Hiya, I'm thinking of pre-ordering AoC from gamestop, but if I do it online I notice they have the 3-day early access, with downloading and installation starting on May 14th. What I'm wondering is will they also ship me a physical copy, or is this a download only? (If I pre-order it online)

They will also ship a copy.

The 3-day offer is for in-store pre-orders as well, not just online.

Yes, if you order online they will still ship you the box copy of the game you bought.

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Pre-order Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures at GameStop and receive an exclusive in-game mountable character: The War Mammoth - In addition, you will immediately receive the Mammoth Traveler's Bag giving you 8 additional inventory slots to help you in your quests. Offer good while supplies last. Online customers will be emailed a code and instructions on how to redeem the in-game mount. Please provide a valid email address when ordering. In-store customers will receive a rave card containing the code and instructions.

3-Day Early Access Program

With your pre-order Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, you will be able to participate in the 3-day Early Access Program. Early access period starts on May 17, 3 days before the commercial release on May 20, 2008. You may begin downloading the game client files and installing as early as May 14. With early access, there is a nominal fee of $5, which covers the cost of the download and includes 10 days of additional game time.

yeah they do ship you a phsyical copy, me and my guildmates were discussing this on ventrilo one day, uget the download on the 14th, play the 17th 3 days before anyone else does. and then your shipped the actual physical copy to your residence. which truthfully is a pretty good deal considering. but also realize the download is on order of 30gb from what i gather. so prepare for a big download lol #1 pray u have a fast connection ( i know i do thank god, god bless roadrunner and its 1.25mb/sec download speeds :P) and 2 make sure you have enough Harddrive space lol. i got 2, im downloading onto one, and installing on the other.

wait, so will you be able to get into the game 3 days early if you pre order the box at the store?

Originally posted by Dudders

wait, so will you be able to get into the game 3 days early if you pre order the box at the store?

Very funny :D

oh come on, 30GB download is ridiculous

Noone really knows how big the client will be when it'll be compressed and ready to ship. 30GB is way off, at least for now.

Originally posted by dannis

oh come on, 30GB download is ridiculous

Originally posted by Dudders

wait, so will you be able to get into the game 3 days early if you pre order the box at the store?

Yes

Alright thanks ya'll. So they send me the physical copy of the game, and e-mail me my game-key for the early access about sums up what happens?

Originally posted by Valentina

Alright thanks ya'll. So they send me the physical copy of the game, and e-mail me my game-key for the early access about sums up what happens?

Pretty much, and some people think that the shipping time is going to interfere by taking a few days but it doesn't really matter since the pre-play code lasts 10 days.

Yeah but you also get 1st month free I think.

Was the 3-day thing only for a limited time?  I am looking at the CE edition pre-order right now and I don't see the 3-day offer, just the war mammoth and a guide book.

Order from your local stores.  Buying local keeps people employed.

The only time I buy online is if I know I want the software but will be out of country on the release date.  More and more, if you pre-order from your local store, you get a "head start" period anyway, so if there is a delay in getting the box copy the company doesn't shut you off.  When the store gets your copy in, you just go pick it up, enter your code, and voila... carry on like normal.  You lost no gametime due to shipping delays.

Originally posted by Shannia

Order from your local stores.  Buying local keeps people employed.

The only time I buy online is if I know I want the software but will be out of cou