I love that the digital version is available, I really do.
Unfortunately as a result of this, stores don't seem willing to do midnight releases for their product as there is a smaller number of people that want the box at midnight, because many are getting the digital deluxe edition.
Sucks for those of us that like to have at least one physical box, and the goodies it contains, as we can't get them until long after the servers are live.
**EDIT**
I'll add more now that I'm not on my tablet.
Yes I'm aware that this is not entirely Blizzard's fault, but they are largely contributing to it. The one thing that is 100% their fault is them making the street date (which retailers have to follow at risk of major fines) what it is. They could easily make it the day before without ANY harm, as the information is already on people's systems LONG in advance (in this case by about a month), and it would simply be activating the Warlords license on a given account (which is exactly the same thing as happens with the digital versions now).
I have multiple accounts, and already have the digital deluxe version on one account (check my achievements). I like having the physical version because of the mouse pad, art book, sound track cd, etc. There are a lot of goodies in these that I enjoy having.
In addition, I didn't get the MoP CE because I kept being told by retailers that they only received ones that had been pre-ordered. That was disappointing, and as a result I don't have a MoP physical box (still sad about that).
One easy way for Blizzard to keep us happy would be to offer within the Blizzard store a physical box as well, with it activating in advance on our account (the same way the digital version does). I don't even care if it costs more. I want the damn box.
And yea, it is a #firstworldproblem.
Also it should be noted, I'm NOT complaining that there is a digital version available, or that blizzard is selling a digital version. I don't want blizzard to stop selling the digital versions; that very notion is absurd.
I just don't want to feel like I'm being left out in the cold because I like having a physical box, which has NOTHING to do with having the physical media, and EVERYTHING to do with the other stuff you get in the box that you don't get with the digital copies.
Unfortunately as a result of this, stores don't seem willing to do midnight releases for their product as there is a smaller number of people that want the box at midnight, because many are getting the digital deluxe edition.
Sucks for those of us that like to have at least one physical box, and the goodies it contains, as we can't get them until long after the servers are live.
**EDIT**
I'll add more now that I'm not on my tablet.
Yes I'm aware that this is not entirely Blizzard's fault, but they are largely contributing to it. The one thing that is 100% their fault is them making the street date (which retailers have to follow at risk of major fines) what it is. They could easily make it the day before without ANY harm, as the information is already on people's systems LONG in advance (in this case by about a month), and it would simply be activating the Warlords license on a given account (which is exactly the same thing as happens with the digital versions now).
I have multiple accounts, and already have the digital deluxe version on one account (check my achievements). I like having the physical version because of the mouse pad, art book, sound track cd, etc. There are a lot of goodies in these that I enjoy having.
In addition, I didn't get the MoP CE because I kept being told by retailers that they only received ones that had been pre-ordered. That was disappointing, and as a result I don't have a MoP physical box (still sad about that).
One easy way for Blizzard to keep us happy would be to offer within the Blizzard store a physical box as well, with it activating in advance on our account (the same way the digital version does). I don't even care if it costs more. I want the damn box.
And yea, it is a #firstworldproblem.
Also it should be noted, I'm NOT complaining that there is a digital version available, or that blizzard is selling a digital version. I don't want blizzard to stop selling the digital versions; that very notion is absurd.
I just don't want to feel like I'm being left out in the cold because I like having a physical box, which has NOTHING to do with having the physical media, and EVERYTHING to do with the other stuff you get in the box that you don't get with the digital copies.