Talk:Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Edition

Microsoft Codes
From the looks of it, this Collector's Edition is amazing! I'd pre-order it as soon as possible provided Gamestop already is capable of accepting such orders at this point (maybe it's way too early).

As for my query, does it mention anywhere about 25-digit Xbox LIVE codes that could be used to upload these bonuses directly to the hard drive? I hope BioWare doesn't do what it did for the ME2 Collector's edition, where they provided those 20-digit EA codes that you need to use on BioWare's social forum site, then link it up with your Xbox to receive the bonuses. Because of the awkward set up, and because I was unable to use the system to do so, I could not access my Terminus Assault Armour, my M-490 Blackstorm heavy weapon, as well as my Collector Armour and Assault Rifle. I was royally pissed at this... hopefully they rectify it by just providing BioWare codes for PC users, PSN codes for PS3 users, and Xbox LIVE codes for Xbox 360 users. Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem 21:45, June 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * It will more than likely be a combination of both but we haven't heard anything yet. Lancer1289 21:47, June 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's not way too early. I had already preordered my standard edition at Gamestop months ago, and I just switched it over to the Collectors Edition a few hours ago. I think it's smart to do it soon, to insure that you get in on it. --Effect 01:43, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd get it eventually... It'll most likely still be available in the next 1-2 weeks at my Gamestop. Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem 02:40, June 9, 2011 (UTC)

The EA codes are annoying as hell, my gamertag is linked to an EA account that I don't know the password for, with an e mail adress that doesn't exist anymore, and theres no way to relink my Gamertag to the new one I made, the system is poorly set up. Hopefully they'll do exactly what you say or they'll receive a lot of complaints from people who can't access the DLC


 * Well, now that I've pre-ordered the CE, it turns to a wait-and-see. If they show a live demo like they did for ME2 on the day of that year's Super Bowl (XLIV, Colts vs. Saints), I'm going to straight-up ask this question to them if I can sign-on to the forum. Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem 14:53, June 14, 2011 (UTC)

Under-whelming?
Is it just me or does this seem a little under-whelming. I mean they said they were thinking about a model Normandy and now this doesn't have a single real-world item, only in-game stuff! This was going to be my first collectors edition for anything EVER! I'm still getting it though :)
 * This is not the appropriate place for this discussion. Take this to the Forums or a blog post as this isn't what talk pages are for. Lancer1289 22:38, June 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * An art book, a comic book, a lithograph, and an N7 patch. All those are real-world items. Just saying... SpartHawg948 18:57, June 7, 2011 (UTC)

Additional Asari Squadmate?
I can't really make out any details at this resolution, but I doubt the asari pictured on the box is Liara. The style of the armor suggests that the asari is a warrior of some kind, perhaps an asari commando. It's possible that we may see the return of Samara/Morinth, although that would be kind of redundant given Liara's presence as a permanent squad mate. - Zaxares 10:10, June 7, 2011 (UTC)

Considering the words above the picture say "Exclusive Squad Appearance Pack" there isn't another asari. Here is a bigger version of that picture. Bastian964 11:33, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * It does look like Samara's armor, but that is more than likely Liara as we don't have anything about additional asari squadmates. Not to mention we don't have anything about Samara/Morinth yet. Lancer1289 14:32, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, thanks for that larger image, Bastian! I wasn't able to make out the "Exclusive Squad Appearance Pack" words before. In light of that, I agree that the asari depicted on the image is indeed Liara. (It even looks like her face in the larger image.) - 210.18.195.129 23:52, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oops, that above comment was from me. I forgot to sign in. - Zaxares 23:57, June 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * I think that's Samara, although it's true the picture doesn't show a lot of details, the pose she's taking is similar to Samara and the facial details such as the shadows and bone structure seems to hint at Samara in my opinion. And if I'm not mistaken, Bioware did say that all companions are gonna make a return in some form or another. 202.156.13.11 09:42, June 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry Lancer1289 for bringing this up, but that is Liara. If you recolor the outfit blue and white, it looks exactly like her default outfit in ME3. XSpectreGreyX 14:33, June 14, 2011 (UTC)
 * This is getting off topic. Please take comments like thie above one to the propoer location, which is the forums or a blog post as that isn't what talk pages are for. Lancer1289 16:08, June 12, 2011 (UTC)

