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Deus Ex Mankind Divided Pre-Order program canceled
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PapaEmeritus
Member
Here's what happened. It wasn't getting enough pre-orders to justify that bullshit and rather than make it look like a flop, they made it appear as though they care about us.
Fuck Off guys- thanks.
Fuck Off guys- thanks.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
What were peoples problem with this? I guess I missed it.
Alcoholikaust
Member
To those who wanted this:
SliceSabre
Banned
Some companies do listen to their customers.
Not like I actually had a problem with this mind you.
Not like I actually had a problem with this mind you.
spookyfish
Member
The cynic in me agrees with this.
That they locked the Releasedate as pre-order bonus was probably the biggest issue with it. Tho, not the only one.
I wasn't offended by most of this as much as some people were. I know it had been done before with several games on steam (x-com being the only one I remember off the top of my head. maybe orcs must die as well).
The only shitty part of the deal was pushing the release date up depending on pre-orders.
The only shitty part of the deal was pushing the release date up depending on pre-orders.
Xamtheking
Member
Maybe an alternative could be you get additional content the EARLIER you pre-order (and keep your pre-order), with the caveat that the additional content is still unlockable(and free) to people who didn't pre-order, but not on download
Anyway I'm happy this got changed
Anyway I'm happy this got changed
Eidos Montreal / Square EU is quite communicative with their consumer base so I think it's /okay/ to give the benefit of doubt and believe they listened to the criticism.
RipperGrim
Member
Whelp I guess they found out the limit they could push people. Delaying the game for people who don't pre-order was just nonsense.
Do you own a PC? Because there are plenty of PC games that do the same thing. This is nothing new.
Hamster Plugin
Member
The original scheme was basically a kickstarter thing, where you unlocked more bonuses as more people pre-ordered. This has happened on Steam before, but this is the first time such a scheme has been seen on consoles.
One of the bonuses was an exclusive mission, and the last bonus was 4 days early access to the game. And the idea was that you would NOT get this stuff if enough people didn't pre-order.
PapaEmeritus
Member
There's no way that they would've let it come out without hitting all the preorder BS anyway. From a marketing point if they put it out but not 4 days early- then they admit they didn't get enough pre orders. Of course they had to do something. So it probably wasn't hitting numbers it was supposed to and then this happened.
Are we starting with this factually wrong nonsense again?
<sarcasm class='bullshit'>Never saw this coming at all.</sarcasm>
It was always a marketing scam in which all of the pre-order incentives would be given. They hardly would have come out with a press statement saying you nasty consumers didn't pre-order enough therefore you won't be getting the early release/other useless tat.
I didn't expect them to plug the plug this early though.
It was always a marketing scam in which all of the pre-order incentives would be given. They hardly would have come out with a press statement saying you nasty consumers didn't pre-order enough therefore you won't be getting the early release/other useless tat.
I didn't expect them to plug the plug this early though.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
The first part seems ok but that last part sounds shitty.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Well, they're still keeping all of the stupid preorder incentives that would inevitably have been "unlocked" anyways, so this doesn't actually change much.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Terrible fucking idea that deserved to be thrown out the window. They should give the content to everyone day one as an apology... hahaha yeah that's gonna happen.
Amazing how many people cant see the difference between a preorder bonus that gets you all content once all tiers are unlocked and one that gets you only 1/3 and locks the releasedate behind it. Literally the same.
Both are similarly tied to pre-orders. Sure you don't get all the bonuses, but you don't get anything at all unless you pre-order, and that was what bothered a lot of people with this mechanic.
That isn't the same thing? It's still incredibly shitty on both ends.
For those people who think this was done in response to low preorder numbers...you guys obviously have no idea how these marketing ploys work. They gave no exact numbers so in any case these incentives would have "unlocked" anyway. There's been a fair share of games on steam that have done this before. Obviously its a sleazy marketing gimmick that i dont necessarily agree with but there is an unvloiced agreement that they will always reach their goal.
Doug Heffernan
Member
You still have to preorder which is bullshit.
Hamster Plugin
Member
No, the scheme is exactly the same. If enough people don't pre-order Tales of Zestiria, you will miss out on the last tier.
The only difference was that Deus Ex's final tier was a change of release date.
srsly?
Another difference is that if enough people preorder you get EVERYTHING with Zestiria. While you'd be still fucked with the system mankind divided used. Is it that hard to understand? Jeez. Im out.
I've never said zestirias ingame dlc's bonuses were a good thing.
I don't doubt it. Still, it's good they fixed it, and relatively quickly and without much arguing. More importantly, it's good that enough people didn't buy into this thing and really did hold off pre-ordering to make a noticeable dent.
Hated the original scheme. Very nice that the they listened to feedback.
Edit:
Yes, this. It's nice to see that people didn't just gobble it up.
Edit:
Yes, this. It's nice to see that people didn't just gobble it up.
Try reading it again.
Hamster Plugin
Member
Same scheme. The reward was different but the scheme is the same: if enough people don't pre-order, you don't get everything. This is what Tales of Zesperia is doing. Make your friends pre-order now or you don't get all the bonuses!
That's the reason everyone complained. Having to choose between some cheat DLC wasn't the reason.