Collector Edition Bonuses Added at gametop

[headlockman]

WOOT !!!! check these bonuses added at gamestop. I'm sooo excited :D

The Star Trek Online Collector's Edition comes with:
Limited Edition Collectible Box
Exclusive Art Book
Buddy Passes (Allows your friends free trial play)
Exclusive Die Cast Starfleet Comm badge (pin)





http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75981

[mrwalsh]

sweet, Starfleet comm badge.

[slingbladez]

Looks interesting. The details look way too specific to just be speculation to try to drum up pre-orders. This looks like the real collectors edition.

[TheRealNaveed]

Meh, not really into those bonuses to be honest.

[buffyscrubs]

good thanks for sharing!

[headlockman]

Looks interesting. The details look way too specific to just be speculation to try to drum up pre-orders. This looks like the real collectors edition.

Agreed, I'm also guessin that preorders will also get the bonuses that you get with the regular edition as well but we will see :)

[mrjohng]

WOOT !!!! check these bonuses added at gamestop. I'm sooo excited :D

The Star Trek Online Collector's Edition comes with:
Limited Edition Collectible Box
Exclusive Art Book
Buddy Passes (Allows your friends free trial play)
Exclusive Die Cast Starfleet Comm badge (pin)


That list can't be accurate. CEs always come with an in-game pet. Always. Its like a law. So where is the tribble?

[USS_Parallax]

The comm badge is fully functional.

[knightofhyrule730]

imo, they should add either both the borg and conny bonuses or the conny and something unique. we ARE paying more after all.

[Morgomir]

WOOT !!!! check these bonuses added at gamestop. I'm sooo excited :D

The Star Trek Online Collector's Edition comes with:
Limited Edition Collectible Box
Exclusive Art Book
Buddy Passes (Allows your friends free trial play)
Exclusive Die Cast Starfleet Comm badge (pin)





http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75981

hmm, wish there was an in game bonus, I probably wont be getting this CE.

[Arokh72]

Seems like a load of crap to me.

Art book...meh.
Buddy passes....prolly come anyway as most MMOs have now.
Die cast comm badge....already have one, plus a TNG era Klingon one.

[Stu1701]

sweet, Starfleet comm badge.

Yay, another one to add to my collection.

[headlockman]

hmm, wish there was an in game bonus, I probably wont be getting this CE.

I'll bet 200 quatloos they will add a ingame bonus items to the collectors edition , Just you wait :):)

[DaCrimp]

Looks interesting. The details look way too specific to just be speculation to try to drum up pre-orders. This looks like the real collectors edition.

Ya way more details now

[Sunborn]

Hopefully other retailers will offer the same things for the collectors editions. I will probably be preordering, but I will choose who to preorder from based on what they are offering. Not only that, but I have preordered from Gamestop, and had to wait a day or two after the street date to get the game, very disappointing.

I really like the free trial that you can give out to friends. Hopefully I can use my copy to install the game and give them the code so they can use it for the free trial, if thats the case I'm all for it. Of course I can understand them wanting the friends to buy a licence after the trial is up, thats fine though.

Letting people install your copy and useing a buddy pass would be a great way to bring in players. I know at least 8 people that want to try the game, but they dont really want to pay to try it.

[alucard1]

Yeah, think I'm gonna hold out to see what some of the other retailers offer.. the book and the "Comm Badge" just aren't that enticing to me...

Saith

[Desterion]

thats a very weak list. Most certainly not worth an extra $30

[eldarian]

thats a very weak list. Most certainly not worth an extra $30

pretty surprising actually. underwhelming for sure.

[Azurian]

WOOT !!!! check these bonuses added at gamestop. I'm sooo excited :D

The Star Trek Online Collector's Edition comes with:
Limited Edition Collectible Box
Exclusive Art Book
Buddy Passes (Allows your friends free trial play)
Exclusive Die Cast Starfleet Comm badge (pin)

Is that it? :eek:

Wow............this really makes the waiting really anti-climatic. Especially with it not even having any in-game items included. :(

Buddy Passes are useless, since they are likely to have 30 day trial periods.

And the Exclusive Starfleet Comm Badge? Pfft, you can get a high-quality metal pin from Paramount for a few dollars.

[bobalobabingbong]

Not only that, but they are guaranteeing delivery by 2/2/10 with your pre-order by 2/1...

[eldarian]

And the Exclusive Starfleet Comm Badge? Pfft, you can get a high-quality metal pin from Paramount for a few dollars.

That's the real head scratcher for me, maybe if it was a bluetooth device for vent...damn how cool would that have been? :(

[Desterion]

About $150 cool

[Kaybok]

I'm not impressed either. It should have in-game items. I think its time for the Community guys to start confirming/denying these as they promised.

