No idea. Some do, some don't. I pre-purchased Tera for beta access in early February, decided I didn't like it and just this weekend requested and got a refund for the game. I don't really see ANet locking people in, even if they did pre-purchase, received and used their codes.
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Guild Wars 2 Press Beta [Prepurchase Is Live]
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No idea. Some do, some don't. I pre-purchased Tera for beta access in early February, decided I didn't like it and just this weekend requested and got a refund for the game. I don't really see ANet locking people in, even if they did pre-purchase, received and used their codes.
Syphon Filter
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is this going to be on steam?
Nope.
I believe they've said the pre purchase isn't going to be on Steam, even the game at all... I could be wrong on this though.
01DragonFly
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probably not since steam ask for a cut of every virtual good sold
GasProblem
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Prepurchase is up: https://buy.guildwars2.com/
I'll be buying it in a store though. Don't have a creditcard and haven't made a PayPal account yet (I really should :X )
I'll be buying it in a store though. Don't have a creditcard and haven't made a PayPal account yet (I really should :X )
Kinda up... the complete purchase button is broken. What a tease.
Glad it's not just me then... are we allowed to pre-purchase at midnight or...?
FormallyMegadrive
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I thought it was a browser problem at first. Broken complete button in IE and my cart keeps emptied itself in chrome.
chrome said:
If all have these problems then I should be heading to work, hopefully it work later today.
$59.99 for the std / $79.99 deluxe.
EDIT: Looks like the Complete button works for North America now but now the Account Creation times out for me... anyone else? (Prob due to high traffic still.)
Yeah, same problem here. Owell!
Why would it? 0.o
Quadrophenic
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Timetokill was right folks. Its all over. They are out of keys! :-0
We'll have to wait till the morning until they can ship more keys through the intertubes from the key manufacturer.
Whatahell, seems like no store here in sweden have updated their page so you can pre-purchase the Collectors Edition, just the standard edition. :/
Edit: Except one, and that is GAME, but they started to pre-sell very early which made me worry if they werent ignoring some rule ArenaNet set up about the pre-sale.
Edit: Except one, and that is GAME, but they started to pre-sell very early which made me worry if they werent ignoring some rule ArenaNet set up about the pre-sale.
From the mouth of the man himself regarding the 502s:
Mike O'Brien said:We're working on this error now. Since you're seeing this error during the registration phase, you've already successfully purchased the game, and have a key you can use to complete registration any time. There's no need to stay up tonight waiting.
Confused by all the pre-purchase nonsense? Here's a quick nifty guide that might help out!
http://www.rpgsite.net/news/1571-guild-wars-2-prepurchase-now-live
http://www.rpgsite.net/news/1571-guild-wars-2-prepurchase-now-live
GasProblem
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You can pre-order without paying just fine. Although you won't get a headstart and beta acces.
How is this any different from buying a popular game on Steam or Origin prior to its release date?
ForzaFerrari
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Watch the rage unleashing after the BWE with people demanding the release date.
The 'when it's ready' trolling needs to end this month
The 'when it's ready' trolling needs to end this month
ForzaFerrari
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No release date?
Better than having to buy Crackdown to get Halo 3 beta access.
I think the point he is making is that the game is £15-20 more than most PC games at full retail price.
"When it's ready."
You've got people kickstarting products with thousands, if not millions, of dollars that do not have a solid release date. I think the issue of Guild Wars 2 not having a release date is miniscule at best. Granted today's society is quite an impatient one so I'm sure there will be people out there with bite marks in their sofas and such.
Which is entirely understandable. Luckily as a consumer you don't have to exclusively buy it via the website. Some people are content on waiting until the game hits and barely touches the $40 pricepoint.
It's also a scumbag move from Steam/Origin to charge for a pre-order. It's also £10 more than the Blizzard RRP, and £20 more than the usual PC game.
Okay, screw my country and its poor handling of this.
2 stores sold out their Collectors Editions before the pre-purchase date. 1 just randomly updated their site in the middle of the night and not midnight then ran out before I could even wake up. 1 hasnt even bothered to update their site for this.
Looks like Im just gonna have to deal with the Digital Deluxe, and I was so looking forward to getting the Collectors Edition for this.
2 stores sold out their Collectors Editions before the pre-purchase date. 1 just randomly updated their site in the middle of the night and not midnight then ran out before I could even wake up. 1 hasnt even bothered to update their site for this.
Looks like Im just gonna have to deal with the Digital Deluxe, and I was so looking forward to getting the Collectors Edition for this.
Buy it somewhere else? This is coming from someone who has 38 items in their current Steam wishlist waiting for seasonal sales because there is no way in hell I will buy The Witcher 2 for anything more than $15-20. I'm trying to provide an alternative viewpoint here.
It appears to be a fixed price point. Even the super aggressive Green Man Gaming isn't discounting it.
/sadface
I assumed it would be, even if it's after launch by a few days, as the first one is.
They also have the CE when the wiki says they won't so it's awfully iffy.
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