DON'T PREORDER SHIT YOU STUPID
Another proof for publishers that they only need big promises and nice trailers to sell their game, nevermind the state they ship it in
I genuinely can't believe people preorder games but especially Bethesda games, which are notoriously buggy at launch and have tons of issues.
I'm going to feel absolutely no sympathy and simply laugh at anyone who bought the game and gets upset about how shitty it is.
i will say, one of my favorite parts about bethesda games is that basically everybody agrees going in that this game is not gonna be anywhere close to done. we're all gonna see a fuckton of bugs and it'll be the subject of ridicule for years. but, still, we will all unflinchingly call it one of the best games ever.
The funniest thing is seeing the rage from Star Citizen fanboys about all this. They keep saying "it'll be buggy and awful on release" like SC isn't already. I know with Bethesda, they'll fix it up and the modders will go wild with patches and add ins, delivering all the stuff Chris Roberts said they would. Meanwhile, I try and play Star Citizen and i've died or failed a mission due to glitches any time i've tried to play this past week.
I'm really excited as well, but man... Don't think I've preordered anything in... Like ten years?
On reddit, there was a sub I sometimes frequented called /r/patientgamers. Was good to have some compatriots in either waiting for sales or just enjoying old games because they're still fun.
Only two times did I relent and buy games at full price over the last few years. BOTW and Spider-Man PS4 (which I actually just got bundled with my late entry into owning a PS4).
Considering this is Bethesda, as much as I like them, I might just renew my Game Pass subscription for this, rather than pay full price. (Side note: I'm 100% expecting the Game Pass price to jump just before Starfield is released.)
Once it's on sale, I'll get it on Steam because I can guarantee the modding scene is going to have way more freedom there than they'll have with the Windows Store version.
So maybe play it near release on GP, buy it a few months later on Steam.
It'll take a few months for major mods to start hitting the scene anyway because they won't release the Creation Kit immediately. Of course, a lot of mods will be out there within a few days, but I'm expecting it to be mostly unofficial patches (thank fuck the community has agreed on ignoring Arthmoor and doing it with open permissions this time) and silly nonsense like replacing models or whatever, plus a few cheaty things here and there.
The game looks promising, from what i have seen.
Few questions remain: Will it dethrone Jedi Survivor as worst performing game? Will it surpass Redfall in it's emptyness? Does it have a chance fighting LOTR Gollum in "Most 2023ish game of the year"? Or will it truly be a Masterpiece? (Hint: Masterpieces don't get released in 2023).
We will find out at release. Together with those that preorderd.
Same price as Gollum, decisions decisions
Do not preorder ffs...
I don't get the appeal of preordering a game months before it comes out when there isn't even a discount for doing so. At least Steam has 2 hour returns, but why money upfront so far away from release?
It's an extremely common take here that preordering a game is ridiculous! I agree. I wonder if that attitude can be correlated with whatever tendency it is to use tech like the fediverse.
No way am I going to pre-order a game in this era of half baked releases and especially not a game from Bethesda which is as well known for their rampant bugs as their compelling gameplay
No idea why you'd pre-order this. The sensible route is to get a trial of Game Pass (or a free month doing Microsoft Rewards) and try it out. If you like it, either buy it or continue with your Game Pass subscription.
Oh come on people, can't even wait to the release date?
pre-ordering is bad mmmkay
I don't really care that people throw away their money like this. Because I am now always looking forward to the always very entertaining youtube clips of how much off a disaster the lastet AAA videogame release is.
This have looks fabulous to me, but there's no way I'm preordering. I don't have a lot of experience with Bethesda, but I thought the overall picture painted was a pretty gorgeous one. Hopefully they can deliver. That being said, I just started playing Fallout76 about two weeks ago, so I don't mind waiting until they work sone things out. Overall though, what they are promising looks incredible. Probably too good to be true :)
Pre-ordering is silly. Please stop.
Preodering a Bethesda title... 😬 Whatever, it doesn't affect me in the end.
Freelancer is one of my all time favorites along with Privateer…
If only the guy who made both was doing something worthwhile.
I'm holding out for some youtube play footage.
Stuff like this is the reason game companies continue to release unfinished games, they're breaking even before they even release. Stop pre-ordering games people!
I guess there isn't much risk because with Bethesda you always know exactly what a broken mess you're preordering?
But don't go cry to YouTube if it's even worse than you thought.
