Once I prepurchased the digital copy of  game from the Arenanet webpage I received an email saying they would email me a download link. Does anyone know when this will happen and does that mean I will be invited to the beta event the weekend of 4-27.

Yea expect all the instruction this coming week, hopefully by wednesday.

Cheers and see you in beta

Yes, they said they would email the link this coming week.

Well if its the full 13+ Gig we have to download they better get their skates on, it would take me 2 days to download that on my crap connection.

Yep, they should be mailing out links by Wednesday, to give people enough time to download the platform. See you in game.

I jsut got an email today from guildwars2@ncsoft.com saying i should prepurchase the game to play in the open beta event. WTF are they confused or something I already did my prepurchase

They are just sending those emails to people who had signed up for beta, its no biggie, they are just making sure they remind people again you know.

Originally posted by Vortigon

Well if its the full 13+ Gig we have to download they better get their skates on, it would take me 2 days to download that on my crap connection.

it was  10.9 for the last downlaod

What I am curious about is this 'head start' comment..

Does this mean that these characters we create for the BWE will be already lvl ? when we start the real game?

Otherwise why would it be called a 'head start' vs. a sneak peak.. true beta..

They usually always wipe prior to that, but the name is saved.

Originally posted by cloud8521

Originally posted by Vortigon

Well if its the full 13+ Gig we have to download they better get their skates on, it would take me 2 days to download that on my crap connection.

it was  10.9 for the last downlaod

I suspect this time it will be larger. They are opening up new zones like Lion's Arch.

I pre-ordered my copy from Gamestop.  How will that work as far as the beta?  How will arenanet know I pre-ordered from Gamestop?  : )

any input would be appreciated my friends

Originally posted by whitewolf

I pre-ordered my copy from Gamestop.  How will that work as far as the beta?  How will arenanet know I pre-ordered from Gamestop?  : )

 

any input would be appreciated my friends

Only pre-purchasing guarantees beta weekend access.  If you purchased, then you should have received a code to register.

Originally posted by whitewolf

I pre-ordered my copy from Gamestop.  How will that work as far as the beta?  How will arenanet know I pre-ordered from Gamestop?  : )

 

any input would be appreciated my friends

Pre-orders arent the same as pre-purchase. Pre-puchase means you bought the whole game.

Originally posted by rich9995

What I am curious about is this 'head start' comment..

Does this mean that these characters we create for the BWE will be already lvl ? when we start the real game?

Otherwise why would it be called a 'head start' vs. a sneak peak.. true beta..

 

They usually always wipe prior to that, but the name is saved.

"Head Start" refers to the three day head start period that people who pre-purchase, (one day for simple pre-orders), will get before the game releases. It has nothing to do with beta and beta characters will not carry over into the retail game.

Originally posted by Vortigon

Well if its the full 13+ Gig we have to download they better get their skates on, it would take me 2 days to download that on my crap connection.

Ouch, you can play MMO on that type of connection?

Thanks everyone for the info!  You're the best

Originally posted by nomss

Originally posted by Vortigon

Well if its the full 13+ Gig we have to download they better get their skates on, it would take me 2 days to download that on my crap connection.

Ouch, you can play MMO on that type of connection?

He may not mean 48 full hours, since not everyone is willing to leave their computers on that long just for a download. And I know some things will at least allow you to pause and resume, even after a shutdown.

And heck, I used to play World of Warcraft on a crap Dial-Up connection, the only caveat was I needed a friend to get the newest patches on a disk for me to install, since it would take forever to DL. The original Guild Wars actually seemed tailor-made for Dial-up too, patches always came quick and never had an issue with the connection.

here's what it says on the gw2 site re: pre-purchase.  i purchased mine from Gamestop this morning.

Access to all Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Events 

Three days of Headstart Access

There's a beta weekend event this weekend right?  will I be eligible for that?

Originally posted by whitewolf

here's what it says on the gw2 site re: pre-purchase.  i purchased mine from Gamestop this morning.

 

Access to all Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Events 

Three days of Headstart Access

 

There's a beta weekend event this weekend right?  will I be eligible for that?

Originally posted by whitewolf

I pre-ordered my copy from Gamestop.  How will that work as far as the beta?  How will arenanet know I pre-ordered from Gamestop?  : )

 

any input would be appreciated my friends

If you bought the game in full at gamestop as i did (the full $60) then your beta code will be on your gamestop receipt simply go to Guildwars2.com and register your new account/beta code :) good luck and ill see most of you in game this weekend!