My copy of retail hellgate is in the air as we speak. On time scheduled delivery for 10/30/07 I'll have it by 10am-1pm. Then my life outside the PC will no longer exist.
BTW guys the game releases the 30th.. not 31st. It was changed for obvious reasons.. 31st was a dumb idea anyway.. a lot of people won't even be home that much. The 31st IS the day they are starting the event though. Not the 30th. I used to work at walmart.. quit monday ROFL.. they had it sitting in the back. Reads "DO NOT DISPLAY BEFORE 10-30-07" So yes.. it is releaseing TODAY.
mine is due to arrive today, as well. Should I assume I can start playing today?
The officiall website says :
Thank you for your participation in Hellgate: London beta. At this time the servers and forums are closed until our Halloween Launch.
"Also, just so you all know for sure, Hellgate IS coming out tomorrow. In fact, we just got some boxed copies in the office. Check the pic below."
" Posted by: Kaiser on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 23:42"
That's 10-30-07 in my book. You don't allow shipment of products on 10-30-07 if the release date is 10-31-07. No that's not shipment to a store or anything.. it is ON THE WAY to my house AS WE SPEAK.
So if it arrives.. servers = not online.. me = annoyed.
Luckly this game has single-player
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
nobody will no for sure until it happens, so every chill out ... get in some SP if you get your copy ... you'll be bored with this game and moving on to something else before you know it ... so 1-3 more days should be doable
nobody will no for sure until it happens, so every chill out ... get in some SP if you get your copy ... you'll be bored with this game and moving on to something else before you know it ... so 1-3 more days should be doable
I beta tested.
Played demo.
I won't be bored. Keep that opinion to your self.
People said the same garbage about Diablo2 and it was barrly updated. Yet I played it for years. So did/do many others.
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
nobody will no for sure until it happens, so every chill out ... get in some SP if you get your copy ... you'll be bored with this game and moving on to something else before you know it ... so 1-3 more days should be doable
I beta tested.
Played demo.
I won't be bored. Keep that opinion to your self.
People said the same garbage about Diablo2 and it was barrly updated. Yet I played it for years. So did/do many others.
Agreed. This is the perfect type of game for people who have real world obligations and can't dedicate 20-40 hours per week to an online game (ala WoW raiding). I can log on when I have an hour or two free and have a good time. I can log off and not play for a few days, or a few weeks if I'm really busy, and not worry about falling behind in the gear race.
I could see this game getting boring in the long-run if you did play 40+ hours a week though. But this depends on the new content they release (assuming you're a subscriber, which would probably be an accurate assumption if you're putting in 40+ hours a week). The game has the potential to be fun for years with the right content releases regardless of playtime.
Well, I just called the local Gamestop and they told me the 31st. My guess is, servers go up today and we can get the hard copy late today or tomorrow.
Well, I just called the local Gamestop and they told me the 31st. My guess is, servers go up today and we can get the hard copy late today or tomorrow.
I got a email today with a tracking number. Ups says its out for delivery. So i should have mine today
Question for Beta testers. When the retail arrives, I assume to uninstall the beta and install the DVD? Also, should I create a new account or keep my beta account active?
Question for Beta testers. When the retail arrives, I assume to uninstall the beta and install the DVD? Also, should I create a new account or keep my beta account active?
Uninstall beta completly when you have retail.
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
Question for Beta testers. When the retail arrives, I assume to uninstall the beta and install the DVD? Also, should I create a new account or keep my beta account active?
Uninstall beta completly when you have retail.
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
Just got my copy via UPS. WOOT! Thanks for the info.
Question for Beta testers. When the retail arrives, I assume to uninstall the beta and install the DVD? Also, should I create a new account or keep my beta account active?
Uninstall beta completly when you have retail.
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
Just got my copy via UPS. WOOT! Thanks for the info.
Nice.
Mine should be here any minute.. just heard a truck.. so that could be NOW.. who knows.. its been OTW for like 3hrs now. Almost the usual time for UPS delivers at my house so i'll be getting mine today.
Let us know if online servers are up
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
Question for Beta testers. When the retail arrives, I assume to uninstall the beta and install the DVD? Also, should I create a new account or keep my beta account active?
Uninstall beta completly when you have retail.
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
Just got my copy via UPS. WOOT! Thanks for the info.
Nice.
Mine should be here any minute.. just heard a truck.. so that could be NOW.. who knows.. its been OTW for like 3hrs now. Almost the usual time for UPS delivers at my house so i'll be getting mine today.
