Have you Pre-Ordered? - Page 6

**P8riot** · 05-14-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by fldash

Early access is now sold out. If you didn't register for it by now, you'll have to wait till release day to play. You still get whatever bonus item came with your preorder box.

And there ya have it!

SmokingTarpan · 05-14-2008, 10:45 AM

Right then. So what's the difference between Early Access and Head Start? People on the AoC forums keep mentioning them as two different things, both with their own special "you get to play before others do" privileges. Apparently you get Head Start with a pre-order and Early Access if you managed to pay the $5 extra and download the client already, and people are talking about 3/6 days early play time.

I managed to pay $5 and download the client already, so I believe I get in on the 17th correct? In all honesty, this seems to be the most confusing, ill-documented and non-uniform release of a game ever. Every retailer involved, as well as Funcom, seems to be doing their own thing.

**UnDeaD77** · 05-14-2008, 10:48 AM

Never heard of a head start, I think the people on the AoC forums are idiots.

TheFatKidDeath · 05-14-2008, 10:55 AM

Head start/Early release/Early access - people are using them interchangeably to mean the same thing. You can begin playing on the 17th.

**P8riot** · 05-14-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by UnDeaD77

Never heard of a head start, I think the people on the AoC forums are idiots.

Absolutely!

**P8riot** · 05-14-2008, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokingTarpan

Right then. So what's the difference between Early Access and Head Start? People on the AoC forums keep mentioning them as two different things, both with their own special "you get to play before others do" privileges. Apparently you get Head Start with a pre-order and Early Access if you managed to pay the $5 extra and download the client already, and people are talking about 3/6 days early play time.

I managed to pay $5 and download the client already, so I believe I get in on the 17th correct? In all honesty, this seems to be the most confusing, ill-documented and non-uniform release of a game ever. Every retailer involved, as well as Funcom, seems to be doing their own thing.

It's all the same.. and yes - you are on for the 17th. As for the 3/6 days early, I seem to recall that since the UK official release is the 23rd, UK early players get 6 days.

It has been a very confusing release for those seeking early access and preorder items.................. throw into that a collectors edition with even more stuff and different preorder rules (by the retailers) and it's a little crazy to know what exactly you've got without doing a lot of homework.

You also need to think of the early access as a final beta test and go into it knowing that there will be some weird anomalies those first three days. Although you wouldn't know it from the jackheads on the AoC forums, it appears to me that FunCom is really doing a lot of work behind the scenes to make the best final release that they can of this very complex product.

This title is going to evolve a lot in this first year. I am sure things like the 48v48 siege limitation and whatnot will be addressed as time goes on. My main concern was that FunCom wouldn't get the capital they had hoped for on release to do the remaining work that needs to be done to realize the full potential of the product they have created. However, based on what I have observed - even on the smaktardish posts on the AoC forums, working capital won't be a problem.

**UnDeaD77** · 05-14-2008, 11:53 AM

I think this game has gone over better than any of the dev's at Funcom thought it would. So hopefully we'll be in for a fun time.

**Gambit7** · 05-14-2008, 12:33 PM

My theory on the pre-order madness was that they threw out entirely the idea of being able to enter the game early simply by pre-ordering. What they did was make it so you had to have a card (either emailed to you or picked up in-store) that you had to PAY for so that you could gain early access. Am I right here?

To sweeten the deal they added more freebies to the early access, in excess of what you got with the pre-order.

I dont know why people are complaining about the confusion... Funcom basically made it possible for people to play AoC without paying for the retail box. DUH! It's literally a 10-day trial with early access, where you get special items if you decide to keep playing (once you buy the box); and gives a buffer-time while you wait for your CE to arrive. It's win-win, no matter how confusing it seems.

The ORIGINAL purchase model was just like every other game... buy the game and you get to play early, yada yada. They threw that out though it seems.

p.s.
How do you sell out of early access slots? Actually, when I went to Gamestop he had like a stack of 200 cards there. Are those just unusable now?

SmokingTarpan · 05-14-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gambit7

p.s.
How do you sell out of early access slots? Actually, when I went to Gamestop he had like a stack of 200 cards there. Are those just unusable now?

Basically yes, they're unusable (at least for early access).

From what I've gathered, damn near anyone could have gone into Gamestop (or wherever) and picked up an early access card. Hell, I'm proof; I simply asked "you got any cards yet?" and they handed me one without even asking for ID or if I had pre-ordered. However, they only had spots for X many early access slots; they want to make early access special and, as we all can guess, probably to limit technical problems as well . So even if they gave away 500k early access codes, if Funcom only wanted 100k people to play on the 17th, only 100k people get in.

TheFatKidDeath · 05-14-2008, 12:47 PM

I've got my card but using it for my Mammoth Mount. If your buying the game and did not pre-order I would recommend just go ask for a card saying you pre-ordered and get a free mount!

