World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Collectors Edition Announced Wilhelm Arcturus In addition to the WoW Classic launch date being announced there was also a news item about a World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition. WoW at Fifteen While the box won’t be available until early October, you can pre-order it today for $100, because of course you can. And when I say box, I mean box, as this appears to be focused on physical items. Things you get The list of items for the CE are: Ragnaros Statue Behold Ragnaros, he who is ancient when this world was young! Bow, mortals, before this 10+ inch immortalization of the Firelord himself. Onyxia Pin Add to your pin collection and adorn your home with the head of Onyxia, Broodmother of the Black Dragonflight. Map of Azeroth Mouse Pad Gaze upon the realms your character has explored these past 15 years while you prepare for the next adventure. Fine Art Prints Reach into Azeroth’s vivid past with eight frameable fine art prints. 30 Days of Game Time Extend your stay in Azeroth with 30 days of game time to aid you on your next adventure. Alabaster Mounts Take to the skies with these majestic alabaster mounts—living stone tributes to a pair of familiar flying creatures. Alabaster Stormtalon for Alliance characters Alabaster Thunderwing for Horde characters While I am fond of collector’s editions for WoW (I regret not getting the original one) I am not really big on physical items, save for maybe the sound track. At my age I am already carrying too much baggage when it comes to little nick nacks and dust collectors, so a ten inch tall Ragnaros doesn’t thrill me. The mounts… maybe. I’d prefer battle pets, but mounts are still good. The Anniversary Mounts But Blizz has me covered. If I want just the mounts, they will be available on their own in the Blizzard shop in August. If you buy them there then buy the CE you will get a $25 credit in the Blizzard store to cover the overlap. And if you don’t want to spend any money on this, Blizz has plans for in-game anniversary gifts for the 15th anniversary for all subscribers. We’ll get both a mount and a pet. Blizz had put up a video of them. So, in addition to WoW Classic, we have some things to look forward to later this year. http://bit.ly/2Hs357J

In addition to the WoW Classic launch date being announced there was also a news item about a World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition.

WoW at Fifteen

While the box won’t be available until early October, you can pre-order it today for $100, because of course you can.  And when I say box, I mean box, as this appears to be focused on physical items.

Things you get

The list of items for the CE are:

• Ragnaros Statue
  Behold Ragnaros, he who is ancient when this world was young! Bow, mortals, before this 10+ inch immortalization of the Firelord himself.
• Onyxia Pin
  Add to your pin collection and adorn your home with the head of Onyxia, Broodmother of the Black Dragonflight.
• Map of Azeroth Mouse Pad
  Gaze upon the realms your character has explored these past 15 years while you prepare for the next adventure.
• Fine Art Prints
  Reach into Azeroth’s vivid past with eight frameable fine art prints.
• 30 Days of Game Time
  Extend your stay in Azeroth with 30 days of game time to aid you on your next adventure.
• Alabaster Mounts
  Take to the skies with these majestic alabaster mounts—living stone tributes to a pair of familiar flying creatures.
  • Alabaster Stormtalon for Alliance characters
  • Alabaster Thunderwing for Horde characters

While I am fond of collector’s editions for WoW (I regret not getting the original one) I am not really big on physical items, save for maybe the sound track.  At my age I am already carrying too much baggage when it comes to little nick nacks and dust collectors, so a ten inch tall Ragnaros doesn’t thrill me.

The mounts… maybe.  I’d prefer battle pets, but mounts are still good.

The Anniversary Mounts

But Blizz has me covered.  If I want just the mounts, they will be available on their own in the Blizzard shop in August.  If you buy them there then buy the CE you will get a $25 credit in the Blizzard store to cover the overlap.

And if you don’t want to spend any money on this, Blizz has plans for in-game anniversary gifts for the 15th anniversary for all subscribers.  We’ll get both a mount and a pet.  Blizz had put up a video of them.

So, in addition to WoW Classic, we have some things to look forward to later this year.

 

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