CE Price drop on Amazon

[Village idiot]

So, today i was lucky enough to see a post on SWTOR.com (before it was immediately pushed 5 pages back). Amazon dropped the price of the CE back to $149 (it was something ridiculous like $350). I had internet dramas at work and couldn't post here.

I was lucky enough to upgrade my copy on amazon for that price. Just checked and prices are slowly going back up as units sell... BUT....

If you were like me and were unsure about the CE or there was no way you were paying $350+, keep an eye on amazon. My theory is people are cancelling their pre-orders and when they get a heap of cancellations, they drop the price to sell them again?

Edit: I feel bad that i couldn't post here sooner, so some people may have had a chance to get in on it too.

[Marius]

It's gone back up to $315.

The CE doesn't really provide much different to the standard edition, other than the statue and art book or whatever, which I don't value at $250. All the other stuff can be bought in game, even if it costs a million creds to buy your way into the VIP lounge.

[Agent_Dark]

So, today i was lucky enough to see a post on SWTOR.com (before it was immediately pushed 5 pages back). Amazon dropped the price of the CE back to $149 (it was something ridiculous like $350). I had internet dramas at work and couldn't post here.

I was lucky enough to upgrade my copy on amazon for that price. Just checked and prices are slowly going back up as units sell... BUT....

If you were like me and were unsure about the CE or there was no way you were paying $350+, keep an eye on amazon. My theory is people are cancelling their pre-orders and when they get a heap of cancellations, they drop the price to sell them again?

Edit: I feel bad that i couldn't post here sooner, so some people may have had a chance to get in on it too.

If you look at the seller you'll notice it's not actually Amazon themselves that are selling for $300 - it's private sellers who are clearly trying to cash in on the demand. Amazon themselves will sell them for $150 if they have it in stock.

[Mythor]

The CE doesn't really provide much different to the standard edition, other than the statue and art book or whatever, which I don't value at $250. All the other stuff can be bought in game, even if it costs a million creds to buy your way into the VIP lounge.

There's CE-specific vendors in the VIP lounge that you can only buy things from if you have the CE, even the million credits won't get you access to them. There's also authenticator vendors you can only access if you've attached an authenticator, though they should be available outside the CE at some point.
I don't have access to either (yet!) so I couldn't say if there's anything worth buying from the vendors...

Plus, CE gets a mouse droid!

[Auld]

The CE doesn't really provide much different to the standard edition, other than the statue and art book or whatever, which I don't value at $250. All the other stuff can be bought in game, even if it costs a million creds to buy your way into the VIP lounge.

There's CE-specific vendors in the VIP lounge that you can only buy things from if you have the CE, even the million credits won't get you access to them. There's also authenticator vendors you can only access if you've attached an authenticator, though they should be available outside the CE at some point.
I don't have access to either (yet!) so I couldn't say if there's anything worth buying from the vendors...

Plus, CE gets a mouse droid!

Actually you get the option to buy the additional digital goodies for $20 US when you sign up for a subscription.

[Ezelek]

Actually you get the option to buy the additional digital goodies for $20 US when you sign up for a subscription.

That's only the DDE items, not the CE stuff.

[Slazza]

Kinda **** that they keep changing the price.

[Tochi]

Hey just checked my amazon account and it says my CE of SWTOR has been shipped
Hell yeah and now with the grace period this is awesome
Delivery Estimate: Wednesday December 21, 2011
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[Village idiot]

Hey just checked my amazon account and it says my CE of SWTOR has been shipped
Hell yeah and now with the grace period this is awesome
Delivery Estimate: Wednesday December 21, 2011
Shipped

Mine too... And i just ordered it yesterday (when i cancelled my standard order) lol. Says eta 21st as well. And im assuming that the 21st is American 21st, so actually the 20th here? Maybe... Not sure, but not fussed now that we have a 2 day grace period anyway.

[Auld]

Hey just checked my amazon account and it says my CE of SWTOR has been shipped
Hell yeah and now with the grace period this is awesome
Delivery Estimate: Wednesday December 21, 2011
Shipped

Mine too... And i just ordered it yesterday (when i cancelled my standard order) lol. Says eta 21st as well. And im assuming that the 21st is American 21st, so actually the 20th here? Maybe... Not sure, but not fussed now that we have a 2 day grace period anyway.

Hate bear bad news but its the other way around, 21st in the US is the 22nd here.

[Mythor]

But on the up side, the grace period ending on the 22nd means it'll end the 23rd here. Or thereabouts.

[Tochi]

Now I have to sit at home waiting for the delivery not going anywhere lol

[Auld]

But on the up side, the grace period ending on the 22nd means it'll end the 23rd here. Or thereabouts.

it ends 12:01am on the 22nd, which means the end of 21st....right? Thats how I read it.

[Mythor]

But on the up side, the grace period ending on the 22nd means it'll end the 23rd here. Or thereabouts.

it ends 12:01am on the 22nd, which means the end of 21st....right? Thats how I read it.

I didn't actually read the details. If that's the case then it's only in the afternoon of the 22nd. Which is still better than the middle of the night.

[Auld]

I bet they'll be a heap of whingers who are expecting it to go to the end of the 22nd