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Hey you may be right about the system thing I didn't tell you Imy first attempt to reserve one was a failure they told me to come back in 5 days I said forget that and went to another one a couple miles away and they had both copies to reserve but they said something about having to look up a SKU for them Anyways I ended up getting the KE statue one for the PS4 and the GameStop Exclusive one for Xbox One. I hope they will let me walk out with one of their displays that they hang up I got one when MK9 came out. I Love me some Mortal Kombat
xysion Wrote:
Yep. The initial shipment sold out. It is back in stock now.
Only GTA and Majora's Mask are selling more as of now.
At one point it was number three on the list.
Yep. The initial shipment sold out. It is back in stock now.
Only GTA and Majora's Mask are selling more as of now.
At one point it was number three on the list.
Christ.
WB execs are laughing their way to the bank as we speak.
Shadaloo Wrote:
1) That Scorpion statue looks like it could very feasably break off at the toe if anything bumps into it hard.
2) Future Shop tend to get steelbooks with purchase of the game; I got a friend to pick up his MK9 edition there which he then passed me for five bucks. I'll chance that.
3) That TPB will be available in stores everywhere.
These factors leade me to view the Kollector's edition as a colossal waste of money. Falls far short of the cool stuff available with MK9's various editions.
Coarse edition could be worth it if you really, really like that design. Looks stable anyway, and that's a nice looking box.
Probably going the Gamestop route myself.
1) That Scorpion statue looks like it could very feasably break off at the toe if anything bumps into it hard.
2) Future Shop tend to get steelbooks with purchase of the game; I got a friend to pick up his MK9 edition there which he then passed me for five bucks. I'll chance that.
3) That TPB will be available in stores everywhere.
These factors leade me to view the Kollector's edition as a colossal waste of money. Falls far short of the cool stuff available with MK9's various editions.
Coarse edition could be worth it if you really, really like that design. Looks stable anyway, and that's a nice looking box.
Probably going the Gamestop route myself.
Over the last couple of days, I started having second thoughts about the Kollector's edition. What actually made me consider it was the TPB, because I figured that I was going to buy it anyway, so I might as well get it as part of the package. It's literally the only thing that had value to me.
So when I found out that it was already sold out, I got a bit rustled.
But you're absolutely right - the TPB will be available everywhere, the steelbooks are guaranteed to be all over Ebay, and as nice as that Scorpion statue looks, unless there's one of those transparent plastic stilts supporting it from the other side, it looks unstable as fuck. I mean, it's not like I'll ever be taking it out of that LE box, but still, I gotta question the craftsmanship here. Reading your breakdown made me feel a lot better. Thanks, bro.
I have to wonder, though - just how many of those Coarse editions are they planning on making, anyway? If it's only a couple of thousand, I might consider picking one up just because of how rare it's gonna be considered a few years down the line.
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blackcyborg Wrote:
I thought the same thing about the potential toe issue, as well as the overall value of what is being included. It's a neat Scorpion statue, but it's still another Scorpion statue. The comic book will be nothing unique or special compared to the ones already being sold, I learned this with the Injustice Collector's Edition. And I'm not find of that coarse design.
Which is why I had to think about it for a few days, and ultimately am not disappointed it's sold out.
Shadaloo Wrote:
1) That Scorpion statue looks like it could very feasably break off at the toe if anything bumps into it hard.
2) Future Shop tend to get steelbooks with purchase of the game; I got a friend to pick up his MK9 edition there which he then passed me for five bucks. I'll chance that.
3) That TPB will be available in stores everywhere.
These factors leade me to view the Kollector's edition as a colossal waste of money. Falls far short of the cool stuff available with MK9's various editions.
Coarse edition could be worth it if you really, really like that design. Looks stable anyway, and that's a nice looking box.
Probably going the Gamestop route myself.
1) That Scorpion statue looks like it could very feasably break off at the toe if anything bumps into it hard.
2) Future Shop tend to get steelbooks with purchase of the game; I got a friend to pick up his MK9 edition there which he then passed me for five bucks. I'll chance that.
3) That TPB will be available in stores everywhere.
These factors leade me to view the Kollector's edition as a colossal waste of money. Falls far short of the cool stuff available with MK9's various editions.
Coarse edition could be worth it if you really, really like that design. Looks stable anyway, and that's a nice looking box.
Probably going the Gamestop route myself.
I thought the same thing about the potential toe issue, as well as the overall value of what is being included. It's a neat Scorpion statue, but it's still another Scorpion statue. The comic book will be nothing unique or special compared to the ones already being sold, I learned this with the Injustice Collector's Edition. And I'm not find of that coarse design.
Which is why I had to think about it for a few days, and ultimately am not disappointed it's sold out.
I'm still adjusting to the initial shock of how disappointing these were tbh. I went with Gamestop for the Kombat Pack...plus I had asked a few folks for Gamestop gift cards for Christmas...so no real option there.
