Exclusive WAR in-game item to be released with C&C: Red Alert 3
by James Egan 
Sep 2nd 2008 at 8:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Business models, Warhammer Online, News items
So you're one of the lucky few -- well one of 60,000 anyway -- who got your hands on the Warhammer Online Collector's Edition, and without any of the order snags people have been reporting. Well congratulations! You've got the Greenskin miniature, the graphic novel, the art book, the virtual items and the exclusive quests. So now you can sit back and relax, secure in the knowledge that you have the most badass collection of Warhammer Online gear ever assembled, both in-game and out.... right?
Actually, wrong. For the Warhammer Online player who simply must have everything, there's one more step to go as it turns out. There's another exclusive in-game item called "Korssar's Helm" that allows you to transform into a bear. The catch? You need to order, or pre-order, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 to get the WAR item...
We're not sure how well this will sit with Warhammer Online CE owners, but we'd be remiss if we didn't at least toss this out there. WAAAGH! Hammer reports that Electronic Arts is doing this as part of a cross-promotional deal, and links to the C&C pre-order page at Gamestop to back it up. (We've noticed that the standard Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 box comes with Korssar's Helm as well, so it's not necessary to shell out for the C&C Premier Edition if you really want the WAR item.) We suspect that the news will be turning some screams of "Waaagh!" to just "Aaagh!", but does this sort of thing really matter to you? Is this frustrating to you as a Warhammer Online CE buyer?
[Thanks, Zak.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Waboose said on 8:21PM 9-02-2008
Meh, that's a neat little item but it's not motivation for this CE holder (soon to be) go and buy a game I won't have any time to play...
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Tony said on 9:28PM 9-02-2008
Don't forget that cloak they were giving out at Gamer's Day. A handful of them were going for $200+ on eBay for a while.
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Skooch said on 9:32PM 9-02-2008
This doesn't bother me. As a CE preorder I knew exactly what I was getting when I purchased it. If anything this is a bonus. I don't know about that game, but if it looks good I might as well get it too. If not I'll probably get it and give/sell/trade it to a friend who wants it.
I would only be mad if they took something away from the CE and then said we had to get this C&C in order to get it.
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Auntie said on 11:01PM 9-03-2008
I've buy a CE, I feel very angry to this new promotional plan of EA!!
This helm is much more interesting than any item i got from CE! How come this helm is not included in CE but C&C? Is C&C much more valuable/superior than my CE?
I'm deeply mad & i'll send complain email to EA this 2 days. It is unforgivable that the C&C user got something better than CE player!!!!!!
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blade said on 5:39AM 9-03-2008
Only PC Version of RA3 or also xbox360 version?
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Lars Petersson said on 6:16AM 9-03-2008
Personally I don't give a monkey's...
I might buy C&C if I'm feeling flush at the time but otherwise, so what...?
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Wispur said on 8:28AM 9-03-2008
This is pretty much the way I feel too. I'm getting what I paid for. (Assuming my collector's edition is at the store when I go there.) I didn't pay for this C&C thing, so no loss to me.
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ScytheNoire said on 8:54AM 9-03-2008
Also, besides the Skaven cloak already mentioned, there's an item with the new Warhammer Online Ideazon Zboard.
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Auriea said on 9:36AM 9-03-2008
There is also the WAR Z-board item.
Turning into a bear may be neat, depending on how it is implemented I may have to shell out for it.
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Solice said on 4:45PM 9-03-2008
I am a CE holder too and I agree with what has been said above. But what if we changed the question?
How would you feel if .... EA offered a special mount, if you sent them a check for $30?
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