Pre-Order Question

[Honda Tadakatsu]

Does anyone know if the special edition costs more because when I reserved CivIV at Gamestop they said I don't get the special-edition for pre-ordering CivIV but i have to pay $60 instead of $50

[Ginger_Ale]

It should cost the same, I think. Amazon.com has it listed at $45!

Welcome to CFC as well.

[rschissler]

So is Amazon the best place to pre-order?

[Ginger_Ale]

That is where I preordered mine from, yes. You can also get free shipping within the US, though it will take an additional 3-5 days.

[Soryn Arkayn]

According to the following link:

http://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/info/#Release

If you pre-order the game you'll receive a special "Pre-Order Edition" of Civ4 for the same price as the regular version. I suppose it's a reward for ppl that pre-order the game. This is unique because typically publishers create a regular version and a Collector's Edition, the latter of which to squeeze an extra $10 or so out of true fans in exchange for prettier packaging and some frills that regular players wouldn't care about. But for the game publishers to give a special edition to the people that pre-order Civ4 at no extra charge is very generous of them.

[mdm]

Originally Posted by Honda Tadakatsu

Does anyone know if the special edition costs more because when I reserved CivIV at Gamestop they said I don't get the special-edition for pre-ordering CivIV but i have to pay $60 instead of $50

What a joke. I paid my Civilization IV in full at Gamestop a week ago and it was only $50, which it SHOULD be. It's a bonus for preordering, and should have nothing to do with paying a premium. I'm going to leave a lot of urine in their store if I have to fork over any more than the ~$53 I already paid...

[weakciv]

I confirmed that the order from GameStop is the Pre-Release edition. and that it is 49.99.

[Rayanth]

At all retailers participating in the PreOrder special edition, it is the same price as the regular. However, I think we (as a whole, not just my store) are rapidly running out of those Preorder special editions, so we can no longer guarantee that you'll be getting the leather case thing... you'll still be guaranteed the game, but the leather, special edition one is first-come-first-serve on Preorders.

If you haven't Pre-Ordered yet, do so right away if you want the special edition!

[Honda Tadakatsu]

Thanks for the help everyone

[Khaim]

Originally Posted by Ginger_Ale

That is where I preordered mine from, yes. You can also get free shipping within the US, though it will take an additional 3-5 days.

Oh great. So it's going to be 12 days instead of 9? Ahhh!

[elderotter]

I ordered online from EB games, because the stores doesnt always have it in store if there was a run on the game. I chose 2 day delivery for xtra money, you can also get overnight deleivery. This is in the US not sure of Canadia.

[ew0054]

I preordered it with the strategy guide and it came to 70 with shipping from EbbyGames

[Steve2000]

Originally Posted by ew0054

I preordered it with the strategy guide and it came to 70 with shipping from EbbyGames

You forgot that the strategy guide is going to be this website!!!!

[rschissler]

Dang, I was just going to pre-order it from Amazon, but now the price is $49.99, up $5.

[kingpenguin]

seriously, the price raise ticked me off right when I was online to order it. And yeah, on the strategy guide, I haven't ever gotten one since I got an internet connection. That was in a Penny Arcade comic at some point...

[cirion]

Originally posted by kingpenguin
And yeah, on the strategy guide, I haven't ever gotten one since I got an internet connection. That was in a Penny Arcade comic at some point...

I think this comic is the one you remember. And hey, for once I can link to PA without worrying about swears!

[WizeGuy]

Originally Posted by Rayanth

At all retailers participating in the PreOrder special edition, it is the same price as the regular. However, I think we (as a whole, not just my store) are rapidly running out of those Preorder special editions, so we can no longer guarantee that you'll be getting the leather case thing... you'll still be guaranteed the game, but the leather, special edition one is first-come-first-serve on Preorders.

If you haven't Pre-Ordered yet, do so right away if you want the special edition!

Do you mean that even if we ordered the PreOrder edition and have an order ID for the PreOrder edition that we might still only get the normal edition? Or are you saying that the PreOrders might run out on the ordering system?

[Mercade]

Originally Posted by WizeGuy

Do you mean that even if we ordered the PreOrder edition and have an order ID for the PreOrder edition that we might still only get the normal edition? Or are you saying that the PreOrders might run out on the ordering system?

The system naturally should inform you that pre-order is no longer available when they run out of virtual stock, but whether it will ...
You can always sue them.

[Santanz Child]

EBGames has it for $50 and they have a free2day shipping code if your willing to wait a few.

[ChrisChua]

Hello guys... Does anyone know the difference between the spiral bounded manual and the official strategy guide? And how many official strategy guide are there? Isn't there one from PRIMA?

Originally Posted by Steve2000

You forgot that the strategy guide is going to be this website!!!!

And is the strategy guide from the mentioned website free? If not, what would the cost be? If it's a big file.... then i probably see myself spending much time downloading it. Thanks...