[eldarian]

About $150 cool

hehe easily :)

[JesseH21]

when it gets an image i'll believe it more....

[Sunborn]

Is that it?


There is certainly time to add to it. If it does not bulk up, maybe Gamestop will throw in a subscription to Game (mis)Informer! It's always nice to be 'informed'. Isn't that exciting?


Buddy Passes are useless, since they are likely to have 30 day trial periods.


Depends on how long a trial period they get. And if they allow me to use my software to install the game so that my buddy does not have to buy it himself it is definately worth it! No?

[Kayden]

Defiantly not worth the extra $30 so I will just get PO through amazon now the borg officer is more appealing imo...thanks for the info!

[Eclipse1987]

Man, I can honestly say this is my first major dissapointment with sto.

no in game items?:(

imo most defenitly not worth the extra dollars.

Unless Best Buy comes out with something killer, Amazon will be getting my bussiness.

[Hardac]

Meh. Not interested, I will pass on that.

[ryuto]

I'm betting that it'll be a pin done in the style of the STO comm badge as opposed to the ones we're familiar with from TNG/DS9/Voyager.

[Azurian]

That's the real head scratcher for me, maybe if it was a bluetooth device for vent...damn how cool would that have been? :(

Yes, that could've been an interesting deal. Would promote the in-game voice chat that's said to be in.

Personally, I would've saved the TOS Consitution for the Collector's Edition.

There is certainly time to add to it. If it does not bulk up, maybe Gamestop will throw in a subscription to Game (mis)Informer! It's always nice to be 'informed'. Isn't that exciting?

Sure there is time to add stuff, but if Cryptic doesn't act now. Because people will just go ahead and do the Gamestop or the Amazone pre-orders. Which leaves only a few people buying the Collector's Edition.

Depends on how long a trial period they get. And if they allow me to use my software to install the game so that my buddy does not have to buy it himself it is definately worth it! No?

It's rare that companies go above 30 days for a free trial.

And if Cryptic offers the online download as expected, then its a waste to share your disk with a buddy. Because, they could download and play STO for free, for the 30 days. Thus saving time in running around in sharing disks, so your friends could play.

[duckforceone]

with only that included, not interested...

throw in a soundtrack cd
and some ingame item.

then i could be persuaded... but it would probably have to beat a borg BO and a constitution class starship

[andeolus]

What a huge let down. For that kind of extra money I expect at a MINIMUM a soundtrack, exclusive ingame item, an art book, then maybe some kind of little token like the com bagde. No way this is worth an extra $30. Guess I'll be going with the regular version from Amazon after all.

I'm very disappointed.

[thefrayl]

It is a bit of an underwhelming list, for sure. I'm all for the special packaging and art book, but I agree with the general view here that there should be a CE exclusive in-game item or two included as well.

Either way, if I decide to go CE or SE, I'm still waiting to see what Best Buy has up their sleeves for this one.

[Musterion]

Comm badge win!

[Faerlzress]

That badge better be gold plated and able to beam me up. As that borg boff is looking way better.

[mmcguire2]

Who here doesn't have a comm badge. I kinda remember getting mini ones in side of a cereal box. A in game item would have been much cooler, like a classic ship or something.

[Pyrceval]

Who here doesn't have a comm badge. I kinda remember getting mini ones in side of a cereal box. A in game item would have been much cooler, like a classic ship or something.

Would would assume that the Collectors Edition would also grant whatever bonus the retailers standard edition would, or am I off on that?

[thefrayl]

Would would assume that the Collectors Edition would also grant whatever bonus the retailers standard edition would, or am I off on that?

I think it's pretty safe to assume that, but it isn't in writing - yet.

[lordpenquin]

sounds like junk to me. I only buy CEs if they have IN GAME perks, even cosmetic. I'm guessing the com pin looks cheap. Ever see the Batman Arkam collectors? The batarang is a cheap molded plastic. I want extra uniforms or a bridge officer or ship parts. Something I'll actually use instead of go on a shelf in the basement.

[lordpenquin]

and there's no mention of the constitution class ship. You get the ship with the standard $50 version but you pay $30 more and you don't?

[BaakCha]

I'll bet 200 quatloos they will add a ingame bonus items to the collectors edition , Just you wait :):)

So long as it isn't actually a tribble. Maybe if it's a personal Orion slave girl for the Captain.

About the actual CE though, the goodies do seem reasonable for the price. I'm sure the Comm Badge alone would run about twenty bucks.

[SilverComet]

I'm a little disappointed, part of the point of a CE is that you get perks in the game you got it for.

