Was anyone able to get into beta ?

No, but the pre-order goes on sale April 10th.  I recall reading that people who get it will be guaranteed access to all beta weekends between then and launch of the game.

They haven't announced beta weekends yet but yes they will give access to those who pre-order.

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I pre-purchased the day they went on sale, via the official site.  I'm hoping we'll have a beta weekend in April.

If you didn't already see it, the GW2 Facebook page has the following post.

Good news! First Beta Weekend Event will be from April 27-29. We will let you know once the client is ready for download.
We'll have a blog post with details about what and when you can play later today or tomorrow. If you haven't already: pre-purchase to participate! https://buy.guildwars2.com/ ~RB2

Awesome! Ty for the post now I don't have to go look it up.

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So I've got the pre-order and plan to be in the beta. Who all is going to participate? We need to get into the same server and party up for this. We can even use a separate TS channel. Yes?

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Hey just letting you all know I got the email for the beta client download. You should check it and start the download asap.

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I bought it, definitely playing it some when it comes out. I have like Game ADD

12:00am midnight tonight PDT / 3am EDT is the launch for headstart access (if you pre-purchased).  Everyone else has access on the 28th.

where do i enter my per-purchase code for head start in guildwars2.com?

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