Let us know if online servers are up
Just got my copy a couple of hours ago, been playing the single player game as the online servers weren't up, just took a break and servers are still off line
Question for Beta testers. When the retail arrives, I assume to uninstall the beta and install the DVD? Also, should I create a new account or keep my beta account active?
Uninstall beta completly when you have retail.
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
Just got my copy via UPS. WOOT! Thanks for the info.
Nice.
Mine should be here any minute.. just heard a truck.. so that could be NOW.. who knows.. its been OTW for like 3hrs now. Almost the usual time for UPS delivers at my house so i'll be getting mine today.
Let us know if online servers are up
Just got my copy a couple of hours ago, been playing the single player game as the online servers weren't up, just took a break and servers are still off line
Just got mine.
That's cool. I'll play SP. I need to relearn to play anyway. Plus gonna test some builds.
Anyways.. cyas.. i'm done with these forums.. to many idiots here..
I'M GOING TO LONDON!
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
My copy of retail hellgate is in the air as we speak. On time scheduled delivery for 10/30/07 I'll have it by 10am-1pm. Then my life outside the PC will no longer exist.
BTW guys the game releases the 30th.. not 31st. It was changed for obvious reasons.. 31st was a dumb idea anyway.. a lot of people won't even be home that much. The 31st IS the day they are starting the event though. Not the 30th. I used to work at walmart.. quit monday ROFL.. they had it sitting in the back. Reads "DO NOT DISPLAY BEFORE 10-30-07" So yes.. it is releaseing TODAY.
mine is due to arrive today, as well. Should I assume I can start playing today?
My question as well. It shipped yesterday 2nd day, so I'm expecting it today (woot).
Hello dev's and publishers: Physical software releases are like.. 1945! We're in the digital age here. I don't want more crap (retail box etc) in my apartment. So I'm currently downloading Hellgate:London from EA. Seems to work nicely maxing out my ADSL at around 1MB/s.
Should be noted though, that it was NOT at a good price.. you'd expect a digital download to be cheaper than a physical box with all the logistics eh? No sir, EA knows to charge people.
I don't really care though, I'm happy that there at least WAS a buy-online-and-download option.
Went to EB to pick it up (Physical copy because I want the collectors edition and the EA distribution service is terrible) and got stonewalled with the usual "oh well our computer says tomorrow" line. Fun times. Hopefully I think I can still use the beta key once it comes online to play until I can pickup my box tomorrow.
In summation, EB/Gamestop fail again.
PS: In direct response to above, the online prices are rarely if ever lower than the boxed ones because even without the overhead of shipping and packaging, if they offer it at a lower price online the brick and mortar stores get all pissy and start shouting words like "unfair buisness practices" and the like and threaten to pull the game in a corporate hissyfit.
PS: In direct response to above, the online prices are rarely if ever lower than the boxed ones because even without the overhead of shipping and packaging, if they offer it at a lower price online the brick and mortar stores get all pissy and start shouting words like "unfair buisness practices" and the like and threaten to pull the game in a corporate hissyfit.
Yes, and that is sad. Established buisnesses don't know how to adapt to new technlogy, just like the record industry RIAA et al . Well that's a topic for another thread!
Someone has to be the first to piss off the brick and mortar stores though, just a matter of time (and balls) I guess. PS. Silly of the store to refuse to sell to you when you can already download it
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mine is due to arrive today, as well. Should I assume I can start playing today?
The officiall website says :Thank you for your participation in Hellgate: London beta. At this time the servers and forums are closed until our Halloween Launch.
Thats still 31st October in my book.
http://mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/thread/153473
and:
"Also, just so you all know for sure, Hellgate IS coming out tomorrow. In fact, we just got some boxed copies in the office. Check the pic below."
" Posted by: Kaiser on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 23:42"
That's 10-30-07 in my book. You don't allow shipment of products on 10-30-07 if the release date is 10-31-07. No that's not shipment to a store or anything.. it is ON THE WAY to my house AS WE SPEAK.
So if it arrives.. servers = not online.. me = annoyed.
Luckly this game has single-player
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
[ Playing ] Everquest II
[ Waiting ] Aion, Age of Conan
nobody will no for sure until it happens, so every chill out ... get in some SP if you get your copy ... you'll be bored with this game and moving on to something else before you know it ... so 1-3 more days should be doable
Played demo.
I won't be bored. Keep that opinion to your self.
People said the same garbage about Diablo2 and it was barrly updated. Yet I played it for years. So did/do many others.
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
[ Playing ] Everquest II
[ Waiting ] Aion, Age of Conan
Played demo.
