I can't find any threads trying to convince Bethesda to make and sell more of their pipboy edition, so maybe this topic is not allowed on here? Either that, I'm not going back far enough in the topics, or I'm extremely surprised by the lack of relevant threads (relating to the Pipboy; not saying all the other threads aren't relevant or dumb).

Anyways, I'm willing to bet the number of pleas for Bethesda to make more Pipboy Editions vastly outweigh the cries for them NOT to create any more pipboys. Heck, I was absolutely one of them! I would check as often as possible, every single day, to see if I could somehow manage finding one in the random re-stock sales that seem to occur every now and again online. I guess it's misleading to say "would", as I still do, just not with quite the same tenacity. That's because I just shelled out $360 for a preorder of the edition.

I've never bought a preorder in my life. I've been a huge gamer since I finally convinced my parents to let me buy a Nintendo 64 at the age of 10 (I'd been begging for a Nintendo since I was 6 years old... a solid 18 year ago now... after playing my Uncle's every time we visited my Grandmother. They were, by far, my favorite thing about going to visit them. My Uncle let my twin brother and I play Mario together, and even though we weren't that good, and did the classic I-don't-play-video-games-often yank of the controller in the direction I'm jumping, we had a blast. I've always been far more obsessed than my brother with gaming; being drawn into another world where you can be and do things our reality can't offer has helped me through depressions countless times. More information than is needed, I know, but I'm just trying to relate that games have held a special place in my heart for quite some time now (yes, I fully realize most people who would take the time to create a profile with Bethesda and post in forums here feel similarly and I'm nothing special) and even with that strong passion, have NEVER thought any limited edition game was worth the price. Then again, I'm only now learning to not give a damn what anyone else thinks and am beginning to expand my collection of memorabilia muahaha.

This is the first thing I've ever been not only interested in, but downright awed and blown away by what they've created for Fallout 4. It's genius. I'm from New Hampshire, so the game itself interests me a heck of a lot. Boston is my favorite city in the country (obviously, 'cause it's the best, DUH. Where else is a city that large, with a non-grid layout, and as vast and important of a history as they?), and I can't wait to visit the things I love to visit as seen in the wasteland. It's like when I just happened to be in Utah at Zion National Park and then onto Vegas with my Grandfather on business, literally RIGHT after I happened to play Fallout New Vegas for the first time; absolutely amazing seeing Bethesda's take on it all, and getting to be who you want to be and do the things you want to do in that world (I actually do pretty much the same things I do in real life, i.e. hoarding everything I can and trying to make everyone like me, so I don't end up doing too much killing unless absolutely necessary. I'm weird, but at least I'm a nice guy, right?

But alas, I didn't find out about the preorder sale opening until it was too late! BLAST! I check Gamespot most every day to see the news, but I don't generally pay attention to when things release for preorder (how the heck do you even find out about that?!), so I completely missed the extremely short window of opportunity on this. Too bad, so sad; I know. After weeks and weeks of searching with WAY more optimism than I should have had, I finally caved two days ago and bought a preorder sale on ebay. $360 dollars. I never thought anything was worth the $120, and now I find myself literally spending three times more than the original price of the game. I absolutely abhor the people who bought this package and are now selling it for obscene amounts of money (obviously they're not that big of fans and don't really deserve to have gotten on in the first place!), but I finally decided that the prices aren't going down anytime soon, and will likely rise directly before and forever after the release of Fallout 4 this November.

Thus, after my ridiculously long post/novel, I come to my point: PLEASE, BETHESDA, HONOR YOUR PROMISE TO NOT PRODUCE ANY MORE OF THESE PIPBOYS!!!!!!!! Please, please, PLEASE don't make my exorbitant expenditure be all in vain! If you end up rolling out more after swearing numerous times that you won't ever be producing these again, then I will instantly be losing $240 and thus almost an entire week's pay that I spent as a true gamer. If you had said you wouldn't be making any more for one year after release, then I would have likely waited the year and saved a bit of money. That being said, if you were to do something like this then the preorders and units themselves would sell for much less than they are now; I'd wager probably closer to a $200 price tag by this point.

