Curse

Juguard · Mar 06, 2006, 09:43 PM // 21:43

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=646557

EternalTempest · Mar 06, 2006, 09:43 PM // 21:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordakai

To be sure, I wouldn't have shopped EB Games except I had a Gift Card there.

Say, weren't EB Games and Gamestop supposed to merge at some point?

There owned by the same company now. Gamestop bought EB but like's EB brand name / it's more out there. Just like SBC bought AT&T but using the AT&T name and dropping SBC.

Deus Ex II, certain aspect of two coffee shops competing against each other here

I'm not preordering until I can preorder the CE pack. I did get CE preorder pack from BB so I can get the cool stuff and when I get a 2nd box, give I away to someone I'm trying to get hooked on GW.

rollntider · Mar 06, 2006, 09:51 PM // 21:51

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Originally Posted by Nevin

If you order GW: Factions online,when do they send you the pre-order box?

you would have to ask the company you ordered from

I had a friend order from amazon, and they called amazon and they were told they would be sent out as soon as they recieved them.

Lowly Peasant · Mar 06, 2006, 09:53 PM // 21:53

I preordered from GameStop near where I live, no preorder kit, just a crappy Onimusha "collector card" thing.

Nevin · Mar 06, 2006, 09:57 PM // 21:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by rollntider

you would have to ask the company you ordered from

I had a friend order from amazon, and they called amazon and they were told they would be sent out as soon as they recieved them.

Meh thats the thing, I E-Mailed EB games and they sent me an auto response.. (Which gave me no info)

Pharoke · Mar 06, 2006, 09:59 PM // 21:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by rollntider

you would have to ask the company you ordered from

I had a friend order from amazon, and they called amazon and they were told they would be sent out as soon as they recieved them.

Thank you for that little tidbit, I was just coming to terms with the fact that Amazon might not be sending them out at all.

Mordakai · Mar 06, 2006, 10:01 PM // 22:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by EternalTempest

There owned by the same company now. Gamestop bought EB but like's EB brand name / it's more out there. Just like SBC bought AT&T but using the AT&T name and dropping SBC.

Deus Ex II, certain aspect of two coffee shops competing against each other here

He-he. I loved that in Deus Ex II.

Funny thing is, I tried to use my Gift card at Gamestop and they wouldn't let me... so, it's JUST like those coffee shops.

Quote:

Originally Posted by EternalTempest

I'm not preordering until I can preorder the CE pack. I did get CE preorder pack from BB so I can get the cool stuff and when I get a 2nd box, give I away to someone I'm trying to get hooked on GW.

Is there actually going to be a CE pre-order package? I thought they'd be the same...

MedievalManIII · Mar 06, 2006, 10:12 PM // 22:12

I hope that this CE will include the wonderful glow that emits from your hands when you dance. The store where I got GW from had no copies of the CE left so I got lazy and grabbed the regular edition. I don't want to rebuy GW just to get the glow.

Hopefully, more information will be released regarding the CE.

Frost1069 · Mar 06, 2006, 10:21 PM // 22:21

yea so i called up eb last friday and they told me that they had somthing coming in today but they didn't know what it was or if the pre-order package was inside it but that i should call back....so i did and they guy checked on the computer and told me they ere expecting it in april! GAHHH!!!

i get that every time i call or go there....so i explained that it was a pre-order package and you get it when you pre-order the game....and that it comes with all this extra stuff.....the interupts by saying "we usually give thing like that out when you pre-order the game."

this time my emotions ranged from

to

and followed by

!!!!!!!!!

i then proceeded to tell him "I know, i was supposed to get it when i pre-ordered but you guys hadn't goten it in yet....so i'm calling now to see if u got it in that package i was told you were expecting today."

hey then paused for a moment and says....."yeeea umm i dont think we have it"

-_-

to which i finish by saying..."umm ok i'll check back onother time then"

but in my head i'm thinkin'

i hate you...you didn't even look

but just to make sure i was wondering if u live in the NY, CT, OR Mass area if u guy have gotten ur pre-order packages yet....cuz if u have and there not here soon imma be pissed

sooo yea let me kno...thx

EternalTempest · Mar 06, 2006, 10:24 PM // 22:24

I would cancel your pre-order eb if your getting that much greif or pick up the pre-order kit from BB and lose $10.

Lowly Peasant · Mar 06, 2006, 10:31 PM // 22:31

http://shop.gameparty.net/details.php?id=1835
http://shop.game.net/ViewProduct.asp...144&mid=328036
Both sites have a very interesting bit of information listed:
Key for Additional Character Slot

tuperwho · Mar 06, 2006, 10:40 PM // 22:40

Following the news from Rollntider, I decided to call amazon.com, too. What a fun experience! First off, you don't call them.... you provide a phone number, and they call you! Makes you feel like you won something.