**VegaBond** · 05-14-2008, 04:55 PM

Yep pre-ordered and awaiting 17th, woot

**P8riot** · 05-14-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by VegaBond

Yep pre-ordered and awaiting 17th, woot

You got in early access VegaBond? Cool!

**Gambit7** · 05-14-2008, 05:10 PM

Vega has gaming A.D.D. like I do. I figure he'll last a week before we never see him in-game again.

p.s.
I plan on playing a lot more than a week btw

Zoopy · 05-14-2008, 09:56 PM

Just like me, I didn't preorder the game at all, I just bought a preorder code.

**Gambit7** · 05-14-2008, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoopy

Just like me, I didn't preorder the game at all, I just bought a preorder code.

Yup.. smart move, this way you can trial the game before you buy.
I did this with LotRO. I got 10 days free gameplay and decided not to buy it. Saved me a buttload of money.

05-14-2008, 10:45 AM	#77 (permalink)
SmokingTarpan Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,459	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? Right then. So what's the difference between Early Access and Head Start? People on the AoC forums keep mentioning them as two different things, both with their own special "you get to play before others do" privileges. Apparently you get Head Start with a pre-order and Early Access if you managed to pay the $5 extra and download the client already, and people are talking about 3/6 days early play time. I managed to pay $5 and download the client already, so I believe I get in on the 17th correct? In all honesty, this seems to be the most confusing, ill-documented and non-uniform release of a game ever. Every retailer involved, as well as Funcom, seems to be doing their own thing. __________________ [squadl] "I am the prettiest african-american, vietnamese..cong..person." -SugarNCamo

05-14-2008, 10:48 AM	#78 (permalink)
UnDeaD77 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Age: 22 Posts: 5,839	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? Never heard of a head start, I think the people on the AoC forums are idiots. __________________

05-14-2008, 10:55 AM	#79 (permalink)
TheFatKidDeath Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA Age: 39 Posts: 2,703	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? Head start/Early release/Early access - people are using them interchangeably to mean the same thing. You can begin playing on the 17th. __________________ \|TG-9th\| TheFatKidDeath "Born to Party, Forced to Work." http://www.theonion.com/content/node/55640 - Check me out on The Onion http://www.theonion.com/content/vide...ssfully_avoids - I'm on the local news!

05-14-2008, 11:53 AM	#82 (permalink)
UnDeaD77 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Age: 22 Posts: 5,839	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? I think this game has gone over better than any of the dev's at Funcom thought it would. So hopefully we'll be in for a fun time. __________________

05-14-2008, 12:33 PM	#83 (permalink)
Gambit7 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Age: 32 Posts: 2,168	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? My theory on the pre-order madness was that they threw out entirely the idea of being able to enter the game early simply by pre-ordering. What they did was make it so you had to have a card (either emailed to you or picked up in-store) that you had to PAY for so that you could gain early access. Am I right here? To sweeten the deal they added more freebies to the early access, in excess of what you got with the pre-order. I dont know why people are complaining about the confusion... Funcom basically made it possible for people to play AoC without paying for the retail box. DUH! It's literally a 10-day trial with early access, where you get special items if you decide to keep playing (once you buy the box); and gives a buffer-time while you wait for your CE to arrive. It's win-win, no matter how confusing it seems. The ORIGINAL purchase model was just like every other game... buy the game and you get to play early, yada yada. They threw that out though it seems. p.s. How do you sell out of early access slots? Actually, when I went to Gamestop he had like a stack of 200 cards there. Are those just unusable now? __________________

05-14-2008, 12:47 PM	#85 (permalink)
TheFatKidDeath Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA Age: 39 Posts: 2,703	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? I've got my card but using it for my Mammoth Mount. If your buying the game and did not pre-order I would recommend just go ask for a card saying you pre-ordered and get a free mount! __________________ \|TG-9th\| TheFatKidDeath "Born to Party, Forced to Work." http://www.theonion.com/content/node/55640 - Check me out on The Onion http://www.theonion.com/content/vide...ssfully_avoids - I'm on the local news!

05-14-2008, 04:55 PM	#86 (permalink)
VegaBond Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: That smelly place called NJ Age: 29 Posts: 1,015	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? Yep pre-ordered and awaiting 17th, woot __________________

05-14-2008, 05:10 PM	#88 (permalink)
Gambit7 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Age: 32 Posts: 2,168	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? Vega has gaming A.D.D. like I do. I figure he'll last a week before we never see him in-game again. p.s. I plan on playing a lot more than a week btw __________________

05-14-2008, 09:56 PM	#89 (permalink)
Zoopy Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 191	Re: Have you Pre-Ordered? Just like me, I didn't preorder the game at all, I just bought a preorder code.

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