Posted January 19, 2015

Potzato
Village Resident
Registered: Sep 2008
From Spain

Austrobogulator
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Registered: Jan 2010
From Australia
Posted January 19, 2015

Developers should just not be creating buggy messes. Sure, pre-orders are risky, but that doesn't excuse developers from shipping things that are completely broken. But this is coming from someone that does pre-order things - but only if there's some kind of discount or crazy deal.

jdsgn
Axe of Torment
Registered: Apr 2014
From Germany
Posted January 19, 2015
I really really hope that GF is not meant here...

StingingVelvet
Devil's Advocate
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted January 19, 2015
Buggy and wait for patches? Sounds like every single PC game ever made ever.

Gonchi
Incorrigible
Registered: Dec 2010
From Uruguay
Posted January 19, 2015
I hope it's neither of them, I'm pretty hyped for both games.

SalarShushan
Jest 4 Fun
Registered: Aug 2012
From United States
Posted January 19, 2015
Have to wait and see, I guess.

Crewdroog
Land Shark
Registered: May 2014
From United States
Posted January 19, 2015


Developers should just not be creating buggy messes. Sure, pre-orders are risky, but that doesn't excuse developers from shipping things that are completely broken. But this is coming from someone that does pre-order things - but only if there's some kind of discount or crazy deal.

djranis
Booze
Registered: Sep 2011
From Canada
Posted January 19, 2015
so the game is shit then, damn no point getting this one, sticking with the original

Warmdrink
New User
Registered: Dec 2008
From Canada
Posted January 19, 2015
high rated
Thing is. Pre-ordering is actually just a really stupid thing to do. It made sense when games came in boxes, and you wanted to be sure the stock wouldn't run out, but that doesn't happen in 2015 because GOG exists.
Ergo - you do not preorder. Ever. And GOG is a really bad retailer for offering preorders. GOG is a values-based service, and offering pre-orders is a contravention of its founding values.
That said, I preordered Grim because I want there to be 0 seconds between release and my download starting. Because I'm an idiot.
I AM AN IDIOT. LAUGH AT ME FOR PREORDERING A GAME. And don't do it yourself. Never. Ever. Do not be stupid.
Ergo - you do not preorder. Ever. And GOG is a really bad retailer for offering preorders. GOG is a values-based service, and offering pre-orders is a contravention of its founding values.
That said, I preordered Grim because I want there to be 0 seconds between release and my download starting. Because I'm an idiot.
I AM AN IDIOT. LAUGH AT ME FOR PREORDERING A GAME. And don't do it yourself. Never. Ever. Do not be stupid.

ScotchMonkey
60.27% Through!
Registered: Apr 2012
From Denmark
Posted January 19, 2015
Pre ordering is basically buying a plane ticket for a flight that may crash.

antagonist
Registered: Sep 2012
From Canada
Posted January 19, 2015
Post edited January 19, 2015 by realkman666

Austrobogulator
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Registered: Jan 2010
From Australia
Posted January 19, 2015
B...but all plane tickets are pre-orders o_O
What is the alternative? Waiting for the plane to land, then checking the news to see if everything was okay, then travelling back in time and catching the plane with the knowledge that the plane doesn't crash?
What is the alternative? Waiting for the plane to land, then checking the news to see if everything was okay, then travelling back in time and catching the plane with the knowledge that the plane doesn't crash?

Getcomposted
Meeping away
Registered: Aug 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted January 19, 2015

What is the alternative? Waiting for the plane to land, then checking the news to see if everything was okay, then travelling back in time and catching the plane with the knowledge that the plane doesn't crash?
I thought they were de rigeur these days. O_o ;)

Randalator
Deadpan Snarker
Registered: Jun 2012
From Germany

truhlik
^^ Bobik ^^
Registered: Jan 2013
From Czech Republic