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I believe this is my first post on the Ubisoft forums, so hello everyone!
For Honor is a game I am very much anticipating, as is everyone on this forum, so I felt the need to throw in my own ideas as to what a collector's edition should contain.
1. Steelbook
As good as the cover art is, for the collector in me, I want a game case with art unique from the standard version. My preference would be a concept art image or one that is akin to the beautiful Assassin's Creed Unity steelbook illustrated by Tony Moore (Walking Dead comic series) and Angryblue. I would also like to see a combination of material textures, part matte, part glossy. If a steelbook is made for each faction, it would be neat if the packaging represented each culture through cloth, symbols, armor, etc. Whether or not anything is embossed depends on the design choice.
2. Statue
This one is a bit tricky. If there were to be one large statue, it could simply be the three factions as depicted on the regular cover art. However, I find that it would be more interesting if the statue featured all three fighting, their weapons interlocked with each others. If three editions are made, again for each faction, then the statues could either (a) stand on their own in a heroic pose, or (b) connect by base with each other to create the fighting scene I mentioned earlier. Another idea are busts, similar to those made by UbiWorkShop for Assassin's Creed. They could be colored, or they could be monotone, like the bronze busts but gunmetal instead? The last consideration revolves around the helmets. It could be one statue with the three helmets and the respective weapons lying about/piercing each others armor parts/helmets, or it could be a rectangular base that has each helmet (with weapon facing forward yet underneath) spaced evenly.
If there are three editions, I hope that for those that would like to have all three statues, there could be a "mega" edition offered through Ubisoft only. Same with the steelbook, although the "mega" edition could have a steelbook that is a combination of all three factions, should a decision be made for a faction-only collector's edition.
3. Art Book
I love me art books, except when a bigger art book exists out there. An examples would be Watch Dogs. The Collector's edition came with a small sample art-book, whereas Titan Books released a full art book. If this is to happen, please omit the mini art book. Now, it could be like what Titanfall did, in which the Collector's Edition included the complete, large art book (and I think it had a unique cover to separate it from the copies found at retail, or was marked differently.
4. Soundtrack
The music would be a welcome addition, and even better if it came with an actual plastic case (or steelcase)!
5. Misc.
Cloth maps, a lithograph (or lithographs), and faction flags are welcome too. As for DLC, the season pass is good enough, unless you feel that the collector's should also have unique hero skins for the factions. Just please don't throw in something like postcards or a keychain.
That about sums it up for me. These ideas have been floating around ever since the announcement at E3 2015. What does everyone else think?
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Yes to everything above.
Different versions for each faction would definitely make things more interesting - but could be very frustrating if say, all the knight preorders at EB/Gamestop sold out, and you had to wait or buy one you were less interested in.
Steelbooks are a must. Bonus if they had faction specific steelbooks.
Statue or another form of collector memorabilia would be much appreciated. As a female gamer, though I would love to see a badass female viking statue, having helmet busts would be great as well. I do like the main image? And would not complain about a statue of that.
I am not as big of a fan of concept art as some, but wouldn't mind having one.
As for other misc memorabilia - having things like a keychain of your chosen factions helmet would be epic. Flags would be cool. A map or poster, especially signed by devs would be nice as well.
I'd also like to see a collectors specific avatar, or item for in game. Not something that will be a major boost over those who cant/don't get the collectors...but something that clearly marks you as one of the elite.
