Release and pre-order date revealed.

AzurePrower

Official site.

 

 

Release: 3rd of June (31st of May is head start if you pre-order)

Pre-Orders: 19th of March

 

Pre-order bonuses:

• Access to Beta Weekends (Open beta for all those who pre-order I assume)
• 3 Day Head Start
• Exclusive Rocket House
• Exclusive Housing Trophy
• In-Game Storage Bag

elvigy

Interesting if true. Gives about 2 months to ESO before going head to head, by which time some users may (or may not) be looking for something else. I'm still a little on the fence about this title personally.

Annekynn

I am so praying that the collectors edition comes with a plush Chua toy. Me wants. Not sure why, but me wants.

hikaru77

Originally posted by elvigy
Interesting if true. Gives about 2 months to ESO before going head to head, by which time some users may (or may not) be looking for something else. I'm still a little on the fence about this title personally.

The people who will play ESO is not the same that will play WS, two different games for 2 different game communities.

evilastro

Wouldn't be surprised.  They had hinted that announcements for open beta / launch would be soon, and 3 months is fairly standard notice for launch.

CrazKanuk

Yet the dark shadow that is WoD is still cast over top of it. 

 

So I saw yesterday that the WoD pre-purchase has shown up in my Battle.net account. The ship date is listed as "Before 12/20/2014" Lol. 

 

I think that WoW has done similar shenanigans in the past (specifically with SWTOR, I think? Maybe Rift?) Either way. Do you think that the vagueness of the WoD ship date is intentionally vague to cast a shadow on Wildstar? Will that date be immediately pushed up as soon as Wildstar announces a firm date? 

 

Duh duhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

evilastro

Originally posted by CrazKanuk

Yet the dark shadow that is WoD is still cast over top of it. 

 

So I saw yesterday that the WoD pre-purchase has shown up in my Battle.net account. The ship date is listed as "Before 12/20/2014" Lol. 

 

I think that WoW has done similar shenanigans in the past (specifically with SWTOR, I think? Maybe Rift?) Either way. Do you think that the vagueness of the WoD ship date is intentionally vague to cast a shadow on Wildstar? Will that date be immediately pushed up as soon as Wildstar announces a firm date? 

 

Duh duhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

 

They will probably do what Wildstar is doing to ESO, and making it two months after launch, so they can grab all the game hoppers.

Annekynn

Looks like that preorder poster image got taken down. For those who missed it it said preorders begin on march 19th and game goes live may 31st

CazNeerg

Originally posted by elvigy
Interesting if true. Gives about 2 months to ESO before going head to head, by which time some users may (or may not) be looking for something else. I'm still a little on the fence about this title personally.

On the flip side, it gives those who end up really liking ESO time to settle in and get comfortable to the point where they may not feel like bothering to try anything else so soon.

Rockniss

Originally posted by evilastro

Originally posted by CrazKanuk
Yet the dark shadow that is WoD is still cast over top of it.    So I saw yesterday that the WoD pre-purchase has shown up in my Battle.net account. The ship date is listed as "Before 12/20/2014" Lol.    I think that WoW has done similar shenanigans in the past (specifically with SWTOR, I think? Maybe Rift?) Either way. Do you think that the vagueness of the WoD ship date is intentionally vague to cast a shadow on Wildstar? Will that date be immediately pushed up as soon as Wildstar announces a firm date?    Duh duhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

 

They will probably do what Wildstar is doing to ESO, and making it two months after launch, so they can grab all the game hoppers.

 

It's a sign of respect by all parties if that is true. I don't expect to see the other big wigs steal any of ESO's thunder for launch either. Maybe Gw2 might try.

Riannes

Originally posted by hikaru77

Originally posted by elvigy
Interesting if true. Gives about 2 months to ESO before going head to head, by which time some users may (or may not) be looking for something else. I'm still a little on the fence about this title personally.

The people who will play ESO is not the same that will play WS, two different games for 2 different game communities.

 

I will play both.

They have some notable differences. but now that they are 2 mths apart. more ppl will get to play both. and then sub one.

 

CazNeerg

Originally posted by Rockniss
It's a sign of respect by all parties if that is true. I don't expect to see the other big wigs steal any of ESO's thunder for launch either. Maybe Gw2 might try.

