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  • Ice-QueenIce-Queen Member UncommonPosts: 2,483

    Originally posted by randomgaming

     

    Sold out ? :( bahh already..

     

    well maybe u get lucky tonight since we are randoming out few Guild Wars 2 BETA key over @ our stream.

    it feels good giving something to the community! we are gonna start streaming in a few hours!

     

    www.twitch.tv/randomgamingtv

     

    They'll open it back up later this weekend if they need/want to allow more in.

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    What happens when you log off your characters????.....
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFQhfhnjYMk
    Dark Age of Camelot

  • TheYear1500TheYear1500 Member UncommonPosts: 531
    GameStop is sold out of the normal digital edition now.  They still have some DE  
  • MingxvMingxv Member Posts: 21
    Yes we had to give one of our games to a friend who could not buy the game last night as all was sold out.

    Ready for WAR waaaaaaaaaaah
    Morkwovsmez (Warhammer beta) and Miragexv in many games including FFXI.
    Ming in (Betas:StarWars, GuildWars2, and most other betas)

  • niceguy3978niceguy3978 Member UncommonPosts: 2,051

    Originally posted by Unlight

    Originally posted by sammyeli

    Originally posted by Rednecksith

    Nothing like artificially limiting the supply of a (theoretically) infinitely distributable product to increase demand. How classy. If any other company did this (like Blizzard, EA, THQ, etc.), people would be calling for blood. But since Arenanet can apparently do no wrong, everybody's cool with it. UGH.

    Though I've got to hand it to them, it's brilliant marketing at least.

    This post is gold right here.



    Nah.  Maybe pyrite. 

    There are 48 servers and the estimated number of people who prepurchased is somewhere around 200,000 so far, based on some guesswork.  That's over 4000 per server already.  4000 per untested, un-optimized server.  And EU isn't sold out yet.  Plus there's the press coming and the 10,000+ actual beta testers already in the game.  Sounds plausible to limit the number of additional testers with that in mind. 

    Although it is also some brilliant marketing.  I can't remember ever hearing about a game company *refusing* sales, for whatever the reason.  You have to admit, the trend has been to push the stuff out the door and damn the consequences.  It shows a lot of confidence to hold back sales.  They *know* people will be back for it later.

    Darkfall did this as well, and people were here complaining then as well.

  • oakthornnoakthornn Member UncommonPosts: 863

    I have a newb question..  If I purchase GW2 at gamestop, will I be able to participate in the beta event this weekend?? Or is that reserved only for the digital purchase which is sold out atm?

    thank you

    Rallithon Oakthornn
    (Retired Heirophant of the 60th season)

  • stragen001stragen001 Member UncommonPosts: 1,720

    So geniuses, if they are limiting supply due to not enough capacity

    A) What kind of fail company doesnt have enough capacity for the first public outing of their game

    B) How comes if I goto amazon, play, gamestop, etc I can still buy a copy and get into beta, If there isnt enough capacity how comes these people can still get in?

    This is marketing BS pure and simple

    Cluck Cluck, Gibber Gibber, My Old Mans A Mushroom

  • BeansnBreadBeansnBread Member EpicPosts: 7,254

    Originally posted by stragen001

    So geniuses, if they are limiting supply due to not enough capacity

    A) What kind of fail company doesnt have enough capacity for the first public outing of their game

    The kind of company that sells WAY more copies than expected.

    B) How comes if I goto amazon, play, gamestop, etc I can still buy a copy and get into beta, If there isnt enough capacity how comes these people can still get in?

    They give out a limited number of beta keys to retailers and their planned number for the GuildWars 2 website ran out before most other retailers. On their website, they even direct you to other places you can purchase the digital version of the game and still get in BETA.

    This is marketing BS pure and simple

    No.

     

  • stragen001stragen001 Member UncommonPosts: 1,720

    Originally posted by colddog04

    Originally posted by stragen001

    So geniuses, if they are limiting supply due to not enough capacity

    A) What kind of fail company doesnt have enough capacity for the first public outing of their game

    The kind of company that sells WAY more copies than expected.

