Retailers only offering 3 day head start for pre-order?

Gorilla

People like Amazon and Green Man are only offering a 3 day head start on their pre-orders. Is this simply a slip up between publisher and retailer or actually a different deal? I can't imagine Amazon et. al. being too pleased if they are not able to offer the same package as the publisher direct as it will certainly cut into their sales.

killion81

Zenimax makes less profit if you don't purchase from them directly.  Maybe the number of head start days are proportional to the percentage of the purchase price that is profit going to Zenimax.  You buy from Amazon, Amazon gets a cut too.  You buy from Zenimax, Zenimax gets everything.

Gorilla

Possibly though I'd have thought unlikely.

What about the boxed editions too? If you want the funky statue it's probably a safer bet to go to a retailer that has infrastructure to get it into your hands promptly but with only a 3 day head start. I'm thinking that its possibly a mistake though of course could be quite mistaken.

fistorm

Standard edition gets ONLY 3 days.

 

Collector edition Buyers get 5 days.

Gorilla

Originally posted by fistorm

Standard edition gets ONLY 3 days.

 

Collector edition Buyers get 5 days.

Ahh that makes sense. As retail is not listing collectors edition yet that would explain things.

Gorilla

Originally posted by fistorm

Standard edition gets ONLY 3 days.

 

Collector edition Buyers get 5 days.

Actually that does not appear to be the case (on the UK store at least). The Digital Standard Edition is offered with 5 days head start when bought direct.

stragen001

Originally posted by Gorilla

Originally posted by fistorm

Standard edition gets ONLY 3 days.

 

Collector edition Buyers get 5 days.

Actually that does not appear to be the case (on the UK store at least). The Digital Standard Edition is offered with 5 days head start when bought direct.

THIS

If you buy from them direct you get 5 days. If you buy from another retailer you get 3 days

darkscent

Originally posted by stragen001

Originally posted by Gorilla

Originally posted by fistorm

Standard edition gets ONLY 3 days.

 

Collector edition Buyers get 5 days.

Actually that does not appear to be the case (on the UK store at least). The Digital Standard Edition is offered with 5 days head start when bought direct.

THIS

If you buy from them direct you get 5 days. If you buy from another retailer you get 3 days

Nop you get the 5 days with the Imperial edition 3 days with the standard edition. 12game.com it says so in the description.

Link down below:

http://www.12game.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-ce

Entinerint

Originally posted by darkscent

Originally posted by stragen001

Originally posted by Gorilla

Originally posted by fistorm

Standard edition gets ONLY 3 days.

 

Collector edition Buyers get 5 days.

Actually that does not appear to be the case (on the UK store at least). The Digital Standard Edition is offered with 5 days head start when bought direct.

THIS

If you buy from them direct you get 5 days. If you buy from another retailer you get 3 days

Nop you get the 5 days with the Imperial edition 3 days with the standard edition. 12game.com it says so in the description.

Link down below:

http://www.12game.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-ce

Correct, I ordered my Imp edition from Gamestop and got 5 days.  Would have ordered from ZOS direct but their store never seems to work properly for me, always get a 500 internal server error.

deakon

Originally posted by Gorilla

Possibly though I'd have thought unlikely.

What about the boxed editions too? If you want the funky statue it's probably a safer bet to go to a retailer that has infrastructure to get it into your hands promptly but with only a 3 day head start. I'm thinking that its possibly a mistake though of course could be quite mistaken.

 

You can only buy the digital edition from them directly, the version of the CE that you order from them is a bit cheaper (£69 v £89) and you only get the digital items (mount, race, rings etc) not the book or figure etc

deakon

Originally posted by darkscent

Originally posted by stragen001

Originally posted by Gorilla

Originally posted by fistorm

Standard edition gets ONLY 3 days.

 

Collector edition Buyers get 5 days.

Actually that does not appear to be the case (on the UK store at least). The Digital Standard Edition is offered with 5 days head start when bought direct.

THIS

If you buy from them direct you get 5 days. If you buy from another retailer you get 3 days

Nop you get the 5 days with the Imperial edition 3 days with the standard edition. 12game.com it says so in the description.

Link down below:

http://www.12game.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-ce

The OP is saying that you get 5 days no matter what edition you buy when ordering from ZoS direct, retailers it seems to be imp edition only

muffins89

Originally posted by stragen001

Originally posted by Gorilla

Originally posted by fistorm

Standard edition gets ONLY 3 days.

 

Collector edition Buyers get 5 days.

Actually that does not appear to be the case (on the UK store at least). The Digital Standard Edition is offered with 5 days head start when bought direct.

THIS

If you buy from them direct you get 5 days. If you buy from another retailer you get 3 days

I purchased from a retailer and got 5 days.