Steam: Dragon Age: Origins pre-purchase

Today you can pre-purchase Dragon Age: Origins on Steam, but are the prices fair?

Standard Edition:

US: $49.99

UK: £29.99 (3% lower than US)

EU: 49.99€ (49% higher than US)

Digital Deluxe Edition:

US: $54.99

UK: £39.99 (18% higher than US)

EU: 54.99€ (48% higher than US)

Well as you can see the prices are unfair. UK has the Standard edition cheaper by 3% but that’s it. The better option is probably buying it at Direct2Drive for £29.95(Standard Edition) or £39.95(Digital Deluxe). Here’s the list of the bonus items you will get if you pre-purchase the Standard Edition or Digital Deluxe:

Standard Edition:

The Wicked Oath

• Adds +10% to critical strike damage
• Improves armor penetration by 2
• Adds +1 to combat stamina regeneration

The Memory Band

• Adds +1% to XP
• Adds one skill point

Blood Dragon Armor

• Grants exceptional protection in combat

• Armor will be usable in BioWare’s upcoming science fiction epic, Mass Effect 2

The Stone Prisoner

• A powerful new party member to aid in the epic quest to save Ferelden from the Blight
• New areas, including the troubled village of Honnleath
• New achievements, items, and unique insights into the Dragon Age: Origins storyline

Digital Deluxe Edition:

The Wicked Oath

• Adds +10% to critical strike damage
• Improves armor penetration by 2
• Adds +1 to combat stamina regeneration

The Memory Band

• Adds +1% to XP
• Adds one skill point

Bergen’s Honor

• Adds +2 to armor

• Adds a lot to physical resistance (+25)

• Adds to attack (+6)

Final Reason

• Adds to damage. Making it do as much as the Dragonbone staves

• Adds considerably to spellpower
• Adds a good chunk to fire damage

Warden’s Keep

• New quests – discover what really happened to the Grey Wardens of old and what led to their expulsion from Ferelden
• New features – a base of operations with party storage. Inventory full? Stash new items as well as loot from the main Dragon Age: Origins campaign

• New items and abilities – talents and spells from the Power of Blood school, unique achievements, and powerful items including a set of Grey Warden Commander armor

Digital Soundtrack

• Includes a collection of tracks from the score of Dragon Age: Origins

Wallpapers

• Includes a collection of wallpapers for your desktop background

Blood Dragon Armor

• Grants exceptional protection in combat

• Armor will be usable in BioWare’s upcoming science fiction epic, Mass Effect 2

The Stone Prisoner

• A powerful new party member to aid in the epic quest to save Ferelden from the Blight
• New areas, including the troubled village of Honnleath
• New achievements, items, and unique insights into the Dragon Age: Origins storyline