The Game Guild Wars 2 One Day Prior To Launch Instead Of Three

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For serious fans of the Guild Wars franchise, the Collector’s Edition will be available for $149.99 retail and include a beautifully detailed and hand-painted, ten-inch statue of Charr Warrior Rytlock Brimstone brandishing his flaming sword, a picture frame with five prints of Guild Wars 2 art, a 112-page Making of Guild Wars 2 artbook in hardcover, the Best of Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack CD composed by Jeremy Soule, and five in-game bonus items including a Mistfire Wolf that will fight alongside players and a Rytlock miniature sure to make you the envy of all your guildmates!NCSoft today announced that users that pre-purchase the Guild Wars 2 Collector’s, Digital Deluxe, or Standard Editions will receive guaranteed entry into all beta weekend events and a three-day head start prior to launch.This allows those early birds to get in before everyone else and secure their character and guild names before the rush on launch day.

Pre-orders (not to be confused with pre-purchasers) will be granted access to the game one day prior to launch instead of three.Guild Wars 2, the highly anticipated MMO is now available for pre-purchase.Early-bird ...
... buyers that pick up one of the editions (Digital, Digital Deluxe, or Collector’s Edition) will be eligible to participate in all Guild Wars 2 Beta Access Weekends, receive a three day headstart to play the game before everyone else and a Hero’s Band in-game item.The Hero’s Band grants the wearer a +2 Power, +2 Precision, +2 Toughness, +2 Vitality, +2 Condition Damage, +2 Healing, and +2% Critical Damage.

The Digital Edition of the game will cost players while the Digital Deluxe (which includes the Summon Mistfire Wolf Elite Skill, Rytlock Miniature, a Golem Banker, Chalice of Glory, and a Tome of Influence) will run $79.99.However, true fans of the game may be more interested in the Guild Wars 2 Collector’s Edition, which features all of the items of the Digital Deluxe, as well as a 10-inch Rytlock figurine, a 112 page Making of Guild Wars 2 book, the Best of Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack CD, an Art Portfolio and Five Art Prints, and a Custom Art Frame

The Guild Wars 2 team announced on their Twitter and Facebook of an upcoming stress test taking place on Monday, May 14th.During this time, gamers who have pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 are invited to log on and take part.This is not a Beta Weekend Event, rather a chance for the GW2 team to perform tests and http://www.arm2fifa.com address some of the issues that have been identified in the game during the first BWE.The team also notes that as this is a stress test, players may experience issues with performance.It is however, a chance to get a couple of hours more in on the game.The event will run from 11AM to 6PM PST (2PM to 9PM Eastern) on Monday, May 14th.Further details can be found here.