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Guild Wars 2: Pre-purchase Info, Beta Weekends & 3-Day Head Start
SBFord
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The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has been updated with a nation-by-nation list of retailers who will be accepting "pre-purchases" of Guild Wars 2 beginning on April 10th. Pre-purchasing Guild Wars 2 will make buyers eligible for all beta weekends until the beta phase ends prior to release. In addition, pre-purchasing any edition of GW2 will net a 3-day head start ahead of the official launch.
Check out the list of retailers on the Guild Wars 2 wiki.
Source: Guild Wars 2 Twitter
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Ugh...Canada is stuck with EBgames. Unfortunately, it looks like we won't even be able to order it from Amazon.com (which we usually can do) - and oddly, Best Buy isn't on the list for us either (even though it's there for Americans)
A 3 day head start, sweet, that's nearly 250gems worth. :-)Keep looking at the list. They said on thier twitter that they are still working on getting more retailers. I would have to assume Amazon and bestbuy are going to be added to the list for you.
No Steam download, so sad.
For the first game we had Best Buy, Future Shop, EB Games in Canada. Sure the rest will probably come maybe even Walmart!
Ireland isnt listed.
*raises fist in total anger*
Hope HMV just do the same for Ireland thatt they do for the UK.
Oh pls Oh pls...I hope digital prepurchase directly from ncsoft/guildwars2 site is available worldwide
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Really would like to know the exact reason they won't offer it. I don't see any reason why they wouldn't. As it is, if you want to get in the betas and get the extra stuff AND want it on Steam, you will have to buy the game twice. It would be a nice gesture if they gave us a cd-key that we could redeem on Steam at a later date.
Is this without a release date?
preordering from the official website doesnt count ?
website does count but only digital versions, nothing physical
This. They already have a pretty good tool for doing D2D, so I'd be shocked if they didn't use it for a title this big.
To clarify about the pre-purchase for some of you who may not have been following:
1) No, there still isn't a release date. This appears to basically be a move to both raise funding to keep polishing the game (and release it later), as well as give more people the opportunity to try it out in beta.
2) The reason places like Amazon aren't listed, is because they have policies which prevent them from charging a game until it has been delivered. Since the pre-purchase asks that you pay for the game early, this kind of defeats the whole purpose.
I know for some this may seem like a shady move on Anet's part. Especially if you don't particularly like them as a developer. This system is basically both an attempt to further polish the game before launch, as well as for fans to show their support for this developer. It's only beta & a 3day headstart. For those dying to play this that's huge. Otherwise (if you're on the fence) it'd probably be best to just wait it out.
my question exactly
as much as #1 would make sense. id really like a source on this. "raising funds to polish" you are implying that Arenanet is broke, and im not sure they would want you to spread such a rumor.
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Am i reading that correctly that US Gamestop is only Pre-Purchased CE's getting the beta weekends and headstart?
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Yes if you want collectors edition (with beta's and headstart), you have to buy it from Gamestop, thats you're only choice, but they are working to add more retailers
pre purchasing from the website on april 10th will get you into beta's and headstart, but they are only selling digital copies, no physical ones
I'm starting to prefer digital copies. Not really interested in the CE stuff. My SWTOR CE stuff is already taking up a corner of my living room.
Besides these days it's just easier to download a client. After a year or so, by time you download all the patches for a physical copy you could have downloaded almost all of the regular client anyway.
Plus it's one less piece of junk I have to store somewhere. I already have enough of those around..
Exciting stuff gents, this is the first game I will be preordering since SWG. Ha ha.
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But will pre purchasing from a place like amazon still give you a physical copy as well as getting the 3 day headstart?
Oh yeah! Portugal is listed!
It will be available for digital purchase on Anet store ?
Not even 1 polish retailer >.> oh well I was planning to buy digital anyway.