Kindly check the mail: Big Daddies are en route

so, people who have a figure that isn't broken can essentially call in and say theirs is, and get a 2nd one AND an artbook? Hell, can anybody call in and just say they have a broken Big Daddy, having only purchased the regular edition?

You forgot "would you"

Great Toy Story reference!

I downloaded the web-based art book, and must admit that my biggest motivation to play through the game was to witness some of the gruesome creatures displayed towards the back of that book. Don't get me wrong I thought BioShock was great...but after browsing through some of the art I expected that as I ventured further into Rapture the denizens would be more and more mutated and unrecognizable as humans.

Sadly, it was a huge disappointment to only face off against a few different looking citizens with the same canned attacks based on their specialty.

Would you kindly fix my daddy?

I got mine yesterday. It comes sandwiched in two soft styrofoam pads without being bound inside a action-figure-esque package like the original one. Seems to be looking good! The artbook is a little short, but not 8 pages short like some 'artbooks' that are released, and for a freebie can you really complain?

One neat thing in particular about the artbook is that in the forward by Ken Levine he lists all (or at least it appears to be all) of the artists on the two 2k teams and shares highlights about that person's contribution to the project, something art books should do a lot more. The content is smartly categorized and actually shows different iterations of the Bioshock logo... another thing you don't see in artbooks often.

All in all despite the crazy wait time this was a fantastic move on 2k's part and goes way beyond the call of duty for a broken drill bit. I'd have been content just with the artbook and healing the big daddy with some epoxy.

@russtophiles: So you gave your friend a broken Daddy? That's harsh...

Or everyone could be lucky like me and get a second broken Big Daddy in the mail. Needless to say I'm pretty ticked. I am not the only one from looking on the 2K Forums. It happens the same way, drill bit broken off and stuck inside the styrofoam packaging.

question for all who have gotten it. did you get it via ups, fedex, or just regular mail?

I hope mine comes, but I'm not holding my breath.

I signed up on the website the day it came out (23 Aug IIRC). I contacted 2K support in late October to see what the hold up ws and when I'd get my box. I contacted them right before New years, too. I was told I'd have to send in a photo of the broken Big Daddy with today's newspaper and my email address. I can't quite do that as I gave the broken tip one away as a trophy for a tournament.

IF I can track down the kid who won it and IF he will bring it to me for the photo, then MAYBE I'll get a fixed one. Anyone else had this run around?

I got mine, and I am really impressed with 2K for dojng this. I imagine it wasn't cheap! I really like the artbook, but I am a bit disappointed with the Big Daddy. While his drillbit isn't broken, he isn't painted as nicely as the original. It is almost like they rushed to get these out and forgot to pain a lot of the detail on this one. Granted, if I didn't have the first one to compare it to I would think this is the coolest thing ever. As is, though, I will be keeping both. One that is unbroken, and what that is ully painted...