Risen 2: Dark Waters Collectors Edition and a very strange exclusive version revealed

[narg]

custom fee ??

[BigMike382]

Well how on earth would i sort that out?

[vhal_x]

When they come to deliver the package you will probably have to pay a fee to receive it. It's due to the value of the item, and the fact you are importing it.

Happens here a lot too :( xx

[Cosmic_Link]

Yeah, they will most likely drop a slip through your door saying you have a parcel waiting at the sorting office which requires you to pay duty on and you will pay the fees on collection.

[Neilikki]

This tracking information make sense to anyone? Its for the keg edition

2012-05-04 18:23 ISC NEW YORK NY (USPS) Adoption of shipment in the destination country
2012-05-04 18:24 ISC NEW YORK NY (USPS) Stop by the customs office (incoming mail) Reason for non-delivery is not included in the classification

I once got this status update on something i ordered to my country. Turned out the weight of the package didn't match the weight that was claimed on papers.
It could be about customs fee, but if that was the case, i believe they would state it outright.
Plus I heard US is pretty forgiving when it comes to customs (unlike Europe, it only happened once to me so far, but I swear never again -.- )

[comaamen86]

looked a few post back couldnt see an upload for the box edition here it is, at least the figure has plastic support http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjuZ_DWW6Do

[BigMike382]

Yeah i have bought items that were worth more coming from poland, and had no issues at all.

[BigMike382]

My figure, at least in that edition in the video, had like black paint or something that got all over my hands, it was really sticky to. Was pretty upset with that part.

[Matrix6]

custom fee ??
Hey narg, could you please post the weight of the parcel for one copy on here? [if possible]. As in either the weight of the game/keg box or in a parcel box to be shipped in. I just want to get an estimation of the overall weight. Thanks.

My figure, at least in that edition in the video, had like black paint or something that got all over my hands, it was really sticky to. Was pretty upset with that part.

So...you got your parcel from customs? :???:

[BigMike382]

No the german edition. Still waiting on the keg. Hoping the tracking will update tomorrow.

[Matrix6]

The price of the German edition isn't exactly exuberant, wonder what customs' reason is?
Luckily our threshold for customs here is to the limit of AU$1000 before we get his with tax/fees. And the only other reason for customs to withhold items is maybe due to illegality??

Btw, exactly what wood is the Keg made of? Hopefully it's just pine before there may be "illegal" wood that's not permitted to be imported to certain countries!?

[BigMike382]

No the german one came no issues. I am waiting on the keg edition. That tracking info i posted really did not say anything to make me worry just was not sure what it meant exactly.

[Matrix6]

Lol, then out can't be a price issue cos the Keg was a little cheaper?!? :D

[narg]

Hey narg, could you please post the weight of the parcel for one copy on here? [if possible]. As in either the weight of the game/keg box or in a parcel box to be shipped in. I just want to get an estimation of the overall weight. Thanks.



So...you got your parcel from customs? :???:

Keg weight is 2,6kg and size of box 30x30x30cm (12inch), material made from is I think spruce or pine

[BigMike382]

No keg was a little more, 129$ before shipping, but still no reason to have a customs fee. I hope there are no issues with it.


So if anything i will just have to pay a fee once it gets here?

[Matrix6]

I forgot you got yours off eVilbay, ergo, cost more :S
What's the limit for the US til you get import fees?

[vhal_x]

Also, amazon tends to leave the amount unmarked, whereas private sellers don't always unless you ask xx

[BigMike382]

I thought i saw somewhere online it was 1,000$ Or more.

[vhal_x]

Honestly!?

Here we get charged if it's worth over $40 :/ xx

[BigMike382]

But again i already had items from ebay come from poland worth more then the keg without issue.

[Matrix6]

That's weird Biggie :/
Yeah, V, Europe kinda sucks for tax/vat/fees :(

[vhal_x]

Yeah, we get bloody fees for everything :facepalm: xx

[Neilikki]

Yeah, they can steal your money if you order anything above €22 or €40 if it's a gift.
It's ridiculous. Fucking Euro scalpels :/

[Matrix6]

Keg weight is 2,6kg and size of box 30x30x30cm (12inch), material made from is I think spruce or pine

Thanks for the vital info mate, I was guessing it'd be a heavy CE and large as well, it's gonna cost a fair bit to import it here then :S

[Yoszek]

Sooo some user on polish forums shared few pictures of telescope.Here's link http://imageshack.us/g/441/p1160126.jpg/

Credit goes to user named: Kaczek93

Couple details:

Length befour unrolling:17,5cm
Length after unrolling:40cm

He says that it works and zooms quite good,but picture is blurred.He also mentions that the top of it is in hide look-a-like material,that it's quite heavy and that the overall quality is pretty good.

