$89.99 for Everquest II: Collector's Edition

Zyphria · 07-28-2004, 08:49 PM

So, I'm off to go see the pre-screening of 'Harold and Kumar go to White Castle' (funnier than Anchorman imho), and there's a Gamespot at the mall. So afterwards I drop by and decide I'll pre-order Everquest II.

So the young woman at the register asks me "Regular, or Collector's Edition?" I'm thinking, oh, for an extra $10 I might get a figurine or the alike...nope. I see her eyes go wide when she pulls up the $89.99 price. So I immediately reply "Um, what does the Collector's Edition include?" "No clue..."

So, I'll dedicate this thread to the speculation of what they could possibly include for $40 more than the 'regular' version. Absurd or otherwise, because I *know* on this forum I'll get both

I'd almost expect a fancy coffee table book full of concept artwork and an atlas as a given...

Ddoof · 07-28-2004, 08:57 PM

Bonus Offer! - Preorder EverQuest II and receive the EverQuest II Starter Kit! The Starter Kit is full of EQII goodness, scheduled to ship the first week of August! It contains:

* The full game's unparalleled character creation tool - create & save your character before launch!

* Unique account key that will grant your character a pair of Journeyman Boots for an extra burst of speed when you play the game

* Special offers for incredible savings on PC upgrades to enhance your gaming experience

* Special EverQuest II content including a behind the scenes video, exclusive MP3s from the soundtrack and the official trailer

Collector's Edition Features:
* "Spell book" DVD holder

* bonus DVD with exclusive video assets

* exclusive art book

* cloth map

* collectible coin with velvet pouch

* In game item: massive player housing reward

$89.99

Bonus Offer! - Preorder EverQuest II and receive the EverQuest II Starter Kit! The Starter Kit is full of EQII goodness. It contains:

* The full game's unparalleled character creation tool - create & save your character before launch!

* Unique account key that will grant your character a pair of Journeyman Boots for an extra burst of speed when you play the game

* Special offers for incredible savings on PC upgrades to enhance your gaming experience

* Special EverQuest II content including a behind the scenes video, exclusive MP3s from the soundtrack and the official trailer

$49.99

Sorran · 07-28-2004, 09:07 PM

SOE announced the specifics of what's included in the Collector's Edition today. If you pre-order any version of EQ2 from most retailers, you also get the EQ2 Starter Kit, the contents of which have already been listed.

From the official boards:

"Today our PR department sent out the following information:

The pre-order disc for EverQuest II, Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) highly-anticipated fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), is currently being distributed, and the pre-order program will be in full distribution the week of August 2nd, at select retailers. Three versions of the final game will be available at launch, all of which can be pre-ordered at participating retailers. Here is a list of the three different skus:

CD Version ($49.99 SRP)
Includes EverQuest II on a series of CDs, in-game item (exclusive paintings of EverQuest II scenery/screenshots to be used in player housing), and in-box item (poster with Qeynos and Freeport maps on each side).

DVD Version ($49.99 SRP)
Includes EverQuest II on a series of DVDs, in-game item (talking statues of Antonia and Lucan to be used in player housing), and in-box item (poster with Qeynos and Freeport maps on each side).

Collectors Edition ($89.99 SRP)
Includes EverQuest II on a series of DVDs, and the following in-game items:
· Paintings of EQ II scenery/screen shots to be used in player housing
· Talking statues of Antonia and Lucan to be used in player housing
· Exclusive baby dragon pet for player house

The collectors edition will also include the following in-box items:
· Exclusive Art Book
· Bonus DVD with all the trailers, gameplay videos and behind the scenes footage
· Soundtrack CD
· Collectors coin with velvet pouch
· Cloth map of the Shattered Lands
· Poster with Qeynos and Freeport maps on each side
· Poster with Antonia and Lucan on each side

Note: This information pertains to the US market. Details on international editions will be posted soon.

============================
Moorgard
EQII Community Guy"

Cheers,

Sorran.

mangina · 07-28-2004, 09:29 PM

How much do I pay to start out at level 50 and in full Fear / Hate armor? Do I get to place my skill points how I want them as well?!??! lol

Samus Aran · 07-28-2004, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mangina
How much do I pay to start out at level 50 and in full Fear / Hate armor? Do I get to place my skill points how I want them as well?!??! lol

retard

mrONLINE · 07-29-2004, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mangina
How much do I pay to start out at level 50 and in full Fear / Hate armor? Do I get to place my skill points how I want them as well?!??! lol

Haha, was too easy.