The art book is kind of standard for a CE, the buddy keys I would have assumed were with the game anyway as it's a perk with benefits for the developers as much as it does us. We're paying for a buddy key, which is then given to a friend who plays, if they decide to continue playing, the company gets more money anyway?

I would have expected something in game, an unlockable uniform, a TOS ship, a special module, a BO, an extra mission, the options for what are endless, the CE edition seems to only include perks that I'll see once, then leave in the box on my shelf collecting dust?

Sorry for my rant! *hides*

Edit: Cleaned up spelling and grammar.

[JacobFlowers]

Eh. Who cares about a 'Collector's box'

Not gonna spend 80 bucks on that.

I'd rather have a Constitution class ship or a Borg BO...

Hmm, decisions decisions...

[vegetta]

hmmm no head start with the CE?

[BaakCha]

The Borg and Connie perks are for pre-ordering, not for the game itself. So it would be reasonable to assume that if you pre-ordered the CE, you would still get the perk.

[thefrayl]

hmmm no head start with the CE?

Usually, that sort of inclusion is generally specified closer to launch. And I fully expect a retailer or two to provide head start access. But then again, Amazon is claiming open beta access already...

[TFO_KillSwitch]

woops did they for get some thing here
Publisher: Atari Games
Developer: Atari Games
Platform: PC

[TheRealNaveed]

woops did they for get some thing here
Publisher: Atari Games
Developer: Atari Games
Platform: PC

I could be wrong on this, but Atari is both. Atari owns Cryptic, it's not just publishing Cryptic's games.

[headlockman]

The Borg and Connie perks are for pre-ordering, not for the game itself. So it would be reasonable to assume that if you pre-ordered the CE, you would still get the perk.

I agree 100% . I'm sure the same preorder bonuses will apply if not mabey even more preorder bonuses :D

[andeolus]

The Borg and Connie perks are for pre-ordering, not for the game itself. So it would be reasonable to assume that if you pre-ordered the CE, you would still get the perk.

You would think so, but when I emailed Gamestop they told me that as of now, they have no intention of including the Constitution with the Collector's Edition.

[TFO_KillSwitch]

now this is intresting chek this out
Pre-order Star Trek Online Collector's Edition by February 1st at 11am CST with overnight shipping and get guaranteed delivery on the street date of February 2nd! If your product does not arrive on the street date, we will fully refund your shipping
guaranteed delivery on the street date of February 2nd! If your product does not arrive on the street date, we will fully refund your shipping ]
if this is not the street date alot of people will be getting refunded shipping cost lol

[Kayos]

Doesn't seem worth the extra $. Whats with no in game items?

[lordpenquin]

http://www.minotaur.com.au/site.asp?action=detail&ID=31960

There's a pin for $45. Somehow I don't expect that high of a quality though.

[thefrayl]

now this is intresting chek this out
Pre-order Star Trek Online Collector's Edition by February 1st at 11am CST with overnight shipping and get guaranteed delivery on the street date of February 2nd! If your product does not arrive on the street date, we will fully refund your shipping

if this is not the street date alot of people will be getting refunded shipping cost lol

The key words here are "street date". A street date is subject to change at any time. And if you'll notice, every Gamestop pre-order has that guarantee.

[USS_Parallax]

I do not see why they couldn't make a quality pin. That $45 one is massively overpriced. With mass production they could make even gold plated ones for like $10 or less. :p

[JadenKatrell]

I would have to agree that this is my first disapointment with STO, I would rather preorder the Amazon and GameStop editions to get the Borg BO and the Connie.

[Tribbler]

So long as it isn't actually a tribble. Maybe if it's a personal Orion slave girl for the Captain.

About the actual CE though, the goodies do seem reasonable for the price. I'm sure the Comm Badge alone would run about twenty bucks.

And what precisely do you have against Tribbles?

20 Tribbles and a cold night = warm night and lots of smiles ;)

[headlockman]

Hey guys just for fun , I looked up how much the original wow collectors edition cost if I was to purchase that right now, And its basically selling for TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS . so hey if you guys dont think the uber sto collectors edition isnt worth it dont get it lol :p

[Kirby]

From Amazon (http://forums.startrekonline.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=838433):

$49.99
-Potential free shipping (though it takes 5-10 days)
-Borg Bridge Officer (1 of 1,000,000 - Ha! )
-Beta access code
-also gives 2/2/10 as release date

Gamestop (http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=73923):
$49.99
-Constitution-class starship with blue phasers
-extra engineering station mod slot

I wonder when Cryptic will be able to confirm any of this? And if Cryptic will do their own special? Personally, I'd like the ship w/blue phasers + a Borg Bridge Officer. (Heck, I'll let him assimilate my entire crew so I can get a Borg ship!)

