Product pages have just gone live on Steam for both the regular and Digital Deluxe versions of Dragon Age: Origins, and it looks like those who pre-order from Steam will be getting a separate bonus item, the Wicked Oath ring, in addition to the Memory Band preorder bonus being offered by every retailer.
The Wicked Oath ring boosts your combat and damage abilities, and looks like it will be great for melee based characters. In contrast, the Direct 2 Drive unique preorder bonus was announced a while back as the Dalish Ring, which gives you health and health regeneration boosts, while GameStop is getting the Feral Wolf Charm which, in addition to giving you a health regeneration and armor bonus, apparently makes you 'enchanted by scantily clad witches'.
While the Steam page is live, at the time I wrote this you couldn't actually pre-order the game yet. Nevertheless, it's clear that the option will be coming soon. You can see the page for the regular version of the game here, while clicking here takes you to the Digital Deluxe version.
Which pre-order bonus most appeals to you? If you're getting the game, are you gonna nab the Digital Deluxe version, or stick with the regular one?
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7:40 PM on 10.15.2009
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I have 3-4 games I have to beg EA to use whenever I reinstall them (Mass Effect, ME DLC, Spore and Crysis Warhead).
The retail versions only have a disc check, no Securom and no needing to be connected to the internet, no limited installs. Steam version will have the standard Steam protection only.
http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=61665833&extid=Oct0909
This digital distribution future we are supposedly headed for has yet to show me it can overcome the need some of us have for collector's items.
• Adds to Stamina
• Adds to fire resist
• Adds to spirit resist
spent a good half hour to spot the littles differences between retailers...
but wanting it for PC and having a physical copy limits greatly the choices.
and living in canada, i'll get the game about a week later...
[giving me another week to play borderlands i guess...]
My order history still shows the DD purchase at $55.
Hmmm...