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Originally Posted by Joszek
1. will you post prices of digital download, boxed and collector's box before 29th?
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Sorry, but no. We want to make sure that we list the correct prices (we're not just randomly picking numbers) and we're actually still in the middle of arranging everything. It also has to do with our investors and company laws, as they need to be officially updated with this information on the 29th - which is why we chose this date.
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2. Will I be able to cancel my preorder?
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No. The boxes will be released and shipped on September the 1st, only two months after the pre-order.
After looking at some of the comments on the forum I do realize there's some confusion around this. Different countries, publishers and/or stores seem to do this in different ways, and I'm truly sorry for the confusion. You will have to pay for the game the second you order it. The shop will of course state this information when it goes online. And it will go online before the 29th.
This is about the only way we can arrange this. We can guarantee 10000 active player accounts in Beta. If this turns out to be straight out impossible on one server, we have the option to start another one. But we can't start more unless we have the money to do it (and we won't start additional servers if there's no player base). And therefore we need the money from the pre-orders.
If all 10000 units are sold, it will be a very important confirmation for us. We will then have the funds (and financial motivation) to start more servers, to let more people in. But there will of course be a delay before those servers are up and running and accepting more players.
This means we can hopefully allow more than 10000 players before release, but we really do need those first 10000 to be able to take that step.
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3. It is being said, that preorder type of beta is a measure of overall interests in MO. What with those, who will only block the beta spot ?
Is there a possibility that you will secure 1-3k preorders for long time active forum members ?
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Those already in Combat Beta will keep their spots in the future Beta stages, and several more are yet to be invited. However, those who are invited will still need to buy the game to be able to play the game from first day at launch. And the safest way to have a guaranteed spot at launch is to pre-order.
Regarding reserved pre-orders, I'm afraid this would require additional functions for both the shop and for the account management. This might sound like a small thing but I can assure you it's not. We will be using the major certified and secure MMO account service provider, and while very safe for both you and us, "exceptions" like this is conflicting with their usual way of doing things. Thus, it would be very expensive and require a lot of development time.
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4. beside paypal, there's a question about paying with debit cards - very popular in europe visa electrons. But is there eventually a chance to use money transfers ?
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The shop will be accepting Visa Electron, Visa, Maestro, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Delta Online, Carte Bleu. We are currently working to enable PayPal and Ukash, more info on this later.
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Originally Posted by Joszek
I forgot to ask one important thing: will you charge full price upon preordering or a small fee ?
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We will ask full price.
In this phase we of course cannot compete with the prices and distribution of mass-market MMOs. Although we do aim to be at least a bit cheaper than Darkfall (Digital Only, 50€)
