The debate is kinda pointless, I apologize for having to point that out...but really..
To those worrying about the extra items, seriously how many times will you use them? A cloth map you will have open for the first week or two of the game..perhaps display it on the wall.. til you forget about it.
Making of the game Dvd..watch it once an it start gathering dust after.
Sound track..this one I can see being nice, but I bet you can just find the files for the music in the game directory o.o
The dice? well just go to your local book store, most carry Dungeons and Dragons books and the Dice for it. Buy dice you want, they are cheap...not really sure what you will use them for though ._.
I whole lot of negativity on the forums lately..kinda a downer to come on them.I am super excited for the release and wish others could find joy in the upcoming event also.
Bleh. You just used a bunch of points that I wish people would avoid using. I'm specifically referring to the ones that basically amount to
"a lot of this CE fluff is meaningless to me, so it should be meaningless to you". I disagree with that; one person's junk is another person's treasure, and all that. It's a "collector's edition" for collectors - collectors who are interested in that kind of fluff (even if other people aren't). If you're always expecting the level of importance to always make sense to you, you're going to be disappointed.
I don't think this discussion is particularly negative. Just because someone is disappointed in some aspect of the game doesn't mean it's all doom and gloom. I really love the game, which is why I bought the CE (and many, many copies on Steam for myself and friends).
To expand on my disappointment, it's simply this: I wish the whole "selling of the game" had been handled better. "Better" in this case doesn't mean "right" or "properly", it just means "better than it was". I would have liked to have seen additional upgrade options. Upgrade options for Kickstarter owners at lower tiers to purchase the physical CE without having to buy the game twice, as well as a similar upgrade option for SEA purchasers.
I understand that SEA is a digital purchase and the physical CE is physical purchase. That said, physical CE owners are getting TWO Steam digital distribution keys *for free* (and that wasn't even part of the pledge promises!). In other words, a physical path is leading to a digital path x 2 - FOR FREE. But if we turn around and suggest Steam owners get a discount on the physical CE.. that is somehow a big no-no. In other words, a digital path leading to a physical path *for a discount* (not even free!) is asking too much.
Now, that's ultimately the developers call. But I am disappointed if my fellow gamers can't at least see a semblance of a double standard there and admit that it kind of sucks. That doesn't mean you hate the game. That doesn't mean you hate the developers. It just means you're looking over that reality and can see how it might be justifiably disappointing for Steam owners.
