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Kage · **03-10-2015, 10:11 PM**

It really depends on what it is.

Is it a game I really want to play? From a publisher I really like? Do I think that the fanbase is not as big as I'd love it to be?

Yes.

Things like DanganRonpa from NISA will get my pre-orders. Maybe / most likely even a CE pre-order.

I've wanted Final Fantasy Type-0 forever so HD is a preorder. Heavensward CE (physical hopefully) will be pre-ordered as well.

ZERO ESCAPE 3 WILL BE PREORDERED.

I preordered the Xenoblades Chronicles 3DS.

And also FFXV.

After that, I play this game too much to care about game pre-orders.

Cato · **03-10-2015, 10:50 PM**

My gut feeling is usually pretty reliable so I generally only pre-order games that I know I'll play for more than a few hours. They're generally RPG's and MMO's since they're the sort of games that often provide hours and hours of content to enjoy.
I intend to pre-order Heavensward and I'll also be pre-ordering The Witcher 3 as well.

The only times I've regretted a pre-order is when a game has been portrayed as one thing only to turn out to be something completely different. I regret pre-ordering Dead Island and Guild Wars 2 for precisely that reason.

Flickering Ember · **03-10-2015, 11:09 PM**

I will preorder a game if I trust the company and brand. But honestly, since I mostly just play MMO's and role-play, I don't really buy that many video games anymore. And I actually preorder games much much less than when I buy them regularly.

If the company and brand break my trust, then I stop pre-ordering.

Boo the Hamster · **03-10-2015, 11:37 PM**

I almost never pre-order unless I know for a fact I'll enjoy it before the release even hits, no matter what happens.Â Burned a lot of money on games I hardly play because of pre-ordering, so I try to fight the urge not to.Â

Then something like King of Fighters gets released on PC and I ignore that urge entirely.

Caspar · **03-12-2015, 06:35 AM**

Short answer? No.
Long answer? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
I tend to only buy certain games. I wouldn't pre-order a game because frankly, I never need to. Series I would pre-order, like Armored Core which I autobuy, aren't popular enough in the States to create rarity at the stores, so I feel no pressure to make certain I have a copy tied down. The problem also isn't a matter of fanbase or popularity; the series is quite deliberately poorly promoted, and will probably never get better, whereas in Japan it's always been strong, so me preordering it wouldn't help much, I feel. And in general given my interests almost none of the games I play are popular in the US or have any tangible mainstream appeal, so nobody is chomping at the bit to buy them the moment they're released.

As for series outside of those I automatically know I will enjoy like AC, I don't preorder as there's never any guarantee it'll be good.

Kilid/Torhe · **03-12-2015, 06:44 AM**

Historically, I used to be all over pre-orders, especially if the reward for doing so was something nifty/cool/pretty to be used in the game.

These days?Â Eh... not so much.Â As has been touched upon, the hype of these things lately has been largely disproportionate to the actual quality of the games themselves.Â Although if early-access counts counts as pre-order, then yeah, I've been pre-ordering that way? >_> World of Diving, Starbound, Space Engineers, and Interstellar Marines all took my money Tongue

Rosamund · **03-12-2015, 06:49 AM**

I used to, a lot. Not so much now. I've been burnt too many times, pre-ordering a hyped game only to be sorely disappointed when I play it. Now I tend to wait for player reviews before I part with my hard earnt cash.

Warren Castille · **03-12-2015, 07:03 AM**

Generally speaking, I pre-order new pokemon and Zelda games. The only games I can think of that I've pre-ordered in the past couple of years are Hotline Miami 2 and Payday 2.

I staunchly oppose pre-order bonuses that aren't physical products; I miss the keychains and shirts and tokens and figures and stuff. Actual incentive to buy something early, not pieces of the game that are developed and then locked behind 60kb DLC toggles.

Kellach Woods · **03-12-2015, 07:09 AM**

I only pre-order when I know the game will be difficult to find physically, or if not pre-ordering will end up costing me more in the long run. (aka fuck you Atlus/Aksys/ASW)

There are games I would pre-order, but I refuse to patronize Gamestop as much as possible (I don't mind the other large corporations, but that one specifically can go take a hike). Seeing as there's no other video game store in the area, I've almost switched over to digital mostly.

DreamedReality · **03-12-2015, 07:10 AM**

Not normally. Usually I play games after they've been out for a couple years. After they stop being the SHINY NEW thing and cost SHINY NEW prices. My main exception is a mmo that I'm actively playing. I'll certainly preorder Heavensward. Debating if it'll be the CE or not tho.

Naunet · **03-12-2015, 05:55 PM**

I typically pre-order MMOs, but then I only go for MMOs that get me super excited. xD Don't really play other games.

Have pre-ordered many a WoW expac, Rift, Aion, TERA, FFXIV, WildStar... I don't really regret any of them, even though I've parted ways gameplay-wise with all but one or two (hi, WildStar and mebbeh Rift! Big Grin

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