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BenjZee · Aug 07, 2007, 09:38 PM // 21:38

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Originally Posted by SmithyBen

ive just thought lookin at the doors...
we may not explore anywhere above tyria except the outposts. this means it doesnt effect explore title

yay self quote. ive just noticed how stupid this sounds.
Lookin at the map ive just seen how thers going to be like 2wice as much exploring due to underground at overground
the magma gloves wont be sold to other players. i recon there still customised towards the character; just becuase there not profession specific doesnt meen there not customised.

Etta · Aug 08, 2007, 07:42 AM // 07:42

I can't wait! Oh man! it's still 2 weeks away. 2 bloody weeks!!!!

Dark Dragon · Aug 08, 2007, 09:53 AM // 09:53

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Originally Posted by SmithyBen

i see they have a link to the amazon normal pack and not pre order pack. does this mean we dont have to order pre order pack just the normal pack and we will get the sneak peak.
does this count with amazon.co.uk aswell?
and will we get the exclusive items such as hourglass staff?3

ive just thought lookin at the doors...
we may not explore anywhere above tyria except the outposts. this means it doesnt effect explore title

This is for amazon.co.uk

if you look under the boxart you'll see there note on the bonus pack.
link to the game

info on pack

edit: fixed links

warren_kn · Aug 08, 2007, 11:04 AM // 11:04

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Originally Posted by vergerefosh

Really looking forward to this. Especially if manage to get a nice skin can finance all/some of my new armour buying by selling high

Yeah, I think quite a few points are gonna be added to my Treasure Hnter title on that weekend.

Hou Lifu · Aug 08, 2007, 11:21 AM // 11:21

I wish I wasn't working for most of the preview weekend

Jongo River · Aug 08, 2007, 01:11 PM // 13:11

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Originally Posted by Patrick Stealthwind

so, lemme get this straight, they r gunna let us keep all the crap we get this weekend, but wont be able to use it for 4 or 5 days until all the servers so live? what kind of sick bastards r they? i wanna play with em after the sneak peek weekend and b4 the servers go live!!! maybe im just asking too much, lol

Must admit, that tarnishes things a little for me too. That would be fine if the event was free access, but it isn't. The best pre-release bonus offers are only free when you order the game - even the official store demands cash upfront (even if it can be deducted later), so there's really no reason to limit us like this. Everyone going has either ordered GW:EN, paid for the pre-release pack or both.

Please Anet - if possible, amend the code for that, as it really isn't necessary.

doinchi · Aug 08, 2007, 01:21 PM // 13:21

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Originally Posted by Jongo River

Must admit, that tarnishes things a little for me too. That would be fine if the event was free access, but it isn't. The best pre-release bonus offers are only free when you order the game - even the official store demands cash upfront (even if it can be deducted later), so there's really no reason to limit us like this. Everyone going has either ordered GW:EN, paid for the pre-release pack or both.

Please Anet - if possible, amend the code for that, as it really isn't necessary.

Sorry, what do oyu mean by "even if it can be deducted later". Are you saying that If I have bought the PRE-ORDER PACK from the Official Online Store, I will pay $5 for it, and it will AUTOMATICALLY add GW:EN to my account and deduct it's cost from the credit card used?

Sorry, just a bit confused with this preorder thing.

Jongo River · Aug 08, 2007, 01:56 PM // 13:56

No - I *think* we'll get offered a lower price on the Anet store because we bought the pack, but I'll admit they haven't been overly clear on that.

I don't think they'd be dumb enough to start auto-charging for GW:EN, after people had only agreed to pay $5 for the pre-release. It'd likely be against the terms of the credit card agreements and quite possibly illegal.

doinchi · Aug 08, 2007, 02:01 PM // 14:01

Ah, thats very reassuring then. I will be counting the days till the early access weekend. I wanna checkout some of the new skins and greens.

