Taunting me with their elusiveness...

The Collector's Edition items, that is. Apparently, I will never have them, and neither will most players. This saddens me greatly. I cannot have the Cape of the Four Winds, Prestige Power Slide, or the Arachnos Cape and Chest Symbol.

But why not? Why isn't there an in-game item pack in the store that contains these items?

"Because the people who bought it when it WAS available will be angry" is not an adequate answer. An in-game item pack, by definition, does not include the fold-out maps, HeroClix figures, or any of the other items the Special Editions contained. I'm not asking for those. Heck, even charge the full $10 for the item pack - yeah, that's right, $10 for two capes, a chest emblem, and an alternative Sprint animation. Any oldbies who get angry that I spent $10 on that and got less for my money than they did would just be petty.

I mean, really, why SHOULDN'T I be able to buy them?

For the record, the devs' recorded stance on the matter was that exclusive collector's items will never be given out for free, such as part of a Veteran Reward.

The NCSoft store used to sell the standalone version of the CoH DVD edition goodies, which included the in-box extras, which is why it was eventually discontinued due to lack of supplies.

I don't see any problem with releasing a Collector's Booster Pack that featured the CoH and CoV special edition in-game goodies.

And speaking of exclusives, when are the GR pre-order enhancements getting added as veteran rewards?

Re: "Amazon has copies of both" -

This is true, and the Villains one might be worth buying since it comes with a month of gameplay... but the Heroes one is going for $35 used, and I feel iffy about spending that especially when the money isn't actually going to NCSoft. Also, I don't actually WANT all that physical clutter. I just want the digital items, and it'd be nice to be able to get them without paying for a lot of other things that are also bundled with it.

Re: CactusBrawler -

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Techbot Alpha an American player? The page you linked specifically says it only works on EU game clients.

Nah he's EU.

Okay, well, then that should work for him.

Dang it, why can't Americans have that option?

I see no reason why they cannot sell Collector's versions ingame items. We still have the physical stuff like the PvP comic and the Heroclix figures.

In seriousness, I agree that they should offer these items up for sale.

As a soon to be 6 year vet, who did get the 'exclusive' stuff when it came out.
I have no problem at all with NC releasing it as an add on pack for those that want it.

C'mon we have had this stuff for a good few years now.

I know Mrs ? (Carliwen - now) would buy it if released. She has ideas for characters that would use these items.

The only reason new players cannot get these goodies is purely by dint of bad luck, or just not knowing about the game, due to poor advertising. - but thats another subject.

We veterans have had a fair amount of time with these items now, let the newer players have the option to create more concepts should they want. Just as we have been able to for the past few years.

LLAP

I have wanted the power slide for my ice characters for quite some time. I have never been able to purchase this.

The helmets, just like the Prestige Sprints, were a pre-order bonus which did not have an additional cost attached to them (the $5 for the pre-order went towards the $50 purchase).

Basically, the line they've drawn is concerning whether or not a player has spent extra money for an exclusive item. That said, I'm not really sure why they've dragged on reintroducing those items, since it seems like easy money.

Yes, though I'd say not both sets in the same pack. I have the CoH collector's edition, but not the CoV. What would happen if I tried to add a "Collector's Booster" that contained both item sets?

Indeed, they should release a pack. Perhaps "Prestige Pack" would be fitting?

Seeing as there is still a market for these packs, especially given their rarity these days, I see no reason against making a 'Heroes' and 'Villains' booster with just the in-game digital items from the CoH Deluxe/V.I.P. and CoV Collector's editions respectively.

There's a Mac Booster, a GvE booster and a GR booster (although you still need GR to use that one) but the precident is there for the older packs to have one as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dispari I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.

I managed to pick up the CoV one for very cheap (plus the month's play... I think I paid less than the month's pay for it, actually)...
And I also managed to pick up the CoH SE (new) for about $16 on Amazon one day. I know... I was very lucky in that regard...

However, then I picked up two for two friends at the Boston Meet and Greet.
They still had a few of those Hero Kit boxes for sale.
$20 for the code, the hero clix, the map and all... Including the month's subscription.

I am just mentioning this for two reasons...

One, don't say "never"... there are ways and chances...

Two, there is zero reason why they shouldn't offer these (just the in-game rewards, if they like) as $10 boosters, just like the GvE pack.

If I ever run into anything, I'll send you a PM, Flashrains, hehe.
Between Paypal and/or good faith, hopefully you can get these somehow... Beyond that... I hope they open them up for people to get somehow.

And... I hope we can color customize the prestige slide some day... (Haha... what? I had to say it!!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow State It isn't just that they'd be unhappy, they could probably make a good case for being tricked into buying the Collectors edition under false claims of exclusivity and sue NCSoft. May not be likely to win, but it may be more of a risk the NCSoft is willing to take. Besides which, Amazon still has copies of both for sale.

I just really don't think that is true. Considering they released those Complete Hero Kit boxes with left over collector's edition stuff and you can still get your hands on them... I'm not sure it's an issue of that at all.
Also, I don't think there is a chance at all that any such case could be made.
Having something before anyone else could have otherwise is exclusivity.
I think that that idea is a very negative stretch. I understand that companies need to protect themselves, but I don't truly believe this one is a valid concern (Or even a concern of theirs at all... although, I can't explain why they wouldn't have made them add-on packs yet, so... who knows!)