Bonus Mission Pack Availability

this suits me very well

i always prefered buying in thru game instant activation

if i buy the games it takes 2 to 3 weeks

Honestly, the extra content sounds ok to me. Nothing that I would go out of my way to get.
In relation to purchasing at retail or purchasing through the online store:

Some of the reason why I am leaning towards the online store since:
1. I can get the pre-order bonus.
2. If it works as they say (being middle ground here), then I don't have to worry about trying to get pre-order price applied as a credit at the a retail store. I too have had this messed up before.
3.I can have GW:EN access at an earlier convenience instead of waiting for the stores to finally put them on the shelf.
4. The extra content is almost a bonus/thank you for buying directly from ANET.

However...

For retail:
Having a physical box and code in front of me is more satisfying if not also giving me a sense of ownership since I have something tangible in my hands.

If it is possible for the content to be released in some other form (IE:combined with future expansion for GW1), I may lean toward buying from retail.

I like this idea, because i dont have a credit card and cant buy things off online stores, but if it was put in a real store i could most certainly be able to pay 50-60$

Any hope of fixing the gigantic security flaw with using the in-game store locking your login name sometime before October.

I'd love to play the bonus missions, but there is no way in hell you're going to get me into that store until it's fixed. So no bonus mission for me I guess...

A suggestion on availability............

Make the bonus mission pack the 3rd year (account) based reward instead of mini pets.

Everyone has a choice then - take up the current offer and get to play sooner or wait and get the pack as a reward later on.

I currently have 2 accounts on Guild wars, both with all 3 campaigns, 3 of which are Collector's Edition. Also, for both accounts, I have pre-ordered and gotten bonus pre-order items. I have bought both accounts a number of extra slots, and unlocked (or am close to unlocking) every skill, upgrade etc with balthazar faction. apart from a PvP edition that will have no effect, or extra slots that I needn't have because I already have one of every class of character on both accounts.

Also, I am capped at 2GB download limit /month on my ISP; It's not really faesible for me to download GW:EotN.

It seems a lot of Veteran players want the box, the artwork, posters, and such when they purchase GW:EotN, and are extremely interested in this bonus mission pack. Myself and my girlfriend both really want to play these missions as we feel they fill in any gaps or answer any questions we've had about the campaigns so far.

I'd be more than happy to buy the bonus mission pack at some extra cost, but I'm not looking to buy, say, 4 character slots that i'd have no usage for just for the bonus mission pack. It seems a lot of veteran players are having similar problems, and would like to see other solutions.

Too bad you can't choose when to download

All I have to say is...nice way to give a bonus and say screw you to the people that bought before that time, and now have no need to use the store. 50.00 spent thanks for the mules. Poor guy in my alliance bought Nightfall through the store on July 4th...damn should have had esp and waited the extra 24 hours.

I too, prefer the boxed copy of the game...so this looks like (unless available retail and then do we get to pay $30.00 for it and $30.00 for GW:EN too) it will be the only pack I don't have.

I'm assuming one reason they dont release these mission packs is due to the time it takes for manufacturing and all that stuff. We would have less mission packs per year if we were to have them on CD. If they were to sell them via the store, we get more mission packs.

However Arena-Net, Please consider bulk packages once a few mission packs are out?

I would like to have an option to buy 3 additional slots @ my local Guild Wars main distributor (Poland) or at least to be able to buy some "Guild Wars prepaid card" with some options (like the person above said) to be able to fulfill bonus pack requirements.

I dont use credit cards so this will be best option for me (to get pack) and for ANet (to earn more ).

Sorry if this sounds overly negative, but the main issue I have with the store - the lack of products I can purchase to accumulate what's needed to be able to obtain the bonus missions.

The 3 Chapters? Bought 'em all already. Prophecies & Factions boxed, Nightfall from the PlayNC Store.

Additional Character Slot? I've had an open slot for quite some time now, so I don't see myself in the need of an additional slot really

The Skill-Packages? Got all Skills either through doing the quests or buying them fropm trainers, will have all Elite Skills within the next few weeks of game play.

The 1 Million Edition Weapons? I have no use for them really as I have better custom weapons for my characters.

What's left to blow 20something bucks on in the store? Nothing really - until the Preview Package thingamajing will be available in the store - and I doubt they'll sell it for the amount needed to unlock the bonus missions.

Now, to gain access to the bonus missions, I'm kind-of forced to buy something from the store I have no use for, just to be able to gain access to those? Why not simply offer the Bonus Missions for the Price needed to buy other things for?

I'm all positive for the bonus missions, and I do want to be able to access them - but I don't want to be forced to buy things I have no use for simply to unlock it.

buy GW:EN and the Pre-Release Bonus Package? Last I checked thats a qualifying purchase.

Well there is no point of buying the bonus pack seperately anyways (if your getting gw:en).

the bonus pack is released in november 2007.

and GW:EN is released in August 31 2007.

so just preorder GW:EN and you will get the bonus pack when it comes out.

[GW:EN (Aug)] - September - October - [Bonus (Nov)]
July - October is when this offer lasts

This is just inticing you to use the gw store and not a retail store.

Awww, what sucks is I'm obbsessed with having the boxart for all my games, but this bonus mission pack sounds awesome and I might just have to buy it from the online store.(Which is hastle free, and is also nice)

Dang you Anet and making me choose. ='(

So with 40$ (35€ for me) from the official store we get: GW:EN Prerelease pack, GW:EN itself and the Mission Bonus Pack in November, right? cool!

I whole-heartedly agree with this statement right here. Or possibly just release the bonus pack in the store as a standalone product instead of the only way being able to get it is spend the $30 in the store.

Hmmmm - i was thinking that the point of releasing this through the online store was simply to make more money selling GWEN online than they would through retail.

But now that I see so many die hard fans having to choose between the box art of Gwen or an online order - I'm beginning to wonder.

Let's face it, the target market for both are the die hard GW fans. They are the kind who like to collect the box and art. They are also the ones who will want to have the bonus material.

I'm starting to think the real plot was to try and get fans to buy BOTH - a boxed GWEN at a retail store and a downloaded version to get the bonus.

Offering two mutually exclusive deals, both desperately wanted by the same consumers - what a way to have your cake and eat it too - by making the customer purchase TWICE!

Pretty shrewd there, ANet.

They arent making you purchase it twice, dont try to cloud it like that. No matter what you choose it is just that a choice.

This is a bad deal in my eyes. I want the boxed version of GW:EN and there is no other way to get this bonus thing without wasting $29 in the online store.

They would have been better off offering this as an actual online product instead of the crude marketing tactic.

See the deal is.... You'll go through the box once-twice and store it away. Personally i'd buy it, Learn the lore, Read the Manual online and then borrow the book from my cousin if needed. Besides... its usually the same stuff.... Trial keys... That Keep your account safe manual (HAH!) and a possible world map.

Only thing usefull is that map... but its not exactly the best and I can do without it