Guild Wars 2

A quick question about the game editions.

I pre-purchased the Digital Deluxe edition of GW2 because – having bought the more expensive collector’s editions of other MMOs in the past and not stuck with them – was wary about parting with over £100 on a game I hadn’t tried yet.

Needless to say, I love the game now and, in hindsight, I’m wishing I’d bought the full blown Collector’s Edition. Unfortunately, with physical items involved it’s not quite as simple as the existing gem-store upgrade from Standard to Digital Deluxe.

Here’s my dilemma. If I buy the Collector’s Edition, I’m potentially wasting £65 and having to choose between continuing with my Digital Deluxe account (which I’ve poured many hours into already), or starting a new one. So, a few quick questions:

- With no in-game difference between the Digital Deluxe and Collector’s Edition rewards, are they tracked differently? If I stuck with my current DD account after buying the CE, would I be missing out on any potential rewards now or in the future that distinguish between the two editions in game?

- If I were to buy the CE and sell the game code to someone else (essentially as a DD code), would I a) be breaking any ToS or b) giving them a “better” account than a regular DD code would?

- Here’s the longshot – would it be possible to give ArenaNet the new account code from the CE, have them merge it with my account in some way (so that it isn’t usable any longer) and receive some kind of refund, so that essentially only 1 account is created and paid for, but I’m left with the Collector’s Edition (physical items and all)?

It’s a shame that the one new MMO I’ve enjoyed in recent years came after buying so many “wasted” Collector’s Editions for games that didn’t hold my interest.

Given the option to go from a Standard to a Digital Deluxe edition, it’d be a shame if I’ve got no options when it comes to a Collector’s Edition (which I could still buy).

Thanks!

I’d be surprised if I’m the only one who’s wondered about this, and it’d be great to get some sort of feedback if possible please.

Apologies for the triple post, but if anyone else has already applied a Collector’s Edition to an existing Digital Deluxe edition, and has any insight on how this works, I’d appreciate that.

R Pete G.2490:

A quick question about the game editions.

- With no in-game difference between the Digital Deluxe and Collector’s Edition rewards, are they tracked differently? If I stuck with my current DD account after buying the CE, would I be missing out on any potential rewards now or in the future that distinguish between the two editions in game?

The only benefits are the ones comming out of the box. The statue, making of, etc. As for in the future, perhaps they will sell new CE editions when new expansions are brought out.

- If I were to buy the CE and sell the game code to someone else (essentially as a DD code), would I a) be breaking any ToS or b) giving them a “better” account than a regular DD code would?

I myself would see no problem in that. If you imagine you give it as a gift, and you bought your CE legitmatly through the offical retail sellers at buy.guildwars2.com. But as you yourself stated reading the EULA and/or TOS should be an answer somewhere.

- Here’s the longshot – would it be possible to give ArenaNet the new account code from the CE, have them merge it with my account in some way (so that it isn’t usable any longer) and receive some kind of refund, so that essentially only 1 account is created and paid for, but I’m left with the Collector’s Edition (physical items and all)?

EDIT*: You should create a ticket at support.guildwars2.com and ask if that is possible.

It’s a shame that the one new MMO I’ve enjoyed in recent years came after buying so many “wasted” Collector’s Editions for games that didn’t hold my interest.

Given the option to go from a Standard to a Digital Deluxe edition, it’d be a shame if I’ve got no options when it comes to a Collector’s Edition (which I could still buy).

Thanks!

I know what you mean!

• I edited my answer for your last question because at first i though you wanted to add the CE to your DDE account but that was not your question, sorry!

Can you even get a CE still? Mine got lost, probably “fell off the delivery truck”. But every place I go to hoping they might have some CE’s left tell me the same thing: very limited edition, all sold out. There’s of course the occasional rip-off offer on Amazon or Ebay.