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Guild Wars 2 Press Beta [Prepurchase Is Live]
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01DragonFly
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here are some of the elite skills probably is something similar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdEvtzdVl8U
they are? darn...oh well
01DragonFly
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probably because is 10-15 dollar cheaper and also because we can use the credits we have to pay for the game
Snapshot King
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So what's the verdict here? I'm on the fence on this pre-purchase page. Is the beta a total fucking mess or is it pretty playable, and does ANYBODY know even a vague amount of these beta weekends? One a month I imagine?
I did, even paid a bit more for it just to make sure I wasn't left out of the Beta when everyone else got to play.
Warrior_Keoni
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There's a beta planned for the end of April is what one of their tweets said.
I suppose that's fair, eveything's straight from anet/ncsoft that way. And I guess parting with a few more dollars to support the game is not 100% terrible.
No, it's more likely that the beta will either be the 19-22 block or the 26-28. They've said end of April, and they want enough time to solidify how they'll handle what should be a population several times larger than anything they've loaded the servers with yet.
Personally I'm hoping for the very end of April as I've got a 70th birthday weekend party thing to attend, but with my luck it may hit just a bit earlier than that.
I'll just wait for an official list of dates or something, unless it's possible for the to run out of beta keys.
Release date rumors seem to be converging on summer, and ArenaNet generally doesn't do long public betas, so... 2-5?
Yeah, that's what I meant. Slight ambiguity in the phrase "next weekend" on my part.
JustProgress
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Imagine the devastation when the BWE comes and the servers can't handle the load.
Imagine.
Imagine.
New Elementalist review from PC Gamer http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/guild-wars-2-elementalist-preview/
My Best Buy seems to have no idea what they're doing with the pre-purchasing, and they weren't even aware they could do collectors editions. And Best Buy's website has absolutely no mention of pre-purchase altogether.
This is a fucking disaster of epic proportions, why didn't they just do normal pre-order shit? What a mess. I can't wait until people who only pre-ordered the game don't get beta keys, thinking they would. The impending rage will be interesting to watch.
This is a fucking disaster of epic proportions, why didn't they just do normal pre-order shit? What a mess. I can't wait until people who only pre-ordered the game don't get beta keys, thinking they would. The impending rage will be interesting to watch.
Do I dare read it? PC Gamer isn't exactly on top of things for GW2.
It's good. I just skimmed it. Other than the solo-friendly section, it was well-written.
From what we know, if Bestbuy/Gamestop has no idea what's going on, there's simply a delay in communication from corporate down the chain. Combine that with generally stupid employees and it's hard to get anything done from a physical copy perspective. Why do you think I haven't bought a physical copy of a PC game outside of WoW expansions or MMO CEs since 06?
I wouldn't say that, Gamestop has already fixed their issues and Bestbuy is in the process of doing so as well.
Lone_Prodigy
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EB Games in Canada had a placeholder for the GW2 CE ($69.99 haha). I pre-ordered that a few months ago so I wonder if it'll get transferred to an actual pre-order.
Snapshot King
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Eh, got it off Arenanet. I'm safe!
cartoon_soldier
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Same h5
You're going to want to go to your store today and get that sorted out, you'll be able to pick up your CE, but you won't get into any betas/headstart and you'll have to pay the rest of the fee come launch.
01DragonFly
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did he also try to sell you a warranty and a magazine subscription ?
Nah they're pretty chill. Cute girl working there too
Grain of salt. I WILL REPEAT ONCE MORE! Grain of salt, got it?
http://www.computerbase.de/news/2012-01/konkreter-termin-fuer-guild-wars-2/
http://www.computerbase.de/news/2012-01/konkreter-termin-fuer-guild-wars-2/
JustProgress
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Lumination
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That article is dated 1/28/12.
Google translate must suck, because it still isn't releasing before August.
I'm kind of expecting October-Novemeber tbh. We'll see.
Disheveled_Zen
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So some updates on my adventures in buying the CE.
If you purchase the CE from a physical store, your game code is printed out on the receipt at the time of purchase on the bottom, if its not make sure it is before you leave the store as the clerk should have charged you the full $150 purchase price and not just a $5 pre-order price.
If you purchase from the gamestop.com option, for some reason it does not charge you and it is listed as a pre-order, not pre-purchase. However, a few hours later you will receive a code in whatever email you used to buy it that will allow you to register the game. According to the rep at GameStop support, once you enter the code you can no longer return the game or cancel your pre-purchase.
I ordered the CE this morning around 9 am CST, and the email showed up about 3pm.
Hope this helps clear up some confusion for anyone.
If you purchase the CE from a physical store, your game code is printed out on the receipt at the time of purchase on the bottom, if its not make sure it is before you leave the store as the clerk should have charged you the full $150 purchase price and not just a $5 pre-order price.
If you purchase from the gamestop.com option, for some reason it does not charge you and it is listed as a pre-order, not pre-purchase. However, a few hours later you will receive a code in whatever email you used to buy it that will allow you to register the game. According to the rep at GameStop support, once you enter the code you can no longer return the game or cancel your pre-purchase.
I ordered the CE this morning around 9 am CST, and the email showed up about 3pm.
Hope this helps clear up some confusion for anyone.
razgriz417
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pls update amazon T.T
That... was a truly awesome podcast!
BlazingDarkness
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Prepurchased the Standard Digital edition
The DCE looked lame for the amount they were asking for it, I think I made the right choice
And now, the wait
The DCE looked lame for the amount they were asking for it, I think I made the right choice
And now, the wait
Dead Prince
Banned
EDIT: Thought this was diabro 3 thread lol. carry on.
ROFL. I saw the post too. Hahaha
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
That was annoying. Called back GS and got them to read the pre-purchase code to me over the phone then I had trouble registering my GW1 account because it didn't recognize my email. Didn't realize I had to use my "@NCSoft" handle.
At least it's over now and I'm all set for the GW2 beta and 3-day headstart!
At least it's over now and I'm all set for the GW2 beta and 3-day headstart!
Lay out the full transcript of that part, I'm at work
"I think playing as a Sylvari I ran into some lake that had a giant crab octopus monster and I was like I'll try taking this thing on and it says Group, but whatever."
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