Could be respect.  Could also be fear.

LongLivePvP

Hell! its about time!

AzurePrower

Posting from memory of the picture that was pulled down.

 

Pre-order bonuses:

-Head start (duh)

-The rocket space ship house (which we all knew about for ages)

-Some sort of in game bag slot

-Beta access (Open beta for all those who pre-order perhaps?)

-A pre-order trophy (housing decoration)

 

Updated: wanxlol from Reddit managed to re-upload the picture

 

Annekynn

Very nice. Such sexy box art

rygard49

God, I hate games that sell Beta access as part of pre-ordering. Of course it's NC Soft, so I shouldn't be surprised. This is their M.O.

The rest of the stuff looks cool, though. Any word on a collector's box?

achesoma

Originally posted by hikaru77

Originally posted by elvigy
Interesting if true. Gives about 2 months to ESO before going head to head, by which time some users may (or may not) be looking for something else. I'm still a little on the fence about this title personally.

The people who will play ESO is not the same that will play WS, two different games for 2 different game communities.

The fact they are so different is why I will play both. 

achesoma

Originally posted by AzurePrower

Posting from memory of the picture that was pulled down.

 

Pre-order bonuses:

-Head start (duh)

-The rocket space ship house (which we all knew about for ages)

-Some sort of in game bag slot

-Beta access (Open beta for all those who pre-order perhaps?)

-A pre-order trophy (housing decoration)

 

Updated: wanxlol from Reddit managed to re-upload the picture

 

Bag storage is a pretty nice perk since bags cannot be crafted (AFAIK), and storage space can be an issue early on.

Ticonz

Originally posted by achesoma

Originally posted by AzurePrower

Posting from memory of the picture that was pulled down.

 

Pre-order bonuses:

-Head start (duh)

-The rocket space ship house (which we all knew about for ages)

-Some sort of in game bag slot

-Beta access (Open beta for all those who pre-order perhaps?)

-A pre-order trophy (housing decoration)

 

Updated: wanxlol from Reddit managed to re-upload the picture

 

Bag storage is a pretty nice perk since bags cannot be crafted (AFAIK), and storage space can be an issue early on.

Bags can definitely be crafted.

Ticonz

Originally posted by rygard49

God, I hate games that sell Beta access as part of pre-ordering. Of course it's NC Soft, so I shouldn't be surprised. This is their M.O.

The rest of the stuff looks cool, though. Any word on a collector's box?

I think every game in the past 10 years have been like this?  This is nothing new.

killion81

Originally posted by Annekynn

I am so praying that the collectors edition comes with a plush Chua toy. Me wants. Not sure why, but me wants.

 

You know if it includes a plush toy, it will be a plush Rowdower toy.

Annekynn

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Originally posted by killion81
Originally posted by Annekynn I am so praying that the collectors edition comes with a plush Chua toy. Me wants. Not sure why, but me wants.

 

You know if it includes a plush toy, it will be a plush Rowdower toy.

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The Chua on the front of the box. I insist dammit!

Gormogon

Anyone have experience regarding how painful it is to cancel preorders with NCSoft?  Since playing the "paid beta" seems likely the only way I'll get to try on the game before release, and I will be irked if I decide it fits and I don't have the preorder perks, I guess I will go the preorder route and try to cancel if I decide it's not going to work out.  I hate that it has come to that, but alas.

Annekynn

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Originally posted by Gormogon
Anyone have experience regarding how painful it is to cancel preorders with NCSoft?  Since playing the "paid beta" seems likely the only way I'll get to try on the game before release, and I will be irked if I decide it fits and I don't have the preorder perks, I guess I will go the preorder route and try to cancel if I decide it's not going to work out.  I hate that it has come to that, but alas.

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Well there is supposed to be an open beta at some point before release. You certainly could wait for that to try it out without preordering anything

StarI

Originally posted by AzurePrower

 

• Access to Beta Weekends (Open beta for all those who pre-order I assume)
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Open beta if you preorder? Please.

azmundai

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Originally posted by elvigy
Interesting if true. Gives about 2 months to ESO before going head to head, by which time some users may (or may not) be looking for something else. I'm still a little on the fence about this title personally.

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it only took me about 4 hours of ESO beta to start looking for something else.