Is anyone else upset about the fact that in the US at least gamestop has it as an online exclusive? I am because now if I want the collectors edition I sacrifice not being able to get it at midnight, and also have to pay extra for one day shipping just to be able to MAYBE play it the day it comes out. This is ridiculous.
Nah, I'm still really annoyed about it too. I went back and forth a bit to determine whether I was principled enough to skip this, but dammit. This is the only new game on my radar that I even have any interest in for the foreseeable future, and Bioware is still just about the only developer I have any real interest in supporting.
As a completionist, I've always been annoyed with vendor exclusives, but at least in the past, it was limited to cheesy DLC items or weapons. I could still get my collector's edition from wherever I wanted to. Even despite that, I've always stuck with my neighborhood Gamestop, which has never personally disappointed me. Would really have liked to pick this up on the way home from work on 10/7. Instead, $200.32 later, I'm just hoping it's gonna be there waiting for me (and no one steals the damn package from my foyer).