Why do people pre-order games?
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seriously ? a skin , a theme , an avatar , a soundtrack ? those are all poor deals. to just sucker you in to invest in the game. so do yourself and the industry a favour and dont pre-order. these bonuses are not reason enough to pre-order if the games turns out to be not goodxshadowscreamx said:
Seeing that it is from TotalBuscuit, your post just lost any credibility to me. Problem with him is that he gives his opinion on a game, and the people who praise him unconditionally will take his opinion as fact and bash a game just because he doesn't like it without having ever trying it or attempting to think for themselves. So anyone who gives a reason to why something is good or bad, or why you should/shouldn't preorder games and just leave a link to one of his videos, I ignore it completely.mohit9206 said:
But anyway, judging from the rest of your post, I'm guessing it is about how by preordering you are buying crap and showing that people will pay for crap? To go with my above remarks, did you even read my original post? I'm going to buy the game on launch anyway. If reviews say it is bad or not. All reviews are opinions, so who are they to say if a game is bad or not? My taste seem to be a lot different anyway. For example, I won't touch another BioWare game again since they are some of the most bland and boring games I've ever played (Mass Effect [1], Dragon Age: Origins). On the other hand, I really enjoyed BlackSite: Area 51, Dirge of Cerberus, Brink, Rage, and other games people say are horrible. Only game I ever preordered that I disliked was Zombie Driver.
So are you just sitting around on this thread to attack anyone who doesn't agree withmohit9206 said:
I can think of a few reasons to pre-order.
Just recently, Fire Emblem: Awakening came out and I sincerely wish I had been able to pre-order that game due to the extremely limited release. This same logic applies to many games that are likely to see a limited release; you pre-order them so you know that there will be one in stock just for you on the release date.
Also, these days there seem to be a lot of pre-order perks. Most of these are purely fluff like an extra gun or a piece of physical merchandise. These are mostly BS perks but I can see why some people would fall for it. Hell, I still own the Scribblenauts hat.
Mostly, pre-ordering should be done to circumvent any possible lack of stock. It should also be done with the utmost caution as, like the OP said, you don't have the benefit of user reviews.
Best way to hedge your bets with pre-orders? Only pre-order games that are re-releases.
Just recently, Fire Emblem: Awakening came out and I sincerely wish I had been able to pre-order that game due to the extremely limited release. This same logic applies to many games that are likely to see a limited release; you pre-order them so you know that there will be one in stock just for you on the release date.
Also, these days there seem to be a lot of pre-order perks. Most of these are purely fluff like an extra gun or a piece of physical merchandise. These are mostly BS perks but I can see why some people would fall for it. Hell, I still own the Scribblenauts hat.
Mostly, pre-ordering should be done to circumvent any possible lack of stock. It should also be done with the utmost caution as, like the OP said, you don't have the benefit of user reviews.
Best way to hedge your bets with pre-orders? Only pre-order games that are re-releases.
Oh no, I have to first be interested in the game (in case you though I was just preordering anything that came with an art book) and then, be absolutely certain I am going to enjoy the game first before I dare even think about preordering it. The last time I did that was with Mortal Kombat boy did I get burned with that art book *sigh* Hence why I rarely even take the art book bate these days seeing how most of the time it?s 15 pages of not a whole lot.mohit9206 said:
Sometimes the pre-order bonuses are really good. With Ni no Kuni, I got the Wizard's Companion Book. Hell yeah! At least, I think that was a pre-order bonus.
Also, I can only read a tiny amount of Japanese so I will probably have to find someone to read it to me. Still, I believe that it completely justified the pre-order.
Also, I can only read a tiny amount of Japanese so I will probably have to find someone to read it to me. Still, I believe that it completely justified the pre-order.
There are a small handful of duds every now and then that aren't as great as I may like, but with few exceptions, the pre-loading for PC games is worth the risk by itself. The random pre-order skins/weapons/whatever they offer will be on steam for a few dollars if the game was any good later on, so that's not an issue.
To simply put it, I am a sucker for those special/ limited (figures, special game case, OST CD and etc) editions that you can get ONLY if you preorder.
Most of the time the preorder has been justify (by all means I won't preorder if if the total cost is alot like if the preorder come with a statue with it).
Most of the time the preorder has been justify (by all means I won't preorder if if the total cost is alot like if the preorder come with a statue with it).
To guarantee a copy, and sometimes to get a pre-order bonus. I also like the feeling that the game is already purchased, and I don't have to worry about it that anymore. I also do it to show support.
That being said, I rarely pre-order to due lack of money. Also, since most of what I play are JRPGs, the game has already been out in Japan for some time before getting announced, so I have a bit more to go off of besides just trailers and demos. When I pre-ordered Tales of Graces f, I already knew pretty much what to expect, in terms of game play, when I got it. It also came with a pre-order bonus when I got it from Gamestop. I was adamant about pre-ordering it because I really wanted to help to show that there was an audience for Tales games here in the States, in hopes of getting more localisations.
