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khaos83_2000 08:49 02-25-2009
What is Special Forces Edition?
What are Pre-Order Units?

I am confused with all these information.
Please enlighten me.

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Fisherking 09:25 02-25-2009
There are three units from three retailers, check here: http://www.totalwar.com/empire/gameinfo/pre_order.php


All of the units are described here:
http://www.totalwar.com/empire/gamei....php#aanswer_4

The Special Forces Edition has six special units as described.

Each of the first three retailers on the list have an exclusive unit they provide if you order from them.

Amazon.com: Dahomey Amazons

Play.com: USS Constitution

Game: Death’s Head Hussars


That’s it in a nut shell.

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khaos83_2000 09:36 02-25-2009
So if i want to have ALL the special units, i will have to buy 3 pre-order standard games from 3 retailers and 1 Special Forces edition?

I got a feeling that a compiled edition will all the special units will be introduced some time later.......

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Haxorsist 11:35 02-25-2009
You will probably be able to purchase the other units seperately off Steam after the game is released.

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Liberator 14:03 02-25-2009
Oh no I ordered at Amazon, but I would strongly prefer the Death’s Head Hussars

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Sir Beane 14:26 02-25-2009
Originally Posted by Liberator:
Oh no I ordered at Amazon, but I would strongly prefer the Death’s Head Hussars
I would have liked them but sadly Game.co.uk decided to charge more for the game than Amazon or Play.com.

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Miracle 07:15 03-04-2009
Originally Posted by khaos83_2000:
So if i want to have ALL the special units, i will have to buy 3 pre-order standard games from 3 retailers and 1 Special Forces edition?

I got a feeling that a compiled edition will all the special units will be introduced some time later.......
Indeed, why should we have to effectively pay $170 to legally get 9 extra units? STEAM better allow us to download them later at a less exorbitant price.

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AussieGiant 15:10 03-04-2009
Without it sounding like sour grapes, this concept is certainly a "marketeers" dream.

Eventually I hope they hand them out free after the initial money is made off those that want them prior to that point in time. Having a full "Order of Battle" is quite important IMO.

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Fisherking 15:19 03-04-2009
That was asked in yesterdays Q & A by pevergreen.

They said it was a possibility down the road, but obviously, not yet.

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Gargravarr 15:33 03-04-2009
More from game??

I ordered mine from game for £34.99 and was able to use some reward points to bring that down to £29.99 Play are charging £34.99 for theirs too so, why is it more expensive?

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AussieGiant 15:35 03-04-2009
Originally Posted by Fisherking:
That was asked in yesterdays Q & A by pevergreen.

They said it was a possibility down the road, but obviously, not yet.
It certainly makes no sense right now Fisherking, that I get...but eventually it must be released. Not having certain units made available is a major tactical issue and can even impact strategic levels of play.

Thanks for referencing pev's Q&A by the way.

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AussieGiant 15:37 03-04-2009
I'm not sure what all the fuss is about regarding price.

I order the Special Forces edition for 30 quid on Amazon...the standard version was even cheaper.

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pevergreen 16:24 03-04-2009
You dont know what the fuss is about?

Special forces: $110.

$10 off for prepaid, $20 Gift card. I payed $80. Thats $40 quid with $15 quid off.

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AussieGiant 17:36 03-04-2009
jees pev, where are you purchasing this thing?

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Maleficus 19:56 03-04-2009
I got my SFE from Game, but instore, not online. Do I still get the Death's Head Hussars?



If so, how do I get them?



And what are they?

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Subotan 21:10 03-04-2009
Bah, you should have gone independent retailers! I went for Chips, my local game shop and picked up E:TW, special forces for a sweet £32.99.

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Beskar 21:13 03-04-2009
pevergreen is getting the collectors edition.

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pevergreen 03:57 03-05-2009
Incorrect, I purchased Special Forces. Collectors is $130. Why is it so much?

Welcome to the normal game price in Australia.

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Beskar 04:33 03-05-2009
Not sure if my codes worked or not. I put them into steam and it said it was done, however, on properties of Empire: Total War game, there is no DLC tab to see.

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pevergreen 04:34 03-05-2009
Go into the custom battle and see if you can spot one of the units.

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Murmandamus 05:41 03-05-2009
Originally Posted by pevergreen:
Incorrect, I purchased Special Forces. Collectors is $130. Why is it so much?

Welcome to the normal game price in Australia.
Not so much an Australia problem as an EB Games rip off problem. JB-Hifi are selling it for $79/$89 standard/special forces compared to EB's $99/$109.

I bought the special forces edition from JB and it had a card for the USS Constitution with it, so I guess they hadn't sold all their pre-order shipment.

So basically, don't buy new games from EB unless you get them to price match a proper price.

I can't find any of my special units in the custom battles (I have put the codes in), so NFI what the deal is there.

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pevergreen 05:41 03-05-2009
oh ($&^ off. theres a JB across from the EB.

BAAAW.

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Murmandamus 05:44 03-05-2009
Yeah, my local JB and EB are next door to each other. I always check both stores before buying and I haven't bought a new title from EB for a couple years. They're always $10-20 more.

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pevergreen 05:45 03-05-2009
Ah well.

Also, is your name from Feist?

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Murmandamus 05:49 03-05-2009
lol, yep

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pevergreen 05:51 03-05-2009
New book out a few days ago!

YAYAYAYAY.

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AussieGiant 10:40 03-05-2009
well pev, games have been around 80 to 100 AUD since about 2000 so there is no change there. I remember the prices well.

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pevergreen 10:45 03-05-2009
Yeah. Oh well.

Friend also got his from JB, the one I could have. He got the constitution as well. Cheaper than me as well. BAH.

This is what I get for being a loyal EB customer and never really going into JB.

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Crispypaul 14:43 03-05-2009
I was thinking about just getting the standard discount - however thehut.com (a UK online retailer) had a voucher promotion so the Special Forces edition was less than £25. At least I get a big map to look at

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Julius_Nepos 16:00 03-05-2009
I'm not too excited about the Amazons unit, but back on February 19th, when I pre-ordered the game from Amazon, they'd bumped the price down to $39.99 and I saved some money going with them, the price I payed for the game plus shipping now matches the price of the game by itself. Saving money was worth more to me than having a unit I'd probably never use (but might like) from another retailer.

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