Guild Wars 2 gets $150 Collector's Edition

Already pre-purchased it. :D

i want it :$

I have The Art of Guild Wars 2, which I ordered from PAX a couple years ago.  The making of book looks really nice too, and will likely feature some new art that wasn't available previously.  And of course, I want the soundtrack CD.  The rest of it is fluff, but if the quality of the charr figurine is good that might be nice too.  Apparently I just have to wait until August 28, 2012.

damn how long more do I have to wait!!!!

WTH why do i see there release date 26 june 2012?.. i looked everywere and no release date yet...so GS can u tell us were did u get that info?

@Vishisluv7 Well that makes two rich people in this forum. I assume that a frequent bar tab of $220 would be out of reach for most people here. Just like you should have assumed that if I can pay $220 for GW2 I might have an indoor ungated cash pool that i swim in each morning.

@airmanwilkins That's a total of $220. That makes you rich? lol. That's a bar tab. What 3rd world country are you from?

I'm buying the CE for my collection and the DDE to play. It feels good to be rich! QQ to all the poor people here... bring it haters!

Why only things with fangs, claws and sharp spikes are considered "COOL"? I don't like this charr at all... I like the making of book, also considering other fluff items that you'll outlevel and stop using after a week - I am getting DDE at the most, if not a regular edition. Got SWTOR CE, had GW CE, I don't know, I don't feel these fluff items are worth the spending any more. I don't like Charr race either. So.. very slim chance that I'll be getting CE this time. Also US lately imports a LOT of stuff from Asia. Starting from furniture and ending with kitchen utencils. And quality of those items are on par with local that cost 5-10 times more.

now...Blizzard have a good reason to think about a new release of WOW

150 dollars for a game? I don't think so

YES.

@illegalChronic I recognize that the US certainly does not produce the best quality in many cases. However, I am supporting the US because I am a US citizen, not because of the quality. When I said "a country known for high quality" I meant a place like Japan. I am against Made in China not because I think all Chinese goods are poor but because China has a manufacturing industry that can turn out every quality between suitable for a space missions to not fit for animals. It's regulated in such a way that for any given purchase, it's almost impossible for me to know where on the quality spectrum the good falls. I am risk-averse. Least you think I am racist, I am ethnically Chinese.

CE will definately be worth it... they're just teasing me at this point XD

If you're 17 and don't have a job, like me, then yeah $150 is high. But somehow I think almost all of you do have a job and are probably in your twenties. If you really wanted this game in the first place and have the money, then you'd get the CE either way. If you really wanted this game and didn't have the money, then you'd get the DD edition, like me :P. It's also good to consider what the total cost of the CE stuff is anyway: The fact that it's boxed and in a nice case is at least $10, the digital items are $10, the frame is probably $5, the prints $45 (check LTL prints), the soundtrack $10 (probably worth more), the "making of" book is probably at least $15, more on the $20 side, and the finely-detailed Rytlock figurine has got to be at least $15 dollars. In total that's $110, give or take. Add that all up on top of the normal $60 game, and it comes to, $170. Leave out marketing and you're getting EXACTLY what you're paying for :P.

I am getting this for sure!!! I won't be making the purchase right now but after my exams are over HELLL YEAHHHI#HREI!HROI!#R()I!U#"R()I#JFNEKW!!!!

Remember, to all you people who say nayyyyyy the CE is a waste of money!!! the first Guild Wars CE Prophecies was sold for 100 or so when released then it became highly sought after and was selling for over $300. A collector's edition is named "collector's edition" for a reason ;)

GW2 is gonna be a gr8 game guys , i think if ur a real fan u should get the CE it worth more than 150$ imo , i'm a GW fan since ages ago ... but stil cant afford to pay that much cause i aint in US nor EU , and it's pretty much expensive for us to pay 150$ .. anyways am going for DIGITAL DELUXE which i'm satisfied with .

Funny how everybody is fixated on the price of the CE and nobody except 1 or 2 persons noticed the important part: any pre-purchase (not only CE) will give you access to EVERY BETA. I don't care about statues or books, and good for those who do. But I want to play this game and I'm sure I'm not the only one. So focus on what you like, not what you hate :)

@Unfallen_Satan Are you mad? the US has some of the lowest quality products. not as bad as the british, but close. if im correct its made in china like my Aion Figure. And that thing was hit with a bat accidently. its stil in perfect condition, not a mark on it.

looks sweet

Hm.. that's a pretty nice collection. But almost 100$ over the game's retail price? I guess I don't really have any idea how much game statues and art books are worth, as I don't buy them, but that seems a little steep.

@ea_goodandy : No, it;s not the same. Digital Deluxe means download, I want the product in my hand with the box.

For some reason they state that ArenaNet didn't detail the contents of the Digital Deluxe edition. Um, it's on the site what's in it.

@DarthLod They have that with the digital deluxe version.

I'd prefer to have an 80 dollar version with just the in game stuff. Not interested in paying 150 dollars for one game when I can get two for that price, with money for a meal after. Just not worth it at all. I am about fed up with C.E's anyway.

unfallen ya crybaby shut it up

I really, really want to get the CE GW2, but what's with the latest fad involving figurines? What am I going to do with a 10-in figurine that's likely Made in China or some other cheap labor country anyway? What are we, ten year olds? And since when did the Charr become the defining race of GW2? I mean the Charr plush is good, but I would enjoy a Norn or Asura statuette much more. Because this is GW 2, I'll consider it, even at $150, even though I don't even like the Charr. I hope the official GW 2 forums open up soon, so I can ask ANet where the items are made. I'll get it if they're made in the USA or a country known for its high quality goods.

Too bad that none of the digital items are permanent like the weapons in Guild Wars CE.

yeah i will be buying the standard edition buying SE is bad, buying SE for a MMORPG is a really bad idea.

looks like a very well bundle CE... the statue looks so ill...want it...

@-Unreal-, not yet anyway. ;)

Yeah yeah statues and stuff...beta access you say? :)

You could have also stated that the pre-purchase will be available April 10..

@---Cipher--- - That's how you'll know if she's a keeper, check for her kickass GW2 statue. 150 bucks is pretty steep but this looks well worth it.

We don't use $ in the UK, GameSpotUK.

@Hate_Squad its not 150 euros -.- its 115 Euro... its says $ and not ?

i also see paper so i forgot that

wow cardboard and plastic for 150 dollars no thanks .this seems to be what you get like that balls of steel duke nukem edition kids love cardboard and plastic i geuss.cause thats what they keep selling you for 150 a pop.thats almost three new games you could buy morons..

@DeViLzzz have fun with your typical Asian mmo grind, and no one does better pvp than arena.net stop dreaming dwarf.

Well I said my first collector better be something special... Found it

Never understood CE, artwork is cool, won't care after the first viewing, music is cool, might listen to them occasionally, the figure though...if you display it you'll never bring girls over...and if you do and they don't leave right away you can assume they have the same statue....

All I read was this: "..gamers who pre-purchase the game will be guaranteed access to all upcoming beta weekend events."

The statue looks chill, but everything else just looks useless. I think I will just go with the game.

Sold!! :D

Statue would cost $60 Elite skills are like 5 bucks each Collectors books are like $70 Metal case $15 Art prints $10 So u know what I'll get it

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Where's my beta invite? :|