Also, not every game is available on digital distribution, many games are physical only, so yeah, limited stock is still a completely legitimate excuse.
That being said, I rarely pre-order to due lack of money. Also, since most of what I play are JRPGs, the game has already been out in Japan for some time before getting announced, so I have a bit more to go off of besides just trailers and demos. When I pre-ordered Tales of Graces f, I already knew pretty much what to expect, in terms of game play, when I got it. It also came with a pre-order bonus when I got it from Gamestop. I was adamant about pre-ordering it because I really wanted to help to show that there was an audience for Tales games here in the States, in hopes of getting more localisations.
Also, not every game is available on digital distribution, many games are physical only, so yeah, limited stock is still a completely legitimate excuse.
I used to pre-order games, when physical copies were the only copies of games. It was inevitable that stores wouldn't get enough supply to meet the demand for big releases, and I wanted to ensure a copy on release day. Made sense back then.
I also used to pre-order games if they had something cool as a pre-order bonus. Best Buy in particular used to give out nifty stuff for pre-orders like t-shirts. I still have t-shirts for Max Payne 2, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and a few other games that I got as bonuses from them.
The thing is, though... back then, pre-ordering a game was just $5. These days it should be called pre-buying. Back then, I could put $5, then pay the rest upon release. If it turns out the game is a flop, I'd only have to eat a $5 loss - no biggie - and I'd get to keep all the stuff that came in the pre-order bonus package. Hell, you could have probably made back the $5 loss by selling the pre-order stuff on E-Bay or whatever back then. I'm sure someone out there would have paid $5 for a Max Payne 2 shirt.
These days I rarely pre-order, since I don't like the idea of pre-buying. I still do it from time to time, but I restrict it to releases that I'm fairly certain of the quality. Despite my massive fanboyism toward the Aliens series, I didn't pre-buy A:CM. I did, however, put money down on a copy of StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm because I'm fairly certain of what level of quality I can expect. I try to choose it on a case-by-case basis, rather than just pre-ordering/buying everything I'm interested in. It would take some seriously awesome pre-order/buy bonuses to get me to go that route. Bonuses that are unlikely to exist, 'cause it's the t-shirts and stuff from the 90's/early 00's that I personally miss.
I also used to pre-order games if they had something cool as a pre-order bonus. Best Buy in particular used to give out nifty stuff for pre-orders like t-shirts. I still have t-shirts for Max Payne 2, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and a few other games that I got as bonuses from them.
The thing is, though... back then, pre-ordering a game was just $5. These days it should be called pre-buying. Back then, I could put $5, then pay the rest upon release. If it turns out the game is a flop, I'd only have to eat a $5 loss - no biggie - and I'd get to keep all the stuff that came in the pre-order bonus package. Hell, you could have probably made back the $5 loss by selling the pre-order stuff on E-Bay or whatever back then. I'm sure someone out there would have paid $5 for a Max Payne 2 shirt.
These days I rarely pre-order, since I don't like the idea of pre-buying. I still do it from time to time, but I restrict it to releases that I'm fairly certain of the quality. Despite my massive fanboyism toward the Aliens series, I didn't pre-buy A:CM. I did, however, put money down on a copy of StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm because I'm fairly certain of what level of quality I can expect. I try to choose it on a case-by-case basis, rather than just pre-ordering/buying everything I'm interested in. It would take some seriously awesome pre-order/buy bonuses to get me to go that route. Bonuses that are unlikely to exist, 'cause it's the t-shirts and stuff from the 90's/early 00's that I personally miss.
For me it's a case of availibility. I like a lot of games that don't get a lot of devoted shelf space if they get any at all and sometimes it's the only way to get them. For example, I preordered Etrian Oddesay 4 recently because a dungeon crawler grindfest probably won't be around even on launch week, let alone 2 months from mow. I din't preorder Metal GEar Risging because I'm reasonably sure there will be copies to spare. So yeah, I preorder primarely for niche titles, limited editions (if the goods are there), anything for a system being phased out, stuff like that.
Then of course there's the thing I have about not taking reviews as gospel. I've liked games that have been panned by critics. I've hated games praised by critics. I prefer to make up my own mind and while reviews have a place, usualy if I had interest prior to launch, it's rare that reviews change that interest even in the slightest.
Then of course there's the thing I have about not taking reviews as gospel. I've liked games that have been panned by critics. I've hated games praised by critics. I prefer to make up my own mind and while reviews have a place, usualy if I had interest prior to launch, it's rare that reviews change that interest even in the slightest.
The main reason why I do it is to make sure I have my copy reserved so they don't run out before I get there when a new game is released. Plus they give you free extras for no extra charge as well, I mean it's convenient, and why not right?
The price does not always go down a few months after. I'm still waiting for Skyrim's price to drop.
Is availability really a problem for some people? I don't think I have ever had a hard time finding a game available on day one aside for maybe when it launched with a new system.
Edit: Okay, the limited release Japanese titles I get.
Edit: Okay, the limited release Japanese titles I get.
