Quote Originally Posted by Kaiyoko View Post
I understand the gripe- And why one wouldn't want to spend money on a full CE edition just to get the in game items that are offered. But as stated by another forum user, that 'fee' for the collector's edition IS the fee to get the items. To what I understand is your asking for a lower fee than the collector's edition to get the in game items or to 'qualify' as a pre order customer. Which for a company to do might I add on the business side is a pain, and hardly worth the effort vs cost.
Only, we're not talking about the collector's edition. As a matter of fact upgrade to the collector's edition for a lower fee will be offered. it's been officially confirmed, so obviously this makes a lot more sense for SE that you'd think.

We're talking about preorder bonuses only, and the sense it makes is exactly the same. Those that will buy a second copy of a game they already own for the preorder bonuses, I can guarantee it, will be a negligible percentage.

On the other hand if SE offered an upgrade to preorder status for a reasonable fee, they'd get a much higher turnaround rate, resulting in making a lot more money.