Well the game is still w.i.p. so it is possible that CDP will add or remove something...PaulieXP said:
Anyway, I think they made this choice in order to give no duplicate to those who bought the EE. I mean: if you both have TW EE ad TW2 CE, what's the point of having "two" witcher's medallions? I guess they should have think something like this..... *mumble*It's not excluded also that a medallion may be put in a second edition of TW2, perhaps when the DLC will be available..... *shrug
Nope. There was no medallion in the EE, or else I would have one. I'd know that because I'd love to have one.secondchildren said:
AFAIK there was only a Polish special edition with the medallion, very small batch.I dunno if this is a stupid question because I completely misunderstood, but how would you download a physical item?But still, maybe you're onto something here...maybe they don't include the medallion because they know that almost every fan wants to have it, but they want to promote the digital sale. Understandably, yet... *scratches head*Really? So I don't remind well I guess.....DelightfulMcCoy said:Nope. There was no medallion in the EE, or else I would have one. I'd know that because I'd love to have one.DelightfulMcCoy said:
Well I wonder myself the same. But since we've a huge Geralt's head inside, I think it's the same problem. Plus a head is even more "heavy" to download. No DSL connection can compete. Can you imagine how many hours should it take? LOL XD
No, it's not the same, because people want the medallion, not the bust. I claim that it's a lot easier to forego getting the bust in favour of the digital edition than it would be the medallion.~°~°~But I've been thinking on another issue and I wonder why I never hear other people complain about it, everybody seems to just accept it without thinking about it twice:Why aren't digital editions cheaper than actual packages with dvd's, artbooks etc.?Why do they cost the exact same price than the regular retail editions? The bonus content is already there, no additional costs for pdf artbooks or maps because they don't need to be printed, no dvd's and cd's pressed. They take up some space on the servers and some additional traffic, but that's not enough to justify the high price, because putting together a nice box with loads of stuff in it is much more expensive. Now, Gog.com try to rectify it somewhat by giving a away an additional game and state "Since the EU price is almost $16 more than the price in USD, we’re giving our EU customers a $16 credit to purchase anything on GOG.com."That's nice. But what if one already has all the games off the list that he has any interest in and doesn't want any of the others? Then you basically give away some $25. Then it doesn't taste quite as good anymore.Are there laws that prohibit to undercut retail prices? Or do resellers just charge whatever they think customers will pay without questioning?secondchildren said:
No, it's not the same, because people want the medallion, not the bust. I claim that it's a lot easier to forego getting the bust in favour of the digital edition than it would be the medallion.~°~°~But I've been thinking on another issue and I wonder why I never hear other people complain about it, everybody seems to just accept it without thinking about it twice:Why aren't digital editions cheaper than actual packages with dvd's, artbooks etc.?Why do they cost the exact same price than the regular retail editions? The bonus content is already there, no additional costs for pdf artbooks or maps because they don't need to be printed, no dvd's and cd's pressed. They take up some space on the servers and some additional traffic, but that's not enough to justify the high price, because putting together a nice box with loads of stuff in it is much more expensive. So I don't get it.Now, Gog.com try to rectify it somewhat by giving a away an additional game and state "Since the EU price is almost $16 more than the price in USD, we’re giving our EU customers a $16 credit to purchase anything on GOG.com."That's nice. But what if one already has all the games off the list that he has any interest in and doesn't want any of the others? Then you basically give away some $25. Then it doesn't taste quite as good anymore.Are there laws that prohibit to undercut retail prices? Or do resellers just charge whatever they think customers will pay without questioning?I've been waiting on digital distribution of games becoming reasonably priced, once the system has gained it's footing on the market. But the opposite seems to have happened. Customers seem to have been convinced that it is so much more convenient to download their games and that convenience is what they pay for. In some instances even more than at the shop (which has to pay for rent, insurance, personnel...). I recently bought a game (release day) in a box from Amazon for €37. The same game is available digitally for €45 (which equals $60!). At least when I try to buy from my location in Germany, because it's only £30 (~€35) when you visit the same shop from the UK. That seems very arbitrary to me. And to me a digital edition is still inferior, by the way.Am I missing all the relevant facts here or why don't I get it?Why not sell the digital edition for €5 less? That would make the decision in favour of the digital edition a lot easier, methinks. So more sales would mean more overall income for CDPR, no?I guess I'll go for the digital version because of the DRM and to give the money to the right company. But I still have that nagging feeling, it'll get cheaper on Amazon and I wouldn't have to think I gave away money, while I worry how to put some food on my table.secondchildren said:
Ouch! Hadn't even seen that. Premium Edition for £25, even with quite high shipping costs, it's only €37 in the end. Now this is really a tough decision. I'll wait a while yet and maybe Gog will think about it some more. That is, if they get some tender pressure from the customers who want to order with them... *hinthint*.onkl said:
Probably the first batch of games will be identical for all countries, once it's sold out however cost cutting editions will start to appear. I ordered my EE from Britain and guess what? It was exactly the same as the US edition.evmiller said:
.. But currently it looks like i'll be heading to Amazon to get my Witcher 2 copy.I was in same dilemma, digital or hard copy????Then I solved one part of dilemma, went to GoG.com and preordered TW2 couple days after release announcement.Now I have to solve the 2nd part of dilemmaImperialDane said:I'd love to go preorder on GOG.com, but i'd rather have a physical edition with the goodies that come from the Premium edition, trouble is it looks like i'll have to import it since currently there is not a single store in Denmark offering up the Witcher 2 at the moment.So while a part of me would definately go there on GOG.com.. the other part would really like the stuff like maps and such on an actual physical medium. So unless an offer comes to have some of all that stuff sent, and i'd gladly give up that 16 euro credit for that, in particular if some extra goodies appear alongside it
P.S-Today I've received an email with the same content as post No 1 of this topic, anyone else got it?So again, until some sort of jolly solution appears that would make the GOG.com offer quite feasible on that area, i think i'll stick to Amazon or possibly a danish store if they ever begin offering up the Witcher 2.I tried to order hard copy - collectors edition - from the distributors in Serbia but they told me that they can not do it now but earliest month before the game hits the stores?!?GoranSRB said:I was in same dilemma, digital or hard copy????Then I solved one part of dilemma, went to GoG.com and preordered TW2 couple days after release announcement.Now I have to solve the 2nd part of dilemmaGoranSRB said:I'd love to go preorder on GOG.com, but i'd rather have a physical edition with the goodies that come from the Premium edition, trouble is it looks like i'll have to import it since currently there is not a single store in Denmark offering up the Witcher 2 at the moment.So while a part of me would definately go there on GOG.com.. the other part would really like the stuff like maps and such on an actual physical medium. So unless an offer comes to have some of all that stuff sent, and i'd gladly give up that 16 euro credit for that, in particular if some extra goodies appear alongside it
