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Just checked and now the reckoning special edition is sold out. Glad I bought 1 earlier today. Is it 2,000 per system or 2,000 total between the systems.

Originally Posted by Youngnoble Just checked and now the reckoning special edition is sold out. Glad I bought 1 earlier today. Is it 2,000 per system or 2,000 total between the systems.

I already asked that question on the Reckoning forums....2,000 Special Editions total across all platforms. Same with the 300 Signature and 700 Collector's Editions.

Originally Posted by DarkonJohn I already asked that question on the Reckoning forums....2,000 Special Editions total across all platforms. Same with the 300 Signature and 700 Collector's Editions.

Crap, there's a chance I may never see one then. I could see this being as rare as the Crysis 2 Nano Edition.

Amalur Special edition is totally awesome.

Still don't think the Troll statue or the litho editions were worth it. That troll statue looks fugly & the $10 troll statue that you get from BestBuy (free with LOTR preorder )looks much better

But the special edition packaging & contents looks amazingly nice!!

After seeing the unboxing thread of the special edition that was posted a few pages back, I agree. Made me very happy with my purchase. I love the look of the outer box it comes in. One of the nicer special editions i've seen.

You can now add origin (ea's website) to the sold out list of the 360 version of mass effect 3 collectors edition.

Originally Posted by DanteWarrior Amalur Special edition is totally awesome. Still don't think the Troll statue or the litho editions were worth it. That troll statue looks fugly & the $10 troll statue that you get from BestBuy (free with LOTR preorder )looks much better But the special edition packaging & contents looks amazingly nice!!

Yeah, while the Special Edition was targeted at the typical person that likes to buy limited/collector editions of games (in the $70 - $100 range) I think the Collector's and Signature Editions were clearly targeted at people that collect high-quality figures and artwork related to their favorite areas of interest.

The figure is of the Sideshow Collectibles category (which sell for $200+) rather than the "Dead Space 2 replica plasma cutter" POS category (or even the Skyrim CE dragon). And the artwork is of far higher quality (and far more limited in production) than the typical rolled up mass-produced poster you might get in a typical game CE. If those things aren't your cup of tea, then it's not worth paying that much, but having been to ComicCon several times, there is clearly a market for such things and for that market I think the pricing was pretty reasonable.

But when you think about it, is there any other CE you've seen that was completely (and permanently) sold out (other than ebay resellers) the day after the game's release? Pretty amazing IMO, especially from a company doing their first release.

Originally Posted by Youngnoble You can now add origin (ea's website) to the sold out list of the 360 version of mass effect 3 collectors edition.

Whoa. I ordered one from there literally 4 hours ago. Glad I locked one in.

Originally Posted by DarkonJohn But when you think about it, is there any other CE you've seen that was completely (and permanently) sold out (other than ebay resellers) the day after the game's release? Pretty amazing IMO, especially from a company doing their first release.

I guess it was mainly due to the limited numbers & the fact that they stuck to it.
But honestly - considering the numbers, it still took a long time for them to sell out since they were announced.
I am sure if they had released some kind of unboxing video earlier, it would have sold out much faster.

Originally Posted by DanteWarrior I guess it was mainly due to the limited numbers & the fact that they stuck to it. But honestly - considering the numbers, it still took a long time for them to sell out since they were announced. I am sure if they had released some kind of unboxing video earlier, it would have sold out much faster.

Yeah, while the Signature Editions (at $270) sold out pretty quickly (I think it was less than a week), I was a bit surprised that the Collector's Edition took as long as it did to sell out. But I'd attribute that to lack of awareness of the game (being a new IP) and a lack of awareness of the existence of the CE's (probably the bigger factor since you could only buy them from one site and they only way to find that site was a link from the Reckoning home page). I think once the game got some attention from the reviews the last couple of days, the awareness increased and the rest of the stock sold pretty quickly.

Assuming the game does well, it should be interesting to see what they do with the CE's for the MMO. I'm thinking they'll still do something very limited, so those might be even harder to catch.