Anyway, I talked to a representative who said she could find no trace or hint of the pre-order package in the system. I informed her of what I knew from the guild wars press releases and website, at which point she put me on hold for a few minutes to see what she could find. I also asked her if there was a way to ask to get the amazon.com people to look into this or contact Guild Wars people. Funny thing is that she returned knowing nothing more than before, but asked me to provide them with links to the information

So, here's what I sent. If they reply with anything useful (i.e., more than a standard auto-response, I will share the info here.

My e-mail to them:
I was just speaking to someone on the phone customer service. I had called to inquire about the Pre-order Package that my pre-order (order # XXXXXXXXXXX) of Guild Wars: Factions entitles me to. Your representative said that there was no record of this pre-order package in the system. She also suggested that I send some information in the form of website links to you via this e-mail so that you could look into the product.

Here is a link to the offical Guild Wars website's page on what is supposed to be in the package: http://www.guildwars.com/aboutgw/whe...nspreorder.php . I understand that this may not help a lot, but at least you will see the product you are supposed to be recieving and distributing.

And here is the FAQ page on the same website. If you read closely, Under the "where can I learn more about the Factions pre-order pack" heading, it states that the product should be in the hands of the distributors as of Feb. 28. Also, if you read under "is there another pre-release Factions event" and "how do I get access to the Factions event", you will see that the code included in the pre-order package is for use on March 24. Which is why this product was intended for current distribution, not April 28th, which is the ship date showing for my current order (but more accurately, is the ship date for the final release of the product).

Also, this "pre-order package" is supposed to be at no cost to the distributors, as stated by Gaile Grey, the Guild Wars public relations representative here:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...=129182&page=6 . Sadly, I could not find the original words by her, but post # 132 has text quoted from her.

Thank you for looking into the matter. Your efforts will make me and numerous other customers very happy.

Edit: oh crud, just realized I didn't include the link to the FAQ page.

Mentalmdc · Mar 06, 2006, 10:42 PM // 22:42

I am from the UK, therefore i will be preordering from a UK site.
either here:
http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/...rm=ALL&x=0&y=0
or here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...602534-3747656
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...602534-3747656

What i want to know is what is the collectors edition?
is it this "THE EUROPEAN BOXED PRE-ORDER PACK"??
found here:
http://www.guildwars.com/aboutgw/whe...preordereu.php

also is the "THE EUROPEAN ONLINE PRE-ORDER (no box or contents)" the non collectors edition found on the obove websites?

If i buy the collectors now, do i get shipped a pre order box, thne when the game comes out i get a disk throught the post with my code on it? I get sent a code by email with no disk? Other method? is it all sent at once but i cant actually play it until the release date(or 24hours b4)?

Plz help, i'm kinda confused...

Thanks alot,
-THE M-

Eric Deathbane · Mar 06, 2006, 10:45 PM // 22:45

So far I have only found this...

- PlayNC catalogue
- Guild Wars Factions Manual
- Guild Wars Factions Quick Ref Guide
- Plastic Collectable Security/Activation Card
- Ritualist Cloth Picture
- Guild Wars, Factions Desk Calendar
- Guild Wars, Factions Mouse Mat
- Guild Wars, Factions Sticker Set
- Guild Wars, Factions Artbook
- Friends Trill Key
- Key for additional Character Slots

^Is this worth $20 more?!?!?!

Mordakai · Mar 06, 2006, 10:46 PM // 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowly Peasant

http://shop.gameparty.net/details.php?id=1835
http://shop.game.net/ViewProduct.asp...144&mid=328036
Both sites have a very interesting bit of information listed:
Key for Additional Character Slot

I'm not getting my hopes up until it's confirmed by Anet!

EternalTempest · Mar 06, 2006, 10:48 PM // 22:48

I think Gaile has said that is not true (to the extra slot) for the CE in the past in a post.

Lowly Peasant · Mar 06, 2006, 10:48 PM // 22:48

That's what I thought. Those sites look none too reliable.

Mordakai · Mar 06, 2006, 10:49 PM // 22:49

If the "key for additional slots" means one an extra slot beyond the regular edition, Hell yes.

The book, mousepad, calendar and Cloth Picture all sound pretty cool, actually.

Eh, who am I kidding, I'll get it, even if there's no bonus character slot!

Mordakai · Mar 06, 2006, 10:50 PM // 22:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by EternalTempest

I think Gaile has said that is not true (to the extra slot) for the CE in the past in a post.

Did she actually deny it, or just not confirm it?

That's an important distinction. I haven't heard officially one way or the other...

Frost1069 · Mar 06, 2006, 10:52 PM // 22:52

the closest BB is mad far so i can get to it...but i'm hopin the pre-order package comes in soon....thats why i'm wondering bout if ppl in the area had it yet