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Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - General Gaming - Pre-ordering games is a shallow scam and I'm pissed | | | |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 281/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Legion Originally posted by Zem In Gamestop the money used for preordering works as store credit, so you can transfer it to another preorder. Cheap way to get free bonuses. .... You know.... I hadn't even thought of doing that before. muahahaha >=D Dear God, I think I'm going to get that pewter Doom 3 statue |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 94/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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Whuh?! They're giving away one of those for pre-ordering Doom 3? To the Gamestop-mobile! |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 295/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Legion Whuh?! They're giving away one of those for pre-ordering Doom 3? To the Gamestop-mobile! Yeah, the doggy demon things, you pre-order Doom 3 and you get one! I wanted that DOA Kasumi pillow for Ultimate DOA... Life size Kasumi doll with changeable clothes...Yummy! |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 95/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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You know somethings up in the world of gaming when the giveaways are becomming cooler than the actual games themselves. =D | |||
Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 315/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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ACtually the only way I preorder is on the internet. I never go to an store and preorder there... And Internet shops seems to release the game earlier. |
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JDavis Trick or Treating Local Mod Affected by 'Halloween Syndrome' ++ Level: 44 Posts: 13/815 EXP: 568676 For next: 42609 Since: 03-15-04 From: Ada, Oklahoma, USA Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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I've only pre-ordered once. That was Zelda: Wind Waker, 'cause I wanted the bonus disc. Of course, we don't even have a Gamestop or anything here. Just Walmart and Hastings (Hastings = Blockbuster + Barnes & Nobles + misc. crap), neither or which usually have a great selection (Hastings has better selection, but I get the nice 10% employee discount at Walmart, so I check there first ). The only time you CAN pre-order at Walmart is when there's a special offer. Hastings will probably reserve a copy, but AFAIK they don't do the special offers. |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 271/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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You guys have weird stores. My EB is no different though. Last time I went there were two GIRLS working there. They seemed pretty knowledgeable too. |
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Toxic in a sublime state of mind Level: 75 Posts: 267/2857 EXP: 3732709 For next: 94195 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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For whatever reason, I don't goto anything but Walmart, and if that doesn't work, then I just go to the mall. Never had a problem with that combo. |
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O.G. Metal axe Level: 22 Posts: 5/169 EXP: 53507 For next: 4843 Since: 03-19-04 Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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i think im going to reserve the game "Metal Slug" advance, but im thinking of just buying a neo geo pocket color online for thirty bucks, and buying metal slug first mission for ten bucks... I usually go to game crazy, but dont reserve. they want me to, and i just bother them, like say"whats so special about it" then they tell me, and i go " I dont know, its five bucks, and i dont know if ill have that money by then, and it is 5 bucks" then i buy my game and leave. |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 172/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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You're nuts. You're all nuts. At shops in my area things sell out fairly quickly. If I hadn't reserved Viewtiful Joe for instance I may well never have gotten it. | |||
NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85 Posts: 35/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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About that first post: OK, so there might not always be a need to pre-order, but what's the harm? It's fully refundable, and it makes sure you get a copy in case not enough games get shipped, there's more demand than expected, etc. Plus, as previously stated, cool shit rocks. And sometimes you can get the games the night before or earlier. So all in all, there's absolutely no reason not to pre-order if you know you're going to buy the game anyway. | |||
mrmenz Slime Level: 30 Posts: 7/347 EXP: 157982 For next: 7887 Since: 03-15-04 From: USA/PA Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 39 days |
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I pre-ordered FFX and got it the day it came out it was good because they released it early and I was notified but this was at EB... | |||
O.G. Metal axe Level: 22 Posts: 10/169 EXP: 53507 For next: 4843 Since: 03-19-04 Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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i rember when boktai came out, they wanted me to reserve it, an nobody wound up buying it anyways... |
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