Nightfall pre-release bonus pack

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GuildWars.com said:
ArenaNet Announces Prerelease Bonus Pack for Guild Wars Nightfall

Fans to get first taste of next Guild Wars game in new retail package that will include exclusive character items, an additional character slot, screenshots and more

August 1, 2006 (BELLEVUE, WA) — ArenaNet® and NCsoft® today announced a brand new retail package which will soon give Guild Wars® players their first look inside the exciting upcoming release, Guild Wars NightfallTM. The announcement comes on the heels of the Guild Wars Nightfall PVP Preview Event where players were able to create characters using the new Nightfall professions.

The Guild Wars Nightfall Prerelease Bonus Pack is expected to hit store shelves on September 15 and will feature:

* Guild Wars "Play Now" key for a 10-hour/14-day trial* of Guild Wars PropheciesTM and Guild Wars FactionsTM.
* Guild Wars Nightfall Bonus Key, providing one additional character slot for a Guild Wars Nightfall account, as well as two exclusive items for the new professions—a Firey Sunspear of Shelter for the Paragon and an Icy Soulbreaker of Enchanting for the Dervish
* Mini strategy guide, concept art, screenshots, in-game renders of characters and items, preview trailer, wallpapers, lore, quick reference card, music, and more!

Guild Wars Nightfall takes place on the continent of Elona, Land of the Golden Sun. It is a nation comprised of three great provinces; The island province of Istan is the home of a vibrant people who live among the monuments of an ancient empire. The military province of Kourna, under the command of its great leader, Warmarshal Varesh, hugs the shores of the mighty river Elon. And in the rugged lands to the north, the Princes of Vabbi rule from their opulent citadels. Elona is a land of wealth and power, protected by its champions, the Order of the Sunspears. In Guild Wars Nightfall, Elona has fallen under the shadow of an evil, outcast god. Against the encroaching desolation of an infernal realm, the people of Elona will need more than a hero to save them, they will need a hero to lead them. . .for nightfall is at hand.

Guild Wars, an instant bestseller worldwide upon its release in April 2005, and Guild Wars Factions, the number one game in both North America and Europe earlier this year, are global online roleplaying games. Guild Wars Nightfall continues the tradition of inviting players to immerse themselves in an epic storyline centered in a vibrant fantasy setting, build personalized characters, and find adventure in missions and quests. This a Guild Wars game unlike any players have seen before.
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http://guildwars.com/press/releases/pressrelease-2006-08-01.php

Hmmm I wonder if we can get this through the gw store...
 
im figuring where anet is going, they are trying to release 2-3 expansions per year. which equels out to about 7-12 bucks a month
 
You could put it that way I guess, but unlike other mmo's there is no real monthly fee. Other mmo's still charge you for the expansion content AND charge a monthly fee on top of that. So you could say Guild Wars expansions are a free content update with a $7-12 monthly fee or you could say its a $40-50 expansion with no monthly fee. Not to mention the fact that no chapter is mandatory to continue playing.
 
vibrokatana said:
im figuring where anet is going, they are trying to release 2-3 expansions per year. which equels out to about 7-12 bucks a month
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Before Prophecies even came out they planned to release an expansion every six months. Their first one took a year and now they seem to be on track. This was the business model that they came up with that would allow them to do this without a monthly fee. I am all for it. It's not a scheme because each expansion is optional and whichever you own can be played until the servers go down without any additional money. A better way to tally how much you are paying a month for this is by adding up how much each one you purchase is and divide it by how many months you end up playing the whole thing. Also remember that other MMOs charge for their expansions as well and you STILL have to pay that monthly fee to play them.

EDIT: Looks like Dauntless was typing at the same time...lol.
 
* Guild Wars Nightfall Bonus Key, providing one additional character slot for a Guild Wars Nightfall account
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That makes the preorder worth while right there. I wonder if the pre-order bonus pack will cost $9.99?

How does a pre-order work with the CE? Anyone know?
 
azuresun said:
That makes the preorder worth while right there. I wonder if the pre-order bonus pack will cost $9.99?

How does a pre-order work with the CE? Anyone know?
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If it's anything like Factions or Prophecies, when you preorder you just tell the cashier you want the regular game or the CE. No special preorder or anything like that.
 
Those sadistic people at ArenaNet said:
The Guild Wars Nightfall Prerelease Bonus Pack is expected to hit store shelves on September 15
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Oh why, oh why, do you torture us so, ANet!
 
lol ive done just fine with 4 slots, dunno why folks need 2523847294294847 slots
 
Well Atown considering 32 is the maximum you can have atm methinks that number is slightly inflated. And only 4 slots, how do you live man how do you live?!?! I've got 8, one for each profession except assassin and one PvP slot. The store does work now in case anybody was wondering.
 
Yes, I've had my finger hovering over the "buy" button several times now.

SWG drove me nuts...only 1 char per server. :p

My signature on another board is "You can never have too many alts."
 
I doubt I'd use an extra slot for another PvE character. I have trouble finding the time to play the characters I have. It will be nice being able to leave a PvP character alone for whatever flavor of the month I have (touch ranger/ViM Trapper/Starburst Ele/smite warrior) so I don't always have to delete and rebuild each time I want to switch something for a specific build.

The wording also sounds as if the additional slot will only be avaiable once a Nightfall key has been added to the account. Based on that, I would assume that the preorder will be the same price as the previous chapters which varied per store. Most applied the full preorder price to the purchase price for the game and was either $5 or $10. Target had the preorder for $0.99, but it did not reserve a copy of the game for you, nor did they apply the cost of the preorder to your retail copy.
 
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