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[blaidfiste]

Eh?  Usually when I'm looking forward to a game and I have the money, I pre-order.  The bonuses don't matter.  I don't get this guy's rage.

 

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Maybe you have too much money and don't care if your purchase will be a success or failure?

[Liamv2]

He's mad because the bonuses are getting more and more integral to the game not about preordering itself. Cutting out large chunks of the game for pre order only. It's a disgrace and the idea of Gamestop exclusive gameplay horrifies me.

[DEUGH Man]

As a consumer, I know that I and the retailer are the only ones who benefit from getting a 60 dollar game used for 25 dollars. I can't blame game companies for wanting to make as much money as they can from their huge investments. I see these extras as a thanks to customers for taking a chance rather than an insult to a customer who really wasn't going to help them anyways. You can never be sure if you are going to truly enjoy a purchase.

[EarthboundNess]

Yup. They're just getting more and more daring with the shenanigans they're trying to pull. That Alien Isolation thing is absolutely ridiculous, to the point that I'd feel a little bad even purchasing it now and not upholding my convictions, as much as I'm looking forward to the game.

 

Besides, 'poison' is a pretty apt metaphor. As I'm sure my 360 will testify, having had a day one copy of Aliens: Colonial Marines put in its disk drive.

[Elhanan]

Sorry, but as an independent consumer, I choose what and how I make purchases; not popularity, culture, etc. While I do not commonly pre-order games, Bioware has presented a couple of exceptions, and have no reason to watch this vid.

[Gravisanimi]

I only pre-order games I know I will want to play even if others think it sucks.

And by others, I mean every major Western Hemisphere game reviewer.

[Cyonan]

Thank god for Jim.

 

Personally I don't see much point in pre-ordering, especially if you're buying digital as it's not like Steam is going to run out of copies.

 

The general issue that I do have with companies is that they continually try to screw those who choose not to pre-order something in hopes of forcing them into doing so. Those attempts just become more and more anti-consumer all the time, and now they're talking about cutting out actual content from the game and withholding it from anybody who doesn't pre-order.

 

So yeah, screw those people.

[bmwcrazy]

Maybe you have too much money and don't care if your purchase will be a success or failure?

 

Does this also apply to those who have given money to the Kickstarter projects?

[Spongeman93]

I personaly think that pre ordering bonus or rewards is bad myself,Dont get me wrong I do it but I dont say "dont do it its evil"I just think its a bad marketing practice. Mostly because of games like rome 2 or Two worlds or recently Sacred 3. Those games where like "these games are awesome!want more awesome stuff? Pre order today!" and then the game was bad

[CronoDragoon]

If I know I'm buying day one without looking at reviews, then I might as well preorder and get a few small bonuses.

 

Why would I buy day one? Because there are certain series and developers that I like enough that I want to form my own opinion about the new game without listening to whatever the internet hivemind tells me.

[blaidfiste]

If I know I'm buying day one without looking at reviews, then I might as well preorder and get a few small bonuses.

 

Why would I buy day one? Because there are certain series and developers that I like enough that I want to form my own opinion about the new game without listening to whatever the internet hivemind tells me.

Exactly.  And if I'm not interested in a game on release day, it doesn't matter what pre-order bonus they offer.  I'm not getting it.

[Aaleel]

I used to pre-order games, mostly because there were games that I wanted to play day one and the store I got my games from didn't get hard copies of PC games unless they were pre-ordered.  Now with Digital downloads, discount sites that have sales on games pretty soon after release there really is no reason to fork over $60.00 before I see the product.

 

I remember after DA2 I didn't pre-order ME3.  I ended up getting the game for cheap after release, and all the pre-order stuff, the art book, soundtrack, hoodie, robotic dog, etc, I got for $5 as a digital deluxe upgrade. So what reason was there to pre-order?

 

Now if this Alien: Isolation thing is true, as much as I love anything Aliens, I will not be buying that game pre-order or otherwise, that's absolute BS.  Here I thought Javik and Sebastian were bad.

[Voxr]

Exactly.  And if I'm not interested in a game on release day, it doesn't matter what pre-order bonus they offer.  I'm not getting it.

Same here.

[Gravisanimi]

When I was younger(i.e.:No job), I would preorder because it allowed me to put a down payment and just add to it later, so I wouldn't be stupid and not forget to save money for it.

[slimgrin]

If you pre-order from a good company, you support a good company. Just don't pre-order from bad companies. It's that simple.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Does this also apply to those who have given money to the Kickstarter projects?

 

That is even more riskier and stupid.

[KaiserShep]

I typically don't pre-order, though it's mainly because I'm in no danger of the product being unavailable when it's released, but I'm not really opposed to doing it in general, because if I intend to get the game upon release no matter what, I might as well just pay for it now if I can afford it. I trust that BioWare will still exist for the next few months, and I have faith that they'll give me a game that I like, so whatevs.

 

That is even more riskier and stupid.

 

Why is that stupid?

[Ren Roche]

Reminds me of this

 

 

 

Honestly, it's not worth it unless you trust the developer. I usually wait for reviews, look up what people say in Steam forum and get it on sale. If I really want the game I buy it a few days after release.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Why is that stupid?

 

Because of the number of failed or scam KAPs.

[Voxr]

Does Alien: Isolation even have to do anything with Ellen Ripley, I thought it was her daughter? I get  the anti-pre order crowd and I agree that pre order bonuses are getting out of hand. But in the specific case of A:I, I agree that it's nonsense but It doesn't seem that bad compared to what other games have pulled. Metro Last Light and the ranger mode fiasco.........

 

That being said I still preorder games from time to time and the bonuses hardly ever interest me. I just do it because I would have gotten it at day one anyway. But I suppose I'm part of "the problem".

 

 But we should remember that as consumers our actions have consequences

 

[Ridwan]

Don't pre-order folks, unless you really have faith in the company won't screw you over. Only game I've pre-ordered this year is Witcher 3.