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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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EA charges extra for preorders?!?
https://preorder.origin.com/
Yeah... they do.
By the way, that is not my purchase. I refuse to ever preorder a game.
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Douche McCallister
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Title: DOO-SHAY
Joined: Jan 26 2007
Location: Private Areas
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GP, Everyone charges for pre-orders, it's called a deposit.
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Atma
Title: Dragoon
Joined: Apr 29 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Yeah... It's like the $5 Dollar deposit at Gamestop to pre-order a game.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 11244
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Guys, this is not a deposit.
Go to the website and look. It is $54.99 + $5.00.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
Guys, this is not a deposit.
Go to the website and look. It is $54.99 + $5.00. |
Check it again. It's $59.99 for the game. They take the $5 as a deposit and then charge you $54.99 when the game is available.
It does not cost extra to reserve the game.
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Adrock4
Title: Mostly Lurks, Now
Joined: Sep 13 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Here's hoping Origin fails! If your account is inactive for 2 years, you lose EVERYTHING on it.
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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Why would your account be inactive for 2 years?
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Adrock4
Title: Mostly Lurks, Now
Joined: Sep 13 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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I dunno, but it's still fucked up.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
Posts: 7565
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...darnit, you guys are supposed to panic and freak out, and then it's MY job to point out the obvious...
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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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| UsaSatsui wrote: |
| ...darnit, you guys are supposed to panic and freak out, and then it's MY job to point out the obvious... |
OH MY GOD EA SUCKS MADDEN SUCKS THEY ONLY WANT $$$$$.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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I'm guessing the "limited supply" is bandwidth. Still, how hard is it to build a server that can handle the load Steam is capable of compared to printing and shipping hundreds of thousands of retail copies?
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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I see what you mean, they divided it up. Not so bad I guess. Still.. the idea that they can sell out of these things blows my mind.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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| The-Excel wrote: |
| I'm guessing the "limited supply" is bandwidth. Still, how hard is it to build a server that can handle the load Steam is capable of compared to printing and shipping hundreds of thousands of retail copies? |
actually, when Team Fortress 2 went free to play, it took a while for me to download the game on my laptop. im presuming it was cuz of server overload.
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| I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load |
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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I preorder physical games all the time. There are nice bonuses, and Amazon offers 99 cent release day shipping on many major releases.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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amazon is badass for that 99c release date shipping.
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| Klimbatize wrote: |
| I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load |
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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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| username wrote: |
| The-Excel wrote: |
| I'm guessing the "limited supply" is bandwidth. Still, how hard is it to build a server that can handle the load Steam is capable of compared to printing and shipping hundreds of thousands of retail copies? |
actually, when Team Fortress 2 went free to play, it took a while for me to download the game on my laptop. im presuming it was cuz of server overload. |
Still not as bad as the HL2 release day, where I had a physical copy of the game, but Steam was so overloaded I couldn't even get the verification until two days later. So I had a physical copy of the game I wasn't allowed to play.
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Atma
Title: Dragoon
Joined: Apr 29 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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| Greg the White wrote: |
| Still not as bad as the HL2 release day, where I had a physical copy of the game, but Steam was so overloaded I couldn't even get the verification until two days later. So I had a physical copy of the game I wasn't allowed to play. |
That's fucking weak.
Seriously that would drive me so damn crazy just looking at the box of a game I bought and not being able to play it because Steam was overloaded. I would Dragon Kick the closest kid.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| Atma wrote: |
| Greg the White wrote: |
| Still not as bad as the HL2 release day, where I had a physical copy of the game, but Steam was so overloaded I couldn't even get the verification until two days later. So I had a physical copy of the game I wasn't allowed to play. |
That's fucking weak.
Seriously that would drive me so damn crazy just looking at the box of a game I bought and not being able to play it because Steam was overloaded. I would Dragon Kick the closest kid. |
Steam learned from the mess and has since had a much better track record. It does go to show that they learned from their mistakes though. EA on the other hand has not had a great track record with their online presence and Origin kinda scares me. I simply don't trust them as a vendor.
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Atma
Title: Dragoon
Joined: Apr 29 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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That's also one thing that terrifies me about this game.
EA.
I want this game to kick so much ass, but EA's motto is certainly Quantity over Quality.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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They've had some good games in recent years. You never know.
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I'm not a bad enough dude, but I am an edgy little shit. I'll do what I can. |
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| The-Excel wrote: |
| They've had some good games in recent years. You never know. |
That is the frustration.
You really don't know. It might be NHL94, or it could be Dragons Age II.
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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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| The-Excel wrote: |
| They've had some good games in recent years. You never know. |
This. Ever since they kicked out the old president, the new one has been more accepting of different IP's, as well as publishing games for major/minor developers without having to attach them permanently under EA. There have been some hiccups, but a publisher with a perfect track record is almost nonexistent.
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So here's to you Mrs. Robinson. People love you more- oh, nevermind. |
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Remember the difference between:
Publisher
Developer
Vendor
Being good at one, or having an OK record with one doesn't make the company great at the other... unless you work for Activision, which is fucked up from head to toe.
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