Lucky EU Collectors Edition - Special Edition bit of a let down...

DeaconX

While I love the game, the 'Special Edition' was kind of a let down to me.  Specifically, the map of middle earth which was an off colour piece of paper rather than the CLOTH map I thought it was going to be... it was folded up into three to fit the box but is still quite a tiny map with very limited detail.  I was hoping to have something I could actually put up on a wall or something but no such luck.  I haven't yet listenned to the soundtrack or watched the 'behind the scenes' but I keep thinking 'Meh, should've just bought the standard.'

I don't know how great that special item is yet either which gives Hope +1 but I'm sure it won't make a huge difference in game.  Europe really scored big with LotrO : Didn't they get a RING, a cloth map and an RP server as well and it all came in a very appealing large 'book' package?

Ah well the game is still what's important...and that's all there

Unknown

I knew the map was going to be paper as they said parchment, but I did expect it to be atleast 1foot by 2foot to be to size of a decent poster to hang up. I just threw it out, complete waiste. Well, the sound track was worth the 10 bucks though so I realy can't complain.

Unknown

Originally posted by DeaconX



 Europe really scored big with LotrO : Didn't they get a RING, a cloth map and an RP server as well and it all came in a very appealing large 'book' package?

 

For 120$ they can have it rofl.

LiveZero711

The Europein special edittion is not very good you get a paper map of one section of the game world.

You get I free in- game item whch is OK.

The really good part of the special is 45 free days which is nice.

Overall it's a ok special edition.

Mesmerinda

Originally posted by DeaconX


While I love the game, the 'Special Edition' was kind of a let down to me.  Specifically, the map of middle earth which was an off colour piece of paper rather than the CLOTH map I thought it was going to be... it was folded up into three to fit the box but is still quite a tiny map with very limited detail.  I was hoping to have something I could actually put up on a wall or something but no such luck.  I haven't yet listenned to the soundtrack or watched the 'behind the scenes' but I keep thinking 'Meh, should've just bought the standard.'
I don't know how great that special item is yet either which gives Hope +1 but I'm sure it won't make a huge difference in game.  Europe really scored big with LotrO : Didn't they get a RING, a cloth map and an RP server as well and it all came in a very appealing large 'book' package?
Ah well the game is still what's important...and that's all there

Well, we would have scored big, if all those things promised in the Collector's Edition had been included, sadly the "ring competition" ran into legal trouble and so we're still waiting for them to finish the "golden ticket"-alternative whatever that is, and as mentioned, there was no cloth map, although they say we're going to have the option of having one sent to us, still waiting for that one as well



On the plus side though, the box itself is good, with leather binding and everything, and the manual is a hardcover book, albeit a somewhat cheap-looking one, like a tacky hotel bible kind of, but still quite nice

wykkid79

Originally posted by DeaconX


While I love the game, the 'Special Edition' was kind of a let down to me.  Specifically, the map of middle earth which was an off colour piece of paper rather than the CLOTH map I thought it was going to be... it was folded up into three to fit the box but is still quite a tiny map with very limited detail.  I was hoping to have something I could actually put up on a wall or something but no such luck.  I haven't yet listenned to the soundtrack or watched the 'behind the scenes' but I keep thinking 'Meh, should've just bought the standard.'
I don't know how great that special item is yet either which gives Hope +1 but I'm sure it won't make a huge difference in game.  Europe really scored big with LotrO : Didn't they get a RING, a cloth map and an RP server as well and it all came in a very appealing large 'book' package?
Ah well the game is still what's important...and that's all there

If it makes you feel better, you will love the special item in the instances later in the game.  With that, a jeweler's token and your destiny point hope buff, that's +3 hope.  Add in a Minstrel's legendary +4 hope buff and that's +7 hope, enough to set off all but the nastiest of dread.  (Just remember, the Black Rider in the intro gives off 8 dread. That's 108% damage and like 60% morale. Offsetting that is the difference between life and death.)