[quote name='A Happy Panda']If you had to decide between the CE or LE, I'd just get the $80 version. Unless you're a huge Halo fan i.e. read the books, comics, buy other merchandise like myself, stick with the regular or CE.
*sigh* Amazon.com, Bestbuy.com, Toysrus.com all have the Legendary edition in stock still.[/QUOTE]
[quote name='KaneRobot']I *am* a pretty big Halo fan as far as being interested in some of the extra/frivilous shit, and I still agree with you. The $80 version is very nice, one of the nicest Collector's/Limited/whatever-it's-called editions I've bought. I just can't see that statue and some armor being worth 70 bucks.[/QUOTE]
I'm also a big Halo fan, I collect much of the frivilous junk with a Halo logo on it. But I just have a feeling that, despite all the talk of the LE being actually limited this time, it'll still drop in price like a rock and be available for $50 after Christmas.
That's why I went with a regular edition. I got it for $45 (25% off coupon code from April) + $20 Gamestop coupon + Gamestop preorder bonus, by far the best price I could find. I'll play it for the next 6 months or so, then hopefully I'll be able to find the LE for really cheap and I can give away my regular edition to a friend. If not, no big loss. The Master Chief helmet from the Halo 3 LE just sits on my bookcase collecting dust anyway. The Noble team statue would just do the same.