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==Pre-order Note==

The Eye of the North Sneak Peek Weekend was only available to those who purchased the [[Guild Wars: Eye of the North]] pre-order pack from NCSoft/Arena.net, or other online and offline vendors. In the case of offline, a serial key was included with the pack, which, when registered allowed players to enter the Eye of the North Sneak Peek via a quest, available in one major city in each current campaign.

In all towns where the Quest into GW:EN was available, you must have been level 20 to receive the quest. All members of the party must have also been level 20 as well, except for Heroes and Henchmen.

==Getting Started==
See: [[Getting started (Eye of the North)]]

==Sealed-off areas==
During the preview weekend, the following portals are sealed:
*The portal from [[Battledepths]] to [[Heart of the Shiverpeaks]]
*The portal from [[Bjora Marches]] to [[Longeye's Ledge]]
*The portal from [[Varajar Fells]] to [[Verdant Cascades]]

==Known Bugs==

See: [[Eye of the North technical issues]]

==Graphics Chips with Problems with GW:EN==


*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Acer aspire 5602WLMi
*Intel Integrated GMA 950/945G, Motherboards and the ordinary white MacBook 2006+
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Toshiba Satellite A100 - So far, it's only crashed in the Domain of Fear, and at any time in GW:EN -Second- Same chipset on a Satellite A105 I cannot run Guild Wars on anything but the lowest graphical settings and even then I still crash
*Integrated Intel Media Accelerator 9000 Grapics, Dell Inspiron 6000
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, COMPAQ laptop, will freeze at any point in Guild Wars. Have no idea how to fix the problem
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, IBM Lenovo ThinkPad X60s - installed latest driver (7.14.10.1295) along with all previous versions available for Windows Vista from Intel's support page, but problem still persists. Windows Vista gives me the following message: "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered. Display driver igfx stopped responding and has successfully recovered."
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, HP dv2000 series
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Compaq NC4400
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Dell XPS M1210
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Dell Inspiron 640m
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Dell Inspiron E1705
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Dell Latitude D620
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Dell Inspiron 6400
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Dell Inspiron E1505 **Seconded. Problem is anywhere in Guild Wars. I was in Elona the last time of four times it crashed** ***Third-ed***
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, AMILO Pi 1505
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, AMILO Pro V8210 (completely updated XP, Drivers etc, random crashes both in GW:EN and in Elona, both in a town or outpost, or in area's)
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Gateway MX6956 - System crash anywhere in GW:EN, usually at scenes or between areas
*Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family, Acer & HP laptop computers, gateway tablet pc
*Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family, Dell Dimension DV051 - ****I second this graphics card entry, Spent hour and half on phone with dell to hear i had to purchase a graphics adapter****---Thirded---
*Intel 82945g Express Chipset Family, Dell Optiplex (I installed older version of the drivers(6.14.10.4299) and issue has gone away, others should test to confirm.)(I have these drivers installed, does not correct the problem)
*Intel 945 chipset hp media center pc when taking hench from eye to ice video driver causes crash. i found if i only take hero's it does not crash, no explanation i can think of for this.

*Mobile Intel(R)945GM Express Chipset Family, BenQ S61 - Random system crashes in GWEN.  Interim solution: Download and installed latest drivers from Intel (6.14.10.4859). In GW graphics options disable "use best texture filtering."
*Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Alienware Sentia 3450 Mobile - random crashes. Crashed five times during the Norn Tournament.
*ASUS N6600/TD/128 GeForce 6600 (NVIDIA Drivers) - started crashing during the Norn Tournament and is now crashing regularly outside of the tournament in any map.  the colors go prismatic.
*Nvidia GeForce 6100 Integrated Chipset Family
*GeForce 6150 Integrated Chipset Family
*GeForce Fx 5200
*Nvidia 6200LE PCI-E 
*ATI x600 PCI-E

Many of the Mobile Intel(R) embedded graphics chipsets do support dx9 but not have hardware shaders or hardware T&L.  I experimented and found an optimal configuration of using -noshaders without -dx8 on the command line.  I have a 915GM/GMS on my Samsung Q1 and can play GW:EN without any crashes on it.

According to this PlayNC support page, Intel Graphics Chips 915 and 945 series are currently supported: http://www.plaync.com/us/support/doc_2664.html?prod=48

Therefore there may be a fix shortly for those who have problems running the game on Intel integrated graphics.

'''Turning down the graphic option "Shader" to low significantly lowers lag and crashing.'''
'''NOTE'''
Windows Vista appears to correct any graphical errors it may encounter, allowing you to continue playing past the areas where errors occur. You should note, however, that there is a momentary screen flash while Windows does this, effectively causing problems if you're currently in battle.

'''*Developer Note''': 
The minimum specification for GW:EN requires a video card with support for pixel shader 1.1. GW:EN uses significantly more DirectX shaders than Nightfall, and graphics cards that do not support shader model 1.1 and above may see graphical corruption or other performance related issues. Graphics cards that do have support for pixel shader 1.1 and meet the other minimum requirements can submit a support ticket to support.guildwars.com[http://support.guildwars.com].

