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Kirbie · Mar 17, 2005, 04:30 AM // 04:30

i forgot to add something
the in-game special items will not be restricted by character's profession attributes.

Kirbie · Mar 17, 2005, 04:35 AM // 04:35

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Originally Posted by PhineasToke

Thanks for your reply, but I'd like to hear from one of the site admins or one of the beta testers with an official answer (to quell my anxiety).

ok..if that is the case...ill give you direct quote
you can find this on official guildwars support page. Around page 2

Question
I preordered Guild Wars and have received the preorder package. Where do I find the special in-game item?

Answer
Your special item will become available when the game is released. The item will be given to your account's characters when you create them.

noticed "account's" character?

whiskas · Mar 17, 2005, 05:29 AM // 05:29

That headset looks mighty tempting, my junky $10 sony's are falling apart.

Does anyone know if the aura will give any bonus' to the characters stats? or is it a purely cosmetic feature?

Ensign · Mar 17, 2005, 06:02 AM // 06:02

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Originally Posted by Kirbie

noticed "account's" character?

Possessive

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Originally Posted by whiskas

That headset looks mighty tempting, my junky $10 sony's are falling apart.

Why not spend the $30 you'd spend on a collector's edition on a good pair of headphones? A music CD and art book are nice and all, but if you're going to be a die-hard Guild Wars junkie you're going to want some real headphones, not some throwin.

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Originally Posted by whiskas

Does anyone know if the aura will give any bonus' to the characters stats? or is it a purely cosmetic feature?

I'd guess that it'd be limited to making your character's shiny - or it's an equipped item that will eventually be replaced by something available in the game. In any case the odds are incredibly long that it will have any influence on competitive balance in the long run.

Peace,
-CxE

Gaile Gray · Mar 17, 2005, 06:31 AM // 06:31

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Originally Posted by Weezer_Blue

they won't... they might vary the prices of the expansions at the very most... but monthly fees are out of the question for A.Net.

Listen to Weezy, he's right.

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Originally Posted by THX

There won't be a monthly fee, ever. End of story.

He's right, too.

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Originally Posted by PhineasToke

This may be redundant, but since my pre-order is with Best Buys, if I choose the deluxe package instead of the standard edition, will I still get the special item (shield) designated by the pre-order purchase because it will be purchased from Best Buys? Is the special item assigned because of the pre-order package or is it assigned by final purchase? Is NC Soft really going to produce x number of games with the special item per vendor based on the pre-order and not on actual purchases by the buyers?

Ok, the special item (Ithas Bow, War Pick) is from the preorder package or from preordering (Europe's Chemeric Prism). The Divine Aura is from the CE. You can have both, most definitely. The item is given to your account directly, and not through a vendor. Each of your characters has the unique item and/or possibly the Divine Aura, too. You simply use the CE Retail Key on the account that had the Preorder Key and you will receive both item and aura.

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Originally Posted by Ensign

Why not spend the $30 you'd spend on a collector's edition on a good pair of headphones? A music CD and art book are nice and all, but if you're going to be a die-hard Guild Wars junkie you're going to want some real headphones, not some throwin.

I think the SPR of the headphones is somewhere over $20. They're not chessy, I promise.

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Originally Posted by Kirbie

ArenaNet will do amazingly well...and keep their promises. because i believe quality always prove itself

before i found out about guildwars, my favorite developer was blizzard for their quality games. blizzard's quality games have been always popular(can you believe they still make starcraft patch?...now i call that a quality service)

after the guildwars beta...ArenaNet have proved itself worthy of my fav developer list. guildwars just blew my mind...above my expectations.
Im a big fan of ArenaNet now

i wish ArenaNet will do so well that they keep release fun quality games in the future

busy advertising guildwars to my friends these days :P

thanks ArenaNet for guildwars

*copies post for office window* *sniff* You've warmed my heart.

Dreamsmith · Mar 17, 2005, 06:49 AM // 06:49

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

Each of your characters has the unique item and/or possibly the Divine Aura, too.

Is this only true for characters that exist at the start of the game (April 27th), or will these items be in the inventory of any characters I start later? For example, if I play for three weeks, then create a new character, will that new character have the item(s)?

Nascent · Mar 17, 2005, 08:21 AM // 08:21

It does make a whee bit bitter that they now released the collectors edition (two weeks after I pre-ordered the normal one

) I mean, if I was made of money you know what I'd be doing...but since im not, I'll just have to bitterly glare at anyone with a shiny aura in game methinks.

God that Art book would have been sweet though...

Gaile Gray · Mar 17, 2005, 08:34 AM // 08:34

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Originally Posted by Dreamsmith

Is this only true for characters that exist at the start of the game (April 27th), or will these items be in the inventory of any characters I start later? For example, if I play for three weeks, then create a new character, will that new character have the item(s)?

The preorder item and the Divine Aura are account based. So you will could have a special item and/or an aura for each character you create on that account into the future. I will verify for 100% certainty, but I'm quite comfortable that this will be how it's going to work.

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Originally Posted by Nascent

It does make a whee bit bitter that they now released the collectors edition (two weeks after I pre-ordered the normal one

) I mean, if I was made of money you know what I'd be doing...but since im not, I'll just have to bitterly glare at anyone with a shiny aura in game methinks.

God that Art book would have been sweet though...

It's ok, Nascent, we'll still like you, even if you are aura-less. There will be no class distinctions in Tyria!

Kirbie · Mar 17, 2005, 02:17 PM // 14:17

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

*copies post for office window* *sniff* You've warmed my heart.