I won't be bored. Keep that opinion to your self.
People said the same garbage about Diablo2 and it was barrly updated. Yet I played it for years. So did/do many others.
Agreed. This is the perfect type of game for people who have real world obligations and can't dedicate 20-40 hours per week to an online game (ala WoW raiding). I can log on when I have an hour or two free and have a good time. I can log off and not play for a few days, or a few weeks if I'm really busy, and not worry about falling behind in the gear race.
I could see this game getting boring in the long-run if you did play 40+ hours a week though. But this depends on the new content they release (assuming you're a subscriber, which would probably be an accurate assumption if you're putting in 40+ hours a week). The game has the potential to be fun for years with the right content releases regardless of playtime.
Well, I just called the local Gamestop and they told me the 31st. My guess is, servers go up today and we can get the hard copy late today or tomorrow.
I got a email today with a tracking number. Ups says its out for delivery. So i should have mine today
Question for Beta testers. When the retail arrives, I assume to uninstall the beta and install the DVD? Also, should I create a new account or keep my beta account active?
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
[ Playing ] Everquest II
[ Waiting ] Aion, Age of Conan
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
Just got my copy via UPS. WOOT! Thanks for the info.
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
Just got my copy via UPS. WOOT! Thanks for the info.
Nice.
Mine should be here any minute.. just heard a truck.. so that could be NOW.. who knows.. its been OTW for like 3hrs now. Almost the usual time for UPS delivers at my house so i'll be getting mine today.
Let us know if online servers are up
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
[ Playing ] Everquest II
[ Waiting ] Aion, Age of Conan
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
Just got my copy via UPS. WOOT! Thanks for the info.
Nice.
Mine should be here any minute.. just heard a truck.. so that could be NOW.. who knows.. its been OTW for like 3hrs now. Almost the usual time for UPS delivers at my house so i'll be getting mine today.
Let us know if online servers are up
Just got my copy a couple of hours ago, been playing the single player game as the online servers weren't up, just took a break and servers are still off line
Do NOT create another account. Use your beta account. You'll be asked for your retail code, which will be with your game.
Just got my copy via UPS. WOOT! Thanks for the info.
Nice.
Mine should be here any minute.. just heard a truck.. so that could be NOW.. who knows.. its been OTW for like 3hrs now. Almost the usual time for UPS delivers at my house so i'll be getting mine today.
Let us know if online servers are up
Just got my copy a couple of hours ago, been playing the single player game as the online servers weren't up, just took a break and servers are still off line
Just got mine.That's cool. I'll play SP. I need to relearn to play anyway. Plus gonna test some builds.
Anyways.. cyas.. i'm done with these forums.. to many idiots here..
I'M GOING TO LONDON!
[ Played ] 2Moons, Anarchy Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest, Everquest II, Guild Wars, HellGate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Rappelz, RF Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Last Chaos
[ Playing ] Everquest II
[ Waiting ] Aion, Age of Conan
mine is due to arrive today, as well. Should I assume I can start playing today?
My question as well. It shipped yesterday 2nd day, so I'm expecting it today (woot).Servers still down. I expect them up to be up at some point today.
I called the gamestop i reserved at, they say they have my box, but won't sell it till tommorrow
Hello dev's and publishers: Physical software releases are like.. 1945! We're in the digital age here. I don't want more crap (retail box etc) in my apartment. So I'm currently downloading Hellgate:London from EA. Seems to work nicely maxing out my ADSL at around 1MB/s.
Should be noted though, that it was NOT at a good price.. you'd expect a digital download to be cheaper than a physical box with all the logistics eh? No sir, EA knows to charge people.
I don't really care though, I'm happy that there at least WAS a buy-online-and-download option.
Went to EB to pick it up (Physical copy because I want the collectors edition and the EA distribution service is terrible) and got stonewalled with the usual "oh well our computer says tomorrow" line. Fun times. Hopefully I think I can still use the beta key once it comes online to play until I can pickup my box tomorrow.
In summation, EB/Gamestop fail again.
PS: In direct response to above, the online prices are rarely if ever lower than the boxed ones because even without the overhead of shipping and packaging, if they offer it at a lower price online the brick and mortar stores get all pissy and start shouting words like "unfair buisness practices" and the like and threaten to pull the game in a corporate hissyfit.
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Someone has to be the first to piss off the brick and mortar stores though, just a matter of time (and balls) I guess. PS. Silly of the store to refuse to sell to you when you can already download it
pre-ordered mine at EB and it came in the UPS today. I got the standard PC DVD version.