[BaakCha]

And what precisely do you have against Tribbles?

20 Tribbles and a cold night = warm night and lots of smiles ;)

The extent to which you are creeping me out right now can not be expressed in mere words alone. Tribbles are hairy little dust magnets that have a breeding cycle worse than mice. You couldn't even use them for food; there isn't enough meat. Now an Orion slave girl, that's a perk I could curl up with; self-cleaning, easy on the eyes, and I could snack on her all night long.

/win

[AdmiralHocking]

Hey guys just for fun , I looked up how much the original wow collectors edition cost if I was to purchase that right now, And its basically selling for TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS . so hey if you guys dont think the uber sto collectors edition isnt worth it dont get it lol :p

World of Warcraft has over ten million concurrent subscribers. That makes it a lot easier to ask such an absurd price from die hard fans. On a side note though, the STO Collectors edition offered there is hardly 'uber' by any kind of standard.

I would estimate that the vast majority of people interested in Star Trek Online already have one or several comm badges, among other accessories. In addition, a few months into release and MMOs usually have a free trial available just by registering on their website - in addition to magazines frequently offering free trials as part of joint promotions.

You'd essentially be paying $30 for the paper used to make the art book. Unless said book is over fifty pages in length, that's hardly worth it at all.

[andeolus]

World of Warcraft has over ten million concurrent subscribers. That makes it a lot easier to ask such an absurd price from die hard fans. On a side note though, the STO Collectors edition offered there is hardly 'uber' by any kind of standard.

I would estimate that the vast majority of people interested in Star Trek Online already have one or several comm badges, among other accessories. In addition, a few months into release and MMOs usually have a free trial available just by registering on their website - in addition to magazines frequently offering free trials as part of joint promotions.

You'd essentially be paying $30 for the paper used to make the art book. Unless said book is over fifty pages in length, that's hardly worth it at all.

You're forgetting the collectible box! :rolleyes:

[AdmiralHocking]

You're forgetting the collectible box! :rolleyes:

I intentionally left it out, the Collectors Edition box is sort of a requirement of it being a Collectors Edition. If the difference between the SE and the CE was just the box, do you honestly think any sane person would buy it?

[AdmiralXavier]

I guess that makes me insanopants!

[AdmiralHocking]

Hehe, well I suppose being insane any day of the week does make life more interesting.

[BaakCha]

do you honestly think any sane person would buy it?

The key word there is "sane".

[Tribbler]

The extent to which you are creeping me out right now can not be expressed in mere words alone. Tribbles are hairy little dust magnets that have a breeding cycle worse than mice. You couldn't even use them for food; there isn't enough meat. Now an Orion slave girl, that's a perk I could curl up with; self-cleaning, easy on the eyes, and I could snack on her all night long.

/win
At least we're not cannibals oh and one other thing...

...without us, there would be more dust is all I can say :D

[Pyrceval]

The key word there is "sane".

I'm full of sane...



I eat sane people for breakfast...;)



Though a collectors verions for this would be nice, if it does not come with the preorder bonuses as well do not intend to get it.

[TheGow]

I like the sound of a com badge. As long as it looks real, and by that I mean it doesn't have "Star Trek Online" written on the front of it. I hope we get the chance to see what it looks like first.

[CaptainRAVE]

Oh man is that sweet! Cant wait til they become available in the UK!

[TFO_KillSwitch]

The key words here are "street date". A street date is subject to change at any time. And if you'll notice, every Gamestop pre-order has that guarantee.


drats thought i was goign to get free shipping lol

[Zepath]

The comm badge is fully functional.

Yep, you tap it and Shatner is on the end so you can confer with him during game-play.

[TFO_KillSwitch]

Yep, you tap it and Shatner is on the end so you can confer with him during game-play.

really then i would tape record Leonard Nimoy sings the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins then set the bag to trasmit permitly and then walke away lmao

[sandman105]

The key words here are "street date". A street date is subject to change at any time. And if you'll notice, every Gamestop pre-order has that guarantee.

I thought that is what a street date meant, but when i asked my gamestop guy about the street date he looked at me like i was dumb and said... no that's an official date. He then began to talk about how gamestop had preference with game companies and is able to advertise an official date... so i don't know... that is what my game stop guy told me.

[AdmiralDargon]

hope we get the chance to preorder it here in the uk, also hope theres a lifetimes subscription offer to the game, I'll caertainly pay.




