[Gemini-Phoenix]

I have tidied up my ideas and posted them in a list on the Gearbox forum:

http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/sh...&postcount=187

Originally Posted by Gemini-Phoenix

I'm going to list a few things briefly in order to give you guys some ideas, and possibly provoke some discussion

Most important:

1. High quality! - If we're paying a premium and also contributing to the creation of this, then we expect a quality product at the end of it!
2. Limited - Don't overproduce these, otherwise they become worthless to collectors. 5,000-10,000 per console is ample
3. Numbered - All the best CE's come numbered with a Certificate Of authenticity.

As standard:

1. SteelBook / DigiPak - Anything less is not acceptable (SteelBook preferred)
2. Bonus Dvd - Featuring behind the scenes "making of" videos, wallpapers, artwork, icons, sound effects, player's guide / hints & tips guide etc...
3. Hardback artwork book - Featuring concept & final game artwork
4. CD soundtrack - On an actual CD. Not DLC! Preferably embedded within the hardback artwork book or SteelBook (jewel case or cardboard sleeve not acceptable!)
5. Poster - Preferably double-sided, and preferably A4x8 size (rolled or folded, however it may be)
6. Borderlands comic book - Preferably the storyline of the first game in print

Ideas:

1. Red oil drum packaging - Contents come in miniature sized red oil drum! (Aluminium perhaps?)
2. Metal keychain - Game-related keychain
3. Artcards - Perhaps some concept artwork, or maybe sexy pictures of in-game female characters
4. Sexy calendar - Sex sells! Doesn't have to be present-day or functional, just has to look nice! Emphasis on the pictures, not the dates
5. Die-cast vehicle replicas - Die-cast replicas (Hotwheels size) of in-game vehicles (not moulded plastic!)

Out!

• Statues & figures - So many CE's include statues or figures of varying quality. Do we really need yet another CE with yet another generic statue / figure?
• DLC - Seriously guys, DLC is not an adequate feature for a Collector's Edition! By all means include it, but please don't tout it as a main collectible feature!
• Bags / backpacks - Overused in 2011! Do collectors really want more branded bags?
• Standard edition of the game - No, just no!

Two ideas above I would like to expand on:

Oil drum packaging - The first is the red oil drum packaging idea. I believe this would be in keeping with the theme of the game, and would look much nicer on display than a generic oblong cardboard box covered in just artwork and logos. The oil drum could be battered and made to look rusted like a piece of junk or industrial mining waste. It would also be pretty cheap to produce, like those tins of chocolates you buy at Xmas

Sexy calendar - The second idea I would like to expand on is the "Women of Borderlands" calendar idea. Calendars are something not many (if any) CE's have included in the past, and could be the niche item this edition needs to appeal to collectors. It could be about 12" square, and feature lots of sexy artwork or poses of the female characters from the game. It doesn't necessarily need to be functional, just sexy! - Maybe a calendar featuring future dates or fictional dates...