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Lasher Dragon · Feb 09, 2006, 08:29 PM // 20:29

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Originally Posted by forever

Those unlocks won't be purged. If you add a retail key to the temp account, you can keep those unlocks. And if you intend to unlock new skills and item upgrades, you must be playing PvP during the event, in which case, you should have a PvP character available by all means.

Are you playing the same game I am, or am I missing something here?

Diablo™ · Feb 09, 2006, 08:29 PM // 20:29

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Originally Posted by Sagaris

Ok, just to let me get this straight. If you've got Ch. 1 Guild Wars you can play it.

...if all four of you character slot is not already filled... but you do get 3 invitations, which you can use to self-invite yourself for a temp FPE account, which will be purged after 14 days/10 hours of game play.

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Originally Posted by Sagaris

If you haven't got Ch. 1 Guild Wars you can play it by acquiring a pre-order package?

The package comes with a FPE temp account code which you can use to create a temp FPE account, which will also be purged after 14 days/10 hours of game play.

The 14 days/10 hours limitation seems to be only negatable by purchasing and adding a permanent account code to it, the preview characters and items will remain "locked" but accessible again upon retail release.

Diablo™ · Feb 09, 2006, 08:33 PM // 20:33

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Originally Posted by forever

Those unlocks won't be purged. If you add a retail key to the temp account, you can keep those unlocks. And if you intend to unlock new skills and item upgrades, you must be playing PvP during the event, in which case, you should have a PvP character available by all means.

It's possible to unlock skills/items through PvE as well.

And adding a retail key does make the temp account permanent, but if the idea of creating a temp account was because your original retail account already has 4 characters, you would end up with 2 seperate retail accounts.

Making a temp account permanent seems to only appeal either those who'se never purchased the original GW Ch.1, or intend to have 2 seperate accounts after the preview event.

Wrath Of Dragons · Feb 09, 2006, 08:37 PM // 20:37

ok another question: are just the free acounts limited to 10 hours, or do paying accounts have this limit too?
and also, if the preorder gives you this stuff, can you use slots in your new preorder account to play this event and therefore play over the 10hour limit?

Diablo™ · Feb 09, 2006, 08:41 PM // 20:41

My guess is if you hog all three of the self-invites, you can technically play up to 30 hours... but thats alot of playing for 1 just week if you ask me

Xenrath · Feb 09, 2006, 08:46 PM // 20:46

Thanks for clearing up about the Chapter 1 Collector's Edition

So, natural question leading on from that, is there going to be a C.E. version of Chapter 2 as well?

chris_nin00 · Feb 09, 2006, 08:50 PM // 20:50

Of course there will Xenrath

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A-net is doing revolutionary things to the gaming world. I applaud them.

Arduin · Feb 09, 2006, 08:52 PM // 20:52

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Originally Posted by Xenrath

Thanks for clearing up about the Chapter 1 Collector's Edition

So, natural question leading on from that, is there going to be a C.E. version of Chapter 2 as well?

Read all about it

http://www.guildwars.com/aboutgw/faq...ctions-faq.php

Xenrath · Feb 09, 2006, 08:52 PM // 20:52

I'd be interested to find out what will come with the Collector's Edition for chapter 2. Hopefully there will be a full list of versions and what comes with each version (normal retail, pre-order and Special Edition) as it was kind of confusing trying to find out beforehand

forever · Feb 09, 2006, 08:56 PM // 20:56

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Originally Posted by Lasher Dragon

Are you playing the same game I am, or am I missing something here?

Sorry about the confusion. What I meant is unlocking by faction. Although one can unlock through PvE, I doubt there would be much of the opportunity to get unlocks during this event. So the most practical way to unlock things is through PvP faction. And I assume if you care about unlocks, then you must have a free PvP character slot to use your unlocks, otherwise, the unlocks are irrelavent.

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Originally Posted by Diablo™

...if all four of you character slot is not already filled... but you do get 3 invitations, which you can use to self-invite yourself for a temp FPE account, which will be purged after 14 days/10 hours of game play.

The package comes with a FPE temp account code which you can use to create a temp FPE account, which will also be purged after 14 days/10 hours of game play.