"Per Ardua Ad Astra"

[AdmiralHocking]

hope we get the chance to preorder it here in the uk

We probably will. Amazon (UK), Play and Game all had Champions up for Pre-Order.

[Sunborn]

The key words here are "street date". A street date is subject to change at any time. And if you'll notice, every Gamestop pre-order has that guarantee.

The street date is the date that the game will hit the streets. In other words it's the date they can start selling the product. Some companies might have a ship date of say, 1-1-10, which means they will ship the units out on that date. They might want that game to go sale on 1-10-10, so they tell retailers not to sell it until 1-10-10, even if they get it a couple of days early which most likely will happen. That date, 1-10-10 is the street date. So the street date is 'official'. Can it change? Yes. It can change because all official dates can change.

Gamestop might substitute their own street date when they don't have an official one, I'm not sure.

[Bedlam66]

that's a pretty Sucky CE if I do say so myself. OMG a PIN.

[thefrayl]

I thought that is what a street date meant, but when i asked my gamestop guy about the street date he looked at me like i was dumb and said... no that's an official date. He then began to talk about how gamestop had preference with game companies and is able to advertise an official date... so i don't know... that is what my game stop guy told me.

I generally take everything Gamestop employees tell me with a grain of salt. Especially concerning a matter such as this. But he may very well be right, and I don't think it would be too wild considering 2/2/10 seems to be the date found everywhere lately. But nonetheless, it is still subject to change at any given time.

I would be suprised if there wasn't atleast a slight delay after the official date is finally announced. It's an all to common occurance.

[Desterion]

I generally take everything Gamestop employees tell me with a grain of salt. Especially concerning a matter such as this. But he may very well be right, and I don't think it would be too wild considering 2/2/10 seems to be the date found everywhere lately. But nonetheless, it is still subject to change at any given time.

I would be suprised if there wasn't atleast a slight delay after the official date is finally announced. It's an all to common occurance.

Personally, i don't trust gamestop on anything. I've been lied to and cheated so many times it's sickening.

[kugis]

Personally, i don't trust gamestop on anything. I've been lied to and cheated so many times it's sickening.

Good call, I'm in the same boat, also the had best throw a soundtrack CD in there too. That would make it just enough stuff to be worth it in my book, from a different retailer though.

[Admiral-Darren-Wright]

Yer, the borg drone in game BO is better than the ce ... wats up with that, cant be right, if it is , cryptic have let lots of peeps down .....

[dru_mcd]

The comm badge is fully functional.

I hope so. That would be the only way that package wouldn't completely suck compared to other offers. :mad:

[TFO_KillSwitch]

as it gets closer and closer to being put to the streets you will see better and better offers

[Kirby]

Yer, the borg drone in game BO is better than the ce ... wats up with that, cant be right, if it is , cryptic have let lots of peeps down .....
Maybe it's Game Stop, instead?

[willriker09]

Meh, not really into those bonuses to be honest.

agreed. no in game content at all :(

[tyranastrasz]

WOOT !!!! check these bonuses added at gamestop. I'm sooo excited :D

The Star Trek Online Collector's Edition comes with:
Limited Edition Collectible Box
Exclusive Art Book
Buddy Passes (Allows your friends free trial play)
Exclusive Die Cast Starfleet Comm badge (pin)





http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75981

Would like this a lot better if it also came with the Constitution-class preorder bonus. Now I have to choose. :mad:

[runrhino06]

That list can't be accurate. CEs always come with an in-game pet. Always. Its like a law. So where is the tribble?

They're giving us a mini-shuttle to follow us around. It won't do anything but just fly circles around you. That's about it. Lol..Just kidding.

[Liberty]

Heh. I still think of the Champions mini pets as a bonus item. I can already see a mini me Q following you around or a Tribble. :)

[Admiral-Darren-Wright]

They're giving us a mini-shuttle to follow us around. It won't do anything but just fly circles around you. That's about it. Lol..Just kidding.

Hey that would be awesome lol i woul dlove one of those lol

[Fvillha]

I hear the extra in game bonus in a playable unlocked Romulan Warbird. :p (I wish)

[BaakCha]

I hear the extra in game bonus in a playable unlocked Romulan Warbird. :p (I wish)

It's the MIR space station, complete with vodka, rusty pilons and sketchy wiring. When you activate the key you get a special mission where you have to make the space station fully functional. Needless to say, you'll be working on this mission all the way through end-game. When you finally complete the mission a solar flare shorts out all of the electronics and the space station drops out of orbit, crashing into Skywalker Ranch.

[briank741]

Pre-order Release Dates
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We guarantee that we will always post the best release date information available at the time of our posting. We know that you want that hot new game yesterday, and we want to be the company that gets it to you quicker than anyone else.

