed on condition that it is offered again in a similar promotion only

I do understand that some people didn't qualify for the BMP due to real life issues and I sympathize with that, but I wonder if some of the loudest complaints are because no one realized how cool the weapons in the BMP are. Most of us wanted to qualify for the BMP because we really wanted to play the missions. We purchased online in blind faith and trust in Anet that it'd be awesome content, and it is.