[BigMike382]

Now my tracking says:

2012-05-07 5:43 ISC NEW YORK NY (USPS) release by the customs office (incoming mail)

So sounds like all is well, thank you guys for your comments and input as to what may be going on:)

[Vicarocha]

My two Polish "Edycje Kolekcjonerskie" arrived yesterday (after 2 weeks), one for a friend and one to keep by myself (no. 563)... and I've bad news:

1.) They just taped the two boxes together (and wrapped the whole package in plastic) and there was no sign of any sleeves (or should I call it banderoles?) around the boxes. I e-mailed ultima.pl about this and this was the answer:

Hi,

no no, everything is fine. Every single copy of the game we recived from cenega poland is in a white box without any sleeves. Maybe they had only one for a tv but we have over 100 copies and we don’t have any sleeves on it Smutek

Best Regards

2.) You can't activate it if you don't have an IP belonging to the designated market area, e.g. Poland, Slovakia, Czech and some other Eastern Europe (a Hungarian proxy will work, too); this is clearly against EU law...

3.) You can't install from the beginning on or choose via steam's "properties"-menu any other language then English, Polish or Czech (and subtitles aren't configurable independently, too - an English installation will result in english subtitles and so on). Sad for all of us Germans who wanted to listen to the original synchronization.

[tristard]

yes, it´s region locked. I already wrote it here: click (http://collectorsedition.org/forums/showpost.php?p=57817&postcount=187)
seems like you have to unlock and play it via proxy. that´s why I canceled this edition. :(

[Cosmic_Link]

Sooo some user on polish forums shared few pictures of telescope.Here's link http://imageshack.us/g/441/p1160126.jpg/

Credit goes to user named: Kaczek93

Couple details:

Length befour unrolling:17,5cm
Length after unrolling:40cm

He says that it works and zooms quite good,but picture is blurred.He also mentions that the top of it is in hide look-a-like material,that it's quite heavy and that the overall quality is pretty good.

Beautiful! 0.0 Do want!

How did he come to acquire this beauty? :D

[Vicarocha]

yes, it´s region locked. I already wrote it here: click (http://collectorsedition.org/forums/showpost.php?p=57817&postcount=187)
seems like you have to unlock and play it via VPN. that´s why I canceled this edition. :(

Nope. You had this information from the deepsilver.de-forums, hadn't you? The user there explained that he got his key from the Ukraine, so it couldn't be derived from that, that Eastern European keys will be locked per se over here; I already commented on this: click (http://collectorsedition.org/forums/showpost.php?p=57842&postcount=193)
;-)

Regarding the issue of unlocking: As I said, it worked with an Hungarian proxy... actually this is the 3rd Steam activated game for me that was region locked this year (after The Darkness II and Sniper Elite V2).

[ferrari100]

Woop woop!!

Just received my PC keg edition, direct from ultima.pl to the UK

£54 including postage!! result

Great condition. number in the 5** region
Thanks Ultima!!

[Yoszek]

He won it in a competition.All of the winners got their telescopes few days ago so it's possible that some of them will sell them on allegro.

[Cosmic_Link]

He won it in a competition.All of the winners got their telescopes few days ago so it's possible that some of them will sell them on allegro.

Awesome! :D Will be keeping an eye open on allegro then! ;)

Sucks that they're not for sale because I would absolutely love one! ^o^

[Anjelaoni]

Got a strange hint by a shop from switzerland. They claim that they will ship the Stahlbarts Treasure Edition for PS3 and XBOX 360 worldexklusive. Can anyone confirm this "exclusivity"?

[vhal_x]

The Stalbarts Treasure edition is on Amazon, but PC only.

I smell another swap out of contents... xx

[Anjelaoni]

Its the same content as the PC edition, but they claim to have a world exclusive one on the PS3 and XBOX 360. I'm wondering HOW and WHY and IS IT TRUE? :think:

[Cosmic_Link]

Its the same content as the PC edition, but they claim to have a world exclusive one on the PS3 and XBOX 360. I'm wondering HOW and WHY and IS IT TRUE? :think:

I reckon it's a repack. They'll remove the PC edition of the game and stick a PS3 or XBox 360 version in place. I also think it's the same for the Keg edition at Ultima.pl. There seems to only be ultima.pl advertising for a console edition of the keg.

