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Divine Dutchman · Apr 06, 2006, 10:27 PM // 22:27

Hello everybody,

I just signed up here and have a question regarding the Pre-Order. I heard similar stuff before but like to know the real deal...

It might have been asked before, but I hate to read through tons of pages and possibly reading different kind of answers and/or searching for the answer and still getting all kinds of answers. Perhaps another solution and/or answer has come up, so well, I'll just go ahead and ask

I live in the Netherlands and ordered the GW:Factions Collector's Edition and it came along with the Pre-Order Kit, which I received a couple of days ago (I'm having both delivered instead of picking them up at the store). I waited for a while with entering the code, wanting to be sure of things before I did anything. But I just decided to enter the code, so I did.

Now when I check the current access for my account, all I can see is Prophecies and the two Unique Items that come with the Pre-Order Kit, does this mean I will have the Early Access or not? I surely hope so, since I paid for that

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And what exactly will be the deal with getting full access when I receive the game itself (in my case the Collector's Edition)? Since we're all in differetn countries, release times might vary a bit. So do I have to wait for the package to be delivered to be able to play after the Early Access? Which means it could take a while? Or does the merchant make sure you have the order delivered on release day?

Please if someone can shed some light into this matter

Plushie Penguin · Apr 06, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31

looks like you can get the pre-orders a couple days earlyer then the public if you work for stores with it

as for divine, it's working fine, you got the pre-order stuff&such, you just can't see everything in your account

Teh Mighty Warrior · Apr 07, 2006, 01:18 AM // 01:18

Where is the cheapest, but safest, place to preorder guild wars factions. I don't want a used $5.99 one (Is that possible?), but $50 is a little expensive for me, especially since I'm broke. If you could post a link to one that would be great, otherwise I guess I'm just gonna have to dish out the $50.

Divine Dutchman · Apr 07, 2006, 01:40 AM // 01:40

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Originally Posted by Plushie Penguin

as for divine, it's working fine, you got the pre-order stuff&such, you just can't see everything in your account

Ok, thanks

. This was the answer I've been looking for, now let's hope you're right haha, nah you probably are

Mighty Warrior; I wish I only had to pay $50 lol... Though I purchased the Limited/Collectors Edition, it still costed me a 'fortune' lol:
Including delivery costs (I'm having it delivered), it costs me a total of €69.99, which is about $89.92

Shut Your Mouth · Apr 07, 2006, 08:49 PM // 20:49

OK I really need an answer to this. Why can I not pre order the Collectors Edition anywhere. I can order the standard and get a pre order pack but noone is offering the CE for pre order. This really blows to have to chose between no pre order(Collectors Edition) or Pre order(standard version only)

SylverDragon · Apr 07, 2006, 09:21 PM // 21:21

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Originally Posted by Shut Your Mouth

OK I really need an answer to this. Why can I not pre order the Collectors Edition anywhere.

It would help to know where you are and where you've tried. I'm in the UK and I know there are places online, where you can preorder the CE and get the preorder stuff.

Plushie Penguin · Apr 07, 2006, 11:58 PM // 23:58

guessing that your in america, go to the store and talk to them, best buy, comp usa and such arn't selling the pre-order packs untill april 28[lol] right now but you can reserve a copy of either by delivery or store pickup[they fed ex/ups the game to you the day it is released in the store, store pickup would be sooner]

Shut Your Mouth · Apr 08, 2006, 11:20 PM // 23:20

well I'm in NA and I went to Best Buy, Gamestop, Circuit city and walmart and tried their web sites also and none of them offer a collectors Edition for pre order. So i guess it's like I said in order to get the collector edition I have to not be able to participate in the pre order head start.

hmmm so then what's the advantage to getting the collectors edition( $10 more) other than some stickers, a poster, and a mouse pad?

Sry but IMO this is really pathetic on ANET's part offering a collectors edition, paying more money for it, and having to miss out on the pre order bonus!

Please if someone out there knows who is actually offering the collectors edition for pre order. tell me so I don't have to buy 2 copies of Factions to get the head start and the collectors edition.

Shut Your Mouth · Apr 08, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31

well actually Game stop Has it for Pre order I think but the Store say that it will not be delivered because all available copies have been ordered. So pointless to do that.

Plushie Penguin · Apr 09, 2006, 02:41 AM // 02:41

pre-ordering a pre-order lol
well, go work at a best buy or some place, employees can get it before the mark up and two or three days before the public release

yangster · Apr 09, 2006, 03:40 AM // 03:40

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Originally Posted by Shut Your Mouth

well I'm in NA and I went to Best Buy, Gamestop, Circuit city and walmart and tried their web sites also and none of them offer a collectors Edition for pre order. So i guess it's like I said in order to get the collector edition I have to not be able to participate in the pre order head start.

You need to search better. Go back to Best Buy's site. They have it up now and there's a thread about it because he works there.

SylverDragon · Apr 13, 2006, 12:18 PM // 12:18

Don't know if any of you have received anything yet form Game. Just to let you know that I put in a preorder with them on 5th Apr, and have received my preorder box today

Sagaris · Apr 13, 2006, 02:32 PM // 14:32

Nope, still nothing... not even an answer to my email about the bonus items for UK residents only. Aargh. But if you (SylverDragon) live in the UK, I'll be getting mine a few days later, cause of me living in the Netherlands. Well, I'm nearly running out of my finger- and toenails. Damnit.

SylverDragon · Apr 13, 2006, 03:52 PM // 15:52

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Originally Posted by Sagaris

Nope, still nothing... not even an answer to my email about the bonus items for UK residents only. Aargh.

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But if you (SylverDragon) live in the UK, I'll be getting mine a few days later, cause of me living in the Netherlands.

Yep I do, so hopefully it's on it's way. Good luck

Caelus The Fallen · Apr 13, 2006, 04:14 PM // 16:14

Lucky you, i put in ine way back in March and have received exactly nothing. No replies to emails either. Fantastic customer service they've got there.

Sagaris · Apr 13, 2006, 04:31 PM // 16:31

Did you order before the FPE? If so, you should've got a key by e-mail, after the FPE they stopped doing that. They started shipping the boxed pre-orders just last week, so maybe you'll have luck this/next week.

Well, i surely hope i'm getting it. Getting a bit bored.

SylverDragon · Apr 13, 2006, 04:33 PM // 16:33

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Originally Posted by Caelus The Fallen

Lucky you, i put in ine way back in March and have received exactly nothing. No replies to emails either. Fantastic customer service they've got there.

Have you received any emails from Game?

I did mention the possibility before of their emails getting lost in a spam net, which turned out to be prophetic since I ordered from them after posting that and then found all their emails to me had were being caught by my ISP's spam filter.

Caelus The Fallen · Apr 13, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

No its not a spam filter, they are just not responding

and thats been several weeks since the first email. Hopefully it will get here, and if its not here by next week there is always the phone.

Jiao Yang · Apr 13, 2006, 09:21 PM // 21:21

I just got my pre-order box from game.net. I pre-ordered on tuesday last week, so its taken just over a week to get to me. If you live further away, expect it to take up to 2 weeks

Tenaciousgreen · Apr 15, 2006, 08:59 AM // 08:59

Received my Pre-Order box today. What I am curious about is the Pre-order key which gives 24 hour headstart. Is that the main key for my game or will I have to enter the key which comes with the main box when it arrives. (I can't imagine they would give us two legitmate keys!)