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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector's Edition

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Edition: Collector's Edition
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Collector's Edition
  • Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard cinematics department and the World of Warcraft development team, as well as progressive visuals from multiple stages of development.
  • Exclusive in-game pet: he may not be a breaker of worlds just yet, but Lil' Deathwing will still proudly accompany heroes on their struggle to save Azeroth from his much, much larger counterpart.
  • Behind-the-scenes DVD with over an hour of developer interviews and commentaries, as well as a special Warcraft retrospective examining the rich gaming history of the Warcraft universe.
  • Soundtrack featuring 17 epic new tracks from Cataclysm, including exclusive bonus tracks.
  • Special-edition mouse pad depicting Deathwing menacing the ravaged continents of Azeroth.
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Edition: Collector's Edition
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B003O6N74S
  • Item Weight: 5.6 pounds
  • Media: DVD-ROM
  • Release Date: December 7, 2010
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,886 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Edition: Collector's Edition

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logo-175 A NEW AGE HAS BEGUN
You've toppled the undead armies of the Lich King and brought Arthas to his knees. Now Deathwing, the breaker of worlds, has burst forth from the heart of the Maelstorm and unleashed his rage upon Azeroth. This limited edition Collector's Set features a wealth of rare and exclusive items to aid you at the dawn of a cataclysmic new era:

  • World of Warcraft®: Cataclysm® PC/MAC Game
    • The full World of Warcraft expansion set on CD-ROM and DVD-ROM.
  • Cataclysm Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes DVD
    • Over an hour of developer interviews and commentaries discussing the game's development from early design through finished gameplay.
    • The Cataclysm intro cinematic and major content patch trailers complete with director's commentary.
    • A special Warcraft retrospective examining the rich gaming history of the Warcraft universe.
  • Collector's Edition Soundtrack
    • Seventeen orchestral music tracks from the Cataclysm expansion, featuring exclusive bonus tracks.
  • Cataclysm Mouse Pad
    • A special-edition mouse pad depicting Deathwing menacing the ravaged continents of Azeroth.
  • Art of the Cataclysm
    • 176 pages of art, featuring never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard Film Department and the World of Warcraft development team.
    • Progressive visuals from every stage of development – from early concepts to finished, detailed art.
  • Lil' Deathwing Pet
    • He may not be a breaker of worlds... at least not yet... but Lil' Deathwing will still aid you in your titanic struggle to save Azeroth from his much, much larger counterpart.
  • StarCraft II: Avatar Portraits
    • Marines come in many sizes and shapes – including Goblin and Worgen. Download these two unique avatar portraits to represent you in StarCraft II.
  • World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game – Starter Deck and Exclusive Cards
    • One 60-card deck based on the new Class Starter Decks, including a rare loot card and visuals from several of fantasy's top creators.
    • Exclusive Horde and Alliance hero cards, featuring the new Goblin and Worgen races.
    • One quick start guide to teach you how to play.
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An ancient evil lies dormant within Deepholm, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire. Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents. As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation.

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41 of 48 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars For the hardcore fan December 7, 2010
By David
Edition:Collector's Edition
This review is for the contents of the collectors edition package, not the game itself.

The 175 page art book is fantastic. It's hardback and has a nice protective sleeve covering it. The sleeve depicts Deathwing as seen on the Cataclysm website. The concepts and literature inside are great to read/view and it's really cool to see the artistic visuals of all the new NPCs, clothing items, zones and even stills from the cinematic trailer. Many pieces of art depict several different stages of concept certain characters passed through over the period the expansion was developed. Some pieces give a visual representation of events that have transpired and affected the current storyline (there is a piece showcasing the Garrosh/Cairne duel which ultimately ended in.. well i won't spoil that one for you ;) ) The artwork is just really cool. Blizzard certainly has some very talented artists working for them. Various letters written by characters in game are peppered throughout the pages which give insight to the events which have happened and served to shape the new world since the shattering. While not essential for casual fans, they are still a great read for those who love the lore behind World of Warcraft and the book is a wonderful addition of graphic art to any person's collection.