Just an observation... :D

[narg]

a keg ed does not have this stuff, which are exclusive in chest ed only

•Game Guide with 200 pages
•Pen in "bone style"
•A mysterious note (brings any secret special, maybe invitation for the next Beta like in Risen1)
•Exclusive DLC: pirate outfit, pirate boots, pirate hat, pistol and a novice-ring
•Zertificate with numbering of this limited Edition

anyway, CE editions (what I know so far) are only for PC, for Xbox and PS3 are standart and special, special ed are without chest/keg only with game, soundtrack, making of, artbook, flag, stickers, medailon and poster, its all in one big paper box, nothing special package..

[Vicarocha]

a keg ed does not have this stuff, which are exclusive in chest ed only

•Game Guide with 200 pages
•Pen in "bone style"
•A mysterious note (brings any secret special, maybe invitation for the next Beta like in Risen1)
•Exclusive DLC: pirate outfit, pirate boots, pirate hat, pistol and a novice-ring
•Zertificate with numbering of this limited Edition

anyway, CE editions (what I know so far) are only for PC, for Xbox and PS3 are standart and special, special ed are without chest/keg only with game, soundtrack, making of, artbook, flag, stickers, medailon and poster, its all in one big paper box, nothing special package..

- In fact it has a "Game Guide" the size of a standard DVD keep case... I didn't count the pages, but it seems to be a complete guide covering the whole game. It is in black'n'white, while the one from the "Stahlbarts Schatz"-edt. is A4 and fully coloured.

- The muve.pl C.E. has the "pirate outfit, pirate boots, pirate hat, pistol and a novice-ring"-DLC, too. Sadly they don't deliver to outside Poland.

- The "Zertificate" is only a small piece of paper, nothing compared to the numbered badge of the keg. ^^

- The "mysterious note" is the "Air Temple"-DLC.

- The "Pen in 'bone style'" is plastic trash. ;-)

All in all you're (imho) faaaaaaaaar better off with the keg...

[BigMike382]

Just got my keg #505,. All in all i like both editions, as they look great on the shelf. The door on the keg does seem very loose sadly.

[Lt_McBacon]

I got both too, keg is # 955 :D treasure edition will arrive soon

[comaamen86]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Risen-Dark-Waters-Collectors-Xbox/dp/B0077987MU/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1336846219&sr=1-1

uk special edition, 39.99 for xbox 360 again on amazon, cant bring myself to order though as i hate pirates

[BigMike382]

Just be prepared for the size of the treasure edition. The box is very big.

[Jadezfire]

I got my treasure edition sent to U.S from Germany today. One corner of chest has a dent and the inside lid of chest is dented, also a small tear. I guess it could have came alot worse though seeing as they didnt pack it well!

[BigMike382]

Ya it was just in a box, when i got mine. Lucky for me just small tears in the front flaps was really my only issue. I even e mailed amazon.de to express concern about packing but no luck.

[comaamen86]

even though i dislike sea gypsies caved in and orderd roll on august

[Jadezfire]

YAY! What a great CE
Just got keg today :)
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/709/risen2s.jpg

Here is treasure:
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9391/riseni.jpg

[comaamen86]

anyone actually played the game, watching youtube vids it dosent look great

[Cosmic_Link]

I played the first one and I personally loved it! ^^ it's not much to look at but if western RPG's are your thing then you'll enjoy it! :D

[Lt_McBacon]

any news regarding the telescope?

[Cosmic_Link]

Amazon.de have the Treasure Chest CE up for pre-order for PS3 and Xbox respectively for €99.99. Contemplating getting one, but not sure yet... :(

http://www.amazon.de/Risen-Waters-Stahlbarts-Schatz-Edition/dp/B008BG3FYI/ref=pd_cp_vg_2

Wonder if the same is actually going to happen for the Keg editions too.

[vhal_x]

Goddamnit. If I wasn't going to Gamescom I'd be trying so damn hard to get this preordered :(

But alas, no preorders for me in August :( xx

[Cosmic_Link]

Yeah I can't really justify it tbh... :( most of the content I already got with the Keg anyway and &euro;100 for a cardboard chest is too rich for my blood! >.< think I'll stick to the UK edition for £40! Lol

[kennyrh]

Does anyone else find it strange that Zavvi are flogging the Collectors Edition for £40 when everybody else is charging that for just the edition with the shitey DLC.:scratch:

Hope Zavvi have got their shit together on this one . . .:beg:

[TEX]

Just had an email from The Hut saying they are not stocking the CE (I pre-ordered in February). I'm guessing Zavvi will do the same .. Should have got it from Amazon when it was cheap .. totally gutted.