EQ2sucks · 07-29-2004, 02:52 AM

An in-game blowjob from Firiona Vie.
An in-box blowjob from Danny, the guy who works at GameStop.

bruza · 07-29-2004, 04:20 AM

id pass up that there second option.. man ive made my puter lag and tryed taking out sum of my ram so i cud have a longer time w/ firionia vie

she knows what a man wants & she's got it!!

yeeer

Nazbuk · 07-29-2004, 04:26 AM

So what if you make a character in there and its gets the boots and you then decide that your character is lame and want a new one? Do all your characters get the boots?

gimpz0r · 07-29-2004, 05:13 AM

90 bucks for a video game

you people are insane

no wonder Sony makes money off this stuff

I would die if you all ordered that and things went poof in house like in SWG the first few months because it was so fubar'd

Vekruul Shuth · 07-29-2004, 05:41 AM

Ya....90 bucks is a tad too high for a video game purchase.If it came with a free month....I might do it.

Pest · 07-29-2004, 06:33 AM

For $90 and pre-ordering the collectors edition you get to play in the beta.

Oh, wait......I guess everyone gets to do that on release.

Samus Aran · 07-29-2004, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vekruul Shuth
Ya....90 bucks is a tad too high for a video game purchase.If it came with a free month....I might do it.

uhm.. It'll obviously come with a free month.

Archeiron · 07-29-2004, 06:44 AM

Reality check here:

The game will cost $50 (both CD and DVD versions).

The game plus a cloth map, an art book, a bonus DVD, a music CD, a collectors' coin, two poster, and three in-game items will cost $90.

If you don't want or like the extras, then don't pay for it. Bitching that they are offering these extras for the people that want it is mindless SOE bashing.

Turonyen · 07-29-2004, 07:21 AM

Good to see that they are offering DVD versions of the game. Game publishers that bring out games with 4-6 CD's and no DVD version can fuck themselves.

07-28-2004, 08:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zyphria Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 117 -1 Internets	$89.99 for Everquest II: Collector's Edition So, I'm off to go see the pre-screening of 'Harold and Kumar go to White Castle' (funnier than Anchorman imho), and there's a Gamespot at the mall. So afterwards I drop by and decide I'll pre-order Everquest II. So the young woman at the register asks me "Regular, or Collector's Edition?" I'm thinking, oh, for an extra $10 I might get a figurine or the alike...nope. I see her eyes go wide when she pulls up the $89.99 price. So I immediately reply "Um, what does the Collector's Edition include?" "No clue..." So, I'll dedicate this thread to the speculation of what they could possibly include for $40 more than the 'regular' version. Absurd or otherwise, because I know on this forum I'll get both I'd almost expect a fancy coffee table book full of concept artwork and an atlas as a given...

07-28-2004, 08:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ddoof Trizten Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 211 -1 Internets	Bonus Offer! - Preorder EverQuest II and receive the EverQuest II Starter Kit! The Starter Kit is full of EQII goodness, scheduled to ship the first week of August! It contains: * The full game's unparalleled character creation tool - create & save your character before launch! * Unique account key that will grant your character a pair of Journeyman Boots for an extra burst of speed when you play the game * Special offers for incredible savings on PC upgrades to enhance your gaming experience * Special EverQuest II content including a behind the scenes video, exclusive MP3s from the soundtrack and the official trailer Collector's Edition Features: * "Spell book" DVD holder * bonus DVD with exclusive video assets * exclusive art book * cloth map * collectible coin with velvet pouch * In game item: massive player housing reward $89.99 Bonus Offer! - Preorder EverQuest II and receive the EverQuest II Starter Kit! The Starter Kit is full of EQII goodness. It contains: * The full game's unparalleled character creation tool - create & save your character before launch! * Unique account key that will grant your character a pair of Journeyman Boots for an extra burst of speed when you play the game * Special offers for incredible savings on PC upgrades to enhance your gaming experience * Special EverQuest II content including a behind the scenes video, exclusive MP3s from the soundtrack and the official trailer $49.99 __________________ Think-Evolution

07-28-2004, 09:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
mangina I poop too much. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 130 -1 Internets	How much do I pay to start out at level 50 and in full Fear / Hate armor? Do I get to place my skill points how I want them as well?!??! lol __________________ Think for yourself; question authority.