Mordakai · Aug 08, 2007, 02:59 PM // 14:59

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Originally Posted by Jongo River

Must admit, that tarnishes things a little for me too. That would be fine if the event was free access, but it isn't. The best pre-release bonus offers are only free when you order the game - even the official store demands cash upfront (even if it can be deducted later), so there's really no reason to limit us like this. Everyone going has either ordered GW:EN, paid for the pre-release pack or both.

Please Anet - if possible, amend the code for that, as it really isn't necessary.

There's a big difference between paying $5 and $40.

And there are people who would take advantage of playing 72 hours for $5, and never buy the full game. That's why they lock the items....

Silly Warrior · Aug 08, 2007, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Just to let you all know, this thread has been sticky'd for discussion of the Sneak Preview weekend, till Firebat makes his thread!

Thanks!

Nexilinix · Aug 08, 2007, 05:29 PM // 17:29

Do you guys think that we can explore the whole multi-level dungeons, or just the 1st or 2nd floor only?

Jongo River · Aug 08, 2007, 06:11 PM // 18:11

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Originally Posted by Mordakai

There's a big difference between paying $5 and $40.

And there are people who would take advantage of playing 72 hours for $5, and never buy the full game. That's why they lock the items....

Yeah that's a fair point. A reasonable compromise might be to lock items *after* GW:EN goes live, for those that haven't bought, but I guess it's not the end of the world.

Bargamer · Aug 08, 2007, 07:14 PM // 19:14

Putting together tidbits from Gladiator's Arena and here, it seems like Anet is gonna do a skill balance right before or right after the weekend.

Either way, there's gonna be some happy people and angry people. More happy people if before, and more angry if after, reason being there's gonna be people testing the viability of speculated builds. (*Cough*Minion Bomber!*Cough.*)

We'll see.

Aida · Aug 08, 2007, 07:32 PM // 19:32

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Originally Posted by Bargamer

Putting together tidbits from Gladiator's Arena and here, it seems like Anet is gonna do a skill balance right before or right after the weekend.

There is going to be a skill balance later this week, although unconfirmed of the actual day right now i'd have to guess friday.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10184463

Mordakai · Aug 08, 2007, 09:36 PM // 21:36

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Originally Posted by Jongo River

Yeah that's a fair point. A reasonable compromise might be to lock items *after* GW:EN goes live, for those that haven't bought, but I guess it's not the end of the world.

That would work, too. Maybe even better, as people would get used to their items.

Takeko Nakano · Aug 12, 2007, 11:59 AM // 11:59

So we can keep loot, XP, etc.

But what about "geographical progress"? Will we be able to start off in a new settlement come 31st, or will we have to do the trekking/fighting/etc all over again?

Neo Nugget · Aug 12, 2007, 11:02 PM // 23:02

i think we get to keep our progress, because its a headstart

Dervish Gnome · Aug 13, 2007, 02:57 AM // 02:57

I am so eager for the GWEN weekend. I'm just curious to know a few things...

How far is HoM from the start?
Where will magma gloves be?
How much will said gloves cost?
Who shall be my first hero recruit from GWEN?
If by chance you gain a title will it be displayed after the weekend?

I know that these questions will more than likely NOT be answered until GWEN goes live, but these are the questions floating around inside my mind. Honestly...I just want the gloves.

Starsky-sama · Aug 13, 2007, 03:39 AM // 03:39

^In the IGN article, they said that Eye of the North is an actual physical place (outpost) where the towering HoM is. So i would believe when you reach the main city of Eye of the North. It's probably going to be ezier to get there in the sneak preview than at actual launch. (just like when there was a preview for Factions and we had straight access to Maatu Keep)

Now this:

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Originally Posted by guildwars.com

Keep Everything!

Everything you acquire during the Sneak Peek Weekend, including items, XP, Heroes, and loot, will be available to you when the game goes live on August 31.

Question:

Let's say we do acquire stuff during the sneak peek, it disappears after, then if it's suppose to reappear at launch. What if our inventories are full somehow, do we lose the physical items? or maybe a pickup window pops up? so this doesnt happen?

Just pondering.