Which pack do I pre-order? Summary pls - steam vs shops

I am looking at pre-ordering but the packs are too confusing for me to galivant around the internet easily.
Is there a way to get all units?

Steam - imperial edition - seems to have less units than retail imperial edition
Steam - standard edition - also seems to have less units than retail standard

Limited edition contains only one unit pack?

Can somebody give me a nice breakdown of units and packs and where they are from... pls

Try this, at the bottom it tells you of the 2 unit packs that you get with the imperial edition of NTW. however this is the retail version.

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/1276...n/Product.html

yep and steams imperial edition is missing the five elite units in the retail versions one - but you get the scots greys.
I am so sick of this marketing BS

Just buy it from the shops, easier, and you have a good old hard copy.

probably wont matter as they will most likely release new units as DLC on steam.

yer i'm just buying the standard edition and waiting for them to release them 2 unit packs onto steam which will work out cheaper haha.

You guys do realise that with empire only the people with the special edition (special forces) were ever given the constitution, deaths head hussars etc for free. iirc the rest were left to rot.
And I don't think the special forces pack was ever released as a seperate pack.

If thats correct you risk missing out on 20 units or so. If you want them later you will have to buy special forces.

Originally Posted by Destraex

You guys do realise that with empire only the people with the special edition (special forces) were ever given the constitution, deaths head hussars etc for free. iirc the rest were left to rot.
And I don't think the special forces pack was ever released as a seperate pack.

If thats correct you risk missing out on 20 units or so. If you want them later you will have to buy special forces.

I got them all from steam plus like 2 more units for like 3 bucks like 2 months ago

really... so a year after the game is released you finally get to play it... awesome! I must remember to thank the marketters for making the game complete for everyone.

I like the physical copy over digital. Why? re-installing is fast if you don't have it on your PC and you always have it available.

I think most people are a little less organised when it comes to finding CDs a year later. Storage room is also a problem for people.
Backup of steam installs is not a major problem and enables quick restore

besides I hate dealing with shops that get ur order wrong or don't unpack pre-orders on time etc. Its a bottleneck...

The other reason I hate dealing with shops is they do not stock many PC games. Their are walls of amatuer hour games for xbox, ps3 etc, but the PC sections
has been shrinking for years. Simpleton Console Entertainment has come to the masses like a drug.... and the PC is getting no attn. One store near me even moved their PC section off
the wall and into a small bargain bin style cardboard box.

The other reason is that I am a big fan of PC indy titles like Jutland and Combat Mission Shock Force.... this freedom from licensing and thought control can never come to the license control freak console developers.

I am not buying it. I think its how they released Empire. Now they have a new game? The whole extra units with different version this is just F'ED UP! They take away the mods and give it to us with no lube. I am raw!

I'd say buy Imperial Edition, but not from steam

Originally Posted by Destraex

Can somebody give me a nice breakdown of units and packs and where they are from... pls

Steam pre-order comes with:
'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)
'the Royal Scots Greys elite unit' (Steam pre-order)

Steam Imperial Edition pre-order comes with:
'Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars Pack' (10 units)
'the Royal Scots Greys elite unit' (Steam pre-order)

GAME pre-order comes with:
'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)
'the Bonus HMS Elephant Elite Unit' (GAME pre-order)

GAME Imperial Edition pre-order comes with:
'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)
'the Bonus HMS Elephant Elite Unit' (GAME pre-order)
'Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars Pack' (10 units)

Play.com pre-order comes with:
'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)
'the Towarczys' (Play.com pre-order)

Play.com Imperial Edition pre-order comes with:
'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)
'the Towarczys' (Play.com pre-order)
'Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars Pack' (10 units)

Amazon.com pre-order comes with:
'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)
'the Grand Battery of the Convention' (Amazon.com pre-order)

Amazon.com Imperial Edition pre-order comes with:
'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)
'the Grand Battery of the Convention' (Amazon.com pre-order)
'Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars Pack' (10 units)

Originally Posted by invictus1991

Steam pre-order comes with:
'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)
'the Royal Scots Greys elite unit' (Steam pre-order)

Steam Imperial Edition pre-order comes with:
'Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars Pack' (10 units)
'the Royal Scots Greys elite unit' (Steam pre-order)

Is this correct that the Steam Imperial Edition is missing the 'Elite Regiment Pack' (5 units)?

Originally Posted by Destraex

Which pack do I pre-order?

You simply don't pre-order. You'll regret it. That is, unless you're pleased with Empire and CA's handling of it - the lack of AI and updates, and the oh-so-annoying bugs that could be fixed in five minutes by Darth (and the likes of Darth) if the proper tools were provided.

thx invictus very usefull summary. It confirms I am right in saying that steams imperial edition is missing 5 units compared to all of the other retail packs.
I really do not know what the marketers are trying to pull here. Seems insane to me.

Originally Posted by Destraex

thx invictus very usefull summary. It confirms I am right in saying that steams imperial edition is missing 5 units compared to all of the other retail packs.
I really do not know what the marketers are trying to pull here. Seems insane to me.

I am presuming that it's not just a mistake on Steams part, in that they failed to mention it in the description?

Originally Posted by Destraex

thx invictus very usefull summary. It confirms I am right in saying that steams imperial edition is missing 5 units compared to all of the other retail packs.
I really do not know what the marketers are trying to pull here. Seems insane to me.

No problem. From what I've read you only get 11 units from steam. The only reason I can think of is that they are trying to boost sale of the hard copy over the steam version. maybe pressure from SEGA?

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/29667/532/

for those in Australia

Pre Order any Napoleon Edition at EB Games and receive a bonus HMS Elephant unit

Receive the Grand Battery of the Convention unit when you pre order any Napoleon Edition at JB Hi Fi

Get the Towarczys when you pre order any Napoleon Edition at GAME