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NekoHime Apr 17, 2014 @ 8:21am
What's special about the steam special edition?
Pardon me for asking, but I can't find any information on this. I'm torn between the 2-pack the 4-pack and the Special edition.
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Rak72 Apr 17, 2014 @ 8:26am 
According to the e-mail I got from Kalypso this morning:


The pre-purchase of the digital version on STEAM is also going to start in a few hours. You can choose between the Standard Edition and the Steam Special Edition, which includes a new ‘Isla de Vapor’ map and a costume for your avatar as well as the digital “Guide through Tropico Island” (PDF file).

Upon pre-ordering you will receive a 10% discount. Plus, you’ll get additional goodies, based on a tier-system depending on the overall number of STEAM pre-orders.

A little more detail from Steam would have been nice. It would also be nice to know what is the difference between the "packs".
Last edited by Rak72; Apr 17, 2014 @ 8:28am
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MasterEggplant Apr 17, 2014 @ 8:28am 
Well, I don't think an island, a costume and a guide are really worth the extra 7 dollars.
I really do hope they updated the store page so I can be sure wether or not those are the only features of the special edition.
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🐺-Wolferatus-🐺 Apr 17, 2014 @ 9:30am 
its not only not worth the extra money because the retail get the Day 1 without any charge and its cheaper then the steam version
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Siight Apr 17, 2014 @ 10:39am 
Yeah I got mine from GMG for 29$. They have the 10% off as everyone else, but they also have a 20% coupon (H4MPE-8PVAK-7BJER). And it's redeemed on steam. Lots of deals. I loved T4, so grabbed this one.
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NekoHime Apr 17, 2014 @ 10:42am 
I got mine from someone who bought a 4-pack, in exchange for 8 Team Fortress 2 keys. A mere $19.48!
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pih Apr 17, 2014 @ 11:43am 
will you still get the preorder bonus if you get the game from someone else who bought 4-pack?
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NekoHime Apr 17, 2014 @ 11:46am 
No idea. But I'm pretty sure the DLC isn't going to cost $10, and I already own Omerta and Tropico 4. It was labeled in my inventory as a "Pre-order copy" so I think I'll get at least tier 2, assuming we reach it.
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pih Apr 17, 2014 @ 11:50am 
okay, thanks!
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***** Apr 17, 2014 @ 12:10pm 
Originally posted by I.R. Dianetics:
Having SE info on the store page would be nice.
They just want your money, not you to read the description as it might be interpreted as a promise. Just make yourself to feel "Special", that should be enough for the few extra bucks, right?
Last edited by *****; Apr 17, 2014 @ 12:11pm
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Lцсᶖаᶇ º¹ Apr 17, 2014 @ 1:18pm 
Day 0 DLC. Same as other games.
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NekoHime Apr 17, 2014 @ 1:25pm 
Originally posted by *****:
Originally posted by I.R. Dianetics:
Having SE info on the store page would be nice.
They just want your money, not you to read the description as it might be interpreted as a promise. Just make yourself to feel "Special", that should be enough for the few extra bucks, right?

Wow it's almost like they're a business.

I love how everyone seems to hate socialism and communism yet every other post on these forums is "They just want your money".

No duh. That's how CAPITALISM works. If you didn't want this, you should have supported the Soviet Union during the Cold War. So we would all be living under golorious communism state.

Seriously people, you people do realize these things cost money to make right? That these people have lives and families they need to support, and they kind of need to eat? A game like this can easily cost over a million to produce.

Yeah that's right. Selling 30000 copies is breaking EVEN, and that's ignoring what Steam takes, what the publisher takes and so on. Marketing, blah, blah, blah.

My point is. These things cost money, and no amount of whining on a forum is going to change that. For crying out loud, the 4 pack is 30 bucks a copy. That's half of what most new releases go for.
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MasterEggplant Apr 17, 2014 @ 1:49pm 
Originally posted by Mori:
Originally posted by *****:
They just want your money, not you to read the description as it might be interpreted as a promise. Just make yourself to feel "Special", that should be enough for the few extra bucks, right?

Wow it's almost like they're a business.

I love how everyone seems to hate socialism and communism yet every other post on these forums is "They just want your money".

No duh. That's how CAPITALISM works. If you didn't want this, you should have supported the Soviet Union during the Cold War. So we would all be living under golorious communism state.

Seriously people, you people do realize these things cost money to make right? That these people have lives and families they need to support, and they kind of need to eat? A game like this can easily cost over a million to produce.

Yeah that's right. Selling 30000 copies is breaking EVEN, and that's ignoring what Steam takes, what the publisher takes and so on. Marketing, blah, blah, blah.

My point is. These things cost money, and no amount of whining on a forum is going to change that. For crying out loud, the 4 pack is 30 bucks a copy. That's half of what most new releases go for.


Good insparational speech but umm the only reason the special edition details aren't posted is because of Easter. They even stated so on their facebook, once they will have their full staff back they will correct it.
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NekoHime Apr 17, 2014 @ 2:06pm 
Originally posted by MasterEggplant:

Good insparational speech but umm the only reason the special edition details aren't posted is because of Easter. They even stated so on their facebook, once they will have their full staff back they will correct it.

They probably should posted that on steam, but hey there's a legit reason now! Yay!

Now one of us should probably find that post and post it to the discussion board for other people to see.
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la_nague Apr 17, 2014 @ 2:12pm 
Its special ripoff for europeans and australians?
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***** Apr 18, 2014 @ 7:47am 
Originally posted by Mori:
Originally posted by *****:
They just want your money, not you to read the description as it might be interpreted as a promise. Just make yourself to feel "Special", that should be enough for the few extra bucks, right?

Wow it's almost like they're a business.

I love how everyone seems to hate socialism and communism yet every other post on these forums is "They just want your money".

In consistency with the OP, the text was about missing such an essential information as what you get for your money, not that they want money in the first place.

Originally posted by MasterEggplant:
Good insparational speech but umm the only reason the special edition details aren't posted is because of Easter.

The Easters could not work as an excuse. It just shows how incompetent/ignorant/bad planning/non-customer oriented the company is that they fail to provide such a basic thing like why they want your money and what they offer you for them. Basically, the information should be prepared in advance and should occured on the page not later than the Purchase buttons.
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