lots
lots
ALL physical copies sold out within hours..
that doesn't factor in the online sales of DDE's and standard
not to mention it's ongoing it's not like pre-purchase was only for Apr 10
so really the question is how many pre-purchases sold on Apr 10?
my guess?
between 1-1.5million
there is a limit how many players a-net can handle in beta and they just dont sell more pre-puchases than this
oh they're in a very lucrative mood, one of their best tweets was around noon sometime yesterday after pre-purchasing officially began someone said
"thank you so much for all this support, you guys have no idea what this means to us"
or something to that effect.. my guess was buzz made rounds in corporate that the demand was far exceeding the supply and the "Bosses" and CFO's etc were pretty pleased with the response to Guild Wars 2 pre-purchase (yes wow fanboys, without a release date, lol)
i definitely think the real world response far exceeded the anticipated response of ArenaNet themselves
Just for the record I didn't plan to preorder, prepurchase, or buy GW2. I never bought the first one. It was how disappointing TOR ended up being, for me, that changed GW2 from a "no thanks" into a "might as well."
Wasn't a big fan of the art "style" in the first one and number two looks like more of the same.
Sir Robin, the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot.
Who had nearly fought the Dragon of Angnor.
Who had almost stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol.
And who had personally wet himself, at the Battle of Badon Hill.
it's not wondering if he even watched any videos it's the fact that he states
- didn't plan to preorder
- no prepurchase
- doesn't want to buy gw2
- never bought or played gw1
......trolling so hard it's pathetic. Why would you even make a post here?! It's the GW2 forum! An off-the-way forum may i add it's not like it's the first thing you see when you go to mmo-c you gotta find this section of the boards and to blatantly troll like this?
it's totally different when someone like me posts on general WoW forums because i've played, left and quit with the fog lifted off my eyes to see how incredibly DEAD and BORING that game has become.. you on the other hand have no business WHATSOEVER even being here
aside from trolling
troll. reported.
Well since it was in reply to someone commenting that hype might be the reason behind the sales, and its not in my case... I'm not sure why you're assuming its inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic. The art "style" in both looks the same to me. Not pixel for pixel of course but it reminds me of videos of the first one. I've still prepurchased the game. Well at least you are here to let me know where I should be.
Sir Robin, the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot.
Who had nearly fought the Dragon of Angnor.
Who had almost stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol.
And who had personally wet himself, at the Battle of Badon Hill.
I hope you haven't forgotten my role in this little story. I'm the leading man. You know what they say about the leading man? He never dies.
If you give in to your impulses in this world, the price is that it changes your personality in the real world. The player and character are one and the same.
Oh there are differences. I'm not saying its a pixel to pixel match. My problem is with the general art "style." I usually prefer the more cartoonish variety. I think it holds up better over time that way.
I'm wondering if the mods are going to restore the deleted post.
Since it was reported as trolling due to a reading comprehension problem.Originally Posted by SirRobin
Instead of any actual trolling.
By the by, any numbers from them yet?
Last edited by SirRobin; 2012-04-12 at 01:22 AM.
Sir Robin, the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot.
Who had nearly fought the Dragon of Angnor.
Who had almost stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol.
And who had personally wet himself, at the Battle of Badon Hill.