[Skylar]

Yes, my orders with Zavvi have also been cancelled, these were ordered months ago too. Fuming:hammer:

[kennyrh]

Christ, i should'a kept my gob shut. Zavvi have obviously fucked up with the price and now are claiming that they can't get stock.

They really are the doziest twats on the planet and I'm pre-ordering nothing more from them:banghead:

I just hope this is not the opening shot in the autumn pre-order misery because i had enough of this shit last year :suicide:

[evilvort3x]

welll... ill wait till it drops to 40 ... not something i particularly care too much for .... forget 60 for it... 40 is my absolute limit

[Cosmic_Link]

Christ, i should'a kept my gob shut. Zavvi have obviously fucked up with the price and now are claiming that they can't get stock.

They really are the doziest twats on the planet and I'm pre-ordering nothing more from them:banghead:

I just hope this is not the opening shot in the autumn pre-order misery because i had enough of this shit last year :suicide:

Your whole post just made me laugh! XD

Glad I cancelled my pre-order with Zavvi and jumped on the amazon boat. :D Would've been well annoyed if I had my order cancelled! >.< Hoping it dispatches tomorrow! ^^ A couple of people I know ordered off Zavvi and they haven't said anything about a cancellation, so we'll see!

[kennyrh]

Your whole post just made me laugh! XD



When I'm fuming I like to tinge my posts with a little dark humour. But what I'd really like to do is take the Managing Director of Zavvi (or The Hut . . .or whatever bleeding other silly name they want to call themselves) out to lunch for a plate of Arsenic and Chips . . .

. . .arsehole :hammer:

[Vlad]

Arseholes, utter bloody arseholes.
They've spammed me for months upon months with "We're sorry your order [Risen 2 CE] has not shipped yet" after it got delayed then 1/2 days before release they tell me they have no stock?

Cancelled all orders with them and I'm in a good mind to make some form of complaint due to the fact that by this time they should have clearly known they wouldn't be selling it and I really don't appreciate being told so late that there's sod all I can do about changing my order somewhere else that has a decent price.

[TEX]

Arseholes, utter bloody arseholes.
They've spammed me for months upon months with "We're sorry your order [Risen 2 CE] has not shipped yet" after it got delayed then 1/2 days before release they tell me they have no stock?

I had the same spam, every Saturday morning. I've had a moan via the customer feedback address but I can't see them doing anything about it. Had trouble with them in the past.

That said, when they are good, they are very good. Usually cheap, the packaging is much better than most other online retailers and I usually get games before release. Can't see me using them again after this though.

Do post if they offer you any form of compensation, as unlikely as it is.

[TEX]

Just had my reply, waste of time. Guess I'll just pay the extra £20 from Amazon.

'Thank you for getting in touch via customer.relations@thehut.com.

I'm truly sorry that we have been unable to fulfil your order for Risen 2 : Dark Waters Collector's Edition. Please be assured that it was not our intention to cause you any inconvenience or upset.

I have spoken to our buying department regarding this who have advised me that our suppliers had assured us they will be able to get us a large quantity of stock. It is unfortunate for both ourselves and for you that we were let down by our suppliers meaning we were unable to fulfil your order resulting in a cancellation.

Please be assured that this is not the service we pride ourselves on providing and a full investigation has been raised to help prevent similar situations like this from happening again in the future.

Once again I'm so sorry for any inconvenience caused. If there is anything further I can help you with please feel free to contact me. '

[kennyrh]

Well . . .I'm gonna contact 'em - pointless though it might be - to tell them that I'm not as effing stupid as they are and point out that i know full well why they've cancelled all orders.

Honestly, i'd have more respect for these moronic twats if they'd just own up for a change and admit they fucked the price up. The way things are going - and i don't know why just gamers are singled out for this lousy treatment - people will be flocking back to the high street to do their shopping.

Couldn't organise a wank in Playboy Mansion . . .:taunt:

[Cosmic_Link]

Just had my reply, waste of time. Guess I'll just pay the extra £20 from Amazon.

'Thank you for getting in touch via customer.relations@thehut.com.

I'm truly sorry that we have been unable to fulfil your order for Risen 2 : Dark Waters Collector's Edition. Please be assured that it was not our intention to cause you any inconvenience or upset.

I have spoken to our buying department regarding this who have advised me that our suppliers had assured us they will be able to get us a large quantity of stock. It is unfortunate for both ourselves and for you that we were let down by our suppliers meaning we were unable to fulfil your order resulting in a cancellation.