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This is their loop hole. This covers them in the event that the release date changes. When beta has been going for awhile you can have a better idea of when the release date will be.

Also, when you hear it went gold then you know it is about to be released but until then posted dates are just speculation on the part of the merchants. People are stating well Amazon list the same release date as GameStop so it must be the actual release date.

Amazon copied GameStop’s release date because if they posted the ship date as being after GameStop’s release day who would have wanted to receive the game after they could have received in from GameStop and Amazon would lose business.

[lothic]

The comm badge is fully functional.

Is it "fully functional" in that I could use it to talk to the guys on the International Space Station or is it "fully functional" the way Data was with Tasha Yar? I suppose either way would be pretty surprising. ;)

[Rivaris]

nice stuff but not a seller for me yet i will wait for what the other game sites come up with the borg bridge officer is a good 1 tho.

any 1 found any other sites that got the Ce up?

[KODudna]

You know what would be great for a collector's edition item?

Captain Picard bobble-head.

That way I can go, "engage!" *flicks Patrick Stewart so he nods in apparent approval, thus affirming personal geekdom for all time*

Would be great.

[majicebe]

WOOT !!!! check these bonuses added at gamestop. I'm sooo excited :D

The Star Trek Online Collector's Edition comes with:
Limited Edition Collectible Box
Exclusive Art Book
Buddy Passes (Allows your friends free trial play)
Exclusive Die Cast Starfleet Comm badge (pin)

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75981

Hmm, yeah, I guess I don't know what I expected, but I was expecting more for $30.

1) A collectible box? I'd just as soon have a digital download. More boxes = more crap to store. Better be awesome if I'm gonna want to keep it on a shelf.
2) Art book? Might be kinda cool to look at, but almost no one pages through these things more than once... and then you also have to store it, maybe that's when the collectible box comes in handy...
3) Buddy passes? Really? Free trials for friends is something we're paying extra for? I feel like this could've been a soundtrack, or a figurine, or special content or something. Especially since it's for Cryptic's benefit more than it is ours early on, unless of course you're just super desperate to get your pals in the game, but then again if they just wait like 3 months they'll probably have some sort of free trial anyways. This could really be something better. I'm almost insulted this is added as a CE bonus :|
4) Comm badge? Best part about CE -- if it's high quality. I bought 2 different comm badges back in the 90's for a total of about $20 new, and one of'em made noise. This better be dang good.

I should say, though, we're all jumping to conclusions as Cryptic hasn't officially released any details, nor do we have any pics, and this could all be inaccurate. But at first glance, I guess I'd like to see more. Hopefully there's more to it, or different options.

Care to shed some light Rekhan?

[majicebe]

Not only that, but they are guaranteeing delivery by 2/2/10 with your pre-order by 2/1...

Yeah... for overnight shipping charges. Who wants to pay $18 to get a game the next day?

[majicebe]

I'm betting that it'll be a pin done in the style of the STO comm badge as opposed to the ones we're familiar with from TNG/DS9/Voyager.

And what will that look like; the Perpetual Entertainment version (your avatar), or the one on their homepage (just the delta shield)?

[Jaadams72]

hmm, wish there was an in game bonus, I probably wont be getting this CE.

I looked sometime last week and there was a tag saying that there was a special Constitution Class Ship. I wish i would have taken a screen shot but I found it when looking for other MMOs to play.

But I assure you it did say special in game ship and nothing about buddy codes.

I would jot this down as Bogus for sure. STO's news page would be the one to watch and the only one to trust.

[Kirby]

Yeah... for overnight shipping charges. Who wants to pay $18 to get a game the next day?:rolleyes:

Someone's not to aware on shipping charges. There's a reason Amazon will give you free shipping if your order is $20 or more and you don't mind waiting 5 - 10 business days (7-14 calendar days). Warehouses often make their money on the shipping charges, depending on how the business is set up. The store makes the money on the sale and the warehouse makes its money on shipping.

So, if you're going to buy the box for the extras, do you want free shipping and wait up to 14 days, or have it overnight for $18?

[CaptainRAVE]

Anyone know of any UK sites offering anything similar yet?

[KarlBrown]

From Amazon (http://forums.startrekonline.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=838433):

-Borg Bridge Officer (1 of 1,000,000 - Ha! )

Could you please post the link to where you saw this limited number?

I seem to be unable to find that number on Amazon to confirm.

[headlockman]

Could you please post the link to where you saw this limited number?

I seem to be unable to find that number on Amazon to confirm.