==Monuments==

See: [[Hall of Monuments]]

==New Titles Available==
*[[Asura Title Track|Asura]]
*[[Deldrimor Title Track|Deldrimor]]
*[[Ebon Vanguard Title Track|Ebon Vanguard]]
*[[Master of the North Title Track|Master of the North]]
*[[Norn Title Track|Norn]]

==New Heroes Available==
*[[Gwen (GW:EN)|Gwen]] - Human Mesmer (unlocked at the [[Eye of the North]])
*[[Jora]] - Norn Warrior (unlocked after completing [[Curse of the Nornbear]])
*[[Kahmu]] - Human Dervish (unlocked via [[the Norn Fighting Tournament]])
*[[Ogden Stonehealer]] - Dwarven Monk (unlocked after completing [[What Lies Beneath]])
*[[Vekk]] - Asuran Elementalist (unlocked after completing [[What Lies Beneath]])
*[[Xandra]] - Human Ritualist (unlocked via [[the Norn Fighting Tournament]])

==New Pets==
*[[Black Wolf]]
*[[Mountain Eagle]]
*[[Polar Bear]]
*[[White Moa]]
*[[White Wolf]]
*[[Albino Rat]]

Note: Any pets you tamed from GW:EN will still accompany you after the event.

==New Armor==
*[[Crown]]
*[[Glacial Gauntlets]]
*[[Norn armor]]

==New Weapon Skins==

See: [[Guild Wars Eye of the North Sneak Peek Weekend/Weapons|Here]] for a list

==Bosses==
*{{d}} [[Asterius the Mighty]]
*{{n}} [[Avarr the Fallen]]
*{{w}} [[Baglorag Grunblesnor]]
*{{r}} [[Docu Kindleshot]]
*{{w}} [[Dvalinn Stonebreaker]]
*{{mo}} [[Elmohr Snowmender]]
*{{e}} [[Elsnil Frigidheart]]
*{{p}}/{{w}} [[Fenrir]]
*{{w}} [[Grelk Icelash]]
*{{r}} [[Johon the Oxflinger]]
*{{e}} [[Kakei Stormcaller]]
*{{r}} [[Koren Wildrunner]]
*{{w}} [[Lissah the Packleader]]
*{{d}} [[Myish, Lady of the Lake]]
*{{mo}} [[Nifling the Chained]]
*{{e}} [[Ssissth the Leviathan]]
*{{d}} [[Taameh the Frigid]]
*{{w}} [[Tenagg Flametroller]]
*{{e}} [[Whiteout]]

==Quest Items==
*[[Top Left Map Piece]]
*[[Top Right Map Piece]]
*[[Bottom Left Map Piece]]
*[[Bottom Right Map Piece]]
*[[Encrypted Charr Battle Plans]]

==Consumable item==
*[[Armor of Salvation]] (quest reward)
*[[Grail of Might]] (quest reward, craftable)
*[[Honeycomb]] (quest reward)
*[[Perfect Salvage Kit]] (quest reward, craftable)
*[[Powerstone of Courage]] (quest reward)
*[[Scroll of Resurrection]] (craftable)
*[[Star of Transference]] (craftable)

==Mini Game Items / Quest Rewards==

===Dwarven Boxing===
*[[Brass Knuckles]]
*[[Thunderfist's Brass Knuckles]]

===Norn Fighting Tournament===
*[[The Bison Cup]]
*[[Bison Championship Token]]

===Polymock===
*[[Polymock piece]]
**[[Gaki Polymock Piece]]
**[[Naga Shaman Polymock Piece]]
**[[Wind Rider Polymock Piece]]

===Others===
*[[Club of a Thousand Bears (weapon)|Club of a Thousand Bears]]

==Collectable Drops==
*[[Ashen Wurm Husk]]
*[[Berserker Horn]]
*[[Blob of Ooze]]
*[[Chromatic Scale]]
*[[Destroyer Core]]
*[[Dredge Charm]]
*[[Dryder Web]]
*[[Frigid Mandragor Husk]]
*[[Frozen Wurm Husk]]
*[[Glacial Stone]]
*[[Incubus Wing]]
*[[Jotun Pelt]]
*[[Modniir Mane]]
*[[Mountain Root]]
*[[Pile of Elemental Dust]]
*[[Stone Summit Emblems]]
*[[Superb Charr Carving]]
*[[Undead Bone]]
*[[Vaettir Essence]]
==External links==
*[http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/gwen-sneakpeek/default.php GuildWars.com: Events: In Game Events: Sneak Peek Weekend]
*[http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10189734  GW:Guru Sneak Peek Weekend Event Guide]

==End of Event Notes, Problems and Solutions==
After the event ended, any attempt to travel or load into one of the Eye of the North towns or outposts resulted in that character being redirected to the first town of their home continent.
*[[Prophecies]] characters end up in [[Ascalon City (Post-Searing)]].
*[[Factions]] characters end up in [[Monastery Overlook]], as though they were just created, but are unable to repeat the tutorial quests.
*[[Nightfall]] characters end up in [[Chahbek Village (location)|Chahbek Village]].

===GW:EN Heroes after the event===
If you had any GW:EN heroes in your party when the event ended they will have been removed from your party, they will still be reported as occupying a hero slot and therefore prevent you from adding more heroes.
Zoning to [[Random Arena]] (which removes all party members) will fix this and allow you to add 3 heroes again.
This has since been fixed by ANet.