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    Battlefield 3 - Limited Edition (PC Download Pre-order) $42

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dttran83, Oct 11, 2011.

  1. dttran83

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    dttran83, Oct 11, 2011
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    cknobman Notebook Consultant

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    Wow sweet deal!!!

    Ok so let me have some of your opinions.

    Do I:
    Keep my N_wEgg preorder for a boxed limited edition for $47.99 w/free shipping

    or

    Cancel it and get the Amazon digital download version for $42

    I have never bought a digital download from Amazon (only Steam and Gamestop so far) so I have no clue if their download service sucks or makes it hard to activate/redownload/etc...
     
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  3. dttran83

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    I also pre-order mine on newegg for 447.99 but I had cancelled and pre-order on amazon instead. Either way you still have to registered on origin to play, the only different is the bonus that come with it. Plus this you can download and play on released day. Newegg you have to wait for it to ship to you.
     
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  4. cknobman

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    Yeah I went ahead and cancelled my newegg preorder and picked up the Amazon one.

    Since I download tons of Kindle books, Andriod Apps, and even some movies from them then I have some faith their download service cant be that bad.

    For $42 its just too good of a deal to pass up.
     
    cknobman, Oct 11, 2011
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  5. hakira

    hakira <3 xkcd

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    Be advised, you can't order it from uhhh... anywhere but the USA, over.

    (Way to go excluding canada again amazon, you scumbags :( )
     
    hakira, Oct 12, 2011
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Amazon does that all the time. They have great deals on their Download-Only versions of games; which happen to be available to the U.S. only.
     
    alexUW, Oct 12, 2011
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    Ems112 Notebook Guru

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    Ordered, thanks for the heads up!

    +1
     
    Ems112, Oct 12, 2011
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  8. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Link is giving 500 Error! :(

    EDIT: Wait I lied... It works now! :rolleyes:
     
    Star Forge, Oct 12, 2011
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  9. hakira

    hakira <3 xkcd

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    Normally it isn't a problem, I use the old canadian standby of using 90210 in the zip code form to bypass stuff, but this time it wants a full billing address even though it is a digital download. Hell, there have been a handful of times I just make up an entire person to get a free app of the day, but that won't work for this because you actually have to pay something.

    I just fail to understand why they would draw an invisible boundary around a product delivered 100% over the internet :(
     
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  10. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I've added the amazon link to post#1. of this thread:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/not...his can be kept in a central location. Thx.
     
    BatBoy, Oct 12, 2011
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