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Edit: It took 3 hours but Steam servers are stable now, I finally bought it. See you on the other side

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Oh. So this might actually be a legit reason to do preorders, lol. I too got caught in payment progressing hell but I finally got it.

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      19 days ago

      Yea, this has always been a legitimately good reason for digital pre-orders to exist, if people can buy games before release it really lessens the blow. I think the real issue with pre-orders is the dumb bonuses and such, really

      • Frozengyro@lemmy.world
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        19 days ago

        I think preordering a game 2-3 days before release is fine. Preordering when the game is announced, isn’t releasing for 6+ months, gets delayed for months (probably a few times), and/or sits in beta for 2+ years is extremely damaging to the gaming industry for the players and the teams working on these games.

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        19 days ago

        Yeah, I’m glad most indie games don’t do that. My wife was surprised I wanted to preorder a game with no bonuses, I think she has worked for corporate a little too long.

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      19 days ago

      Not preordering is about waiting for reviews and bugfixes, isn’t it? If you’re gonna play on day one regardless, of course pre-order makes sense.

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            19 days ago

            I said paying for nothing will never make sense. And it remains true. Don’t know who you meant to reply to, but what you said is very dumb

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              19 days ago

              You said it does not make sense to pay for it before release. It does so you can play it immediately and are done with that task.

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                18 days ago

                I see, you misread my or someone else’s comment. Please try again.

                Also, I hope this exchange leads you to realize you get billed for services you use. You will end up in jail if you don’t

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        19 days ago

        He has at least initial impressions. Some (Too many) AAA games will go mostly negative in less than an hour.