I ordered the ce edition almost when it was first posted, I hope I get #1 worth 1 million dollars :p

[Yachiru]

That list can't be accurate. CEs always come with an in-game pet. Always. Its like a law. So where is the tribble?

They were gunna have tribbles as pets. But Tribbler launched a lawsuit to have it removed. Said giving away tribbles like that was basically slavery.

[Sinclair]

Awesome! Looking forward to it!

[majicebe]

I looked sometime last week and there was a tag saying that there was a special Constitution Class Ship. I wish i would have taken a screen shot but I found it when looking for other MMOs to play.

But I assure you it did say special in game ship and nothing about buddy codes.

I would jot this down as Bogus for sure. STO's news page would be the one to watch and the only one to trust.

Bonus in-game content for the standard version can be found on this page (http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=73923). I imagine this will be the same for the CE as well, and I hope they add more in-game stuff for the CE. C'mon Cryptic, let's make that extra $30 feel worth it!

[Sublime]

:rolleyes:

Someone's not to aware on shipping charges. There's a reason Amazon will give you free shipping if your order is $20 or more and you don't mind waiting 5 - 10 business days (7-14 calendar days). Warehouses often make their money on the shipping charges, depending on how the business is set up. The store makes the money on the sale and the warehouse makes its money on shipping.

So, if you're going to buy the box for the extras, do you want free shipping and wait up to 14 days, or have it overnight for $18?

got 1 day shipping and game for $59.95

[Wireman]

Meh.

I wanted a pet targ.

[Summit]

I looked sometime last week and there was a tag saying that there was a special Constitution Class Ship. I wish i would have taken a screen shot but I found it when looking for other MMOs to play.

But I assure you it did say special in game ship and nothing about buddy codes.

I would jot this down as Bogus for sure. STO's news page would be the one to watch and the only one to trust.

http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=73923

u mean this??

[alucard1]

You would think so, but when I emailed Gamestop they told me that as of now, they have no intention of including the Constitution with the Collector's Edition.

The Constitution is a Pre-Order bonus.. if you order it from GS, you'll get the CE stuff... and the Ship. Whoever you spoke with was either stupid, or misinformed... Considering its GameStop.. I'd lean towards the former...

Saith

[Jaadams72]

http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=73923

u mean this??

yup that would be it I was just onthe wrong page it seems.

[Faerlzress]

It would be nice if Cryptic would confirm what is in the Collectors Edition. I would like to pre order soon.

Thanks.

[Rakos]

It would be nice if Cryptic would confirm what is in the Collectors Edition. I would like to pre order soon.

Thanks.

Already preordered CE from Gamestop, now I'm thinking about going back and getting a refund.

[dantivirus]

Kind of light for a CE, especially when it's $30 more.

[spunxtain]

Kind of light for a CE, especially when it's $30 more.

I agree 100%. Unless there are some decent exclusive in-game items I think i'll stick with the regular edition, especially considering the regular edition DOES include the bonus Constitution Class on GameStop.com, whereas the CE apparently doesn't.

I have the CE reserved for now, luckily I can switch that over later on if/when more official details are released.

[Durakken]

so does the CE come with the preorder bonus or not?

[Kanharn]

WOOT !!!! check these bonuses added at gamestop. I'm sooo excited :D

The Star Trek Online Collector's Edition comes with:
Limited Edition Collectible Box
Exclusive Art Book
Buddy Passes (Allows your friends free trial play)
Exclusive Die Cast Starfleet Comm badge (pin)





http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75981

I can live with out this trash lol

maybe offer me a crew member with a unique skill or some kind of useful in game item and I would consider it.

[Azurian]

so does the CE come with the preorder bonus or not?

No it does not.

Though there is the possibility that might change. But I wouldn't count on it.

[spunxtain]

Well let's take a look at what we already know, when I bought CO at GameStop, I entered the CD-Key and it came up as "CO Retail - GameStop" so it seems apparent that different retailers are given different CD keys, and that's where they determine which special bonus in-game item you get. That's how I got the GameStop offered armor or whatever it was for CO that was exclusive to GameStop. There was no extra piece of paper given with any sort of code or download instructions, it was tied to the product key.

It would seem to me that they will manufacture specific copies of STO for GameStop, and specific ones for Amazon, etc, all with unique CD keys that allow you to download the Constitution, Borg Officer, etc. for the specific retailer that you purchased your game from.

Now it would make sense that they would only manufacture ONE version of the CE since it's a far more limited run, and perhaps these CEs will be distributed to all the different vendors, therefore since the keys aren't retailer specific you wouldn't recieve ANY of the pre-order bonus items.

[Kanharn]

so does the CE come with the preorder bonus or not?

