Pre-purchase to be limited if beta capacity exceeded

[Ealyssa]

Company warns of potential issues = Conspiracy.
Company doesn't warn of potential issues = Terrible Service

Company match customers' expectations = everybody happy

Ho wait, can it be that simple ?

[Nerph-]

They may very well cut if off temporally due to a lack of sever capacity...advertise that more will come...and thereby make a totally unintended second wave of super hype
All for it xD

Aye it could just be a clever marketing tactic to sell more pre-purchases... and they got me with it! ;D

[Squirrelbanes]

Aye it could just be a clever marketing tactic to sell more pre-purchases... and they got me with it! ;D

Oh I don't think it's necesserially a marketing ploy...just a happy consequence
But if it is a ploy, fair play to them lol. It's certainly working.
They're not forcing anyone to spend their money lol.

[charlieprince]

Oh I don't think it's necesserially a marketing ploy...just a happy consequence
But if it is a ploy, fair play to them lol. It's certainly working.
They're not forcing anyone to spend their money lol.

you make an excellent point! LOL everywhere I look the overwhelming slogan of GuildWars 2 is "shut up and just take my money!!"

LOL ArenaNet could make it their official slogan and it works

[MrSerious]

Company warns of potential issues = Conspiracy.

Company doesn't warn of potential issues = Terrible Service

brilliant! couldn't of said it better myself. People need to calm down and stop thinking its some underhanded marketing ploy. Even then, so what if it is? I have seen enough of the product from reviews and websites to know this is a must buy for me.

[BlairPhoenix]

Company match customers' expectations = everybody happy

Ho wait, can it be that simple ?

Except everyone's expectations are different and usually vastly unrealistic.

[thewallofsleep]

I'll be preordering in the near future, primarily so I can play in the early access a few days before launch. I don't care about beta; I'd rather play the completed game. I don't need to test the game (aka be sent on errands). I don't get the obsession with playing MMO betas. I've played a few of them, and all they really do is destroy my anticipation and excitement for the game; the impact of the impending launch of significantly dampened.

[Squirrelbanes]

I'll be preordering in the near future, primarily so I can play in the early access a few days before launch. I don't care about beta; I'd rather play the completed game. I don't need to test the game (aka be sent on errands). I don't get the obsession with playing MMO betas. I've played a few of them, and all they really do is destroy my anticipation and excitement for the game; the impact of the impending launch of significantly dampened.

You have to pre-purchase (pay in full) and not pre-order to get the three day early access

[Cherrysoul]

But, I can't afford sooner!

Quick google informs, that in China you can sell a kidney for 20k :P

[Beazy]

ArenaNet should have known that millions of people would pre order the second it went live.

Also, didnt they have like a million beta signups? Wouldnt shock me if we found out that 3 million people purchased GW2 by the time it releases. I dont know a single person that isnt buying it. . . . well my granny isnt, but shes like 90.

[Squirrelbanes]

Quick google informs, that in China you can sell a kidney for 20k :P

Yup! Send me a PM and we'll have a you sorted in a few days

[thewallofsleep]

You have to pre-purchase (pay in full) and not pre-order to get the three day early access

That's cool with me. I don't have a problem paying $60 now that I know I'll spend later anyway. Especially since I get to play the (finished) game a few days early and get some neat preorder only in game items. Beta certainly is no selling point though.

[Ealyssa]

Except everyone's expectations are different and usually vastly unrealistic.

Expectations are ONLY set by marketing hype.

MMO rule no1 : don't build hype you can't handle. (swtor was the last super proof of this rule)

[charlieprince]

Expectations are ONLY set by marketing hype.

MMO rule no1 : don't build hype you can't handle. (swtor was the last super proof of this rule)

what're you talking about ONLY set by marketing hype?

what marketing? there's been NO marketing of Guild Wars 2 at all unlike the $$-fueled SW:TOR

you know what fuels GW2? the greatest marketing scheme of all time

...word of mouth

best thing about it? it's free and ArenaNET has nothing to do with the Feverish buzz and demand that is out there.. it's all us the gamers who are throwing money at them

ALL OF US ARE LIKE HERE! JUST TAKE IT! TAKE MY MONEY!!

.......please take my money!!

[grandpab]

what're you talking about ONLY set by marketing hype?

what marketing? there's been NO marketing of Guild Wars 2 at all unlike the $$-fueled SW:TOR

you know what fuels GW2? the greatest marketing scheme of all time

...word of mouth

best thing about it? it's free and ArenaNET has nothing to do with the Feverish buzz and demand that is out there.. it's all us the gamers who are throwing money at them

ALL OF US ARE LIKE HERE! JUST TAKE IT! TAKE MY MONEY!!

.......please take my money!!

ArenaNet knows this too, and they're taking advantage of the free advertising from social media like facebook and twitter.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaud...-guild-wars-2/

“There used to be a time where you could have a mediocre title but you spend millions in marketing and you could still move a lot of units,” said Chris Lye, global brand director for ArenaNet. “Those days are gone. With the rise of social media people listen to their friends’ more than gaming press. The good news is that it’s become a great equalizer. It’s no longer about who can throw the biggest marketing budget at a game. If you have a great game, people are going to tell their friends. That’s probably the most exciting thing for me. Social media is a huge factor in the marketing of online games. It’s not something we’ve fully figured out yet, but we’re continuing to experiment and we see it as an opportunity to use it in a compelling way moving forward.”

[charlieprince]

ArenaNet knows this too, and they're taking advantage of the free advertising from social media like facebook and twitter.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaud...-guild-wars-2/

+1

thanks for the article, and it's something that indeed ArenaNET capitalizes on but my main point to the person I replied to is that this wasn't something that ArenaNET bought or whatever.. the "Buzz" grew beyond their control it's like a Wave

a wave they're clearly surfing and enjoying hell to be brutally honest

I've never, EVER been this anxious throwing money at somehting.. lol I'm just glad it finally took Apr 10

JUST TAKE IT! TAKE MY MONEY ALREADY!! = GuildWars 2 Slogan :P

[Squirrelbanes]

That's cool with me. I don't have a problem paying $60 now that I know I'll spend later anyway. Especially since I get to play the (finished) game a few days early and get some neat preorder only in game items. Beta certainly is no selling point though.

Yh, was just clarifying for you in case you went with pre-order and ended up disappointed

[nixcookies]

I was going to hold out buying it until I get my next pay cheque but when I saw that message I purchased it.

It might be a marketing ploy but didn't want to take any chances

[Nerph-]

well my granny isnt, but shes like 90.

and why the fuck is she not pre purchasing? ;D

[charlieprince]

and why the fuck is she not pre purchasing? ;D

agreed being 90 is not an excuse not to pre-purchase!!