Battle for Azeroth Collector's Edition

[Golden Yak]

Bleh! No artbook? Yeah, this might be the first CE I pass on.

Wonder if they'll release an artbook separately, later? I'd buy that in a heartbeat. The concept art for BFA so far is amazing. But no artbook, no CE sale.

Man, I held off on ordering the expansion and unlocking the allied races to wait for this, what a bummer! Guess I'll do that now though.

[Mamut]

Not even one item for Diablo. Even for Blizz this game is dead.

[The Stormbringer]

Bleh! No artbook? Yeah, this might be the first CE I pass on.

Wonder if they'll release an artbook separately, later? I'd buy that in a heartbeat. The concept art for BFA so far is amazing. But no artbook, no CE sale.

Man, I held off on ordering the expansion and unlocking the allied races to wait for this, what a bummer! Guess I'll do that now though.

Same here mate, same here. Plus the Behind the Scenes DVD was always a good draw for me, even if they've gotten worse over the years. The lack of a mousepad (even though it's a minor thing) really sucks, and not having a physical soundtrack is also a let down.

Looks like I'm passing on the CE for the first time since I started buying them.

[Plehnard]

Hmm, not jumping to conclusions here.
Starcraft3 Legacy of the void had no art book on paper as well and then it turned out the "StarCraft II Tech Manual" was basically one with some little extra details and stories.

[ro9ue]

The people complaining about no CD. Who the fuck even has a CD drive in 2018?


No artbook tho is a downer.

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Bleh! No artbook? Yeah, this might be the first CE I pass on.

Wonder if they'll release an artbook separately, later? I'd buy that in a heartbeat. The concept art for BFA so far is amazing. But no artbook, no CE sale.

Man, I held off on ordering the expansion and unlocking the allied races to wait for this, what a bummer! Guess I'll do that now though.

I literally take out the artbook and throw the rest of the shit away. lol

[Justpassing]

The people complaining about no CD. Who the fuck even has a CD drive in 2018?


No artbook tho is a downer.

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I literally take out the artbook and throw the rest of the shit away. lol

Nobody uses the CD that's in - it's a collectioner's item

[Enkrypt]

Wait, what? No Artbook? What is this?

Lukewarm, overpriced, garbage is what it is.

[Tziva]

I can't really complain about the soundtrack being digital because I usually just rip the CD and then dump it in a box somewhere to forget about. I already store literally hundreds and hundreds of CDs that I don't want to trash but also will never actually play in that form again. The soundtrack should have been digital or on a USB drive from the start honestly. I get that it's a physical box, but does anyone actually play CDs in a CD player anymore? Usually I'm the last person to surrender old tech so if I'm over it, I'm very surprised that others would still be hanging on.

Don't care about the mousepad. The behind the scenes DVD is cool but not every year has had that anyway.

The lack of artbook really sucks though since that, along with the soundtrack, are the main reasons I buy the CE. I give zero shits about Warcraft story (sorry lore junkies) but I love the art a lot. The book is always my favourite part of opening the CE box. Maybe the other book will end up being cool and with enough original art that it will be fine, but I'm still pretty bummed about that.

Also very glad they've improved the system for upgrading to a CE. In the past the process has been beyond stupid. Why it took them this long to figure it out I'll never know, but I'm glad they've done it.

[Golden Yak]

Hmm, not jumping to conclusions here.
Starcraft3 Legacy of the void had no art book on paper as well and then it turned out the "StarCraft II Tech Manual" was basically one with some little extra details and stories.

Which they also sold separately later, if I recall. If they do that with this novella I might pick that up, I would definitely buy an artbook sold separately. That might even be a chance for the better really, since I could pre-order the digital version earlier and grab the artbook later.

I also lament the loss of a mousepad though, I always used the latest one and stored the others. But that's kind've minor.

[Killmaim Deathbringer]

metal coin is cool but no artbook is sad

[Tamarael]

No real artbook and no real soundtrack (no cd, only a digital key), this might be the first time i skip a CE if the price is the same..

Price is not the same buddy, it went up 10 bucks, 30 since LK.
Looks like they need moar money...

[Maximelene]

No artbook, no purchase.

[Tupolew519]

my precious.

[Maleagant]

No artbook, no soundtrack CD, no behind the scenes DVD/Blu Ray, and no mousepad.No thanks.

[jazen]

So instead of a dedicated art book and cd, you get a book with pictures and a medallion. A little variety is a good thing.

[Deleted]

are you blind or i am the onyl one who see both cd and books?

[rhorle]

$100 for a cool coin. Not sure if it is worth the price. The book is cool but I would have it shelved/stored after a first read. Soundtracks I don't really listen to on their own. I do miss the mouse pad but I don't care for their glossy construction and I have a nice gaming cloth one. I also wish the coin was colored.

[Xe4ro]

The art book change to the "exclusive hardcover story" thing is a bit strange, but come on people, its 2018, why print cds, you don't keep up with dead media just cause. If the original boxes had come with a VHS would expect a damn VHS in 2018? Most people don't even HAVE a cd player anymore.

With that logic they could just stop doing physical collectors editions alltogether. Also CD is not really a dead medium. I don't want to pay that much money just for a download code. You could just wait and rip the soundtrack out of the game yourself for that

[Onikaroshi]

With that logic they could just stop doing physical collectors editions alltogether. Also CD is not really a dead medium. I don't want to pay that much money just for a download code. You could just wait and rip the soundtrack out of the game yourself for that

It's about as dead as it gets in the us anyway. Hell even within the next 10 years dvds will be dead too

[Tarx]

No digital gift for Diablo 3?