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The Great Al · Jun 28, 2007, 04:22 AM // 04:22

This thread isn't about a release date for the prerelease or anything...I would just like to say, if Anet is planning on dealing with a prerelease package in a similar way it did with the Factions and NF prereleases, please, PLEASE inform the stores of how to handle the Prerelease boxes. I've been to Best Buys, EB Games, Gamestops, and they really have no idea what to do or how to handle the situation. Both times have just turned out to be a complete mess for myself and many other people here. A lot of stores must not even bother putting them on the shelves, because most employees that work in the PC games section of stores have no idea what a "Guild Wars PreRelease package" is.

LifeInfusion · Jun 28, 2007, 04:27 AM // 04:27

I agree. I ended up getting the prerelease for nightfall when I got the actual game...

Lord Feathers · Jun 28, 2007, 04:33 AM // 04:33

A lot of truth in this. Even after buying the pre-release package I was still charged the FULL amount for the game afterwards !

scrinner · Jun 28, 2007, 04:44 AM // 04:44

PRBP was i believe an extra five dollars.. It wasn't a pre order in it self.

pingu666 · Jun 28, 2007, 04:45 AM // 04:45

erm, the pre realease gave u bonus items (ftw for heros) a extra chary slot, some preview material, trial etc. the nf one was really good value for money

. they should add a /bonus weapon upgrade pack on the online store, dont think the pre release pack entitles you to a discount...

The Great Al · Jun 28, 2007, 05:06 AM // 05:06

It's not a discount. Some stores made you pay 5 or 10 dollars for the prerelease pack, and that money was supposed to go towards the $50 for the game. I know the local EB Games store sold the prerelease packs for like 5 bucks, but I actually had to separately preorder the game, and those 5 dollars did not count towards my purchase. However, I couldn't find another store anywhere near me that had the preorder package, so I had no choice. 5 extra dollars isn't a huge deal but it's more the principle of the matter.

The Great Al · Jun 28, 2007, 05:12 AM // 05:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrinner

PRBP was i believe an extra five dollars.. It wasn't a pre order in it self.

Unless I am badly mistaken this is incorrect.

Enko · Jun 28, 2007, 05:24 AM // 05:24

nightfall prerelease package was just an extra item to be bought for $5. i bought 3 of them to get the half price character slot for my accounts. the $5 did not go towards my purchase of nightfall when it came out

Stormcloud · Jun 28, 2007, 05:29 AM // 05:29

Pre Release Bonus Pack is not meant to give 5 bucks off. Its a separate purchase. I bought 3 of them and then put my 5 bucks down on my pre-order for a total of 20 bucks. 5 of which came off the game. Hope this clears it up a bit.

The only problem I had locally was availability.

Mr. G · Jun 28, 2007, 08:02 AM // 08:02

btw there WILL be a pre-realese aparently

NinjaKai · Jun 28, 2007, 08:19 AM // 08:19

From HMV I got my pre-release free when I pre-ordered nightfall.

KamikazeChicken · Jun 28, 2007, 08:47 AM // 08:47

Best Buy handled the pre-release exactly the same as a pre-order when I went. They weren't exactly sure how to handle it though, so they defaulted to how they did it for Factions release.

Thunder79 · Jun 28, 2007, 09:39 AM // 09:39

It all depends on how in the know the person is...

There's three situations you can run into:
1. Pre-release pack is the down payment on the game itself and reserves your copy. You pay $5-10 and that amount is taken off the full price of the game. Essentially you get the pre-release free when you place your pre-order.

2. Pre-release pack is separate from the game itself, but it counts as a pre-order for the game. Pre-release is like $5-10, game is full price but your copy is reserved with purchase of the pre-release pack.

3. Pre-release pack is separate from the game itself...completely. The pre-release is not a down payment and does not reserve a copy for you.

and the silent #4:
They don't have a friggen clue what a pre-release pack is...let alone whether or not it comes with the pre-order...this is the stores inability to train their workers though and in no way Anet's fault.

I placed my pre-orders for my two copies of nightfall at different times...and different clerks.
The first one did a #2...he insisted that the pre-release pack is separate from the game and that it does not place a down payment on the game itself...but it does reserve a copy.
The second one did a #1 with no fuss whatsoever. Placed my pre-order and got the pre-release pack for free with my pre-order.

Both of these were at my local Gamestop.

The policy needs to be made more clear to the stores because they don't seem to know what the true policy is...some go with what has been done in the past with just about every preorder of an mmo (#1)....some apparently get told something different and go with a #2 or 3...

seems to me I also remember that Anet left it up to the stores to make the policy with the pre-release packs...which as far as I'm concerned is a bad policy...it causes inconsistency and only serves to frustrate your customers.

Etta · Jun 28, 2007, 10:26 AM // 10:26

It's depend on where you get it. Here in the UK you can buy pre box for £2.99 from GAMES or Games Station but you still have to pay full price for the final release. In HMV, when you pre-order you'll have to put £5 up front but you'll get a pre-release box for free and that £5 will go toward the full £30 price. Sometime if you lucky you'll a big poster as well.

drago34 · Jun 28, 2007, 10:44 AM // 10:44

Out of all the times I have preordered a guild wars game I have only received the preorder box once...

jammerpa · Jun 28, 2007, 12:22 PM // 12:22

For those of you in the U.S., keep an eye on Fry's (www.frys.com). I always get a great deal on pre order games from them. For example, NF was only $39.99 with free shipping, no sales tax to my state and the pre release bonus pack for free. The game arrived the day before live launch too.

Fry's FTW!!

Pickletron · Jun 28, 2007, 12:53 PM // 12:53

When I pre-ordered Nightfall at Electronics Boutique here in Australia they gave me the pre-order pack for free on that day.
They seems to know what they we're doing.

Mordakai · Jun 28, 2007, 02:07 PM // 14:07

What would a GWEN pre-release possibly offer?

There will be no new slots (no reason for an expansion).

There are no new professions, so what new weapons?

New weapons for the existing professions that somehow people don't have better versions of already?

Another mini-pet?

I can't see myself buying a pre-release for GWEN, unless it offers something pretty unique.

DragonLord|PL| · Jun 28, 2007, 04:35 PM // 16:35

Why no extra slot? The GW:P got 4 slots out of 6 possible characters. GW:F 4/8, GW:NF 4/8, all merged got 8/10, add the bonus pack NF you will get 9/10, you still can`t get 1 class, even 2 if you want to have slot for PvP.

Minipet is possible but due to number of these it will be worth about 5k.

New max weapons that can be created at any time (well, at least in any town/outpost) are great no matter what ups they have got. All my Mellonis use Soulbreaker (or what it is called), so I don`t have to look for max dmg scythe, adding inscription and buying not so cheap 20% enchant to Scythe. Any casting class Hero are doing ok with the Spiritbinder, a max10en 20% hrt staff with +5en mod and 10% all hct, I can`t see myself running and trying to buy so many staves for my heroes (8xnumber of PvE chars, thats how much I would must buy).

Personally I would be happy with some kind of special skin max Sword or Hammer. Or maybe a Wand + Offhand combo, shield?

And I`m pretty sure it will have a 10h/14day guest passed for frined/s, maybe even a special music code. Some artwork possible and few trailers to full the CD (yuck! I hate when someone puts all junk just to make CD "fuller"). Some kind of storage upgrade would be nice (an extra set of spaces to storage would be great). Maybe even a bonus hero?

LifeInfusion · Jun 28, 2007, 08:16 PM // 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thunder79

and the silent #4:
They don't have a friggen clue what a pre-release pack is...let alone whether or not it comes with the pre-order...this is the stores inability to train their workers though and in no way Anet's fault.

option #5:
They say that there is nothing in the computer (when you preorder) and when it comes time for you to get the game they say "oh by the way, there is a prerelease pack that came in today like you asked for 3 weeks ago".

It's supposed to be a pre-release/pre-order or pre whatever...which means it is supposed to come BEFORE the day of release. Apparently some places don't understand the concept of the prefix "pre-" ...