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Guild Wars 2 Press Beta [Prepurchase Is Live]
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Dinosaur Tamer
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So why invite random people to the stress test instead of the ones who just payed you to get into events like that? I know they deliberately did not call it a beta event and I get that it is only 6 hours, but it seems so silly to provoke people over nothing.
If they are not inviting existing beta testers who would not have to download the client on such short notice, I can see no reason at all not to use the pre-purchase pool. Especially since they are trying to find out if the servers can handle their numbers.
If they are not inviting existing beta testers who would not have to download the client on such short notice, I can see no reason at all not to use the pre-purchase pool. Especially since they are trying to find out if the servers can handle their numbers.
Same here,the lady there said they where suppose to get the codes today but did not so I bought the game anyway and will go back by Friday when they should have the codes.
It's a stress test, they just need warm bodies, that's all. I'm thinking for some people who didn't get to play in the last event, even 6 hours would be a nice taste. Especially with the BWE coming up.
Yep. The Beta Weekend should theoretically run like butter. Really looking forward to it now.
Warrior_Keoni
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A good chance they'll spawn a world boss as soon as they see the numbers spike in beta weekend. Some people will revive others, some will fight strategically, most will have no idea what to do!
Because it's a stress test. I can imagine the endless bitching when pre-purchase customers misunderstand this for a beta where they'll be able to play, only to have the servers crashing all the time, making their first impression of the game a terrible one. ANet is going to be trying to crash the servers on purpose. Inviting paying customers into that mess is worse than not inviting them for some 6 hour stress test, IMO.
Managed to get my standard pre-purchse with all the goodies for 39.99 eurobucks today and applied the code to my account. Now we wait for the betas.
That would be an awesome b'day present. But now it's probably jinxed
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That would be an awesome b'day present. But now it's probably jinxed
.flyinpiranha
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Stress test before the weekend they give pre-purchasers a beta weekend? Sounds about right to me!
Same here. I didn't get into the "stress test" myself. We need these pre-purchase betas to start, and ASAP. Every weekend up until launch, which better not be 3 months from now.
JustProgress
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My friend got into the Stress Test. He wasn't in the closed beta, but got an email to download the client. Link was broken. GG Arenanet
Oh yeah, and he can't ask anyone about it because of the NDA.
Oh yeah, and he can't ask anyone about it because of the NDA.
timetokill
Banned
Are they going to wipe our beta characters when the game launches?
I'm expecting them to and won't be sad if they do, just asking.
I'm expecting them to and won't be sad if they do, just asking.
There is a forum for NDA stuff.
You can see it by going to forum.guildwars2.com and logging in if you pre-purchased. It won't let you access unless you have a beta account, though.
Of course! Otherwise, that 3 day head start would be kind of pointless. It'd be more like a 6-25 (or more) day head start depending upon how many beta weekend events we have.
fluffydelusions
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beta weekends are such a tease...I hope we get a solid release date soon.
Nice little overview of the gw2 book. http://www.arena.net/blog/inside-the-collectors-edition-making-of-gw2-book
Lumination
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Behold! 47hrs after preordering online at GameStop, they sent me my code. Way to keep me guessing until the last moment...
So glad I ordered the CE now. Looks like there's a lot more going on than just "Look at the cool art we made!" like most art books... looks like there's actually a lot of awesome info to read through.
I still don't have the original art book, I guess I need to get on that.
JustProgress
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Yeah, the download link for the client was a forum link which is down. Something about a 502 error like with prepurchases.
Dat dragon.
razgriz417
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sigh, so to insure I get a physical copy at launch, I ended up prepurchasing from gamestop. First time I've stepped inside a gamestop in 6 months...god I hate the company (overheard a couple getting ripped off on a trade-in while in line) but the guy working there was a nice dude. Now comes the wait lol
The book with the CE isn't an Art Book, it's a "Making Of" book which happens to contain pretty art.
I also have a signed version of the original hardcover art book, which I cherish.
Complistic
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I wonder if that's zhaitan ? :O
They did say the dragons we've seen so far are the relatively "small" dragons.
I wonder if that's zhaitan ? :O
They did say the dragons we've seen so far are the relatively "small" dragons.
Looks like Jormag
Yeah, I saw it's a "making of..." Book, but it would have been easy for them to just load up a tion of say and call it a day. So glad it will actually be worth reading.
Kuddos on the signed book man.
Nemesis121
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I wonder if that's zhaitan ? :O
They did say the dragons we've seen so far are the relatively "small" dragons.
That's a big chicken...
Complistic
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It could be Jormag but I think Zhaitan is the ruler or Orr right? I don't think Jormag would have ships approaching him. He's up in the shiverpeaks.
Warrior_Keoni
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Doubt it, looks more like a champion dragon of Krakoltorrik. These "electrified" dragons are the ones that have Branded as minions.
Sorry, lore nerd in me. =(
Complistic
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He wasn't talking about the gif I don't think. My gif is of a lieutenant of Kralkatorrik.
Yeh, but Zhaitan is undead
Talking about this guy
Unknown(could also be Krakoltorrik)
Jormag
Shatterer
Warrior_Keoni
Member
That's another reason I bought that CE, that art is amazing.
razgriz417
Member
Yea I'd be a stand alone art book or Soundtrack but the extra $90 was just too much, never a big fan of statues
The picture in the Shiverpeaks is Jormag, and the one with the red background is Kralkatorrik, the Crystal Dragon. He was the one in the beginning of Edge of Destiny, if memory recalls, and he has a huge association with sandstorms and sand, hence the oragnsish color.
Complistic
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Yeah I'm not sure that's zhaitan. Need to see more of all of them. If they can even capture a little bit of the scale they showed in that pic we're in for a treat.
edit: ya, it's got the lightning going on, it's got to be the crystal dragon.
edit: ya, it's got the lightning going on, it's got to be the crystal dragon.
How the hell are they gonna make these into boss fights? We fight their nostrils? Definetly interested how they solve that.
Edit: Actually, the one in the picture could be Kralkatotirikairkaik, as it has the same structure along its back as the buried dragon you see in Guild Wars: Eye of the North, in the Charr area.
Looks like the Shatterer to me, the one shadowed in the background being KralkattorikikriaktiSOMETHING.
Edit: Actually, the one in the picture could be Kralkatotirikairkaik, as it has the same structure along its back as the buried dragon you see in Guild Wars: Eye of the North, in the Charr area.
Lone_Prodigy
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I suppose you can sell your pre-purchase code, right? Could be a way to recoup some of the CE costs...
Complistic
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This is zhaitan from the teaser trailer
It's like 3 years old though. Looks like he's got those front horns.
It's like 3 years old though. Looks like he's got those front horns.
Someone explain this to me:
http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/31123030/-/Product.html
Does this mean I get a boxed version of the game? Or is this just a download code?
http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/31123030/-/Product.html
Does this mean I get a boxed version of the game? Or is this just a download code?
It says it is dispatched within 1-2 weeks, so it would probably be a boxed copy of the game.
razgriz417
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Update for those holding out for Best buy: http://www.facebook.com/GuildWars2/posts/10150712830704209
Huzzah! I won't feel so bad about not being able to afford the amazing CE now.
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