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tuperwho · Feb 25, 2006, 06:33 PM // 18:33

Sweet, thanks! And I didn't want to make any moves before I heard official confirmation that both pre-order items were indeed included at all retail locations.

fiery · Feb 25, 2006, 06:46 PM // 18:46

I'm actually might be pre-ordering it today or tomorow, so i'll find out as well.

iggk · Feb 27, 2006, 04:37 PM // 16:37

with the pre-order due in stores tomorrow i thought i would ask if anyone knows what items will be included and if items would be varied from store to store like they did with chapter 1

forever · Feb 27, 2006, 08:15 PM // 20:15

The items will be one each for Assassin and Ritualist, the two new professions in Factions. All stores will have the same pre-order items. This has been confirmed by Gaile Gray's in game talk.

iggk · Feb 27, 2006, 08:53 PM // 20:53

thanks, i knew they were items for the new classes just wasn't sure if they were the same per store, and haven't been able to find my own answers since search hasn't worked in days.

Mordakai · Feb 27, 2006, 09:23 PM // 21:23

Just to confirm, Pre-ordering also gets you an extra day of playing, right? (before everyone else?)

Loviatar · Feb 27, 2006, 09:26 PM // 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordakai

Just to confirm, Pre-ordering also gets you an extra day of playing, right? (before everyone else?)

from GW site

Quote:

Guild Wars Factions pre-order package, which will include the Guild Wars Factions (GWF) pre-order CD, a GWF beta access key, a "friend" key that allows access to the beta event, a 14-day, 10-hour trial key for the original Guild Wars game, a tactical guide, and a quick-reference card. The Guild Wars Factions pre-order key also adds one unique item for each of the game's two new professions, the Ritualist and the Assassin, and authorizes the user to play Guild Wars Factions 24 hours before the game's street date in spring 2006. The Guild Wars Factions pre-order package will be available in retail stores nationwide beginning February 28.

Krazy K · Feb 28, 2006, 03:37 AM // 03:37

If im already playing the original guild wars then will i get any benefit at all from pre ordering it? besides the fact of not having to search mulyiple stores for a copy when its released? And does the pre order package cost any more then just going to the store and buying it on release day?

EternalTempest · Feb 28, 2006, 06:18 AM // 06:18

You get the special pre-order items for the two new jobs and get to play the game 24 hours before anyone else.

ignis · Feb 28, 2006, 09:29 AM // 09:29

I am once again pissed.

US:

Quote:

The NORTH AMERICAN PRE-ORDER INCLUDES:
A key that provides access to the Factions Preview Event on March 24th
Access to Guild Wars Factions twenty-four hours before the official release date
Exclusive in-game items—one unique item for each of the two new professions
A "friend" key that gives one of your friends access to the Factions Preview Event on March 24th
A 14-day, 10-hour trial of Guild Wars (original Prophecies campaign)
A tactical guide
A quick-reference card
A CD that includes concept art, wallpapers, and in-game trailers

...and a nice list of retailers where americans could get the preorder.

EU:

Quote:

THE EUROPEAN ONLINE PRE-ORDER (no box or contents)
Beginning March 3rd, European customers can visit their favorite online retailer to pre-order Guild Wars Factions online. The online pre-order will include:
A key that provides access to the Factions Preview Event on March 24th
Access to Guild Wars Factions twenty-four hours before the official release date
Exclusive in-game items—one unique item for each of the two new professions
A "friend" key that gives one of your friends access to the Factions Preview Event on March 24th

THE EUROPEAN BOXED PRE-ORDER PACK
The European boxed Pre-Order Pack will be available in stores on March 31st and will include all of the items available in the online pre-order plus:
A tactical guide and quick-reference card PDF in five different languages
A CD that includes concept art, wallpapers, in-game movies, and Factions music
A Guild Wars Factions poster

and no retailer list, nothing.

does anyone else find it weird and annoying how anet always targers US rather than europe?

EDIT: Edited for language. Do not try and get around the word filters by mistyping the word again.

RBK · Feb 28, 2006, 09:41 AM // 09:41

lol, this is a bit of a pointless thread... same old stuff. americans always get the better package... but we just accept it now lol.. LIFE GOES ON

Yeah it's a kick ass game but at the end of the day... sorry to disappoint some people.. but it's only a game

Raxxman · Feb 28, 2006, 10:28 AM // 10:28

Thing is with Europe all material has to be translated into a number of different languages, this takes time and money compared to the large US market.

Gonzo · Feb 28, 2006, 10:34 AM // 10:34

That's only because the German and French are stuborn and want stuff in their own language.

The whole pre-order concept doesn't excist over here in europe, I think that's more the issue.

Urias Skult · Feb 28, 2006, 10:39 AM // 10:39

Is the game at least being released on the same date worldwide?

Mercury Angel · Feb 28, 2006, 10:48 AM // 10:48

I'd give you my Ithas Bow for a Chimeric Prism if I could, seriously. At least the prism was unique in its own way.

I'm not even sure what you're complaining about. If it's store location, perhaps it's a bit difficult to arrange the pre-order shipment to certain stores this early? Europe is a pretty big area with a wide variety of countries of people who speak different languages, and have different cultures. I'm not sure if there's anything like the US Wall-Mart spread across the entire continent for them to distribute the packages through, but it would seem like that's not the case.

Whatever the case may be, the pre-order has JUST started, and the game won't even be out for at least after March, you might want to try a little patience before the attitude.

Shanaeri Rynale · Feb 28, 2006, 10:53 AM // 10:53

I guess the poster is a sort of compensation for having to wait an extra month(nearly) for a box..

coolsti · Feb 28, 2006, 11:27 AM // 11:27

If its any consolation, it seems usually to be the case with PC games that they become available in Europe much more quickly at a price translated to dollars which is much lower than what can be found in the US. What I mean is, if I keep an eye on my local internet shops here in Denmark, I can usually get a new game discounted at a much lower price than I could get the same game at the same time in the US.

Hurray for discounting! I could wait a few weeks before joining the Factions crowd and by then the first wave of Assassins should have been gone ....

Lady Lozza · Feb 28, 2006, 11:42 AM // 11:42

Coolsti - that is very true, I normally buy from Europe because even with shipping it is often cheaper than buying the game in Australia.

Sheol · Feb 28, 2006, 11:44 AM // 11:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by ignis

I am once again pissed.

US:

...and a nice list of retailers where americans could get the preorder.

EU:

and no retailer list, nothing.

does anyone else find it weird and annoying how anet always targers US rather than europe? what the fcuk?! even blizzard with their shitass WoW have more respect for europe.

What about Australia....There are 3 EB stores in my state and they are 500kms away. SO I wont have the opportunity to pre-order and will have to wait longer to even get the game

Spenser_For_Hire · Feb 28, 2006, 11:52 AM // 11:52

pre order on amazon.com, you dont have to get off your lazy butt and they will ship it right to you
and OP quit whining bro, ANet is an american company and those who wrote that on the main site prolly dont know alot about the EURO chains, or maybe EB and best buy and stop are all in europe and the ones listed in the AM part are universal