Please be assured that this is not the service we pride ourselves on providing and a full investigation has been raised to help prevent similar situations like this from happening again in the future.

Once again I'm so sorry for any inconvenience caused. If there is anything further I can help you with please feel free to contact me. '

The only way that Zavvi could possibly help and regain some people's trust is if they gave customers who pre-ordered this item, £20 gift card for amazon and I would fruitlessly call them and suggest that as a way they could help. I feel sorry for you guys... :(

[Gazereths]

Wow Zavvi get worse....They truly do suck so bad.

[Ayiu]

Got my treasure edition from Amazon for the Xbox 360 today and it's limited to 5700 pieces. But not sure if this is just for the Xbox Version or the overall number for Xbox and ps3.

[vhal_x]

Kat, do you know if any stores in Germany will stock the Treasure Edition? Or is it Amazon.de exclusive? xx

[Ayiu]

Kat, do you know if any stores in Germany will stock the Treasure Edition? Or is it Amazon.de exclusive? xx

it's exclusive to Amazon.de

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I seem to remember switching my pre-order from GAME to HMV during the period when GAME were in administration. I now wish I had switched the order back again, as mine arrived packaged in nothing more than a grey plastic mailing bag! Courier was YODEL!

Needless to say, the box was crushed and almost every corner dented :(

I honestly can't understand how anyone can think that this is an acceptable way to package a Collector's Edition! I'm absolutely gutted, and at the very least I expected a suitable box to have been used


From now on, I'm going to refuse to accept anything shipped in a grey mail bag or delivered by YODEL!

[TEX]

I seem to remember switching my pre-order from GAME to HMV during the period when GAME were in administration. I now wish I had switched the order back again, as mine arrived packaged in nothing more than a grey plastic mailing bag! Courier was YODEL!

Needless to say, the box was crushed and almost every corner dented :(

I honestly can't understand how anyone can think that this is an acceptable way to package a Collector's Edition! I'm absolutely gutted, and at the very least I expected a suitable box to have been used


From now on, I'm going to refuse to accept anything shipped in a grey mail bag or delivered by YODEL!

Gutted for you. I get that a lot. The latest was ME3 CE which was just wrapped in brown paper. The really annoying thing is that the customer support seem to think you are being unreasonable when you complain about a damaged box. At the end of the day you are probably paying ~2x the price to have the extra content, if you didn't care about the box and additional content, you would have purchased the standard version!

On a Risen note, I ended up getting mine via Shopto. Free TNT 24 hour delivery. Ordered it at 3PM on Thursday and it arrived at 10AM Friday. They didn't go to much troule packing it (shoved it in a box that was too big with no bubble wrap or anything) but thankfully it arrived in good condition. I opened mine before signing for it which isn't something I usually do.

Big fan of Gothic / Risen so looking forward to getting started on this one.

[mosavon]

HMV are certainly not the greatest, they send flat posters for example in regular envelopes so they arrive nice and messed up.

Even when you raise this issue and they dispatch a new order, it comes yet again the same way...real thick company.

[kennyrh]

In the face of all this incompetence by online retailers. . . .one question.

Why do we put up with it ???

:shrug:

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Apparently HMV are making the transition to a new warehouse / distribution centre, which is why they've been using temporary packaging methods and orders have been arriving late etc. They're apparently supposed to be back up and running as normal soon though!

It's because of this disruption that they opted to send this particular CE via next-day YODEL. I believe YODEL requires items to be wrapped in these grey mail bags, but some retailers believe that this is sufficient. Maybe for a pair of jeans or a cushion, but certainly not an expensive Collector's Edition video game! This is the mistake Zavvi made too many times, and why they allegedly no longer use them.

[mosavon]

Risen 2 : Tavern Pirate Edition (Keg) was intended for a 10th Aug release date for both consoles, i notice the status has changed on the site to "Premiere" which means its available now....has anyone had any email saying there's has been shipped from Ultima.pl yet?

I didn't :(

Edit: within my account it states the Order Is "Executed" for people with experience ordering there can you confirm if that means its shipped? confusing as fook.

[pinhead0303]

Edit: within my account it states the Order Is "Executed" for people with experience ordering there can you confirm if that means its shipped? confusing as fook.


If it's moved from the top section of your orders (Zamówienia w trakcie realizacji) down to the bottom section (Zamówienia wysłane) then it's been shipped and from what others have said on this thread shipping seems to take around 2 weeks.

I just placed an order there myself yesterday and it's showing as shipped today :thumb: