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The second coming is on 6/30/2012 :O

PuremallacePuremallace Member Posts: 1,856
in Guild Wars 2

Source: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/amazon-de-begins-guild-wars-2-preorders-claims-june-30th-launch/

 

Just in case speculation for Guild Wars 2's launch date wasn't running quite rampant enough, Amazon.de has begun taking pre-orders for the game. Furthermore, the site claims a launch date of June 30th, 2012.



Community members have already picked up on it, but is there truth in the date? We checked in with NCsoft West for the official word: "We have not released an official launch date within 2012 as feedback from our closed and open marketing betas will help us determine an exact release date. We will release Guild Wars 2 when it is ready."



We do know that the Guild Wars 2 development team is revving up for plenty of beta testing in February, March, and April, and the company has confirmed that GW2 will launch this year.

 

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0071MEF38

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  • SorrowSorrow Member Posts: 1,195

    Originally posted by Puremallace

    Source: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/amazon-de-begins-guild-wars-2-preorders-claims-june-30th-launch/

     

    Just in case speculation for Guild Wars 2's launch date wasn't running quite rampant enough, Amazon.de has begun taking pre-orders for the game. Furthermore, the site claims a launch date of June 30th, 2012.



    Community members have already picked up on it, but is there truth in the date? We checked in with NCsoft West for the official word: "We have not released an official launch date within 2012 as feedback from our closed and open marketing betas will help us determine an exact release date. We will release Guild Wars 2 when it is ready."



    We do know that the Guild Wars 2 development team is revving up for plenty of beta testing in February, March, and April, and the company has confirmed that GW2 will launch this year.

     

    http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0071MEF38

    Rofl remember seeing one of these coming in 3 or 4 months like 4 years ago now....

    I'll believe it when its in my hand.

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  • XerithXerith Member Posts: 970

    Amazon does this with every game that is releasing some time within the year. They basically just assume a placeholder to have something for their preorder page. 99% of the time is has been wrong for every game they have done it for. Don't put much stock in it till you see it on the Guild Wars 2 page itself. 

    My Guild Wars 2 Vids

  • elos_rekatelos_rekat Member Posts: 106

    Amazon, Gamestop, BestBuy and pretty much every retailer puts up a space saving date that may or may not have any connection to reality.

    Until the publisher releases a date it's at best a WAG (wild arse guess)!

  • NBlitzNBlitz Member Posts: 1,904

    The day a launch date is announced this is how I picture it in my mind: nerdgasms.

  • adam_noxadam_nox Member UncommonPosts: 2,148

    just checked, amazon didn't put up anything for diablo 3, so the placeholder theory is weakened. 

    also june 30th fits with the timelines they've released lately regarding beta plans.

    I believe this is it.

  • LobotomistLobotomist Member EpicPosts: 5,981

    Originally posted by adam_nox

    just checked, amazon didn't put up anything for diablo 3, so the placeholder theory is weakened. 

    also june 30th fits with the timelines they've released lately regarding beta plans.

    I believe this is it.

    I agree.

    It does seem plausible.



  • doragon86doragon86 Member UncommonPosts: 589

    I'll believe it when A-Net officialy says so.

    "For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
    And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed:
    And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill,
    And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!"
    ~Lord George Gordon Byron

  • Master10KMaster10K Member Posts: 3,065

    Seriously!? You really believe that crap? image

    I still remember back when Amazon & Gamestop put 11 Nov 2010 as the release date. Then when it became obvious that the game wouldn't be out they moved it to April 2011, then September 2011, then Nov 2011, then April 2012 and now June 2012. I really could care less what these stores say... I'll wait for ArenaNet to announce the release, because so far they haven't lied to us... yet.

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  • DecoyTrooperDecoyTrooper Member Posts: 239

    12/12/2012

  • Creslin321Creslin321 Member Posts: 5,359

    My guess is it will come out in May sometime.

    Actually...let me put a number to it...maybe we can start a pool ;).

    5/15/2012

    Are you team Azeroth, team Tyria, or team Jacob?

  • NasaNasa Member UncommonPosts: 749

    F.Y.I. 6/30/2012 is a saturday

  • Master10KMaster10K Member Posts: 3,065

    Originally posted by Nasa

    F.Y.I. 6/30/2012 is a saturday

    Oh snap! You're right.

