[Gemini-Phoenix]

I'm so going to hit this hard with ideas!

I've not played the first game, but if they're planning a CE and asking for us for ideas to compile it, then we should really make the effort to suggest ideas!

I'm with TS on this one though. High quality is the key here. If the quality is high, then I don't mind paying a premium for it, but I resent paying good money for something which includes cheap trinkets and plastic moulded items with poor paintwork. Anything which is hand crafted is a plus, although I am getting fed-up of statues and figures, and want something different for a change. Something unique would be preferable, and game-relevant, naturally.

I think most of us will agree that it should be numbered too. Even if there's going to be 20,000 or 30,000 of these things, it's always nice to have a number. If they're going to be more limited, then that is even better!

I too would like something which looks nice on display in the box. Having items in the box to display is all well and good, but I would think that a majority of collectors who buy these things keep the items inside the box for storage purposes. Some CE's have little windows on the front so you can see the statue or whatever inside, but others have dull artwork and logos all over them which looks tacky.


Without knowing too much about the game, I can't really suggest much. Folded posters are pretty standard these days, and should be included by default. A hardback artwork book with embedded CD soundtrack would be a nice place to start, perhaps roughed up a bit to look like a miner's handbook which would fit in with the game's setting. Metal keychains are always nice to have, yet small enough to stuff into even the smallest of CE's. A die-cast replica of an in-game vehicle would be nice too, but not a plastic mould or statue.

Perhaps some sexy artcards of the female characters, or better still, a sexy calendar! Very few CE's include calendars, so this would be something different. It doesn't even have to be a functional present-day calendar either, as a futuristic fictional calendar design would be just as nice! As we all know, sex sells, and any excuse to display sexy characters is a win in my mind!

The packaging could also be some kind of metal tin, made to look like something found in the game. Maybe a miniature red oil drum? Yea, that could work!