The soundtrack features 17 absolutely phenomenal orchestral tracks from in game. I'm a huge fan of the music of World of Warcraft and the new tracks are very beautifully done and really invoke a real sense of "epicness". The title track is the best its been since the vanilla days (it even incorporates the original Legends of Azeroth theme), and the addition of revamped tracks from old world zones like Elywnn forest and Durotar are a nice, nostalgic touch. I enjoyed the score from Wrath of the Lich King but i think i enjoy this one much more.

Also included:

- In game Lil' Deathy companion pet. He has a welp model, but looks like a midgit-fied Deathwing. every character you'll ever start again will receive him along with a feat of strength. Standard and digital versions of Cataclysm will not receive this pet.

- Mouse pad depicting Deathwing looking upon the ravaged continents of Azeroth. I use an optical mouse so i really have no use for a mouse pad, but it may very well serve as a nice showpiece for any player looking to add a little flavor to their desktop.

- Wrathgate starter deck with a Landro's Gift loot card. Not really useful to me since i don't play the trading card game, but the loot card can provide a very lucrative reward if you're lucky. For instance, one of the possible obtainable items when you receive your gift box is a swift spectral tiger, which bar none is the rarest mount in game and very expensive if purchased from anywhere else. I wasn't lucky, and only got Papa Hummel's pet biscuits.

- Behind the scenes DVD featuring insight into the development of Cataclysm, which is about an hour long. I haven't watched it yet, but i would say it's a fair guess that the DVD is top notch. No hardcore fan of the game would pass up the chance to see how the creative process at Blizzard works, since we rarely if ever have a chance to outside of blue posts.

** After writing this review i was able to watch the DVD in it's entirety. Let me tell you, i didn't expect much going in but by the end my expectations were well exceeded. There is a lot of information packed into this disc and Blizzard went into great detail about all of the changes that were made and explained a lot of the secrets behind their programming magic. There are thorough explanations behind why old world flying was never included in the last 2 expansions, the reasoning and logic behind many of the zone changes, and the developer's went into great detail on the process of creating new zones for this expansion, the challenges they faced in creating content that would rival or exceed what we saw With wrath and their desires to create an experience that was rewarding not just for new fans but for old veterans of the game as well. Also discussed on the disc was the process behind creating the cinematic movie for the expansion ( a project that proved to be far more challenging than i ever thought it was), Warcraft History and a plethora of interviews by developers and artists associated with the World of Warcraft.

- And the expansion itself, which comes on 1 DVD disc. The beauty of this expansion is that the bulk of the material was already patched in before release, so all players really needed to do was provide their activation codes and wait until the servers went live. since all the content can be digitally downloaded once your account has been upgraded, the DVD is more or less a means to reinstall the game without an internet connection.

The package is very sturdy and well put together. All the items that come with it rest in little cutouts on a tray which are lined with felt to prevent scraping or scuffing of your items, and everything fits in smoothly without sliding/bouncing around inside. the tray slides into the outer sleeve kind of like a really big DVD set. You can stand the box vertically and it will remain still, or you can put it on a shelf like a book. Either way is up to you. I would personally rather display it out in the open since it looks so cool, but that's me.

A worthy purchase at 80 dollars, and a great addition for any fan of the game out there.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful up to a point January 14, 2011
By RJ
Edition:Collector's Edition
Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   
Been playing wow on and off since vanilla. I have canceled my account twice, came back for wrath, canceled and came back for this expansion. I have been playing on and off since the expansion came out and overall this is how I rate the game at this time. Note that if you have never played wow - it is a highly evolving game. The game now is much much different in look and feel than it was six years ago.

First impressions:

New zones - including all the new low level zones are a big plus. Leveled up a toon from level 1 (first time in years I have done so) just to see the new content. A big five out of five for the efforts in creating a new environment in the old world. The new 80-85 zones overall are very well done, there is a zone like a giant fish tank where you ride around on a sea horse and quest, there is a zone like ancient Egypt, and there is a zone in the depths of the earth like a monstrous cave. The zones are all well done, the only gripe I have is that of the 80-85 stuff, there really isn't much of it. It seems kind of claustrophobic compared to wrath. (To note I had 5 toons at level 80 when I came back, and have leveled three of them to 85). Overall is a 4.5 out of 5 for this new content.

