I also had pretty mixed feelings about the DOS1 CE box.
I don't use posters anymore since decades, especially with so many fold lines.
The same with stickers, loved them as I was younger.
The cards were a bit more of fun.
The cloth map was the biggest disappointment. Maybe if they find a better manufacturer for the DOS2 map they can reprint the DOS1 map on the backside in a better quality. Just an idea.
Soundtrack CD's are always the best in CE's even I am sure Larian could make now almost soundtrack DVD with Kirill's work, mixed with some videos from his KS concert and the one where he created the silly update song on the fly.
All in all I do not want to sound ungrateful, the CE box was a nice mix of gimmicks and of course it is after all extremely expensive to make physical rewards in such a limited edition in a decent quality.
I don't know what Blizzards CE number were, Gyson, but you can be that they can afford much easier much higher manufacturers simply by much higher production numbers and their damn milkcow WoW&EA in the back.
The artbook was the best (besides the soundrack CD). Even it was too large for the CE box did I love the high quality print and binding.
I was long on the edge to get me a CE edition this time as there was no info about the art and lore book.
I just hope they will have the same excellent quality of the DOS1 book and are large enough to not hurt the eyes even they do not fit in the CE box as they get on a shelf anyway to be used. If those two books are as good as the one we got last time then I am veryhappy with the CE edition this time.
I think dices are also more fitting to the DOS2 CE with the bonds Larian and the marvelous Dinity games have with our passion for paper rpg's.
I expected that Larian would make huge modifications of the game so that I think the idea to not have physical discs in the DOS2 box makes sense.
Nonetheless, it would be nice as backer for both games to get maaaybe one day the option to get a voucher for a physical copy for the DOS1 and/or DO2 game way, waaaaay down the road when the games are long enough on the market t be more or less final for the CE boxes.
But even I mentioned the idea, I don't think it would be feasible for Larian to keep track of who still gets one and who not as the time for physical copies is just really coming to an end. But it would be up to them to decide.
What I actually have missed the most in the CE editions were again a small handful of simple, cosmetic digital items, a message in the woods would be now in a game you cna play with up to three people allow some nice puns or messages to the other players, or to bring a smile on their face.
And how about some pdf version for spell or crafting recipes? Easy to make and to distribute for both games. That would be another nice icing on the cake.
Last edited by Bearhug; 02/10/15 04:42 AM.
