Standard or Special Unit Version?

**Colovion** · 02-10-2009, 03:03

So what'll you be buying? The Standard package or the Special Unit Version?

I'm split on this one, as I don't want to buy the standard version and find I'm missing out on key elements of the game. On the other hand, I don't know it it would be worth it to buy it and find that the special units are really not that important or, alternately, are so overpowered that I'd begin wondering how I'd get along without them.

It seems as if the Special Unit Version is akin to the Collectors Edition of other games where you get a little extra. It might come down to deciding two things at once: DVD or Steam, where DVD I'd spring for the Bonus units and Steam I'd get just the standard copy. But I still need to do more soul searching, heh.

**Belgolas** · 02-10-2009, 05:05

Well I am buying both lol. The standard for my guest comp and the special forces for my main comp. I can't simply miss out on this. I love the total war franchise so I will support them as much as possible. Even if that means 20 bucks more for 6 extra units( I really wished it was 12 one for each faction :( )

**Sheogorath** · 02-10-2009, 05:16

ESPECIALLY considering that THREE of the special units are for one faction.

No thanks. I'm getting standard. You have to have to buy off Steam for the Special Forces anyway...to get it for a decent price, anyway (if you buy it in a pack with regular ETW it's onl $10)

**knoddy** · 02-10-2009, 06:42

wheres the collectors edition option, ive pre ordered my little box and my hip flask and my compass! HELL YES!

**Fisherking** · 02-10-2009, 09:26

For those of us in Europe it is less expensive to preorder the Special Forces Edition from Play.com or perhaps one of the others, than to buy the regular edition from Steam…and get a special unit…

When M2TW was released I received my copy at 09:00 on release day! I can’t complain about that.

I could get it a little cheaper if I ordered from Amazon UK but I would rather have the ship than the Amazons. It doesn’t coast much more to get the extras from them. It is actually less than going down to a shop and picking up the regular edition for us on the Continent.

**Ituralde** · 02-10-2009, 11:37

Yeah, I preordered from Play.com as well. You don't pay more than you would pay for other games at release. And I don't care much for the extra units, but I do care about the map and such that is included in the Special Forces Edition.