Quests - the questing mechanics have been refined with this expansion. No more random - go kill 12 of these for loot - and it doesn't link into any type of story. They have gone through great lengths to build stories for zones - including the revamped low level ones. These are done fairly well - there is a new Indiana Jones rip off story in the Egypt zone which is fun to play through, and most of the others are generally entertaining. Overall a 4 out of 5.

Leveling - very, very easy compared to what it used to be. You level up so fast now that you will probably not finish the quest lines in the zone you are in before you can move on to the next one. Not a bad idea - a lot of players that have been playing a long time have many alts, and it sucks when it takes a long time to level them up through the same zones you have quested through before on other characters. Possible downside for new players, but overall I think it is a plus. You also level as a guild now, which I think may be one of the best additions to the leveling, group scheme. As you level, you contribute to your guild level. As your guild levels, you get perks to all of your toons in that guild - faster mount speed, faster cooldowns to hearth stones, less money to pay for repairs, etc. Very good addition. Overall a 4 out of 5.

New racials, talent trees, etc. The worgens (werewolves for alliance) look fairly good, and their new starting zone is really well put together. The goblins are the humorous addition to the hoard, and again their starting area is well done. The talent trees have been revamped for what must be the 10th or more complete overall. This is a really good thing for those of you who may never have played - you get talents for your class (paladin gets talent trees in healing, damage dealing, and tanking) and as you level up you are able to put talent points in these trees and get new abilities. Blizz is very keen on trying for balance - that paladin tank should be about the same in capability as other tanks (warriors, druids and death knights) so you don't get ostracized if everyone thinks your class sucks at something. Blizz constantly tweaks talents and classes to try and keep everyone at a fairly even level. So if your paladin tank can't tank very well, its probably your skills as a tank versus just being a paladin. Not much really fundamentally new here except the trees have been revamped, the skill points come a little slower, and balance has been reworked. Is it perfect? no - probably never will be. But its an improvement and overall a 4 out of 5.

New dungeons - If you played in wrath, you remember the zergfest it became. ZOMG!! spam aoe (area of effect damage spells) over and over and over and kill the boss and get epic loot. Was fun for about a week then became very stale. Healers had infinite mana and it was no challenge. They listened to the player base and made the new 80+ dungeons more difficult. The normal setting really isn't that bad. Its a challenge to a new group of players, perhaps that have never been in the dungeon before. They may actually wipe a few times, and you have to learn a few fights to do them well. On heroic however, the challenge has been ramped up significantly. You really have to know your job (i.e. tanking, healing, or damage dealing) to succeed. You also have to understand the mechanics of the fight - where to stand, where to tank, if there is something you have to do (like interrupt a boss spell, stand in a beam, don't stand on spawning bombs, etc.) then the whole party must do it and do it well or you will fail. There was a random group generator implemented in wrath that has worked reasonably well, however there are several mechanics that blizz has not been able to resolve. They are the following: bad players, bad players, bad players, and que times. First, I will overview the que times since it directly impacts the first three. Of the three jobs (heals, tank, and damage), the jobs that are generally looked at as more difficult are tanking and healing. Tanking you generally have much more to do than damage dealing so its looked at as harder. Plus, if you suck as a tank, the rest of the group cannot carry you like they might be able to do for a bad dps. Secondly, healing is much harder than in wrath. There is no infinite mana pool anymore, so if your party is taking a lot of damage (which happens a lot) you will run out of mana and the party will wipe. The pro of either of these two jobs is your que times in the random generator are very fast, from instant to maybe 5 minutes. DPS on the other hand can wait anywhere from 40 minutes to over an hour just to get one spot to run a dungeon. So, what you end up having are players that are of a class that can either be a tank, heal, or dps. They tire of the dps que so que up as a tank or heals - and suck at it. They don't know the dungeon or they dont know the mechanics of the new job or even how to play their new spec well. The real negative here is that you can run 5 dungeons off the random generator and not finish any of them. To complete with a semi-competent group (one that knows their jobs and knows the dungeon and has decent gear) it can take 2-3 hours to finish. SO you can invest quite a bit of time... for pretty much nothing. Overall rating of this area at this time of gameplay - dungeon running - is 3 out of 5. There is another option - run with guildies only, but if you work and are not one of those people that play 12 hours a day, it may be difficult for everyone to do this.

