$5.00 for MW GotY! Geez, if didn't already have my original disk and original expansion disks, PLUS the GOTY edition separately, I'd be tempted to just get it for that price anyway.

As for pre-order online bonuses - I never mind these sorts of things - it would be rare for something to be game-breakingly good in one version over the other, and I like having some options for what I want to buy. But the CE still looks so sweet to me anyway. :shrug: I'll wait.

Eh, fine. Still though, it's always nice to see new information. Now, if only there was an energy weapon pre-order pack.

What about the UK?

We are still awaiting the info on the CE for the UK, that was over a month ago.


None of the UK site like amazon or game have updated since the game was announced

Whats the Dealie-o?

I picked my MW goty edition at help the aged. for 3￡ they almost sold it for 1 but since its a charity I corrected them.
Not ever going to happen again but it beats added stuff that will play no part of the gamestyle I chose to play.
Dangled as a carrot when I have bought the donkey already.

Yeah, but the armor in the game was *useful* (modular, pick your bonuses, colorizable, etc), while the pre-order bonus armor (at least the one I got from Gamestop) was garbage. And ugly.


Preorder bonuses used to be physical items. Like the junk I got from various Squaresoft games in the PS2 era - zipper pulls (Parasite Eve 2), crappy plastic alarm clock (Chrono Cross), posters (Star Ocean 3), and soundtrack mini-CDs (Legend of Mana?). Nowadays, they've discovered that digital bonuses are both 1) cheaper, since there's no manufacturing cost and it's easier to send a store a stack of code cards; and 2) more attractive, since they're actually things that you can use in-game.

But it's still the same old "please pre-order, so we know how much to order!" combined with "buy it from us instead of them! Here's a bribe!"

/shrug


Edit:


Huh. How is pre-order bonuses (i.e, no extra charge for them, just something extra - for free - for saying ahead of time that you'll buy the game) an issue of "greed"? If they were $5 DLC packs, you might have a case, but..... (and they certainly aren't expecting people to pre-order multiple copies from different stores to "catch 'em all". Crazy people may do that, but you don't design your market plans around them.)

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But, yeah.... the content hints (repair kits, poison, throwing weapons, binoculars, etc) are the best part.

Most of this stuff is in the game, except for the armors and named weapons. Even then, there will be generic versions of them.

When the hell can we see the pre-order bonuses in UK and Europe? And the Collectors Edition's too.

I wonder what is meant by this:

Sturdy Caravan Shotgun - Despite its rough appearance, this Caravan Shotgun will reliably fire 20 gauge shells until the Brahmin come home.
Does that mean it's more durable?

Also I wonder if this is hinting at anything?

Really wondering if pre-order items are getting out of hand myself. Here's the 2 exclusive pre-order items for steam if it hasn't been posted up:

Lightweight Leather Armor* - This hand-modified suit of leather armor reduces its overall weight without impacting its ability to protect.

Sturdy Caravan Shotgun* - Despite its rough appearance, this Caravan Shotgun will reliably fire 20 gauge shells until the Brahmin come home.

The repair kits and binoculars seem to be in-game, but included when you start it up.

Means it loses durability slower and/or jams less at low durability ratings. That said, I have a question- can I get two pre-order bonuses on one game? Like If I buy a game for me and my little brother, can I stack both pre-order bonuses on one game? I am totally okay with my little brother getting screwed out of the items, since if he wants them so bad he can go buy it himself.

.. you do realize these are just re-textures of FO3 meshes, right? And "The Classic Pack"? Give me a break... that ain't even a retex!

What are these bonuses?
Are they official or added by the vendor? An extra CD? Are these 3rd party mods included as incentives or is a something Obsidian includes on the game disc?

(If so, wouldn't pre-ordering two or more get you two [or more] copies of the bonus material?)

Since steam is the drm for NV probably a code for a DLC pack related to which vendor you buy from.

Ah.. Yes, then that sounds very likely. So if you buy two or more from separate vendors... can you redeem the separate DLCs' on the one Steam account?

Good question. But I dont think I am going to pay an extra 25 quid to find out. Or I will end up doing this :brokencomputer:

Actually... Consider the customer that buy's one for themself, and one as a gift ~but wants to keep the extra DLC.
[Not my intention :angel:, but its what came to mind when I read your post.]

More importantly - can I get all of them? I did that with Mass Effect - preordered at Gamestop and Steam to get a card with the codes on them. I don't mind shelling out extra cash for preorders if I don't have to buy the actual game - or only buy it for Steam, etc.

Hm, I'm either gonna have to either pre-order at GameStop or Wal Mart.

I am very upset with this news...i pre- ordered the game in a store as soon as Beth announced it for first time; so is unfair.

Bethesda. I am dissapoint...

Wow.

Not getting it on Steam though. It's all about the physical copy.

Wow the Amazon kit is pretty weak. Naturally that's where I already pre-ordered from.

Don't panic! If you already preordered the game from a participating store -- either online or in-store -- you will receive the bonus.

wow thanks for confirm that ...my bad if i overreact about that issue,

Please, PLEASE tell me if we can stack multiple pre-order bonuses on one game. If so, I will buy multiple copies and send the other to my brother. If not, then I am not buying multiple copies. Specifically, I want to buy the caravan pack and the mercenary pack. I want to pre-order from two different places and combine the bonuses on one game. Can I do that?