WoL was quite cheap in germany at release, dropped to 35€ or so and went up after release to 49€. Took a few month till it dropped back to 40€. Went to 20€ last week due to the release of HotS. As long as WoL & HotS are still vivid games and the release of LotV didnt happen i dont think it will drop below 40€ anytime soon.

But in regards of global play there might be a way to get a cheaper international version somewhere. As a german resident you might want to check amazon.co.uk as they deliver to germany and are usualy 10 to 20€ cheaper than amazon.de.

kinsky

Germany368 Posts

March 12 2013 10:54 GMT

#65

On March 12 2013 19:46 shubcraft wrote:
WoL was quite cheap in germany at release, dropped to 35€ or so and went up after release to 49€. Took a few month till it dropped back to 40€. Went to 20€ last week due to the release of HotS. As long as WoL & HotS are still vivid games and the release of LotV didnt happen i dont think it will drop below 40€ anytime soon.

But in regards of global play there might be a way to get a cheaper international version somewhere. As a german resident you might want to check amazon.co.uk as they deliver to germany and are usualy 10 to 20€ cheaper than amazon.de.

Thanks for the reply dude!

kinsky

Germany368 Posts

March 12 2013 10:57 GMT

#66

WOW! I just checked it - They sell it for ~ 25 pounds. Thats like 28€!!!! But I guess I will have to wait a long time for the shipping, right?!?!

...Have to think about it...

MVega

763 Posts

March 12 2013 11:05 GMT

#67

As other people have said it's likely because of your shipping method.

Amazon shipping can be really strange. Any time I pre-order anything from them I get release day delivery for like $1 and sometimes the item gets to me before Amazon even says that it has shipped.

amd098

Korea (North)1366 Posts

March 12 2013 11:29 GMT

#68

if you guys dont get it by tonight [3-12], call up amazon and tell them you paid for it and it was guaranteed to be release date. and you didn't get it, and you're very upset with them. tell them this is a well known pc game and it shouldnt be happening as its not something rare.

be firm and police, and they will offer you store credit
i did this for halo4 CE, and managed to get about $59 in amazon.com store credit

Vamp

United Kingdom184 Posts

March 12 2013 13:52 GMT

#69

I stopped using online pre order for games since Amazon delivered a game to me 2 weeks after release.
I went to Game and bought it for the same price, which is what I will do today

Xythe

United Kingdom5 Posts

March 12 2013 13:57 GMT

#70

Normally they're really good with pre-orders here in the UK, but a work collegue has just been told he won't be getting his copy until Saturday. Go on the website now though and they're offereing guarenteed next day delivery for an order placed today. Pretty poor.

Cofo

United States1388 Posts

March 12 2013 14:04 GMT

#71

Mine says it shipped out at 4AM this morning from a city 38 minutes away. Just waiting on the damn university mailroom to process it now!

Vamp

United Kingdom184 Posts

March 12 2013 14:20 GMT

#72

On March 12 2013 22:57 Xythe wrote:
Normally they're really good with pre-orders here in the UK, but a work collegue has just been told he won't be getting his copy until Saturday. Go on the website now though and they're offereing guarenteed next day delivery for an order placed today. Pretty poor.

Yep I am not impressed with them either

blackone

Germany1314 Posts

March 12 2013 14:37 GMT

#73

On March 12 2013 19:57 kinsky wrote:
WOW! I just checked it - They sell it for ~ 25 pounds. Thats like 28€!!!! But I guess I will have to wait a long time for the shipping, right?!?!

...Have to think about it...

I currently live in Germany and I order anything video game related from amazon.co.uk, they're almost always way cheaper than amazon.de, shipping isn't expensive, and no, you won't have to wait a long time. It takes like 3 days and sometimes they even ship it from Germany.

BRaegO

United States243 Posts

March 12 2013 14:57 GMT

#74

On February 17 2013 01:39 alQahira wrote:
I just got an email with the following information. I pre-ordered with standard shipping rather than the 2 day shipping. Anyone else get similar messages? Will it really be that late? Tempted to cancel and do digital order...

We have received new release date information related to your pre-ordered video game in the order you placed on January 14, 2013 (Order#XXXXXXXXXXXX). The release date for the video game listed below has been changed by the publisher, and we want to provide you with a new delivery estimate based on the new release date:

"StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm"
Estimated arrival date: March 18, 2013 - March 22, 2013

We will make every effort to get the delayed item(s) to you as soon as possible. If there are other items in your order, they'll be shipped according to the delivery estimates listed in the order details in Your Account (www.amazon.com/youraccount) at no additional cost.

Hmm... I pre-ordered mine ages ago and it was shipped yesterday and I'll have it today. This doesn't seem right at all..

Domsaleo

United States3 Posts

March 12 2013 14:59 GMT

#75

If any of you lucky souls that have the game, mind sharing a pass with me, im literally dying having to wait for this game.. PM's make me a happy person ;]

johnnywaffleseed

United States1 Post

March 12 2013 16:41 GMT

#76

literally

^^Someone get this man some HotS!! I preordered from Amazon. I live in Illinois. The tracking order says ETA in 3 days, but it is already in my hometown and I'm sure it'll be here today. The ETA date; as mentioned a couple times in this thread, seems to be a safe guess from Amazon. I'm sure in case of fanatics (all of us) this safe ETA guess saves their customer service some major headaches.

Moony

United States533 Posts

March 12 2013 17:19 GMT

#77

I pre-ordered mine on amazon and it's out for delivery today. maybe you got unlucky with your shipper? I'm in california fyi.

PJFrylar

United States350 Posts

March 12 2013 17:29 GMT

#78

On March 12 2013 20:05 MVega wrote:
As other people have said it's likely because of your shipping method.

Amazon shipping can be really strange. Any time I pre-order anything from them I get release day delivery for like $1 and sometimes the item gets to me before Amazon even says that it has shipped.

I hope you're right, because mine still says "shipping soon" :S.

Mojodishu

Ireland44 Posts

March 12 2013 17:39 GMT

#79

I went for priority shipping and it has yet to ship... I'm tempted to cancel.

Oceaniax

146 Posts

March 12 2013 20:02 GMT

#80

My order finally shipped, but won't arrive until tommorow. E-mailing amazon resulted in a $20 credit, which is nice I suppose, but i'd rather have the game timely. Anyone who's delivery estimate changed from March 12, 2013 to any other future date, I would contact Amazon, regardless of whether or not you plan on cancelling or returning it.