The pre-order from preferred EA partners expried on January 11. It included 4 in-garme items, a bonus character and a bonus mission. A year ago, I would have gotten this deal on Steam. Now EA is trying to break Steam's dominance in on-line sales, and the package wasn't available on Steam.
The Pre-order for Dragon Age II showed up on Steam today, and what did it include? Just a shield and a sword. So half the items, no character and no bonus DLC. Screw you, Bioware/EA! I'm not pressing that pre-order now button.
Think I'll wait for the super-saver version. I may not get to play Dragon Age II this spring; but by waiting I'll pay less than half price, and probably get all the DLC for free to boot.