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[civheaded]

Post to this thread if you can't pre-order the collector's edition like you've wanted.  Also, some feedback from bioware on possible allotment increases would be appreciated?  Where can I get the CE now? 

[Jarrett Lee]

NYDOCS wrote...

As a customer i find this type of marketing disgusting. You are well aware of the popularity of your game so you purposely play with the supply and demand hype.
You should be ashamed of yourselves for not being able to provide quality service to your community and consumers. I will no longer purchase Bioware products, nor will I continue to be affiliated with the corporation through social media services.
It's been fun and I've had a blast. But it seems since you partnered up with EA the quality and care that I had come to expect from this gaming company has gone down the drain.

Not sure what type of marketing you are referring to, and no there is no "playing with supply and demand". As the product marketers, we want the publishing arm to make *mountains* of these and sell them. The problem is, they contain a lot of long-lead production items (in this case the tin in particular has to be ordered months in advance). Because of the long lead time, publishing has to order the CE's based on demand calculations that happened a long time ago. There is also risk-aversity in the sense that neither store owners nor EA want to get caught with unsold inventory (which, believe it or not, can happen if you make too many).  Keep in mind, we work with the stores to figure out how many to make as well. We don't just lick a finger and hold it up in the wind

I know it's hard to believe but marketing people aren't nefarious and evil (ok, maybe some are...but that goes for any profession) - for my part, I truly wanted to make sure there were plenty of these to go around, including some on the shelves when the game releases. When I came here a long while back to suggest preordering because supplies would be limited, the accusation was I was just the marketing guy trying to scare people into preordering. Not so. The reality is we end up basically negotiating internally to try and get as many of these made for preorder as possible. With ME2 we were WAY under, and it sold out very early. This time we were successful in getting a much larger quantity made, but yeah the demand still outstripped the supply.

There is a good chance there will be some of these reserved to be put on shelves for customers at some stores, but I can't say for sure which ones those would be (it's not our decision, it's the retailers'). Best bet is to inquire around at local shops.

The digital CE is also available on Origin if you are a PC player - granted, you don't get the physical items in that.

There's also a bit of news coming that may take some of the sting off for those who didn't manage to preorder this SKU.

I truly wish anyone who wants a CE could get one! Unfortunately there are not going to be any more made - it's a one time run.