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LifeInfusion · Feb 05, 2006, 01:45 AM // 01:45

Advice to all: Buy actual box. It saves you the trouble of the downloads in between maps.

Also, you will have proof that you own it, and do not have to worry about being scammed. If you do not get a key in your package you can return it.

ikelleigh · Feb 05, 2006, 01:58 AM // 01:58

Well... downloads are not a problem I have with my fast Cable connection. Second, playNC.com keeps track of all of your purchased game codes... so if you lose the boxed version, or the number smudges off of the CD case, what are you going to do then?

Buy on-line if you have the bandwidth. Seriously.

lg5000 · Feb 05, 2006, 02:05 AM // 02:05

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Originally Posted by ikelleigh

I'm sorry, but why pre-order? Can't you just buy it online from the playNC.com site on the day of release? No wait... just download and play. That's what I did for Guild Wars.

Maybe lack of credit card?

ikelleigh · Feb 05, 2006, 02:07 AM // 02:07

ah yes... always forget that there are a lot of people under 18 playing this.

Ure Maker · Feb 05, 2006, 08:50 PM // 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikelleigh

Well... downloads are not a problem I have with my fast Cable connection. Second, playNC.com keeps track of all of your purchased game codes... so if you lose the boxed version, or the number smudges off of the CD case, what are you going to do then?

Buy on-line if you have the bandwidth. Seriously.

ATM guild wars runs without a disk so hopefully factions will as well

unless u mean when u get it in the mail and its scratched etc then well u r pritty much f%$!ed

neoteo · Feb 05, 2006, 09:17 PM // 21:17

no collectors to pre orders ? mmm , hard to chose now ... be one of the first to step on factions floor or w8 for collectors

Ure Maker · Feb 05, 2006, 09:35 PM // 21:35

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Originally Posted by neoteo

no collectors to pre orders ? mmm , hard to chose now ... be one of the first to step on factions floor or w8 for collectors

y not both

no really though im getting pre-order i want to be one of the first (so hope im not working when it arrives) to play in cantha since i missed out being one of the first when prophecies came out i want to be one of the many first thousands to play it on release

Age · Feb 05, 2006, 09:53 PM // 21:53

Don't forget there are two versions of the game this one solely for PvP.

Fates · Feb 05, 2006, 10:14 PM // 22:14

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Originally Posted by Age

Don't forget there are two versions of the game this one solely for PvP.

You might want to do a little more reading about the game before posting something so blatantly wrong. There is no "solely for pvp" version of the game.

Ure Maker · Feb 05, 2006, 10:15 PM // 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Age

Don't forget there are two versions of the game this one solely for PvP.

WTF i dont think Anet would b so gready to do that

My Sweet Revenga · Feb 05, 2006, 10:24 PM // 22:24

After all this effort on Gaile's part to set the record straight, here comes Best Buy stirring up the controversy again with a blatently confusing statement:

-Expansion pack requires the full version of Guild Wars to play

Love their prices, hate their research staff. Guess what 50% of the questions to gaile are gonna be next LA PR meeting..... yet again....

Shadowfox1125 · Feb 06, 2006, 05:56 AM // 05:56

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Originally Posted by Age

Don't forget there are two versions of the game this one solely for PvP.

People get confused..
More than 1 meaning of "faction" ...
Faction: Use it to unlock mods, skills, etc for PvP Char..
Faction: "a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking" (m-w.com) Yay for cites..
^ Refers to the two groups you can join in the PvE(?) aspect of the game..
No two versions of the game.

Yeah, I'm waiting until I know what's in both..

Vilaptca · Feb 06, 2006, 08:05 AM // 08:05

Maybe thats why so many people just want to call it Fractions...

imsystem · Feb 06, 2006, 09:37 AM // 09:37

i just want to know how many slots i will get to add to my account cause i dont wanna pay the same price as somone who only has factions to get 2 extra slots when they get 4

and dont say we get the added benifet of going to either area with all our charactors so we sacrafice a few slots

cause i paid my money for 4 slots with guild wars and then im paying the same money i expect the same slots for factions

basically until they explain how the slots for charactors are going to be im not ordering anything

-Loki- · Feb 06, 2006, 09:55 AM // 09:55

"Expansion pack requires the full version of Guild Wars to play"

"Slay more than 300 new monsters"

Yep. This is a pre order to keep an eye on. Love their attention to details.

