Collector's Edition - Is it worth it?

[Kaiser]

It's up to you if you think it's worth it. You could probably buy the CE and resell the extra stuff with it for a profit.

[SonOfChaos]

Only you can answer if it's worth it or not.

To me it's not.

Exactly. The CE is only worth what you really like what it comes with. For me it is cuz I listen to soundtracks, like having the artwork in a book, and everything that it comes with. But I'm not getting the CE so .

[Wankey]

the standard game is 60 bucks, for 40 more you get a frikkin 2GB USB stick one of a kind, art book, comic book, full soundtrack, and various collectibles, and a DVD.

...that probably 100 bucks worth of stuff right there that you get for 40. If you dont really want the stuff pay 40 and sell them off individually. Hell that DVD will prolly sell for 20-40 bucks alone on ebay. Soundtrack? Eh 10-20, Art book? 50+ at the least. It's one of those things that you dont really use a lot but you keep because it's a COLLECTABLE.

This is definitely a fanboy talking here. The artbook you can probably just buy off someone. The DVDs you can rapidshare. Plus I've collected all of Blizzard's high res art,I can print you an artbook right now.

I'm just buying the DVD 'cause it's easier going to the store for 30 minutes over downloading a 12gb file from a slow server for 8 hours.

[hyde]

Thankfully I ordered both a Collectors edition and a regular copy.

I think I might just sell my Collectors Edition...I was disappointed when that Russian dude flipped open the artbook...it's all the same shit we've all seen.

But I just might buy it for the sake of it being SC2. I hate collectors editions...but if I'm a big fan...I'll shell out the extra $$ for the random crap..(better be good random crap too...Like my Vault-Tech Fall out Lunch Box

[newcomplex]

LOA has the manual? He must have access to the game!

I have the manual too.

Trust me its really bad. But it has this sexy picture of Kerrigan.

The artbook you can probably just buy off someone.

The Artbook costs 30$-40$. You will not fine one on Ebay for less then 25$, if that, and only closely after release.

The DVDs you can rapidshare

I have nothing really personally against piracy, but with this line of logic, why buy starcraft 2 at all? You could just pirate it!

It's up to you if you think it's worth it. You could probably buy the CE and resell the extra stuff with it for a profit.

If you're planning on making a profit, don't take the key and sell the rest. Thats going to diminish its value to the point where your looking at maybe a 20$ gain after a couple years. Don't open it and just buy another copy/

[pure.Wasted]

This is definitely a fanboy talking here. The artbook you can probably just buy off someone. The DVDs you can rapidshare. Plus I've collected all of Blizzard's high res art,I can print you an artbook right now.

It's not being a fanboy to give a company that deserves money... money.

Either say that the DVDs don't warrant the money, or say that the CE is worth it, but don't weasel your way out of it by pretending that piracy is actually the societal norm.

And that's coming from a veteran interweb corsair. I'm not the morality police. I just have a lick of common sense and responsibility.

For me the CE is worth it. Between the art book, the soundtrack, and the DVDs, I'm gonna be a happy camper. Someone else might not dig it, but that's their business.

[GnaReffotsirk]

I will definitely buy one for the sake of memory and rewarding myself for having once loved this game and waited for it.

It's the little wonders, Rob Thomas wrote.

[imdrunkontea]

I always get CEs for games I know I'll be playing a lot - and for all Blizz games, because of the art book. I have so many art books it's ridiculous. And just for the record, I bought the art book from the Burning Crusade - it alone was worth $20 on ebay, and often for more than that.

[ZealotPowerade]

Yes, you can eventually get all the stuff contained in the CE by just waiting for people to upload the content... but for some of us, that isn't enough. :P

I suppose it just depends on what kind of person you are. Since im an artist who wants to eventually work at blizzard, I tend to keep the artbooks handy for inspiration. Also I'm crazy about the behind the scenes content on the dvds since there is rarely a youtube version that looks or sounds as good.

Also for me... Being someone who does computer graphics for a living I tend to want to support the other artists out there so I'd rather pay up for the content than get it off the net somewhere.

Ultimately it just comes down to... how bad do YOU want it? If you have to ask if the collector's edition is worth it. It probably isn't to you unless u just don't know what is inside of it.

[RedMarine]

Hey, I'm buying the collectors edition as long as best buy doesn't get confused and I don't get confused!

What is this manual you talk about TychusFindlay?