Originally Posted by DarkonJohn Yeah, while the Signature Editions (at $270) sold out pretty quickly (I think it was less than a week), I was a bit surprised that the Collector's Edition took as long as it did to sell out. But I'd attribute that to lack of awareness of the game (being a new IP) and a lack of awareness of the existence of the CE's (probably the bigger factor since you could only buy them from one site and they only way to find that site was a link from the Reckoning home page). I think once the game got some attention from the reviews the last couple of days, the awareness increased and the rest of the stock sold pretty quickly. Assuming the game does well, it should be interesting to see what they do with the CE's for the MMO. I'm thinking they'll still do something very limited, so those might be even harder to catch.

I'm generally a fan of actually "limited" editions depsite how screwed I may be in getting this at a later date, especially considering it was available all the way up until this morning.

I just hope it won't be impossible to find the thing ebay for 100 bucks or so.

$100 for a used one - Probably Yes.
For a new sealed copy - very unlikely

Originally Posted by DanteWarrior $100 for a used one - Probably Yes. For a new sealed copy - very unlikely

Agreed. After all, it cost $80 + $10 for shipping and if you sell on ebay you'll probably be paying $15+ in ebay fees, so basically someone would be breaking even or losing money if they sold it new for $100.

Damnit I want that witcher chain but I don't have a 360. Fuuuuuuuuuu

Originally Posted by Donut2922 Whoa. I ordered one from there literally 4 hours ago. Glad I locked one in.

so glad i pre ordered one on amazon like months ago and almost forgot about it lol

Originally Posted by DarkonJohn Agreed. After all, it cost $80 + $10 for shipping and if you sell on ebay you'll probably be paying $15+ in ebay fees, so basically someone would be breaking even or losing money if they sold it new for $100.

yeah id be looking for used. I'd want to actually play it and i cant really keep anything sealed around my house anyway.

Should i be worried if my order for Kingdoms of Amular collectors edition is still pending? I tried to email them but their site wouldnt work.

Originally Posted by GeorgeCostanza Should i be worried if my order for Kingdoms of Amular collectors edition is still pending? I tried to email them but their site wouldnt work.

I don't think there's any reason to worry about getting it. It's just that if you ordered after Jan 31st it will take them a few days to get around to shipping your order. I think they got backlogged getting the release day shipments out and are slowly (maybe very slowly) catching up to orders placed after the 31st.

Originally Posted by Fatbot3 yeah id be looking for used. I'd want to actually play it and i cant really keep anything sealed around my house anyway.

In that case, just wait a couple of weeks and some of them could likely pop up on ebay after people finish the main quest line and decide to try to recover some of their investment while the game is still selling at a premium.

Having received my Special Edition, I have to say that while it's quite nice and a reasonable deal at $80, I'm thinking they could have done a bit better on the extras (at least based on my preferences).

Here's what you get:
1) The game (duh)

2) Pre-order in-game bonus items (pretty standard these days, but nice to have anyway and a nice perk for people that buy the game new)

3) Soundtrack CD (something I expect to be in ALL CE's, so glad to see they included this...and not some stupid MP3 download crap but a physical CD)

4) Set of gaming dice and a black bag with "A" logo (actually pretty nice dice in a plastic box and the bag isn't too shabby either, but I don't play games that use dice so it's a bit of a "meh" for me)

5) Box of all 40 "Destiny Cards" (I already had a few of these I picked up at ComicCon last year and these looked to be pretty much the same in look, feel and quality. They aren't bad, but they are kind of useless. No stats or descriptions on the cards...just a picture and name on the front and the same pattern on the back for all of the cards. While they tie into the game's Destinies, they don't really have any use that I can see in or outside of the game. Just something related to the game to collect, but I'm thinking they could have done something more interesting/engaging if they had descriptive text on the back side that tied into the destiny and game story. Or even better would be if you could play some sort of game with them).

6) Parchment map (overall, not too bad. While I'm a fan of cloth maps, I'm not a fan of how they often degrade over time...paint coming off or bleeding, etc. However, some of my old Ultima maps are still looking pretty nice, so I'd still prefer quality cloth maps because they feel much more luxurious and special).

That's just my take and other may love the dice and/or the Destiny cards.

That said, I really do like the Troll and the artwork in the Collector's and Signature Editions. Those are much more unique and special for me given that both are of a very high quality and are very limited in numbers.

Hey guys..any websites anywhere selling Mass Effect 3 CE for Xbox? I ordered mine, but I gf wants her personal copy too. I'm looking all over the net, without success. Hopefully I don't have to go to ebay for one.