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Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-26 01:25:18
January 25 2013 18:49 GMT
#1
So I just recently purchased the Collectors Edition from Amazon.com (hopefully new), and thought to myself... am I really paying $140 for a set of glowing wings and tiny usb drive? Even though abosultely zero of my college friends and WoW buddies still log on. Even though realized lately, I spend more time reading forums and making stupid posts than actually playing the game. The answer is: Yep. I'm that vain.

Out of curiosity if Polls will work on this blog and if people will actually read this:

Poll: What D3 Edition do you play with

Normal Digital Edition (16)
 
44%

Normal Boxed (10)
 
28%

Collector Edition Boxed (5)
 
14%

WoW Annual Pass (5)
 
14%

36 total votes

Your vote: What D3 Edition do you play with

(Vote): Normal Boxed
(Vote): Collector Edition Boxed
(Vote): Normal Digital Edition
(Vote): WoW Annual Pass



I personally started off with the WoW Annual Pass, got my license revoked for not paying for the Annual Pass, bought a Digital Edition using Blizzard Balance from D3 to get my license back after a day of debating ( I caved in after I told myself I still had enough value in the gear I had to make up the $60 a few times over, and it all worked out ok: I'm up a few $k from Diablo 3). Even back then I knew I was already pretty dang bored of D3 and felt the gameplay was a huge disappointment from what it could have been. But still have hope it will be great someday after an expansion or two. Which brought me to the point of buying the D3 CE... after a windfall of some recent ill-gotten paypal funds from a profitable pre-patch flipping ;o)

Back in WoW, I was one of the suckers who bought a $10 Celestial Mount when they first announced it and have regretted it ever since, but realized I just did the exact same thing with the Collector's Edition for D3. In the end? Because of the RMAH, it is still completely justified and hopefully all Blizzard games in the future will have that option.

Poll: Would you pay for vanity items?

No (27)
 
82%

Yes (6)
 
18%

33 total votes

Your vote: Would you pay for vanity items?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No



I'm kind of surprised there aren't any Blizz Store in-game items yet.

edit: iphone spelling bad.

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kierpanda
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States757 Posts
January 25 2013 18:56 GMT
#2
I own the collector's edition and I turn on my wings every time I go in game. :D I only paid $100 for the CE (pre-ordered), but I did pay $160 USD for SC2 WoL CE... I haven't even redeemed the code yet, but I'm happy that I have the fancy box sitting in my room.
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Dfgj
Profile Joined May 2008
Singapore5922 Posts
January 25 2013 18:58 GMT
#3
I've bought CEs for games I've put a lot of time into. Only part of it is vanity, the rest is the other physical stuff I got from it (artbooks and whatnot) + feeling happy supporting a game a bit more.
Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
January 25 2013 19:07 GMT
#4
Yea I own some ATVI and their dividend is plenty to pay for my relatively cheap gaming habits but its more the principle of what I'm willing to pay for. I picked up the deluxe SC2:HotS with Blizz Balance just to see if id like the wings.

I used to value art books and stuff a lot more, god knows how many #2s I've taken reading the old Warcraft 1 / Diablo 1 manual (it had a lot of lore/art!!) back in highschool :-)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/career
DKR
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom622 Posts
January 25 2013 19:37 GMT
#5
I got the WoW pass, didn't see the option
"1 base. Cheese man." - MKP. "[MVP] is not stylistic, his style is winning, which is the style you want to have." - Artosis
SamsungStar
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States912 Posts
January 25 2013 19:43 GMT
#6
On January 26 2013 04:07 Burrfoot wrote:
Yea I own some ATVI and their dividend is plenty to pay for my relatively cheap gaming habits but its more the principle of what I'm willing to pay for. I picked up the deluxe SC2:HotS with Blizz Balance just to see if id like the wings.

I used to value art books and stuff a lot more, god knows how many #2s I've taken reading the old Warcraft 1 / Diablo 1 manual (it had a lot of lore/art!!) back in highschool :-)


I really miss the old manuals.
Butterednuts
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States859 Posts
January 25 2013 20:04 GMT
#7
Got with the annual pass because I thought I would be playing WoW for the entire panda expansion. Quit WoW (still paying) and I've made about $100 in D3 total. I wouldn't pay for any vanity items just because I don't enjoy the gameplay all that much. I play every now and then and always with friends, more as a medium through which we can just talk and mindlessly play something. I don't see myself actually paying for an expansion in the future just because the game just doesn't grab me.
Chameleons Cast No Shadows
Cephiro
Profile Joined May 2011
Finland1934 Posts
January 25 2013 20:19 GMT
#8
Bought CE, as I enjoy the extra content and want to support games that I like. Also did the same for HotS.

Would not pay for vanity items, although I do always toggle the wings on when I play Diablo. :p
matiK23
Profile Joined May 2011
United States963 Posts
January 25 2013 21:07 GMT
#9
Collectors edition D3 was a waste of money for me.
Without a paddle up shit creek.
[N3O]r3d33m3r
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany673 Posts
January 25 2013 22:59 GMT
#10
i bought the CE and i'm loving it. Nice white colour, artbook and the best is the BluRay-quality material.
Nice Making Of too.
I didn't even watch the entire thing yet XD
Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
January 26 2013 01:19 GMT
#11
Well I played WoW for around 8 years, and always regretted not getting the CE for a pet panda if that says anything. Can't say I think I will play D3 for that long, but I expect at least 2 expansions, each with it's own collector's edition too I'm sure.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/career
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