Friday 15 August, 2008 Stay up-to-date with Games Convention, both there and at home
Aion fully playable! A packed show schedule! Quests for great prizes! It’s not enough – we’re going even further with our activities at Games Convention – we’re going fully multimedia!
Even if you can’t make it to Leipzig, carry on reading - we’re going the extra mile to allow you to experience the Games Convention, even if you’re just looking at your web browser.
Read more...Wednesday 13 August, 2008 Set the Stage – the winners!
Recently, we asked you to get your thinking hat on and write a short scene that will be performed live on stage by our Guild Wars characters. After judging all your entries, we finally have found our lucky finalists – although we have not yet decided about the final positions.
We will create a video of the winning entries when they will be performed in Leipzig, and will publish them together with the final order for the winners sometime after the Games Convention.
And now, without further ado, here are the lucky winners (in alphabetical order):
- Alanathe Ethelaer (Germany)
- Melanie Lauterbach (Germany)
- Robert Aleksander Szøke (Norway)
Congratulations!
Wednesday 13 August, 2008 Guild Wars PvP Challenge at the GC
As you have probably read by now, Sunday is dedicated to you, our players. As a special treat, we will not only have a Costume Competition, your Guild Highlightand the Set the stage event, between 16:00 and 17:00 MEST you will also be given the opportunity to test you Guild Wars PvP skills in an epic struggle versus Izzy Cartwright and the European Community Team! Interested? Then keep reading.
As you’ll have noticed, we have a one hour slot for the PvP challenge, so there are a couple of things you need to keep in mind in case you want to be one of the lucky participants:
- To be able to play, you will have to register at the Guild Wars Registration Desk on our booth. Registration will be open from 14:30 to 15:30.
- There will be a “first come, first served” system. We want to give as many of you as possible the opportunity to play against us, but obviously there are a limited number of spaces to fill. If you want to help your chances of entering, come early.
- To actually be able to play against as many of you as possible, we kindly ask you to come prepared: Have your characters ready (skills and equipment), have a team ready when you register (A “PvP enthusiast LFG to beat Dev n00bs” will not be frowned upon) and have a build ready. This will make sure that we will not lose valuable time.
- Have fun!
We are all looking forward to beating you - uhm, meeting you, of course – at the challenge!
Monday 11 August, 2008 PayPal payment option now available in the PlayNC store
We now accept PayPal as a payment option for all digital code purchases made through the PlayNC store (not for subscriptions or NCcoin) for the UK and Germany. The PayPal payment option will show up beneath the Credit Card payment option and will require you to log into your PayPal account to complete the transaction. If you have any questions about this new payment option, please visit the Support Center for help.
Thursday 07 August, 2008 August Xunlai and Zaishen Reward Updates
Today we’ll be adding points for July predictions to the Xunlai Agent and updating the tonic in the Zaishen Chest. If you made predictions for July in the Xunlai Tournament House, check with your neighborhood Xunlai Agent after today’s live update to claim your Tournament Reward Points. To find out the tonic flavor for August, check the Zaishen Rewards Calendar.
Thursday 07 August, 2008 Games Convention 2008 Quest System
You’ll be able to win great prizes on a daily basis at our stand in Leipzig this year by completing quests.
The quests and all related information will be written on little cards we will be giving away after special shows on our main stage. Quest types and instructions will vary – just like in our games - with different XP rewards for each of them. Collect as much XP as you can to make sure that you’re one of the winners announced during the last show of each day. Read our event page for more details.
Thursday 31 July, 2008 July Automated Tournament Results
This month, Rebel Rising [Rawr] extended their incredible winning streak to seven consecutive victories by defeating Straight Outta Kamadan [KMD].
In this month’s Hero Battles, Bob Bien claimed victory over Yi Gi Oh Wtf Oo to become our July champion.
Congratulations to all of the guilds and players who competed in the July tournament! To see the skill usage charts, as well as detailed results for both GvG and 1v1, visit the July Championship page.
Thursday 31 July, 2008 Payment method changes in the in-game store
We are in the process of making our systems compliant with new security requirements that MasterCard have put in place for Maestro debit cards. Unfortunately, this means we will no longer be able to accept Maestro as a payment method in the in-game store for an indeterminate period of time.
This change will be implemented in the build that will go live next week and we encourage all players who usually use Maestro as their only payment method, and were thinking of purchasing character slots in the in-game store, to do so as soon as possible. The Guild Wars campaigns, the Bonus Mission Pack and the PvP Access Kit will still be purchasable through the PlayNC Store using the Maestro payment option.
Wednesday 30 July, 2008 Guild Wars is back on the ESL!
Guild Wars is back on the Electronics Sports League, and they’re organising a major PvP tournament series. In partnership with LG Electronics, they’re offering you the chance to win great prizes during the series, and there’s a cash prize purse awaiting in the finals! Qualification series will commence in August (more details on the ESL site soon), including a special invitational tournament taking place at the Games Convention in Leipzig. For more information, visit the ESL website.
Friday 25 July, 2008 July Tournament This Weekend
The July Automated Tournament finale is this weekend, so don’t forget to make any last minute Xunlai Tournament House predictions. Also keep in mind that the deadline for claiming your June Xunlai prizes is this weekend. You can speak with your neighborhood Xunlai Agent to collect your rewards from last month.
Thursday 24 July, 2008 You ‘Set the Stage’ for Guild Wars at GC2008
As many of you have probably read, we’ll be going to Games Convention in Leipzig this year and will have a great show on offer – but we want it to be even better. If you think you can write the kind of dialogue that deserves to be spoken by our Guild Wars characters, well – have we got a competition for you. Check this page for further details.
Tuesday 22 July, 2008 NCsoft community party at the Games Convention 2008
In order to take a break from the many time-consuming activities that come with arranging events during GC 2008, as well as letting our players kick back after a full day of queuing, we will be organizing an awesome community party down-town Leipzig. The entrance will be free as long as you bring a printed flyer or wear an official NCsoft game t-shirt upon arrival. Does it intrigue you? Visit this page to find out much more about the party and how we may let you do a 20 minute DJ session.