I don't know if they can reasonably judge the game within the 2 hours frame for refund. (Some game now do a very long shader compilation that can eat 30 minutes of your time.) The tutorial/beginning stage of the game are usually the most polished, but the latter part of the game could become very hollow.
They are going to get themselves cyberpunk'd.
This time it will have 64 times the details!
I don't see any reason to pre-order a digital game with infinite supply, but at the same time you could always refund it if turns out terrible. Personally I'd wait awhile if not years before purchasing new games so I can get a feel for how they turned out. 2 hours is not really enough time to grasp a game like this. You would really only determine if it is incapable of running on your computer.
As hyped as I am - never preorder!
We're building a Starfield community over at !starfield@lemmy.zip if anyone wants to join.
I've been buying Bethesda RPGs without waiting for reviews since 2007. They've all had their rough spots but not a single one has disappointed me. Despite their issues I put hundreds of hours into each one and enjoyed them all. I see no reason to think this won't be the same, and have no problem betting $70 on it. I pre-ordered last night on Xbox.
I wish you all luck on your pre order
The bugs might as well be features at this point for those that preorder lmao
won't preorder, but i so do hope that it's gonna be good and worth the wait ...
Just because Diablo 4 isn't in this statistic :P
No Man's Todd
Wish people would wait to see what the game is actually like rather than blindly trusting a corporation.. Consumerism sucks
I'm not surprised after that in-depth direct. The game looks massive.
But it's Bethesda, so I'm definitely going to wait for reviews.
I will totally buy this the second it's released just to say I didn't preorder.
Me debating if Deus Ex will go lower than $6.99
Can my space horse walk vertically up a space mountain? If not, I’m out.
Not surprised at all. People can't wait to get their hands on the game.
I wasn't that hyped until the latest showcase but all I could think watching it was that I can't wait to see what modders do with it now.
I am looking forward to giving this a god... But after it releases and on discount. I can wait but hope everyone on day 1 enjoys it!
Tbh I would do the same but I'm just going to play with Gamepass. Todd has never disappointed me. You could tell 76 was a cash grab from the B team from miles away. This isn't. I will be playing this shit for years to come. I also played Cyberpunk 2077 on day one and it was a fantastic game, doomposters just love to rant about games they have not played.
pirate it 1st -and if its good buy it later -im gonna bet the bugs are gonna be their on launch . its bethesda we are talking about .we shure as hell dont want another fallout 76 .be smart and dont pre order a game on day one
This makes me sad.
I remember seeing that you get a few days early access if you pre-order. Dear lord, playing a PRE-day one Bethesda RPG? Forget buggy, it'll be a pile of writhing polygons on the floor.
I can see an apolgy letter incoming already
I can see why after how many features and gameplay footage they showed off in the deep dive. If its not a buggy mess at launch they can have my 70$, but i refuse to pre order any modern games.
This is proof that no matter how much internet uproar there is over pre orders and games being unfinished etc, the general public just does not care in the way it might appear online. Shame..
Like watching moths to a flame. Bug-thesda is going to do what it always does; Ship a quarter of a product and fix it over years. I'd call it No Mans Sky syndrome but Elder Scrolls / Fallout has dealt with it longer.
Stop preordering omg
To be fair, I haven't watched the new trailer yet, but I'd never pre-order a Bethesda game. I don't know if I'm even interested in it on release, might wait for mods etc.
I also feel like I remember some of the devs saying they "needed more time because they didn't want to be the next cyberpunk" which honestly doesn't feel like the devs have full faith in their own project? I don't know. Either way, I'm happy to wait and see.
Yeah, and it also costs 70. Not gonna buy it at that price that's for sure.
The only way I could ever even think of running that is through GeForce Now. Smh. (It's totally my fault though, #laptopgamer)
It's Bethesda. It'll be a buggy mess that will make Cyberpunk 2077 on release day a polished experience by comparison.
God I hope this game is good 🤞
Cities Skylines 2 is already available??
Oh boy i haven't even played tears of the kingdom yet, 2023 is a great year for gaming!
Edit: just notice that's the pre order
Im surprised to see payday on this list
Honestly, from what I've seen of the trailers and gameplay I'm not surprised. It looks absolutely spectacular and I can't wait to play the game!
Cities Skylines 2 isn't 60 euros? LETSGOOOOOOOOO