Normandy miniature
A lot of people planned to buy the uber edition Bioware intended to publish and were really excited about a Normandy miniature. So, I was thinking since the uber edition was cancelled, a link should be added on this page to direct them to the Normandy replica produced by Dark Horse (http://www.darkhorse.com/Products/17-311/Mass-Effect-SSV-Normandy-Ship-Replica). How about adding this to the trivia section: "A very popular item among fans that was likely to be included in the uber edition, the Normandy replica, is sold separately by Dark Horse (link: http://www.darkhorse.com/Products/17-311/Mass-Effect-SSV-Normandy-Ship-Replica)."Bill565 10:06, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Bit of a stretch. Especially since it's pretty meaningless to anyone who didn't tally the responses to that thread. We really shouldn't devote too much space the 'Uber' edition, since it doesn't exist, and by the time the game comes out it will be a distant memory.JakePT 10:26, June 8, 2011 (UTC)

Companion
http://www.bioware.ru/2011/06/07/mass_effect_3_new_sqadmate_spoiler.html

Proofpic. A new companion is a prothean.


 * Hey buddy, this is a spoiler. You can't just write something like that before warning us first. At least it's in Russian.Bill565 15:55, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually that is incorrect. Talk pages are read at your own risk and no one needs to warn about spoilers. And actually the source is incorrect. The Devs have pointed out that was a mistake from an old text. Follow this link for them saying it was a mistake. Lancer1289 16:02, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. Thats why I posted it in talk-was not 100% sure and it was a spoiler. At least it is wrong :)

Spoilers aside.....we get to fight alongside a Collector, perhaps?- 21:37, June 8, 2011 (UTC)


 * The companion strongly resembles a FENRIS mech. Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem 11:21, June 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * Collectors are basically protheans, so no, it wont be a collector. It would not make sense anyway. And I also dont believe it is a FENRIS mech, since this "downloadable character" is mentioned aside from mech. P.S. sorry for not signing my posts, forgot password.
 * Ok now this is getting off topic, please take things like this to the appropriate place, which is the forums or a blog post. This is not what talk pages are for. Lancer1289 15:11, June 10, 2011 (UTC)

