Why it might be better to cancel your physical copy pre-order and get the Steam version instead!

[♠ Thomas Cochrane ♠]

pffff at least you live in the British Isles. I am in the same position as you, and my copy is coming from the UK, but I live in AUS. soooooooo

[Mikelus Trento]

I got the runaround from Gamestop and even worse a very cavalier attitude about them being at a business disadvantage. I guess when your stock has pulled a doubler so far this year you get to care less about things, especially PC things. So long Gamestop, it was nice knowing you.

Pre-d/ling right now on Steam.

[kamikazee786]

i was getting a hard copy purely because i couldnt be bothered downloading 35GB. That was untill ofcourse my friend bought the digital version and told me that it was only 9.9 GB which is'nt bad at all

Hats of to CA for making it a smooth process.

[Irishman]

Unless they explicitly state release delivery, they likely wont ship before release date. You can still get the code from getgamesgo for 22% off, which is what I did (and already have the code).

Guys, hot off the press!

Green Man Gaming (www.greenmangaming.com) is currently selling Rome 2 with the Greek Culture Pack and immediate preload at a 21% discount versus the Steam price. For me that works out at €43, versus a Steam price of €55!
Furthermore, that's actually cheaper than my physical copy from Gamestop which was going to cost me €45 including shipping.
That's decided it, I'm cancelling the Gamestop pre-order and going with Green Man Gaming!
Will post an update shortly!

Lol ggg beat it by 1%

[Derkon]

Okay Folks, update!

About half an hour ago I cancelled my Gamestop (physical copy) pre-order which would have cost me €45 and wouldn't have arrived until Tuesday lunchtime at the earliest!

In it's place, about 15 minutes ago I bought an Activation Key from Green Man Gaming for €43 (including a key for the Greek Culture Pack) and my Rome 2 pre-load is now DONE!

Roll on 8am Tuesday morning (I'm off work). I think I'll get up around 7, make myself a nice cuppa joe, read some news on the Web, and then, around 8:30 (once the day 1 patch is installed) start my first campaign as the Romans!

Might break for lunch once I've conquered Italia!

[ilikeicehockey]

TBH, I prefer to maximize the most value for my money. Why pay the same price on steam and get less (no box, physical disc, etc.)? Unless you have no shelf space...

I've been waiting for a year so I can wait a few more hours/days.

P.S. I also wonder who gets cost savings from the lack of physical production. Steam or CA?

[Raikou]

Okay Folks, update!

About half an hour ago I cancelled my Gamestop (physical copy) pre-order which would have cost me €45 and wouldn't have arrived until Tuesday lunchtime at the earliest!

In it's place, about 15 minutes ago I bought an Activation Key from Green Man Gaming for €43 (including a key for the Greek Culture Pack) and my Rome 2 pre-load is now DONE!

Roll on 8am Tuesday morning (I'm off work). I think I'll get up around 7, make myself a nice cuppa joe, read some news on the Web, and then, around 8:30 (once the day 1 patch is installed) start my first campaign as the Romans!

Might break for lunch once I've conquered Italia!

Question for you. The greenman gaming is a digital copy or a physical copy with the ability to pre-download? Also is this a company in the U.S.? If I live in U.S. will it mess up my game key cause its a european based company?

[Voodo chile]

Unless of course the download file size is ing ridiculous and you use up all of your internet in a day.

[Quenta]

It shouldn't matter where you got the code from, it will unlock world wide at the same time.

[magpie]

Pre order from amazon uk and an Irish customer.
You will not get the disk until the 5th or 6th of September
Amazon are posting on the 3rd of September.
To another query Amazon are including the Greek faction in the pre order disk sale.
Steam seems to be updating a lot in the last 24 hours for some reason.?

[AngryTitusPullo]

How long should the hard copy take to install?

Depends on your hardware. If you have like quad core, lots of ram and fast hard disk it will be fast. With the day 1 patch download etc it probably will take 1 hours altogether (if you have a far internet connection).

[Lieutenant Sharpe]

Depends on your hardware. If you have like quad core, lots of ram and fast hard disk it will be fast. With the day 1 patch download etc it probably will take 1 hours altogether (if you have a far internet connection).

Thanks. So some of it will also be downloaded off of steam?

[Nefarious]

...However, if I don't get confirmation tomorrow that they have shipped it then I'm thinking of cancelling my pre-order with them and just going with the Steam version...

To cancel one's pre-order is to demonstrate a lack of moral compass.

I have voluntarily entered into a barter contract with another party. A portion of my monetary wealth has already been given in good faith. They, in turn, will uphold their end of the contract when the item arrives on my porch. They have done nothing to this point that would suggest their end of the barter is not being upheld. Cancelling at this point of the contract does not show a lack of faith. Rather, it shows a lack of moral compass on my end.

I will enjoy Rome II when it arrives. But I will not be waiting for it. No. A game of this caliber, and in this series, will be played for years. A few days here or there on the front end will be forgotten by then. It will not matter in a year from now, so I won't let it matter now.

I shall instead be going about my lifelong pursuits of purpose and substance. And part of that substance is my word. I do not have much. True. But the value I place on my word trumps any treasure saved by re-ordering elsewhere or cancelling altogether. My moral compass remains true...and points the way for all my dealings, financial or otherwise.

Keep your moral compass. Keep your word. Keep your pre-order intact.

[1cmanny1]

You would get it faster, but I expect most of the people buying the physical copy are people with crap internet. Like me.

[Biggus Splenus]

Steam is so expensive. I got it locally for half price, get with the program people.

What you say? If you buy it on Steam you get to pre-load it and play it on release? Is that worth double cash? That's right, it's not. Learning is fun, right?

[Knight of Heaven]

Unless you have slow Internet and hard copy is faster anyways

Nah even with slow internet... the download is only 9.9 GB... it is compressed. At the time of release it will unpack upon instalation.
Honestly steam is theonly way to go anyway. with disc or no disc you will need steam to play it anyway.

I already have Rome II in my PC at this moment with the steam preload.

[Lieutenant Sharpe]

Nah even with slow internet... the download is only 9.9 GB... it is compressed. At the time of release it will unpack upon instalation.
Honestly steam is theonly way to go anyway. with disc or no disc you will need steam to play it anyway.

I already have Rome II in my PC at this moment with the steam preload.

Hmm, maybe so... Maybe next one I will get off steam. I can't wait!!!!!! The time it takes to install will probably kill me, I'll do nothing but stare at te installing bar the whole time. Loooool

[Biggus Splenus]

Nah even with slow internet... the download is only 9.9 GB

Only 10GB hey? That's like, 5 hours of downloading in Australia. Install it off a disc and it takes 30-60 minutes. Wait for that update, maybe 1 hour, and you're playing it 3 hours before everyone else.

[Aeneas Veneratio]

I have no problem with waiting a bit longer for a lot cheaper game (30 £ versus 54,99 €) than I would get through Steam.

[Biggus Splenus]

^
Someone else that isn't impatient +rep