I will never ever preorder again. A Guide to no disappointment

Hrotha

I will never ever pre-order again. This is it, this game showed me that pre-ordering is the last thing a sane human individual can do if one wants to have a quality gaming experience. Lets focus on trials, lets focus on F2P models with a fully accessible game, lets focus on a pricing model that allows the player to clearly see and experience what he gets and then evaluate how much he will pay the creators of his just perceived joy. And of course he will throw tons of greens at a great game but on the other hand nothing if it is bad designed.

This forces developers to sit on their creative behinds again. I can not believe I am telling you or the developers this. I am the developer, I am creating art – I am the publisher, I let this art be created, unhindered and do my best to reveal it to the masses. I am the consumer, I am the observer, I enjoy the experience.

Pre-ordering is just a worse buffer to secure funds for development, it lets the developers lean back in their developing behaviour – instead of having to provide quality content, they procude what they think then fits the minimum gamers want. Maximum gain through advertisment, minimum output through development. And I am so digusted by this, I can not tell you in words! Playing games since 1995 and seeing how this trend evolved over the last years until now and continues to do so. I can spit on it! But that solves nothing for the rest of you, because we have to understand it – look it in it’s eyes and see clearly what is happening here. And this only happens in a balanced state of mind, neither in rage nor in excitement.

No, this is no conspiracy and nothing is bad or wrong. It is simply the reaction to measures that have been done with you, gamers. a) you buy a title and it is a clear Yes to everything the developers have done to create it, including marketing and pre-ordering or -purchasing IS a Yes -or- b) you do not buy it and it is a No to how the developers have created the game, then having to reconsider.

Let us be honest and face the fact, that everywhere else on this planet this is the healthy norm: You buy something because it interests you, because you see it first hand and want to have it to enrich your life with it. And not live off promises. Nobody needs to promise anything if the evidence is clear that there is something about to succeed greatly. Promises are made if all is vague and not clear. Understand this, now and forever. I will not write a second post like this. I will spoon feed you consciousness right now. Unbiased clear sight.

You from now on never ever pre-order a game again. Never. Again. You wait for the developers and publishers to release reasonable F2P models, or trials, or betas which are fully accessible. A form of view into the game that clearly shows you what you get. This gives you a clear impression if you want to buy it lateron or not. Yes, you only buy then something you clearly want. Not coming from cinematic trailers or reviews from popular youtube or twitch-streamers, no, from Your First Hand Gaming Experience.

Every game has a feel to it. This feel has Nothing to do with cinematic trailers or hypes. It is a feeling you feel when playing it. This is crucial for the decision making process of buying a game.

And then when you follow this, you will not be disappointed. Then, you have finally understood a very important key factor of making powerful conscious consumer decisions. You are powerful. Without you a game can not be made. You decide if games are full of quality or lack there of.

There was an age where we did not have to help developers making a game.. we did not give them tips or hints on how to do things.. they just made great games and we enjoyed them, fully! You are no developer. I am no developer. You are a consumer, you are a gamer. I am a consumer, I am a gamer. Let it stay this way.

Quit this exploitation with pricing models! For ever! Both sides in trust again.

 

All the best.

 

intiorized

what you mean is pre - PURCHASING, right?

 

Don´t see the problem with preordering.

Ayurox

LOL 

 

 

BYE !!!

Adokas

Hmm, no. I think I'll keep my copy! Bye o/

Knotwood

I don't know about you, but I was raised in the FREE MARKETS, and that by all means does not mean Free in any way, shape or form. 

 

I will never ask for free entertainment from anyone on this entire planet for as long as I'm still alive.  

 

I believe people have a right to price their products as high as they want, and its up to the consumers to decide if its worth it  or not.  

 

Millions have found ESO worthy of a sub and preorder, just as I do.   Its the way of the Western World, where we have luxuries that enterain us, because if we did not have that, we would be out in the streets protesting and burning down buildings.   Its a good thing we have Free Markets and economies which allow us to pay for entertainment in the first place and the right of anyone and everyone to be able to earn as much money as possible though their products.

 

It means that if I want to sell things world wide and become rich,  I should have that option.  I shouldn't have to hand out my labors and products for free and stay poor because everyone wants me to work for free.

Satarious

Originally posted by Knotwood

I don't know about you, but I was raised in the FREE MARKETS, and that by all means does not mean Free in any way, shape or form. 

 

I will never ask for free entertainment from anyone on this entire planet for as long as I'm still alive.  

 

I believe people have a right to price their products as high as they want, and its up to the consumers to decide if its worth it  or not.  

 

Millions have found ESO worthy of a sub and preorder, just as I do.   Its the way of the Western World, where we have luxuries that enterain us, because if we did not have that, we would be out in the streets protesting and burning down buildings.   Its a good thing we have Free Markets and economies which allow us to pay for entertainment in the first place and the right of anyone and everyone to be able to earn as much money as possible though their products.

 

It means that if I want to sell things world wide and become rich,  I should have that option.  I shouldn't have to hand out my labors and products for free and stay poor because everyone wants me to work for free.

^^^ Wow.  Somebody on these forums who actually GETS IT. ^^^^

 

Btw, it's becoming a way of the Eastern World now, as well.  China's economic system is basically becoming a carbon copy of the United States.  And they're booming like gang busters because of it.

TheLizardbones

The guide to not being disappointed with pre-orders should be a lot shorter than that.

 

1) Don't Pre-Order.

2) Wait until the game releases to see if it's a game you want to play.

3) ???

4) Not disappointed by pre-ordering something!

 

Sanguinelust

Originally posted by Ayurox

LOL 

 

 

BYE !!!

That

and can I has your stuff?

Ganksinatra

The level of butthurt from MMO fans lately is epic. See, there was a time where if there was a game I wasn't interested in, I just said "Well, that isn't the game for me" and I moved along. I did not come to forums, writing paragraph long diatribes about how the game is terrible, or how I don't like it, or how it should be to make me like it, or how people should slave at making something and then give it to me for free. I just moved on to another game. I yearn for those simpler times.

 

Say it with me....."This game is not my cup of tea, and that's okay. It doesn't mean it's terrible. It doesn't mean they should kowtow to my demands to make it what I want it to be. It just means I need to find another game". See, don't you feel better?

 

PS: Bye.

arieste

My guide to not being disappointed:   don't pretend that a game is something it's not or expect that it'll become completely different in the future.

 

I've played about 50 MMOs.  Many of them have sucked from the start, some got worse, others got better.   I've been disappointed with certain changes in direction, but i've never been disappointed with buying a game or because it turned to be something altogether different from what i had expected.  

 

In this day and age, between the trials and the betas, you get to try the games first hand before ordering.  There is no conspiracy to hide stuff, if you choose not see the problems, it's your own fault.  

 

I saw the very first weekend tons of problems with ESO.  The game has tons of things that i absolutely hate and the potential to have more of those things.   But it's fun enough to play, so I know i'm not going to be disappointed by the purchase.   I may stop playing it after a month or two because the fun runs out, but i'm fully expecting that this may be the case based on what i've seen.  

 

If you buy a game with the expectation that upon release Jesus will come back from the dead and show up at your door with cookies, the chances are very high that you'll be disappointed.