Progression. Here is my real gripe with the new expansion and why I have quit previously in burning crusade and wrath. There are numerous ways to get loot to increase the power of your character once you reach max level of 85. You can grind faction rep (a faction is a group that generally gives quests in a zone, as you gain reputation with that faction, you can buy increasingly good loot from them as you gain reputation with them) for epic level loot at exalted status. You can run heroic dungeons for very good loot (not epic but just below it) and you can craft it. (you can also raid for the best loot in the game, but at the moment I think most people aren't there yet) Reputation is probably the easiest way to get a few decent epic items, you wear a tabard and as you run dungeons you gain reputation as you kill monsters. You can also quest in the zone that reputation is affiliated with and gain reputation. The second is heroic farming where you get loot from boss kills, justice badges, and valor badges. Valor badges you can only get 70 of per day, regardless of how many heroics you successfully complete. Justice badges you get approximately 200 of for each heroic boss kill or 70 per day for a regular dungeon completion. With the justice badges you can get very good loot (the same level you get from completing a heroic dungeon). With valor badges you can get epic gear, including a few pieces of tier gear. The third way is crafting items. It can take a lot of farming materials to level your blacksmith, alchemist, or tailor all the way up to max level and make the few epic level recipes allocated to each crafting profession. Some people hate it, I liked it. It gives you something to work on - chip at a little each day and a week or two later you have a nice piece of gear. You can also sell many of these items for a lot of gold (prices are way over inflated at the moment in game). The whole downside to this is after you reach a certain point - there is nothing to do. My main toon has exalted rep with every faction, has completed enough heroic dungeons to buy one piece of tier gear, and has very good or epic gear on all slots. My guild I have my toon in is not raiding yet (these are the hardest 10 or 25 man dungeons in the game) and are doing heroics, but I am really not much of a raider. Did that in wrath hardcore for about 2 months and just stopped. It was a job and got to be not very fun.

But this pretty much boils it down for me. I like starting out fresh with the expansions, they are great fun for about 2 months. Then you start to slow down. Your toon is maximum level, you have gotten to the point in wow where the non-grind stuff is over, and it becomes the same thing, day after day, to get any upgrades for your toon. You can make alts, level them up through the same content, but again that gets old after a bit. whether raiding the same bosses over and over or doing (or trying to do) the same heroic dungeons over and over for those 70 valor badges, it becomes a mind numbing grind. Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW: Cataclysm Collector's Edition June 1, 2011
Edition:Collector's Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
This was purchased as a gift. They loved the collector's edition as it was apparently very sought after. That is all I know about this item.
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wherent these supposed to be rare?
They have 12 million subscribers now, so this is likely the least rare collector's edition yet.
Dec 10, 2010 by Sean Sandwich |  See all 12 posts
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Jan 3, 2011 by Michael |  See all 3 posts
Speculators
The only CE that ever really made money for people doing that was the original WoW. Because of that, people tried buyinig up lots of copies of BC CE for resale, but were unable to really gouge people. I ended up getting 2 copies of BC CE (ordered an extra one to insulate me from issues I'd seen... Read more
Jan 3, 2011 by RockHardly |  See all 2 posts
Release Date Delivery is a JOKE, Amazon Customer Service unhelpful. :(
Yeah I ordered this item the minute it was available to order on Amazon and what do they do? They mess it up.

Their customer support in India had absolutely no idea what I was talking about when I filed a complaint with them and they didn't even bother looking at my order to see what was up. ... Read more
Dec 9, 2010 by Kai Hsu |  See all 7 posts
Collector's Edition to standard? Why did it change?
everyone realizes that the CE is still available to pre-order from amazon and Gamestop....so they are not sold out yet.

I agree with Mark of Truth, because with WoTLK i was able to order it new from Amazon several months after the release date for the regular 79.99 price. Of course they are... Read more
Aug 25, 2010 by Ryan Bonafede |  See all 49 posts
Amazon fails
I have Amazon Prime, and therefore qualify for automatically free release date delivery. I pay for this premium service so I can spend my time doing things other than managing shipping times, but apparently I am in error.
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