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    Riela Larious
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    Shadowbringers- waiting list

    So, I have been playing since launch, non-stop... I have given this company a lot of money... why is there a waiting list for the collectors edition? Did you not think that everyone just about would want one, especially those that have been playing since launch? How long am I going to be on this said list? What if I don’t see my email until the next day, I mean I do have a life and can’t check it every second. This blows and I am very disappointed
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    Quote Originally Posted by Riela View Post
    why is there a waiting list for the collectors edition?
    because a lot of people bought the first available ones literally minutes within it going up for sale.
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    If you're on a waiting list, you're on a waiting list. It's likely dependent on how many of the physical statues they can produce. They may have been uncertain of the demand for the high-priced collectors' edition vs cheaper digital, and they may be producing more according to demand. But if they can't guarantee you one for now, then yes it makes sense to put you on a waiting list.

    What else do you want them to do? "Sorry, we're full, you'll just have to check back in obsessively to see if you can get into an open slot." That's your other option right now. That's why the waiting list exists.
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    Because it's a collector's edition that can only be produced in limited quantities. The main bottleneck is the statue, which they have to order from a specialist company.

    So sorry to burst your bubble, but playing for a long time doesn't alter the reality that there are only a limited number available. I'm sure they are going to try to order more statues based on how many people they have on the waiting list and will do everything they can to get as many people the CE as they can, but supply and production will be the ultimate decider.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Riela View Post
    Did you not think that everyone just about would want one
    That's literally the problem.

    People bought out their entire stock within a day of them being available.

    Thus, they now have to re-order the manufacturing of all the goodies that the physical collectors edition entails. To which, until such a time as their orders are fulfilled, people who want one are put on a waiting list so that they have a better chance to be able to place their order when stocks refresh.

    It's likely that they will also be using waiting list numbers to check how many they need to place orders for, since, unlike their initial batch, they will have a bit more certainty about the popularity of the rather expensive physical editions.

    Hopefully they manage to get enough stock for everyone on the waiting list to be able to get a copy, however, it's not in their hands really. It's all on whether their sources (Most notably, the statue producers) can produce sufficient quantities.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Riela View Post
    So, I have been playing since launch, non-stop... I have given this company a lot of money... why is there a waiting list for the collectors edition? Did you not think that everyone just about would want one, especially those that have been playing since launch?
    I have been playing since launch and I don't want a collector's edition...
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    If you wanted it so much why didn't you set a reminder for when it went on sale?

    They made a pretty big fuss about it, even gave the exact time orders would be available.
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    Last edited by Valkyrie_Lenneth; 03-07-2019 at 03:59 AM.

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    These types of collectors editions are always limited. Some companies even go as far to make a set quantity and number each unit. It will always be first come first served. I got my pre-order and have been pre-ordering the collectors editions since HW. I don't recall seeing ones like that for 1.0 or ARR. My 1.0 had a FFXIV security token keychain and a few other things.
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    I get the frustration but however long you've played the game has 0 bearing on getting a CE.
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    The CE isn't a veteran reward.
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