*sniff sniff* thanks

Bgnome · Mar 17, 2005, 02:58 PM // 14:58

"The suggested retail price for the Collector’s Edition is $79.99. Contents and pricing may vary outside of North America."

well, that alone just made me preorder the CE from bestbuy.com to lock in the $59.99..
i wonder what i am going to do with two copies of the game and an extra pre-order package..

Dreamsmith · Mar 17, 2005, 03:18 PM // 15:18

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Originally Posted by Bgnome

well, that alone just made me preorder the CE from bestbuy.com to lock in the $59.99..

Hmm. BestBuy.com doesn't list the Collector's Edition in their options. Just a "Deluxe Edition". My guess is they'll just cancel your order based on the fact that the product doesn't exist.

Either that, or they'll send you a regular copy of GW, bundled with a Logitech head-set and a copy of Roger Wilco. They're certainly not under any obligation to send you the Collector's Edition if that's not what you ordered...

Kiwi · Mar 17, 2005, 03:46 PM // 15:46

I've looked at multiple websites, and they say Deluxe Edition. It has same features, same box(there's a warrior too)and same price. They proablly just changed the name.

Edit: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...#more-pictures

That link is where you can buy it on amazon. It says Deluxe Edition in text, but on the picture that I put up it says Collector's Edition so clearly it's a mistake by the makers.

vas moon · Mar 17, 2005, 04:44 PM // 16:44

Will the Divine Aura be unique to those who purchase the CE or is it possible to obtain one while playing?

Rellok · Mar 17, 2005, 04:49 PM // 16:49

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Originally Posted by Dreamsmith

Hmm. BestBuy.com doesn't list the Collector's Edition in their options. Just a "Deluxe Edition". My guess is they'll just cancel your order based on the fact that the product doesn't exist.

Either that, or they'll send you a regular copy of GW, bundled with a Logitech head-set and a copy of Roger Wilco. They're certainly not under any obligation to send you the Collector's Edition if that's not what you ordered...

I'm wondering about this as well. Best Buy has said that whatever price is lower for a pre-order item (pre order, or announced retail price) is what you will pay. Well, by simply having the name be "collector's edition" they may have skirted the issue completely. However, I was just charged for the "Deluxe Edition" on Tuesday, so hopefully that means that I will be picking up the "CE" edition the day it is released.

Matt

Bgnome · Mar 17, 2005, 04:53 PM // 16:53

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Originally Posted by vas moon

Will the Divine Aura be unique to those who purchase the CE or is it possible to obtain one while playing?

it will be a customized item that appears in your inventory after you make your character. that means only that particular character could equip it. the pre-order items and the CE item will not be available any other way.

Dreamsmith · Mar 17, 2005, 05:18 PM // 17:18

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Originally Posted by Kiwi

I've looked at multiple websites, and they say Deluxe Edition. It has same features, same box(there's a warrior too)and same price. They proablly just changed the name.

Edit: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...#more-pictures

That link is where you can buy it on amazon. It says Deluxe Edition in text, but on the picture that I put up it says Collector's Edition so clearly it's a mistake by the makers.

You may very well be right, but assumption is the mother of all fsck-ups...

BTW, why are you even bothing to provide a link to a retailler? These are the same people who said the release date was Feb 4th, then March 18th, etc, etc, when there was no official release date at all! You're acting like a link to a retailer's website is better evidence that a link to a picture of your morning tea-leaves. We should all know better than that by now. They've been advertising a Deluxe Edition before there was even a Collectors Edition, and providing details when there were no details available. They may very well sell you the Collector's Edition if you ordered their imaginary Deluxe Edition, but then again, they may not. I suspect they will, but I wouldn't count on it.

Rellok · Mar 17, 2005, 05:27 PM // 17:27

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Originally Posted by Dreamsmith

You may very well be right, but assumption is the mother of all fsck-ups...

Exactly why I will be keeping a close eye on Bestbuy.com's GW items, and I will call to confirm my order and availability before I get there, and with plenty of time to change my order if they require it.

Matt

cce · Mar 17, 2005, 05:45 PM // 17:45

I've both ordered and pre-ordered guild wars, and I'm a bit worried that my package won't arrive here before the pre-order key stops working. Couldn't they give us beta-testers a week or so 'grace' period. Allowing us to log-in a day or two early is fantastic, but that doesn't address my general concern. Of course, if the package arrives here on-time, great.

Frostty1 · Mar 17, 2005, 07:16 PM // 19:16

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Originally Posted by Kiwi

Ya it would, and I'm worried about ArenaNet making a monthly fee because they can't afford to do GW.

"There is no subscription fee for Guild Wars anywhere in the world. The game was built from the ground up with this factor in mind, and we do not intend to change the policy. In fact, we have invested a great deal of time and resources to develop a network that will allow us to promise that there will be no fees in the future. This is what we want as developers, and what we want as gamers. Our model, offering a new chapter in the Guild Wars saga every six to nine months, will sustain the game and will enable us to support the free online play." http://support.guildwars.com/cgi-bin/guildwars.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1116&p_created=1098967138&p_si d=94wUnEAh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZ wX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NiZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2Nhd HM9MCZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF9

NeoShaman · Mar 17, 2005, 07:45 PM // 19:45

The collector's edition look nice, with the headset and artbook and all the other stuff, but $80 is a bit too much for me. If I had the money, I would definately pick it up.

I just can't wait till the game comes out.