     

    Dear Amazon,

    If you're going to make up more Guild Wars 2 release dates, then at least try to be realistic about it. image

     - Master10K

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  • Creslin321Creslin321 Member Posts: 5,359

    Originally posted by Nasa

    F.Y.I. 6/30/2012 is a saturday

     Hah!  My prediction is already better ;).

    Are you team Azeroth, team Tyria, or team Jacob?

  • KhrymsonKhrymson Member UncommonPosts: 3,090

    Meh, I'm awaiting a Collector's Edition announcement before I pre-order.  Also I don't get why this is considered news as GW2 has been available to pre-order for the past yr+ just about anywhere with guesstimated date changes every few months.

  • IcewhiteIcewhite Member Posts: 6,403

    That's odd, I've had it on preorder on GW2 since Aug 19.

    They nag me about ("Still doesn't exist") every couple of weeks or so.

     

    order-update@amazon.com


    Hello,
     
    We're still trying to obtain the following item[s] you ordered on August 19, 2011 (Order# xxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx).
    	    
       "Guild Wars 2"
     
    We will make every effort to get the delayed item(s) to you as soon as possible.  If there are other items in your order, they'll be shipped according to the delivery estimates listed in the order details in Your Account (www.amazon.com/youraccount) at no additional cost.
    	    
    For more information about this order please visit:

    (etc.)

     

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  • pedrostrikpedrostrik Member UncommonPosts: 396

    the game will be released when's ready period

  • adam_noxadam_nox Member UncommonPosts: 2,148

    Originally posted by pedrostrik

    the game will be released when's ready period

    like all mmos lol.

  • starstar Member Posts: 1,101

    27/6/2012

    I have money riding on that date ;P

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  • BereKinBereKin Member Posts: 287

    14.05.2012.

  • gaeanprayergaeanprayer Member UncommonPosts: 2,341

    How funny, I saw this article while googling GW2 news and knew right away, no matter how many times we've been through this same situation, that someone would post about it on MMORPG.com and get people in a tizz. Pop over here and, sure enough.

    Amazon and other sellers have been putting placeholder dates on games forever. By the way, the placeholder date for last year, for GW2, was somewhere in November. I've had the game preordered since last year. 

    Normally I wouldn't say anything, but after the rabid spreading of false "open beta" information about GW2 even pulled actual MMO site writers in, I'm even more sure that people are likely to believe, and get excited about, things that aren't true just because they want it so bad (case in point, a couple of above posters that were willing to believe it and didn't realize that date was a Saturday, or that it's the end of the 'quarter' date). Anyone who's been through at least one MMO release knows those placeholder dates are nothing to be excited about. No reason to rile the masses.

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  • fiontarfiontar Member UncommonPosts: 3,682

    Where are people seeing a GW2 placeholder release date on Amazon?

    There wasn't one last summer when I pre-ordered, nor is there one now. Amazon routinely let's you pre-order some in demand titles with out a release date. Since there is no pre-order fee and you aren't billed until the game is launched, it's a pretty no risk way to secure a pre-order. I guess the only real risk is that you lose interest in a game before it launches and forget to cancel the pre-order. :) (When a game has pre-order bonuses, they always apply it retroactively to pre-orders before the bonus was announced. They also have a pre-order price guarantee.

    Want to know more about GW2 and why there is so much buzz? Start here: Guild Wars 2 Mass Info for the Uninitiated
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  • BlindchanceBlindchance Member UncommonPosts: 1,112

    I doubt it, all they said is that it is going to launch in 2012. Any reasonable date guess will be after the summer holidays period: Sept until Dec 2012

  • Recon48Recon48 Member UncommonPosts: 218

    12.21.2012

  • Loke666Loke666 Member EpicPosts: 21,441

    That sounds dumb, have anyone ever released a AAA MMO in late june?

    Only no lifers spend the summer gaming, you will get a lot better initial sales in spring or autumn.

    Of course it would make it possible to actually gain players after launch but I still don´t believe it.

    Amazon isn´t a trustworthy source, I am not sure even I would believe NC soft either,  the only ones that have a clue is ANET.

  • MavacarMavacar Member Posts: 328

    As many others has said - I believe it when I hear it from ANet. My biggest hope though is that they keep their own promise and don't rush it.

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