Collector's Edition and "open" beta

[Kailikor]

Ok, here's an update about the preorder boxes that were available at Best Buy. I say "were" because they seem to be sold out at my local Best Buy. Anyway, I went back and spoke to someone about the preorder box. They said that the store will get at least the same number of game boxes as they sold preorder boxes. In other words, if they sold 100 preorder boxes, they will get at least 100 game boxes when released. The 100 game boxes will be held behind the customer service counter for two weeks after release. If you don't pick up your game in the two weeks, they'll put them back on the shelf. If you bought a preorder box, take your original receipt back in and you'll get $10 off the price of the released game. This at least clears up for me as to why Best Buy didn't take my name and contact info when I bought the preorder box.

[Gardiig]

Has open Beta Started yet?

[Teofilo]

Open Beta has not started yet and there is no date as of yet when this will occur, however speculation suggests that it will begin sometime between August and November if the game is not pushed back.

[Morbidd]

I Pre-ordered my CE in May from my local Software Etc. (Gamestop) the guy at the counter told me they were all out of the "cards" for the Pre-order stuff.
I emailed Gamestop and after a couple back-and-forths confirming my order, via some codes and numbers off the receipt, they emailed me my preorder codes.

[Dall dies to much]

more update about "head start":

You will have approx 1 to 2 weeks to get your CE box and enter the code on the DvD/CD case to fully active your account. (no confirmed time frame)

aka.. you'll get into open beta.. D/L the client .. have your toon wiped for "head start" (hearing friday to tuesday, aka a full weekend) game releases on a tuesday and the counter starts to enter the codes from the box set to fully active your account

the codes you get with your CE are going to be entered on mythic's website that is NOT up right now for CE. you'll create an account there and then log in with it

[IvarrWolfsong]

I ordered the CE from Best Buy and received my order confirmation, but I have no codes or anything. It says it will ship 9/23 ... Am I getting hosed?

[Aoann]

probably not. kalikokor can help you.

[Hrothvar]

I ordered the CE from Best Buy and received my order confirmation, but I have no codes or anything. It says it will ship 9/23 ... Am I getting hosed?

Wondering the same thing myself... I know I ordered the CE a few months back as soon as it was available, but I've gotten no mail at all... and I seem to have deleted my original order confirmation (which had no open beta key, I remember that much)... my friends are beginning to wonder if I imagined ordering the game and I'm beginning to wonder that myself since neither EBGames nor Gamestop has a record of my e-mail address (despite the fact I've ordered quite a few things from both :P ). I'm going to keep searching and see if I can figure out WHERE I ordered it... I know I had to search to find an available CE and neither EB nor Gamestop lists them anymore.

[IvarrWolfsong]

I sent Best Buy a very whiney email. They responded and said that they will be emailing the codes this week.

[Hrothvar]

Found my confirmation... saved the webpage (glad I do that now! ) Turns out there was a short between the user and the keyboard when I ordered... gave them the wrong e-mail (.com instead of .net). Called em, got it fixed, got my codes. Now I'm just waiting for Fileplanet to let me download... says next availability is tomorrow