I wouldn't it overlook buying it. in 2008 a fallout 3 collectors edition came out. The most valuable item that would compare to the catapult of this game was the pipboy 3000, which, if you've never played the game before, is a item that the protagonist wears that functions as an interface (change weapons, gathers information, fast travel, etc) . when the game came out the pip boy was seen as a pile of junk, see the first review on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Amazon.../dp/B0017QFX30 . what people didn't know is that the pip boy would become a huge sought after and desirable item wanted by many. a glimpse at ebay and you can find one for 450$ (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fallout-3-Co...item35c70f6490). The difference between the collectors edition that didn't include the pip boy was 50$, so that basically means that this collectors item has gone from 50$ to 450$ in a matter of less then 5 years during a recession. not bad

i'm no economist, but seeing as there's only going to be 22,000 of these collectors edition rome total wars, you might be able to assume value will go up. maybe it won't - but i'd say this collectors edition is pretty neat and i'd like to own it either way. definitely coping.