[krycek]

well folks, I recieved some interesting( to me anyweay) news today. So after work i duck into my local (and regular ) EB shop, greet the same guy that i always see, prepare to put a pre-order on hots; only to discover that there is no allocated collectors edition and even more surprising was that the release date is slated for 2011, with him mumbling that void is 2012/13. Now as im a zerg and i know the guy i asked him to ensure my order for the standard was switched over to the ce as soon as it is available on EB's system.

Now the question is; i heard that there WAS a CE for Hots and that it would be a 2012 release.

could somne shed some light please........

[NvPinder]

there is no way in hell HotS is getting released 2011. It isnt even in beta yet.

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Synizta:

Exactly. i'd say HotS realease will be 'bout 7 odd months after the beta starts.

[krycek]

thats wat i said, then added "hell, this is Blizzard we talking bout XD"

[VB_WhiplashJC]

I'd say it's a placeholder so they can take your preorder money now.

[SuperHero]

Originally Posted by VB_WhiplashJC

I'd say it's a placeholder so they can take your preorder money now.

Bingo. Pre-orders are basically 'we want your money now for a product that will come in sometime in the future'

also, anyone who things pre-ordering a game is a guarantee that they will get it on release date is fooling themselves. read the fine print of the terms and conditions of pre-ordering and it basically says if you don't get your order too bad.

[Aean(:]

title so misleading TT and blizzard says HotS will be released some time in 2012 anyway.

[neon]

Yeah this thread did not deliver exactly what I was hoping, haha.

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TcaTX:

Ditto

[cruxis]

And considering it's now November, they would have already had to start making units to sell, which would mean a confirmed date, which would be posted all over the internet.

Why would you even listen to an EB employee? They're not gamers, they're sales(wo)men.

[sRFullstop]

Yeah I think there is a CE for HotS; it said on TL. There is no way that it will be released in 2011 though.

[Cyanide]

thread title conned me. at least make it a question. -_-;
Diablo 3 will come before HoTs anyway, so expect to wait a long time. And as TAJPMoney mentioned, Hots isn't even on beta yet.

[TABjornbrandr]

I work for an Australian electronics retailer (Don't really want to say which one due to extremely strict company rules regarding internet posts) but most POS will have a temporary release date on any product that has not been given a definite release.
Happened for me with Fear 3 and even SC2 when it was release. The database had an availability date that was there simply so that it could be considered an orderable item.