Omega X · Feb 06, 2006, 10:15 AM // 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by My Sweet Revenga

After all this effort on Gaile's part to set the record straight, here comes Best Buy stirring up the controversy again with a blatently confusing statement:

-Expansion pack requires the full version of Guild Wars to play

Love their prices, hate their research staff. Guess what 50% of the questions to gaile are gonna be next LA PR meeting..... yet again....

That's what happens when you do the PR shuffle and not properly disclose information to retailers.

I'm not preordering untill ALL of the details to Factions have been laid on the table and not get the PR shuffle when I ask a question.

=HT=Ingram · Feb 06, 2006, 11:43 AM // 11:43

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Originally Posted by Ken Dei

EB Games has it for pre-order at some of their stores too, not sure about online pre-order. But I reserved a copy the day before yesterday.

WARNING WARNING WARNING!!!!! This Vendor is a VERY VERY BAD SOURCE...

EBGAMES had a preorder item so they drew in many orders for the game.

In my case they not only did not send me my game till almost 4 weeks after the release(even though I had it preordered for almost a year in advance), but They sold my billing information to a 3rd party that used that information to bill my credit card for fraudulent subscriptions to something called reservations rewards or something like that... Took me 5 months dealing with the bank and FBI for fraudulent charges, and finally having to change my CC account to get it corrected... I will never do business on EBGames site again...

Quote from their webpage:

Quote:

Sharing of Information

Sharing with Third Parties. We may share customer information that we collect with third parties. Usually, this information will be shared with a third party that has relationship with us as a business partner or marketing partner. (See information on Third Party Relationships below.) Also, we may use the information that you provide us, or that we collect about you, in connection with the promotion of our products and services and those of our affiliates. It is not our policy to sell or rent lists of our website customers to unaffiliated third parties.

Sharing with our Contractors. We also may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include order fulfillment, package delivery, postal mail and e-mail communications, customer lists management, data analysis, marketing assistance, credit card processing, and customer relationship management. These companies and individuals have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but they are not permitted to use such information for other purposes without our permission.

Promotional Offers May be Sent to You. We may send you offers on behalf of our company or other businesses, or permit other businesses that we are working with to send you offers, if we believe that you may be interested in receiving these offers. If, after receiving a non-order related email, you do not want to receive such emails in the future, you can notify us, by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link attached to each email.

Sale or Acquisition of Business Units. As we continue to develop our business, we may buy or sell business divisions or companies, we may merge or combine with another company, or our company itself, or all or a significant part of its assets, may be acquired by another company. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred and shared business assets. The information transferred and shared remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing privacy notice (unless, of course, the customer has agreed to be subject to new privacy notice terms).

In my case I missed the fine print option to opt-out of a subscription to this thing, that was default to accept at purchase... however it appeared NOWHERE on my billing statement... It just magically showed up on my CC right after the purchase of the preorder. But they used that as legal means to bill me for almost 3 months worth of $9.00 for this service, and it took a LONG time to get it off my record and get my money back.

Just letting the community know. EBGAMES is not to be trusted at all. I had forwarded the police report to arenanet as they wanted to kept apprised of the problem cause they got many such complaints from this vendor. Hardly worth the trouble for the Preorder bow if you ask me...

Mystical · Feb 06, 2006, 11:51 AM // 11:51

Lucky me, I already have it preorders from EBGames.

=HT=Ingram · Feb 06, 2006, 12:02 PM // 12:02

Just watch your cc statement real close and report it to your bank ASAP if they hit you for it again... I really should have posted this a long time ago in public... but I didnt think of it till i saw that post about EBgames again..

nirhan shadowmauler · Feb 06, 2006, 12:09 PM // 12:09

i AlWAYS pre-order any game in a store and get a box for it. why? because online vendors are ALL scammers. just look at what ea games and fileplanet are doing with the bfme2 pre-order. you pre-order and get guaranteed beta access from ea games. then fileplanet says no you cant download the file without paying us. ok wait ea might sue us... oh you can download the file but we wont give you the password to install it unless you pay us.