I enjoy bonuses, but most of the time they're not really all that special, at least compared to the prospect of owning the awesome game.
Poll: Pre-order bonuses?
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9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors. An awesome DS game and one of the best in the librarysgt. soap mctavish said:What's that from?Alphakirby said:LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! MAY I PRESENT YOU WITH THE GREATEST PRE ORDER BONUS EVER!!!
I fucking want one,I mean who doesn't want a watch that looks like a detonator from a video game!
That also has the code to a coffin lock built in and may or may not actually be a detonator
As much as I like bonus content, I wish that they would be sold as DLC for a small fee depending on the content. Things like bonus costumes or other superficial, insubstantial extras are fine to keep confined to preordering. Extra missions or gameplay changing elements should be accessible to those who, for one reason or another, cannot or do not preorder a title. Giving out different missions or content that significantly impacts the game at separate stores discourages me from even purchasing it in the first place.
I like what was done with the most recent Mortal Kombat title. Although there were several alternate costumes given out at different retailers I understand that it is now possible to purchase those costumes.
I like what was done with the most recent Mortal Kombat title. Although there were several alternate costumes given out at different retailers I understand that it is now possible to purchase those costumes.
I do, if it's exclusive game content that will never be released elsewhere, I curse the publisher's name.
If it's something awesome like Dark Souls and no added charge, I'm interested. (Normally I buy games after they drop to $30 or lower, so the preorder bonus will be taken into account)
I find it hard to believe that half of people don't care about preorder bonuses. What if everyone who preordered got a multiplayer weapon that instantly murdered then defiled the corpse of anyone who didn't preorder?
"Care about preorder bonuses" doesn't mean you need to like them.
If it's something awesome like Dark Souls and no added charge, I'm interested. (Normally I buy games after they drop to $30 or lower, so the preorder bonus will be taken into account)
I find it hard to believe that half of people don't care about preorder bonuses. What if everyone who preordered got a multiplayer weapon that instantly murdered then defiled the corpse of anyone who didn't preorder?
"Care about preorder bonuses" doesn't mean you need to like them.
I care about some pre-order bonuses, but i think its safe to say that if a company made the ABYSMAL design choice to release such a pre-order bonus, I would cease to care about the game at large. If a pre-order gave access to unbalancing power, then I have to lose faith in the design of the rest of the game.Liudeius said:
If I'm not interested in the game, then no. A pre-order bonus won't make me suddenly want the game, but I don't think you're asking that.
Honestly, I don't really care about the pre-order bonuses. But if I already want the game, why not pre-order it? Not only am I guaranteed a copy on the launch day, but Gamestop opens up to let people get the game at midnight, and I get a cool little bit of bonus content? Why wouldn't I want that? I'm not putting extra money down and sometimes I either get free DLC or something that you can't get otherwise. Though, I hate when retailers each get a different pre-order. Can't they all get the same one and let me decide?
Honestly, I don't really care about the pre-order bonuses. But if I already want the game, why not pre-order it? Not only am I guaranteed a copy on the launch day, but Gamestop opens up to let people get the game at midnight, and I get a cool little bit of bonus content? Why wouldn't I want that? I'm not putting extra money down and sometimes I either get free DLC or something that you can't get otherwise. Though, I hate when retailers each get a different pre-order. Can't they all get the same one and let me decide?
I don't care about pre-order bonuses. If I pre-order a game, it's because I know that I will buy it, I want to ensure there is a copy waiting for me, and I can put trade in cash torwards the pre-ordered game so on the release day, I just walk in and grab it.
The pre-order bonus is exactly that, a bonus, with or without it, I would have pre-ordered anyway.
The pre-order bonus is exactly that, a bonus, with or without it, I would have pre-ordered anyway.
I'm a sucker for this sort of stuff, much as I hate it. Countless times I've preordered a game I was previously going to buy after I'd seen the reviews it got, an suffered badly for it.
I just can't stand the thought that unless I preorder, I will NEVER be able to have those items, and that they will be lost to me permanently, even if I don't actually want the itmes much.
Similar to my problem with minecraft actually, I have trouble mining rare minerals like diamond, because I can't stand to think that I am actively depleting precious resources that can never be replaced.
I just can't stand the thought that unless I preorder, I will NEVER be able to have those items, and that they will be lost to me permanently, even if I don't actually want the itmes much.
Similar to my problem with minecraft actually, I have trouble mining rare minerals like diamond, because I can't stand to think that I am actively depleting precious resources that can never be replaced.
It's almost always Gamestop, so I'm against them in principal. Plus they're always innocuous. Sure, it'd be fun to play through The Legend of Zelda as Steven Tyler, but is it worth it to give my money to Gamestop so they can then lose the reservation? No, it is not. Not unless you can kill Ganon with that scarf-covered microphone he uses.
To me, it really depends on what the bonus is. (For the sake of this poll however, I voted yes) Using your example of WWE '12 for example, I would probably pre order it for the bonus. It's basically a free character, considering the money you put down will go towards the final price of the game anyway. That character will probably be released later anyway as a part of some pointless $10 DLC. The only time I won't bother with a pre order bonus is when it A) adds nothing to the game (ie a poster of the game world) or B) when I just don't have time to get down to the store; which isn't that often around here.
I like preorder bounus' when they are like on Dragon Age 2 where you got upgraded to the Ultimate Edition for free. What I dont like is when every store wants to offer a different preorder bounus it should only be Gamestop that does that I dont feel like driving 20 miles to Best Buy just to get damn Robin on Arkham City. Especially when Gamestop is right around the corner.
I preordered only three games: COD:BO (got a wallpaper for laptop), Brink (got Pyscho pack with Ceaser revolver stuff), and Deus Ex: HR. All are from Amazon, for two reasons, I can order them from my computer, and they will be shipped to me, and I can buy Amazon gift cards for cash, which I feel is safer than just using a credit card (bad experience).
Im somewhat much happier with Deus Ex, as it comes with release day delivery, so I dont wait for 2-4 days for it to arrive, it comes that day (in theory...)
Im somewhat much happier with Deus Ex, as it comes with release day delivery, so I dont wait for 2-4 days for it to arrive, it comes that day (in theory...)
I support early-unlock pre-order bonuses and some reasonable exclusivity pre-order bonuses (especially if they can be bought as DLC later on).
I pre-ordered Fallout: New Vegas on Steam and got the BDSM leather suit Lightweight Leather Armour, a bunch of repair kits, binoculars, and a Sturdy Caravan Shotgun.
I wish you could apply mods to armour to upgrade my Lightweight Armour though, because it isn't of much use later on in the game... and the binoculars are a bit crappy, too =(
I pre-ordered Fallout: New Vegas on Steam and got the BDSM leather suit Lightweight Leather Armour, a bunch of repair kits, binoculars, and a Sturdy Caravan Shotgun.
I wish you could apply mods to armour to upgrade my Lightweight Armour though, because it isn't of much use later on in the game... and the binoculars are a bit crappy, too =(