Actually, Chris Priestly confirmed that the Prothean/New Squadmate thing was a mistake. It was old info that was leaked out, and has since been updated. There will be no new DLC squadmate. Krone8 08:50, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * Is there a source for this? And a source stating there will be no mission? You also removed that tidbit, which is also sourced. SpartHawg948 08:55, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/324/index/7549834/31 There it is. You can find the thing at the username "Zimary". Krone8 09:04, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * The original comment by Chris Priestly saying this would be a valid source. Someone posting an image of Chris Priestly's avatar and a comment they claim came from Priestly is not. There's no authentication that it actually came from Priestly. Link the original comment, by Priestly, with the nice big official "BioWare", and we're good to go. Barring that, any other legitimate source would work. Some random person's forum post claiming to quote Chris Priestly doesn't pass the muster, per long-standing sourcing standards for the wiki. SpartHawg948 09:06, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * If you want another source, here it is. http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/324/index/7549834/1 That one doesn't have any mentioning of an additional squadmate, despite how it says so in the picture. The same is true here http://masseffect.bioware.com/me3/game/ . If you want more proof, this says it straight-out by the man himself: http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/323/index/7551111/1#7551129 with the second comment confirming it.
 * It's very unclear if he's saying there is no Day 1 DLC, no dlc included with the pack, no new character, no new mission, or no new anything. Notice, on the page where Priestly lists the items in the pack, he includes "A full collection of in-game content that can’t be found anywhere else!", but on the pre-order site, that isn't a separate item.  This is probably a mistake in Priestly's post, but we can't know for sure.  Also the pic of the pack contents still hasn't been updated, and Bioware has had plenty of time to do so.
 * All that being said, it seems likely to me that the dlc is meant to be included for the game outside of the collector's edition, and this is one of those 'oopsy' moments that Chris Priestly has to scramble-cover for every once in a while.
 * All that I can tell for sure is that the "Prothean" bit was a mistake.
 * Ok... here's the deal with those three "sources": The first source does not include the character/mission. This is true. It also does not exclude them, meaning it doesn't say they won't be present. And, given that we have official BioWare sources saying there will be a character/mission, a source that doesn't mention it one way or the other cannot be cited as a source stating there won't be a character/mission when it says nothing of the sort. The second source confirms my point quite nicely. As you yourself point out, it does mention the character/mission. If this were a mistake, wouldn't they pull the image and replace it with a correct one? And again, lack of inclusion one way or the other in the text does not demonstrate that the content will not be included, and does not somehow nullify information present on that very same page (i.e. the picture). As for the third source, again, Priestly says absolutely nothing about there being no character/mission in the N7 Edition. All we really know, as you say, is that the Prothean mention was a mistake. Once again, if you want to remove the item about there being a character/mission unique to the N7 Edition, you need a source that says there will not be a character/mission unique to the N7 Edition. It's as simple as that. SpartHawg948 19:40, July 18, 2011 (UTC)

Trivia item
Why was the trivia item deleted? A lot of people were planning to buy the uber edition. Just with a quick glance at the thread that announced the collector's edition at bioware forums you can see that many people intend to buy the collector's edition but will switch to the uber edition if it comes out (including myself). So this bit of trivia is actually really helpful for the hardcore Mass Effect fans. Maybe put the information in another section, but not delete it.Bill565 15:51, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Because that isn't valid trivia per site policies on trivia. People may be disappointed, but it isn't a trivia item, and popular opinion doesn't make it trivia either. Lancer1289 16:03, June 8, 2011 (UTC)

New Edition
does anyone else thinks that there should be another edition for those dedicated but poor fans in between the regular and N7 edition maybe like Spectre Edition or the Reaper Edition post your ideas of names prices and what it includes here's mine for $80: Includes the Reaper/ Spectre weaponry that is tuned towards the respective groups. Should include an awesome thing like Cerberus network and defiantly have an extra mission related to your past decisions with the members that aren't major or lack an awesome story like thane's death bed or choosingwho should be the Urdnot Leader Grunt Versus Rex. Post Now or the Husk spike will impale you from behind!
 * To answer your first question, as of now, there are only the two editions, Regular at $60 (US), and Collector's at $80 (US). And I doubt there will be another as it matches what happened with the previous two games.
 * To answer your second point, comments like that belong in a forum or blog post as that isn't what talk pages are for. What you want in something falls well within that category. Lancer1289 18:12, June 21, 2011 (UTC)

Exclusive to EA Origin?
I heard that this was going to be exclusive to EA's Origin Store, but now I'm seeing other retail shops offering it. What's actually happening? --175.38.227.169 10:14, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * The PC digital version of the ME3 CE is available only through Origin, as opposed to Steam and other digital distributors. You can still buy hard copies of the CE for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 through retailers. -- Commdor (Talk) 11:29, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Do you know if you can still get the lithographs and patch and such if you order it from EA or not? I'm not worried about the DLC, I'll be getting it whichever way I go, but it works out to be pretty much the same price for me regardless of where I buy it from. --175.38.227.169 13:56, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * If you order the digital CE from Origin, everything you get will be digital including the lithograph, which I guess would just be a wallpaper in this case.