Skyrim On Sale In Australia : V - Skyrim

» Tue May 08, 2012 3:39 pm

oh god i [censored] have it!
the pc and ps3 versions.. what the [censored] am i doing here then!
i thought that the limited editions had the artbooks but they dont. but they have the game, a seperate steel case. a notebook, some small mousepad thingy or card? and a cloth map!
guys i feel sorry for those who cant get it yet i was in the same boat til 30 minutes ago. oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

My map is a paper map with a cloth texture. it is not cloth.

» Tue May 08, 2012 9:48 am

My map is a paper map with a cloth texture. it is not cloth.

Wish it had been a proper cloth map. As good a quality as the paper is, I don't see it lasting all that long. I still have the cloth map I got with BG2, and it's still in good condition after 10 years.

» Tue May 08, 2012 12:48 pm

I looked around and ironically had a frame just the right size for the map. :>

Yeah, picked mine up as soon as I saw word on the forums - just in time before the stores closed. Thanks guys ~

» Tue May 08, 2012 4:19 am

I'm very disappointed, not with Bethesda or EB, but with Steam. They could have at least allowed us to install the game, then wait for it to unlock at the predesignated time, just like with Battlefield 3. As it pans out, it would have been better if the street date had not been broken. This has just made the wait all the worse.

You can download the game off Steam since yesterday.

Question: Will Aussies have to wait for US timezones to enter 11/11 or is Steam going to unlock Skyrim for Australia before?

» Tue May 08, 2012 7:25 am

*sigh*

I hate how we normally follow the rules in Canada.

Sweden and Canada are too 'safe' to do anything like that. I hate safe countries.

(Btw been to Canada, its beautiful, so dont get me wrong!)

» Tue May 08, 2012 7:14 pm

Wish it had been a proper cloth map. As good a quality as the paper is, I don't see it lasting all that long. I still have the cloth map I got with BG2, and it's still in good condition after 10 years.

There is a much more detailed map printed on ordinary glossy paper In the Official Game Guide which of course will cost us A$50 or A$30 if purchased with the game — at EB Games, anyway. I think the Guide is a MUST have.

» Tue May 08, 2012 5:46 pm

You can download the game off Steam since yesterday.

Question: Will Aussies have to wait for US timezones to enter 11/11 or is Steam going to unlock Skyrim for Australia before?

We have to wait for America to reach 10/11 Midnight. About 4 and a half hours.

» Tue May 08, 2012 6:37 pm

There is a much more detailed map printed on ordinary glossy paper In the Official Game Guide which of course will cost us A$50 or A$30 if purchased with the game — at EB Games, anyway. I think the Guide is a MUST have.

Oh yeah. Got the guide when I picked up my preorder. Haven't looked at the detailed map yet as I want to go in eyes closed. Unfortunately my EB didn't have any of the hardcover ones, just the paperback.

» Tue May 08, 2012 9:24 am

We have to wait for America to reach 10/11 Midnight. About 4 and a half hours.

I hope you're right! Thanks.

» Tue May 08, 2012 7:33 pm

You can download the game off Steam since yesterday.

Hello Fame,

Yes, I know. But that, for me, kind of defeats the purpose of ordering the DVD version.

» Tue May 08, 2012 4:09 am

Oh yeah. Got the guide when I picked up my preorder. Haven't looked at the detailed map yet as I want to go in eyes closed. Unfortunately my EB didn't have any of the hardcover ones, just the paperback.

There was a hard cover edition?

» Tue May 08, 2012 5:20 am

Hello Fame,

Yes, I know. But that, for me, kind of defeats the purpose of ordering the DVD version.

Oh I misunderstood what you were saying, apologies.

» Tue May 08, 2012 10:24 am

Don't make the mistake I did. When Steam says I can't install Skyrim until the release date of the game, there is an option to Pre-load the game. I didn't know what Pre-load was but I gave it a crack. Turns out it's a download of the game from Steam and like a lot in Australia I have just a small monthly d/l allowance and crap internet speed. I aborted at 50% and opted to wait to install from the DVD.

So I obviously won't be playing for at least 4 more hours, after midnight. I really don't understand Steam's logic here. Why was Skyrim being downloaded when it could of been installing off the DVD later in the night?

» Tue May 08, 2012 1:08 pm

Me too. And Big W aren't being pricks, they've kept the embargo.

Bloody hell EB Games is awesome/makes me mad.

Fair enough. Thanks for the heads-up!

» Tue May 08, 2012 10:17 am

Don't make the mistake I did. When Steam says I can't install Skyrim until the release date of the game, there is an option to Pre-load the game. I didn't know what Pre-load was but I gave it a crack. Turns out it's a download of the game from Steam and like a lot in Australia I have just a small monthly d/l allowance and crap internet speed. I aborted at 50% and opted to wait to install from the DVD.

So I obviously won't be playing for at least 4 more hours, after midnight. I really don't understand Steam's logic here. Why was Skyrim being downloaded when it could of been installing off the DVD later in the night?

Ack. That svcks. However, if you still have data allowance left, you might as well continue since you're 50% through.

Plus the game isn't that large, really, I think it's about ~6GB.

» Tue May 08, 2012 3:21 pm

Oh I misunderstood what you were saying, apologies.

No, no need to apologise, I was more than likely being unclear (I think it happens a lot with me, not too sure

), your advice in any case is good for those who might want to possibly go down that route.

» Tue May 08, 2012 11:17 am

Ack. That svcks. However, if you still have data allowance left, you might as well continue since you're 50% through.

Plus the game isn't that large, really, I think it's about ~6GB.

Fame: Too late now, I aborted. Steam warns that data obtained so far will be deleted.

» Tue May 08, 2012 3:40 am

Got it today

I love Australia!

» Tue May 08, 2012 5:52 pm

getting it tomorrow, im getting off school early just to get it aha

» Tue May 08, 2012 7:16 am

There was a hard cover edition?

I thought I read somewhere on the forums that there was, but don't quote me on it. They had hardcover editions for MW3 and Uncharted, so why not Skyrim?

» Tue May 08, 2012 9:57 am

I thought I read somewhere on the forums that there was, but don't quote me on it. They had hardcover editions for MW3 and Uncharted, so why not Skyrim?

i got a hard cover version

it came with a leather diary and the map and some cards and your regular cd case and a special hard metalic style case

» Tue May 08, 2012 6:37 pm

A hardcover edition would have been most appropriate for this game. Much like the WoW hardcover atlas that came out a few years ago. I'd be spitting chips if my EB had run out by the time I got there. Apparently my soft cover one was the second last they had!

--edit--

Just read Sir UnderTow's reply:

/cocks shotgun

» Tue May 08, 2012 6:42 pm

I have my copy now

stupid steamworks

» Tue May 08, 2012 5:43 am

Dude I love you so much. I originally wasn't able to get Skryim until tomorrow afternoon. But then I called up my EB games after reading this, found out they were selling it and got the game. Been playing it for about two hours and it is [censored] AMAZING!!

» Tue May 08, 2012 1:36 pm

Waiting for Steam and midnight is such a PITA.

At 10:30pm Steam is still locking me out. So I guess they are serious about forcing us to wait until 12:01am 11:11:11.

Ack! I just thought: Steam does know we are on daylight saving, I hope. True time would add another hour to my wait?

So it's 80 minutes or 140 I still have to fill. Dontcha just hate DRM?

.... A few hands of Solitaire will have to do.