The 14 days/10 hours limitation seems to be only negatable by purchasing and adding a permanent account code to it, the preview characters and items will remain "locked" but accessible again upon retail release.

You get confused about the 14 day/10 hour trial, which applies to the original GW, not Factions. All the access keys to the preview event have no time limit during the event.

Read the press release carefully:

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Entry into the beta event will also be available through the 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.

Andy_M · Feb 09, 2006, 08:58 PM // 20:58

Hmmmmm.........I'll hold fire on the enthusiasm until I get more info. Not particularly bothered about pre-order/collectors items to be honest. Nice and a good way of getting more cash (for Anet) but I'm not into flim flam ect (unless it's extra character slots or storage space - then count me in). Yeah, definately need more info. I'm hoping it's not going to run smack into the Oblivion release date.

fiery · Feb 09, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00

i called my EBGAMES they getting it Feb 28, and the collectors edition is 10 bucks more than the regular game. so $60 here.

DEK · Feb 09, 2006, 09:02 PM // 21:02

The 10 hour or 14 days key in the pre order is for new players to try chapter 1 and not chapter 2 and the beta access key is seperate from it and will last the weekend as will the 3 invites.

*forever beat me to it, I should of refreshed*

forever · Feb 09, 2006, 09:06 PM // 21:06

I'm not sure if anyone posted this in this thread or a new thread, but there is a Factions Preview Event FAQ on official website. Link is herehttp://www.guildwars.com/events/faq-...eviewevent.php

DEK · Feb 09, 2006, 09:09 PM // 21:09

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Originally Posted by Arduinna

Just one more li'l Q Alex. I was wondering if I will be able to play the PvE-content of Factions during the Beta-event with one of my original characters from Prophecies. Because my 4 slots are all filled up, and i won't be getting a fifth, and I'd sure like to save all the items/quest rewards/story progression I will get during the Beta-event.

Nope, according to the FAQ for the event it says you wont be able to.faq-factionspreviewevent

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Will I be able to bring my existing character to the continent of Cantha and play through the Factions Campaign missions?

Although such travel will be accessible after the release of Guild Wars Factions, during this beta testing weekend, we will not be supporting character travel between the continents of Tyria and Cantha, or between the Battle Isles and Cantha. Also, there will be no vault storage agents available on Cantha, so there will be no way to transfer items between characters.

Kool Pajamas · Feb 09, 2006, 09:20 PM // 21:20

So how long will the beta for Cantha be then? Just one day?

forever · Feb 09, 2006, 09:23 PM // 21:23

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Originally Posted by Andy_M

Ok so we can't use our original characters in the unpaid beta testing weekend - sort of figured that would happen. Shame.

I think the reason behind this is that not all the current player will buy GW:Factions. For those who don't buy, playing their existing characters in Cantha would mess up their record. So the FPE is actually taking place in a perfectly isolated world (aka Cantha), all the newly created PvE characters cannot interact with the existing world in any way, so Anet can safely wipe out all the data after this event.

forever · Feb 09, 2006, 09:26 PM // 21:26

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Originally Posted by Kool Pajamas

So how long will the beta for Cantha be then? Just one day?

I assume it will last that whole weekend like usual. But strangely enough there is no information about this as far as I know.

Lasher Dragon · Feb 09, 2006, 09:39 PM // 21:39

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Originally Posted by forever

Sorry about the confusion. What I meant is unlocking by faction. Although one can unlock through PvE, I doubt there would be much of the opportunity to get unlocks during this event. So the most practical way to unlock things is through PvP faction. And I assume if you care about unlocks, then you must have a free PvP character slot to use your unlocks, otherwise, the unlocks are irrelavent.

Even though I do not currently PvP, that doesn't mean that I won't someday. The unlocks are important to me simply because I like to accomplish as much as I can, similar to doing all the bonus missions. My hope is that I will get another slot with the Factions purchase, and it will be my PvP'er.

onilink · Feb 09, 2006, 10:01 PM // 22:01

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Originally Posted by Kool Pajamas

So how long will the beta for Cantha be then? Just one day?

Just now in L.A. Int. D1, the frog said that the beta will be on the 24th, 25th, and 26th