Honestly, if the idea of no trials don’t bother you, there are plenty more reminders why YOU shouldn’t preorder.

  • Jordan Lund
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    221 year ago

    I made a flow chart for this ages ago…

    Will it be legitimately hard to find? (Think Steel Battalion on Xbox.) No? Do not pre-order.

    Do you get anything for pre-ordering? No? Do not pre-order.

    Cosmetics only? Yes? Do not pre-order.

    Is it from a developer with an established track record? No? Do not pre-order.

    Is that established track record full of buggy launches (Bethesda)? Yes? Do not pre-order.

    Online only? Yes? Do not pre-order.

      • utopianrevolt
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        31 year ago

        Not sure how you got that from that message, there’s some games that would definitely qualify under this flow chart.

        • Jordan Lund
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          41 year ago

          Fail at the first step. Both are being produced in the millions, not hard to find.

          • @Matdan@lemmy.world
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            11 year ago

            To be fair I wait until after release to pick-up titles, will get FFXVI this weekend. Such a small cost, the risk is fine vs people spending thousands on other hobbies.

        • @Eccitaze@yiffit.net
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          11 year ago

          FF16 was the first game I preordered in over a decade, and even then I only preordered it after I played the free demo and thoroughly enjoyed it.

    • JackbyDev
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      41 year ago

      Don’t encourage devs to gate content behind pre order exclusives. Day 1 DLC used to be seen for what it was: content that should be in the base game.