I can only hope the art and music content is heavy in the game.
T-rex Wrote:
Christ.
WB execs are laughing their way to the bank as we speak.
Over the last couple of days, I started having second thoughts about the Kollector's edition. What actually made me consider it was the TPB, because I figured that I was going to buy it anyway, so I might as well get it as part of the package. It's literally the only thing that had value to me.
So when I found out that it was already sold out, I got a bit rustled.
But you're absolutely right - the TPB will be available everywhere, the steelbooks are guaranteed to be all over Ebay, and as nice as that Scorpion statue looks, unless there's one of those transparent plastic stills supporting it from the other side, it looks unstable as fuck. I mean, it's not like I'll ever be taking it out of that LE box, but still, I gotta question the craftsmanship here. Reading your breakdown made me feel a lot better. Thanks, bro.
I have to wonder, though - just how many of those Coarse editions are they planning on making, anyway? If it's only a couple of thousand, I might consider picking one up just because of how rare it's gonna be considered a few years down the line.
xysion Wrote:
Yep. The initial shipment sold out. It is back in stock now.
Only GTA and Majora's Mask are selling more as of now.
At one point it was number three on the list.
Yep. The initial shipment sold out. It is back in stock now.
Only GTA and Majora's Mask are selling more as of now.
At one point it was number three on the list.
Christ.
WB execs are laughing their way to the bank as we speak.
Shadaloo Wrote:
1) That Scorpion statue looks like it could very feasably break off at the toe if anything bumps into it hard.
2) Future Shop tend to get steelbooks with purchase of the game; I got a friend to pick up his MK9 edition there which he then passed me for five bucks. I'll chance that.
3) That TPB will be available in stores everywhere.
These factors leade me to view the Kollector's edition as a colossal waste of money. Falls far short of the cool stuff available with MK9's various editions.
Coarse edition could be worth it if you really, really like that design. Looks stable anyway, and that's a nice looking box.
Probably going the Gamestop route myself.
1) That Scorpion statue looks like it could very feasably break off at the toe if anything bumps into it hard.
2) Future Shop tend to get steelbooks with purchase of the game; I got a friend to pick up his MK9 edition there which he then passed me for five bucks. I'll chance that.
3) That TPB will be available in stores everywhere.
These factors leade me to view the Kollector's edition as a colossal waste of money. Falls far short of the cool stuff available with MK9's various editions.
Coarse edition could be worth it if you really, really like that design. Looks stable anyway, and that's a nice looking box.
Probably going the Gamestop route myself.
Over the last couple of days, I started having second thoughts about the Kollector's edition. What actually made me consider it was the TPB, because I figured that I was going to buy it anyway, so I might as well get it as part of the package. It's literally the only thing that had value to me.
So when I found out that it was already sold out, I got a bit rustled.
But you're absolutely right - the TPB will be available everywhere, the steelbooks are guaranteed to be all over Ebay, and as nice as that Scorpion statue looks, unless there's one of those transparent plastic stills supporting it from the other side, it looks unstable as fuck. I mean, it's not like I'll ever be taking it out of that LE box, but still, I gotta question the craftsmanship here. Reading your breakdown made me feel a lot better. Thanks, bro.
I have to wonder, though - just how many of those Coarse editions are they planning on making, anyway? If it's only a couple of thousand, I might consider picking one up just because of how rare it's gonna be considered a few years down the line.
They were already laughing a long time ago. You know when it all started? The release trailer last year. People were already pre-ordering in droves back then just from that trailer. The marketing for this game has been excellent. Some of the comments I read in the IGN article even said they will buy just for the statue because they do not have a system to play the game with yet. No doubt that WB will release a hell of a lot of DLC costumes and characters post launch.
Coarse figurines go for over $200from Coarse. The Coarse Statue will be worth a a hell of a lot more down the line. I would not be surprised if the Coarse statue will go over $400 in a years time.
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T-rex Wrote:
Thanks, bro.
Thanks, bro.
Good lookin' out, man. *brofist*
It's a shame. I feel like MK fans by and large have usually had respectable, modest collector incentives; Deception with its (admittedly flawed) ports of the old games, Shaolin Monks' action figures, Armageddon had a nice steelbook, MKDC's velvety box with comic. MK9 though really went above and beyond with choice, and it was quality stuff, notwithstanding the skins divvied up between retailers and different editions. I'm proud to own that fightstick.
It's a shame, it really is. Honestly, had they swapped costumes between the editions I might have bitten for the $150 version. I can't speak for everyone, but I'd want my statue to be representative of the character's 'canon' game appearance; which is why the Coarse one doesn't grab me.
For the record, to anyone who's not sure, you should get Goro with preorder no matter where you go. They mention him on Amazon and Gamestop. Not sure about Best Buy or Future Shop yet.
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