Please say now that no more of my money will be taken for anything other then vanity items. I want to play this game but please don't let your game be undermined by the fat [censored]s trying to take more money. they will get their money if they let this game take the course that everyone wants to. the vission you had was a brilliant one but this imperial edition makes me cry no rings of mara... and no locked of imperial. you will see return on your investment through continued investment from people that love the game but you make barriers and you will lose money. do this or i will cancel my subscription. i will buy collectors edition if you remove this stuff. everyone should be on equal grounds from the start. you still have time. its one public announcement saying you will not add cash stuff. you are losing followers and losing money. you have already lost more money then you've gained though this [censored]. Don't do it. Don't do it.

There is nothing that says the Rings of Mara is only available in the collector's/imperial edition.

There is nothing that says the Imperial race is exclusive forever unto eternity.

If they remove the bonus items from the collector's edition, it isn't a collector's edition anymore. According to what they've said, there is no huge advantage for the people who get the collector's/imperial edition.

Do people who order the Imperial Edition gain a big gameplay advantage over those who don’t?

No. With the Imperial Edition, players get the opportunity to play as a rogue Imperial who has broken from their Daedra worshipping ways, and they get a unique racial skill line of equal gameplay impact to other races’ unique racial skill lines. As an Imperial, players also get a mount and the automatic ability to craft items into the Imperial style. All non-Imperial races can also learn this ability after locating the corresponding racial motif. Imperials do not begin the game in a unique starting location or via a separate quest, but they can start in any alliance as befits their status as un-aligned outcasts of their own Province. Being an Imperial includes a racial skill line that offers unique gameplay opportunities, but there is not an overall gameplay advantage. It is an opportunity to set oneself visually apart in the lands of Tamriel.

Gameplay benefits within this edition have been designed to avoid bestowing unfair advantages over players who do not purchase this special edition. This is cool content designed for some of our biggest fans who wish to have something different from other collector’s editions in the market. The only other alternative would have been to offer a collector’s edition that offers no in-game items whatsoever. That simply didn’t seem fair to fans who are excited about the game and want some special digital items.

I'm very happy about my imperial edition.

If you're not, it's sad but all I can say is goodbye, have fun with another game.

I hope imperial exclusives stay exclusive.