Hi all!

Does it ever bother you to see someone using an item that you cannot get due to the following:

• Convention Items: In-game items given to people who attended a convention, e.g., Blizzcon, Warhammer Tournament, etc.
• Cross-Promotion Items: In-game item give to people who purchased other games from the same company, e.g., Purchasing Red Alert III's Collector's Edition will grant your Warhammer Character a rare hat that will turn you into a bear.
• Founder's Pack Rewards: In-game items for purchasing a variety of Founder Packs (usually $25-$500-$1,000).
• Pre-Order Rewards: In-game capes, mounts, or items for pre-ordering the game (sometimes different reward per vendor).
• Collector's Edition Items: In-game item for purchasing a Collector's Edition, e.g., SWTOR's $150.00 CE granting access to a CE store, pets, etc.
• Contests: In-game items that are won via drawing or screenshot contest etc.
• 3rd-Party Websites: Joining the developer's facebook page before launch date will give you an in-game item code etc.

no, usually there is much more prestigious fluff which can be obtained ingame.

people should get over it.

Originally posted by Torgrim
No.

^couldnt have put it any better then this.

Nope.

I'm sure it sucks for collectors and people really invested in their games.  I generally tend to be bored with whatever poopy MMO offers these bonuses long before they matter enough to add up.  I'm sure companies could make a nice bit of change by offering these convention items seperately at some point down the road from their initial release, though.

My vote is no.

Originally posted by Sijjistoryus

Hi all!

Does it ever bother you to see someone using an item that you cannot get due to the following:

• Convention Items: In-game items given to people who attended a convention, e.g., Blizzcon, Warhammer Tournament, etc.
• Cross-Promotion Items: In-game item give to people who purchased other games from the same company, e.g., Purchasing Red Alert III's Collector's Edition will grant your Warhammer Character a rare hat that will turn you into a bear.
• Founder's Pack Rewards: In-game items for purchasing a variety of Founder Packs (usually $25-$500-$1,000).
• Pre-Order Rewards: In-game capes, mounts, or items for pre-ordering the game (sometimes different reward per vendor).
• Collector's Edition Items: In-game item for purchasing a Collector's Edition, e.g., SWTOR's $150.00 CE granting access to a CE store, pets, etc.
• Contests: In-game items that are won via drawing or screenshot contest etc.
• 3rd-Party Websites: Joining the developer's facebook page before launch date will give you an in-game item code etc.

 No

Not at all.  I prefer my character to be unique based on the fact that it's me playing it, not on the trinkets in inventory.

Yes.

My ePeen shrinks every time I see a no longer obtainable goodie. :(

Perhaps it's just my persona, but I don't like it when I see items that I cannot possibly get. I don't "need" the item or anything, but I feel like there is a part of the game that is missing. I have fun collecting items. I don't know why.

I simply believe that all in-game items should be earned and obtain in the game.

Nope, not at all. If it's a particularly shiny item that I think is neat it may bring a smile to my face but there's no envy what so ever :)

Originally posted by TribeofOne
all those things are available to anyone who puts in the time and effort. if you CHOOSE NOT to put in the time, effort or money then noone is to blame but yourself and IMO you dont have the right to be bothered.

In-game effort should reward you with an item. But what if I had just gotten back from a tour in Iraq? I wasn't able to pre-order.