Some game company's do not offer extra items but let the distributors give these out to help there marketing or everyone would pre - order from CP.

CP make the game so they profit no matter who sells it.

Look at Fallen earth, every game company had different in game Items and rewards they offered in game to add a bit of variety to gamers if they pre order from them.

Also if u got Fallen earth before the release date, you got access to the live servers a week early.

I'm hoping this is a new trend for MMo makers as Im not the kind of peep to pay more for a fancy box or a Comm Badge rofl

[Azurian]

Well let's take a look at what we already know, when I bought CO at GameStop, I entered the CD-Key and it came up as "CO Retail - GameStop" so it seems apparent that different retailers are given different CD keys, and that's where they determine which special bonus in-game item you get. That's how I got the GameStop offered armor or whatever it was for CO that was exclusive to GameStop. There was no extra piece of paper given with any sort of code or download instructions, it was tied to the product key.

It would seem to me that they will manufacture specific copies of STO for GameStop, and specific ones for Amazon, etc, all with unique CD keys that allow you to download the Constitution, Borg Officer, etc. for the specific retailer that you purchased your game from.

Now it would make sense that they would only manufacture ONE version of the CE since it's a far more limited run, and perhaps these CEs will be distributed to all the different vendors, therefore since the keys aren't retailer specific you wouldn't recieve ANY of the pre-order bonus items.

Since the Admirals Jacket offer is with the TOS Season 3 BR DVD, I doubt the offers would be CD Specific.

Not to mention Cryptic would be insulting those who bought both Gamestop and Amazon preorders.

[spunxtain]

Admiral's Jacket may well indeed be included on a piece of paper that has a seperate item redemption key on it, but the retailer specific game-included items for CO were tied to your CD key!

[Durakken]

So to get everything what is needed is...

$80 for Blu-Ray Star Trek: TOS Season 3 (Admiral Jacket)
$80 for Star Trek Online Collectors Edition (Comm Badge, Art Book, and Box)
$50 for Preorder Gamestop version (Constitution Class. Equipped with blue phasers & extra engineering station mod slot)
$50 for Preorder Amazon version (Borg bridge Officer)

So to get everything, which you may not be able to get on 1 account, you would need $260, not including taxes or shipping. Not bad for an overall price, but the problem is there are no pictures of any of this stuff or confirmation that it exists or that you can get it all on one account. Assumably you can the preorder ver stuff with the admiral jacket, but might not be able to get both...

there is also no mention of whether there will be an ingame store or if these will ever be available later in some other way.

So the best option seems to be preorder the version you want... and then wait for the CE and the Admiral jacket till later. More than likely there will be plenty not sold or available later of those...Of course you could pre order both and then get screwed later on when they sell it in their store v.v

[Starshelle]

I just put in my preorder for Amazon. I love TOS and the original Constitution class ship, but there's a lot of other ship designs I like too, and I know there will be better ships available in game. However, from what we know about Bridge Officers, we'll be able to train them in skills and carry them throughout our careers, so it seems to me the borg officer would probably get a more use and longevity than the ship. I'm also a roleplayer, and I know I will have a lot of fun writing up a background story for my borg officer.

The Gamestop Collector's Edition is definitely underwhelming, and it seems silly to mean they aren't including the in-game Constitution class ship or some other neat in-game item.

[Tholian767]

hmm, wish there was an in game bonus, I probably wont be getting this CE.

I whole-heartedly agree! The CE will have to include an in-game bonus that the regular edition lacks in order for me to buy the CE.

[Tholian767]

I just put in my preorder for Amazon. I love TOS and the original Constitution class ship, but there's a lot of other ship designs I like too, and I know there will be better ships available in game. However, from what we know about Bridge Officers, we'll be able to train them in skills and carry them throughout our careers, so it seems to me the borg officer would probably get a more use and longevity than the ship. I'm also a roleplayer, and I know I will have a lot of fun writing up a background story for my borg officer.

The Gamestop Collector's Edition is definitely underwhelming, and it seems silly to mean they aren't including the in-game Constitution class ship or some other neat in-game item.

Good news for you! Gamestop is including the in-game Constitution class ship (that the regular edition has) in the CE: http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75981

[Sirjohn45]

WOOT !!!! check these bonuses added at gamestop. I'm sooo excited :D

The Star Trek Online Collector's Edition comes with:
Limited Edition Collectible Box
Exclusive Art Book
Buddy Passes (Allows your friends free trial play)
Exclusive Die Cast Starfleet Comm badge (pin)





http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75981

do not forget alos the Constitution Class starship

[Savar]

I'm locking in the preorder option. The original constitution ship is a nice bonus to start the game.