I made this purchase purely on your numerous statements that there would be no more Pipboys made in the future, so I really hope that policy is stringently adhered to.

I suppose this is all very selfish of me, as I'd be on the polar-opposite side of the pleas if I'd not yet bought the thing, and a big part of me would love to see more people get to enjoy the bundle and useable replica, but I'll also promise to never sell mine, and even if I were to have a bunch of kids out of no where and had to sell things to make money, I'd keep this for last and if I were forced to sell, would definitely not charge enough to make a profit; even if I'd managed a preorder of the limited edition and, oh no!, discovered I made the great calamity of getting the wrong systems somehow, I'd either trade it with someone or sell it for the same $120 price tag. I'm not a middle man, and never try to make a profit off of someone else. Definitely naive and detrimental to my savings account (does it still classify as that when you've just blown it all on a game?), but humility and chivalry have not yet died.

If you guys actually see this, thank you for reading it through and listening to my rambling rants. I greatly appreciate everything you've done for the gaming world, and particularly mine. I've spent so many days fully immersed in either Tamriel or Post-Nuclear Fallout, and could not thank you enough for those transformative journeys.

Oh, and I've been in love with the "Big Iron" song from New Vegas and got it on Rhapsody. I've literally listened solely to that diddy, singing at the top of my lungs the entire time (to the disdain of anyone walking or driving with windows open past my car) over a thousand times within the past month; it is the only song I've played the previous weeks. Never gets old. Good choice there. Give me some sweet Sinatra like croons in this one please (and throw Big Iron in the mix as well, of course)!

That does seem very selfish of you.

I'd imagine there is little reason to make noise if you don't want one.

Pretty Much, I'm not interested in paying 50 pounds (roughly) for a plastic phone holder so I'm not really that bothered by their availablity either way.

Eh I don't really want a Pipboy but I think those who are willing to hand over the money for it should be able to get one

I felt it necessary to throw that in, as one should always acknowledge the pros and cons of their argument, as well as the other sides' real or possible negative affect.

However, I feel I adequately explained my own position and showed how it was ultimately NOT selfish of me. Selfish is the person selling buying this to make a profit; not use it with the absolute happiness that I and many others will. Instead, I waited a while in hopes that Bethesda would change position, but when they make clear that they WON'T make any more, I'm not going to sit around watching the prices these things are going for only increase throughout time until it's more than I can possibly consider spending.

It IS a capitalistic democracy we live in (very flawed, but it's reality in the end), so I don't think it's overly selfish of me to wish for my price to remain true to the supply-and-demand model as it currently stands. Obviously, if more supply is released, I lose big time in the end, despite others winning. Plus, there have been numerous articles showing alternative Pipboys out there that work in similar ways and look legitimate. I thought about that route, but ended up deciding I'd rather get something that Bethesda made than something some person rigged up and may or may not come as advertised or quality. Maybe it would be better, but I trust Bethesda. So I don't feel TOO badly (I still feel that twinge of guilt, as evidenced by my acknowledgement you referenced) for those who haven't gotten it; they can always feel free to shell out as much as I did, or go for those alternative options. At least there ARE options.

My perspective is that when someone says they aren't going to do something, they stick by that promise. This is honor code 101, and I don't believe that expectation is selfish or wrong. I would have loved it as much as everyone else if they'd announced they were making more, but the reality is they didn't, and actually did the exact opposite when they claimed no more would be made.

Have to be real at some point and accept the way things are, and I hit that point. Self-preservation is a full time occupation, and I NEED IT TO LIVE (hyperbole is fuuuuuun).

You paid $360.

You must be rich

There will definitely be people who are into fallout and still won't be interested in the Pipboy, but when they sell out as quickly as they did and are selling for as much as they are (consistently) on ebay, it's obvious there is a HUGE demand for them out there.

I'm just doing preventative maintenance by voicing my potential future concern. I don't mean to sounds like I'm complaining (there's nothing to complain about!).

