I pre-ordered one alongside my PS4 copy of the game. I intend to go into this game blind, but it still helps to have something on hand.

I never buy game guides. I prefer to discover things for myself.

I never buy game guides. I prefer to play blind and experience the game as delivered (this is the main reason I have not studied the perk chart in great detail yet).

If I do get stuck on a game or want additional guidance a quick google search usually delivers the results and saves money from buying a guide.

I usually buy them only for the games I really love, but just for their collector value, not for their actual utility. I preordered both the guide and the art book, and if Dishonored and Wlfenstein are good indicators, they will be good quality for the buck. I also like the additional items like the litographs.

I'm getting it as a christmas gift, so I'll have played the game for a while before I get the guide.......I'll probably use it for more planned playthroughs after I've had my first unplanned playthrough.

I don't get printed game guides. For most games there are free game guides or wikis on the internet that are more extensive and up-to-date than any printed guide. In my opinion printed guides are just a waste of money.

I don't know, I'm scared to spoil to much about the game early on. I don't have much experience with game guides and how they work, but I guess it's a book that shows you much of the game's content?

To buy

May buy it, simply because the wiki will take some time to get fully updated and there may be things i want to know.

Opens Skyrim Prima Guide and reads about a quest to find missing Mage apprentices, and no DLC information...

Opens Oblivion Prima Guide, pages fall out from excessive use and a lack of DLC information...

Opens Morrowind Prima Guide, sees entry about Ebony Shortsword just lying by a rock near Balmora, spends a day trying to find the Weapon that had been fixed by the patches that allowed an Argonian to die from having Sunder and Keening without Wraithguard and a "fixed" Robe...<--- How My first Nevarine did die.

I am buying it to have for reference, and I will try not to spoil My Game

Nowadays it's useful only for collectionists.

I missed the Pip Boy edition so I won't be spending $130 on the CE of the game guide. I will be buying a standard edition of the guide though.

I buy the guide for the lore that is going to be in it that is sometimes not in the game, but I don't read it or look at it until after I have beaten the game.

I bought the collector's edition of the guide on amazon, much cheaper. I got it because after my first play through I want to know what I've missed in some nooks and crannies. Also, I'm sure it'll have tid bits of information as well. The map and lithographs didn't hurt either.

Heh, they're almost worthless as an actually usable thing - patches and wiki pretty much see to that. That said, I love seeing the art that's usually thrown in there, but now there's game art/discussion books for that. I really don't see the value in them anymore, but if you really want something I would humbly suggest either getting the collector's edition or getting the FO4 game art book instead.

I have preordered the guide and the art of Fallout 4. I have a question though, what is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fallout-Artbook-Soundtrack-Amazon-Exclusive/dp/B013B6H7R8/ in the Amazon bundle? It's called "The History Of Fallout" and in the product title it is called an artbook, but in the details section it is described as "Fallout 4 Franchise Book // Hardcover book with 80 pages detailing the history of Fallout over the years" which makes me think it's more than an artbook.

I have tried to find it sold separately but with no success. I can't buy another copy of the game just for this book, but I want the book pretty badly. So, could someone @ Bethesda tell us more details about this book, is it exclusively printed for Amazon, or will it be available to buy separately from Bethesda store and/or other stores? Thank you.

Nvm, I retract my previous statement. I still feel the same, but it turns out you can buy both the Game art book and the guide for the price of one on Amazon. Seems like a no brainer which I'll being doing shortly

http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Dwellers-Survival-Collectors-Edition/dp/0744016312/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=01AJ6MFJ3H7JRTS48RYM&dpID=51l7DDD1qNL&dpSrc=http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1540334-survival-guide-to-buy-or-not-to-buy/sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_

http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Fallout-Bethesda-Softworks/dp/1616559802

I don't typically go in for game guides, but my wife has ordered both the collector's edition guide and the art book for my Christmas gift. I like the guide as a collectible item, but I won't be reading it until I've done my first playthrough.

Buy! It will be worth the read at least. Might even have the big list of names in

Yep. I bought both for 61.20... including shipping... as well as the sales tax that my state has kindly added

I'm getting the Guide, not for the quest info, which will be updated better on Fallout 4 Wikis - should I need that info, but rather for:

1) The lithographs

2) The poster-sized map

3) Details/advice on initial Character Creation - Bethesda hasn't given us much info really at this point, and I want to know just how everything works. Do high stats impact dialogue options? Early on? At what level points? What stats/perks are better for my play style? Are there any special tricks/features to character customization that I might overlook my first run-through? Does the Guide list any of the voiced names? And so forth

4) Crafting advice - Sure, there will be wikis up on how crafting works, but wikis take time to make and having the Guide handy allows me to see just how it works and what I might want to make right away.

5) Settlement Building - Again, wikis will be up, but the Guide will have initial information that I can read through and get a decent understanding of before those are even built.

6) The cool-looking book, which can sit on a shelf, or be used as a prop in my RPG games.

Even once the info in the book and online guide it comes with gets outdated, I'll still enjoy the map and the lithographs (and usually those books have some funny cartoons in them as well). Plus, having that initial info at my fingertips will be nice. Also, much easier to take to bed as reading material, should I want to, than a laptop and a wiki page.

Edit: Oh - and the Guide will be easier to show to my wife, than some Wiki.