07-29-2004, 04:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Nazbuk MC 900 Foot Jesus Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Birmingham Posts: 833	So what if you make a character in there and its gets the boots and you then decide that your character is lame and want a new one? Do all your characters get the boots? __________________ Nazbuk "Just once I'd love to see a modern-day Square RPG where the women don't look like 12-year-old, quasi-Asian schoolgirls and the men don't look like 12-year-old, quasi-Asian schoolgirls." -Millie

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07-28-2004, 09:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sorran Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 319 -1 Internets	SOE announced the specifics of what's included in the Collector's Edition today. If you pre-order any version of EQ2 from most retailers, you also get the EQ2 Starter Kit, the contents of which have already been listed. From the official boards: "Today our PR department sent out the following information: The pre-order disc for EverQuest II, Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) highly-anticipated fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), is currently being distributed, and the pre-order program will be in full distribution the week of August 2nd, at select retailers. Three versions of the final game will be available at launch, all of which can be pre-ordered at participating retailers. Here is a list of the three different skus: CD Version ($49.99 SRP) Includes EverQuest II on a series of CDs, in-game item (exclusive paintings of EverQuest II scenery/screenshots to be used in player housing), and in-box item (poster with Qeynos and Freeport maps on each side). DVD Version ($49.99 SRP) Includes EverQuest II on a series of DVDs, in-game item (talking statues of Antonia and Lucan to be used in player housing), and in-box item (poster with Qeynos and Freeport maps on each side). Collectors Edition ($89.99 SRP) Includes EverQuest II on a series of DVDs, and the following in-game items: · Paintings of EQ II scenery/screen shots to be used in player housing · Talking statues of Antonia and Lucan to be used in player housing · Exclusive baby dragon pet for player house The collectors edition will also include the following in-box items: · Exclusive Art Book · Bonus DVD with all the trailers, gameplay videos and behind the scenes footage · Soundtrack CD · Collectors coin with velvet pouch · Cloth map of the Shattered Lands · Poster with Qeynos and Freeport maps on each side · Poster with Antonia and Lucan on each side Note: This information pertains to the US market. Details on international editions will be posted soon. ============================ Moorgard EQII Community Guy" Cheers, Sorran.

07-29-2004, 02:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
EQ2sucks Stick a highlighter up my nose, I'm done Join Date: May 2003 Location: Screenshots Posts: 1,564 +0 Internets	An in-game blowjob from Firiona Vie. An in-box blowjob from Danny, the guy who works at GameStop.

07-29-2004, 04:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
bruza Banned Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 550 +0 Internets	id pass up that there second option.. man ive made my puter lag and tryed taking out sum of my ram so i cud have a longer time w/ firionia vie she knows what a man wants & she's got it!! yeeer

07-29-2004, 05:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
gimpz0r The Gimp Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: IL Posts: 127 -1 Internets	90 bucks for a video game you people are insane no wonder Sony makes money off this stuff I would die if you all ordered that and things went poof in house like in SWG the first few months because it was so fubar'd

07-29-2004, 05:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Vekruul Shuth Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 605 -3 Internets	Ya....90 bucks is a tad too high for a video game purchase.If it came with a free month....I might do it.

07-29-2004, 06:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
Pest Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 192 -2 Internets	For $90 and pre-ordering the collectors edition you get to play in the beta. Oh, wait......I guess everyone gets to do that on release.

07-29-2004, 06:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
Archeiron Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 348 +4 Internets	Reality check here: The game will cost $50 (both CD and DVD versions). The game plus a cloth map, an art book, a bonus DVD, a music CD, a collectors' coin, two poster, and three in-game items will cost $90. If you don't want or like the extras, then don't pay for it. Bitching that they are offering these extras for the people that want it is mindless SOE bashing.

07-29-2004, 07:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
Turonyen Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 100 +0 Internets	Good to see that they are offering DVD versions of the game. Game publishers that bring out games with 4-6 CD's and no DVD version can fuck themselves.