Yes, they sent it yesterday and I guess most Sydneysiders got it today.
My girlfriend and I ordered one from Game and one for EB(actually went into the shop
) and when we went in there today the staff there said "ummmmm probably the 23rd we can get it."
That sucks that i can't get the packs before then. However they did provide a preorder code which should work for a week or so. Just annoying I don't have the CD so i am paranoid if my Beta download will work on the headstart / name grab.
Yeah your beta download should work just fine, probably just an update too it.
Strange that they don't have stock already, GAME stores have them already, they just can't/wont sell them till the 23rd or something.
No they said they had stock but couldn't give it to us. Not like we can play it early or anything *shakes fist* Shoulda gone all Chris Brown on the GAME girl working there.
If they don't know what accounts are at fault they shouldn't be banning them in the first place. It sounds like an answer they have given to justify stuffups in the future.
I can't believe that they would ban the IP address, what about LAN's and what not? I am sure they will just ban accounts, since banning a proxy's IP wont stop bot's at all.
Having said that would i experience lag since i have a 20mbit connection since i live right next to my ADSL 2 exchange?
Yeah but with a quicker connection means a quicker ping, was thinking it might be under 500. Which is bearable i suppose. Its kinda funny i remember back in the dialup days/ early adsl days playing action quake 2 with a ping of 300 or so and being able to headshot people with the sniper rifle. :)
Still unacceptable, I would complain.
Why get the limited edition when your not going to benefit from it?
Yep I will be up at 5am, my girlfriend said she would as long as i had it all setup and good to go.
Shame its just for a name though and not the headstart.
I downloaded and installed the 9 gig full but i never needed the 3 gig update. I did download it but the game worked without it? What was the 3 gig update for?
I bet you on their website in the news secttion they will add a positive spin to this like.
"Wow, the response from you guys was fantastic, a little to much for our servers but it shows alot of enthusiasm for our game which should make a great MMO"
Gearing up with Preorder and Collector's Edition Items
September 18, 2009 10:43 AM
The benefits are many to be had if you have preordered Aion or are the owner of a rare and much coveted Limited Collector's Edition.
Yep enjoying the preordered benefitis right now :P
This i thought was kinda funny.
Game rang me about a midnight launch they are having tonight for AION. The guy on the phone was saying "You can be one of the first people in Australia to have and play the AION box set. When i replied heaps of people already have it and he asked me where from and i told him they preordered online from You guys and received the box set days ago.
I also informed him that the AIONS "headstart launch" is occuring a good 19 hours before their launch. Also that i could already play the game because i downloaded the BETA and I can connect and play using that
I wonder if anyone will go? I can understand going to a midnight launch to be the first to grab something first, but to get something that they have been mailing out for some time now, and after the game has been released. :/
I think GAME has dropped the ball on this one, however I haven't even got a call from EB yet about our preorder with them so they are not in the park I guess.
However, comparing a brand new MMo to 5 years of WoW is like comparing an apple to a blunt stick.
Apples taste heaps better.
How many blunt sticks have you eaten!
0 technically however that was because it was too hard.
A stick is fairly solid and although i managed to get off a bit of bark from it, that taste wasn't to pleasant. I was also let down by the fact it cut the insides of my mouth up a bit.
However from the taste of the bark compared to apples. Apples taste way better.