    B) How comes if I goto amazon, play, gamestop, etc I can still buy a copy and get into beta, If there isnt enough capacity how comes these people can still get in?

    They give out a limited number of beta keys to retailers and their planned number for the GuildWars 2 website ran out before most other retailers. On their website, they even direct you to other places you can purchase the digital version of the game and still get in BETA.

    This is marketing BS pure and simple

    No.

     

    So, actually its not sold out at all. You can still buy the digital version from other retailers, and you can stil buy the boxed version from other retailers.

    The game is not sold out. One shop (ArenaNet) is sold out.

    Marketing Hype.

    Cluck Cluck, Gibber Gibber, My Old Mans A Mushroom

  • RCP_utRCP_ut Member Posts: 263

    Is it so hard to understand that they just did what they said they would do???

    They said that betas would have a limit and that limit would increase from beta to beta.

    So if they reached the limit to the 1st beta they dont sell more. Simple as that, it was announced for weeks.

     

    So what the hell are you talking about when you say its a bad company because of that? its just normal..

    So many nonsence post ffs.

    I dont understand why or how some are so affraid of GW2 be a sucess, that makes them spend all day at GW2 forum to say nonsences.

  • RCP_utRCP_ut Member Posts: 263

    Originally posted by stragen001

    So geniuses, if they are limiting supply due to not enough capacity

    A) What kind of fail company doesnt have enough capacity for the first public outing of their game

    B) How comes if I goto amazon, play, gamestop, etc I can still buy a copy and get into beta, If there isnt enough capacity how comes these people can still get in?

    This is marketing BS pure and simple



    So genius, if it was market pure and simple why you can still buy at EU? Only US servers reached max capacity as it was told.

    So in your opinion they should prohibit all companys that still have it for sale? lol...

     

  • stragen001stragen001 Member UncommonPosts: 1,720

    Originally posted by RKameL

    Originally posted by stragen001

    So geniuses, if they are limiting supply due to not enough capacity

    A) What kind of fail company doesnt have enough capacity for the first public outing of their game

    B) How comes if I goto amazon, play, gamestop, etc I can still buy a copy and get into beta, If there isnt enough capacity how comes these people can still get in?

    This is marketing BS pure and simple



    So genius, if it was market pure and simple why you can still buy at EU? Only US servers reached max capacity as it was told.

    So in your opinion they should prohibit all companys that still have it for sale? lol...

     

    No, but clearly not ALL NA digital editions are sold out. 

    Cluck Cluck, Gibber Gibber, My Old Mans A Mushroom

  • MothanosMothanos Member UncommonPosts: 1,910

    Must give +10 to Anet for thinking about the current players playing the beta.

    I mean they could have sold for an gigantic  amount of extra cash, but refused to do so.

    Dunno how much people pre purchased GW2, but this is just fantastic news :)

    Now lets see some numbers ^^ !!!!

     

  • illeriller Member UncommonPosts: 518

    Originally posted by The_Korrigan

    I Not that many if you consider that games like SW:TOR had over 1 million pre-orders.

    Yeah SWTOR probably even set a record there... 

    But IIRC they also set a record in the number of canceled pre-orders revealing a big weakspot in their business model that GW2 isn't even threatened by.  ...add to that TOR's "fuzzy math" on copies sold versus actual subscriptions and you've got a game with greatly a future Sales potential that is already steeply dropping off VS. GW2's staying strong for years to come if word of mouth carries it.   (TOR's word of mouth is:  WoW in space... which isn't helping it).

     

    Alos: StarWars was going to sell a ton either way based solely on franchise Loyalty. 

    Guildwars is too much of a dark horse for that dynamic so that's another reason they don't compare well.

  • WickedjellyWickedjelly Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 4,990
    The ability some of you have for necroing is one for the record books.

    1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.

    2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.

    3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.

  • JustsomenoobJustsomenoob Member UncommonPosts: 880

    I don't see how this increases demand.  

     

    I mean if someone really wants to play there's copies out there.   I was getting some groceries at Walmart and they had a big GW2 display that still had copies.

     

    Heh just noticed this is a necro

  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798
    why is this thread being necroed from four months ago ?

    EQ2 fan sites

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