Rich? Did you catch the part where I

Did you not catch the part where I mentioned my depleted savings account? The point of most of my story/explanation was to demonstrate how much this means to me and how invested I am in it. As I said, the price has only been, and likely will be, going up, and I refuse to pay more later if I really want it that badly.

I also doubt most of the people that are shelling out more than $360 (I've seen a decent number already) are loaded, but rather probably as emotionally invested as I in the world of the wasteland.

Also, your comment was not constructive at all. Please post something that adds to the forum topic rather than waste yours and my time with your apparent envy.

No, no it is. Mind you, you give plenty of reasons for why this selfishness is rational but it's still selfishness at the end of the day innit?

I have no sympathy for you. No one made you BUY it on eBay. Fact is you made a choice, a choice which can ultimately screw your in the end. Bethesda has zero obligation to you and if they decide to put out more pre orders for this game, it is their choice. You're entire argument is flawed. You say they should "keep their word" but they never made made such any promise. In fact they said if they could make more they would but they simply don't have the resources to mass produce such a thing. If they have am option to put out more they will. Not because they can't keep their word but because they love there fans and want to give people a chance.

You dug your own grave by giving into the eBay pushers, you could of waited until November to resort to buying from eBay. I am sure there would be plenty left.

You know what I think? You got impatient and now you regret spending that much. You are hoping we will rally behind you to justify what you did but what you are asking is just one thing: Selfish

Edit: not to mention you should of pre ordered the game when you could. Amazon doesn't make you pay a dime until it ships. You didn't pay attention when you could of gotten it right away. It was online for hours and most sites doesn't charge until ships. So if it was that important to you, you should of done it when you had the chance

Geez, he was just making a passing comment. Personally I think it's somewhat selfish of you to not want anyone else to be able to get the Pipboy if they want one.

At this point I can't tell if the OP is serious or if he is trolling. It seems very... Exaggerated to me...

Even if the price wasn't so high, I still wouldn't go the Ebay option in this case. You're paying money for something the seller doesn't even have yet.

I did read something that some of the stores were re-evaluating some pre-orders to deal with the mass buying ebay scalpers, whether they do or not could have an influence on whether the person the Op has given money to even gets that Pipboy edition.

Of course, the Op could even be an ebay scalper who doesn't want any more made cos he wants the price to keep going up. (joking)

Dude, it's just a freakin game.

Why should everyone else pay for your mistake?

Your actions have repercussions, but in this case it only effects you. Others should not be penalized because you over paid. Then again, I don't see them making more pipboy editions either... but that is beside the point.

I have a theory once the game is out, and they are no longer a rarity, they'll begin limited production of them again in spurts. It would be money in the bank for them, really. As well as a middle finger to the scalpers thinking they cornered a market.

I would not be surprised as there is an established market for them so why not cash in instead of other people making 3d print versions or as you wrote the scalpers who are currently selling vaporware.

If they do this (which I suspect they will but under a different name...collector's edition, wasteland edition, pahk-yuh-cah edition... then they can make another FO3 lunchbox run as well. Cuz I lost mine *haz a sad*

I mean, just selling the Pipboy, stand-alone. Once a year they roll out a limited stock. If the Second Screen experience WORKS, this could be a returning feature in Fallout games, which will increase demand for the wearable pip-boys.

Imagine if they sold variants? Fallout 1-2 versions, FO3 versions...Limited edition rhinestone Pimpboy 3-billion edition

Then...just don't get one? I'm not going to get one either, but I'm not telling anyone else to not get a Pipboy.

The OP has bought one (on Ebay), he is asking Bethesda not to make anymore.....personally I hope they do the opposite and as He-Who-Remains suggests (and i've wrote in the past) that they cash in to an obviously willing market rather than letting most of the profit be made by scalpers.

I would wear it in public. I have no shame. I would do it.

Eat it, iWatch or whatever Apple made.

Everyone here is giving the OP a hard time, but just think about this:


He paid 360 dollars for a phone case.



OP, I hope that I get one for like 30 dollars on black Friday just to spite you.