StrongBlackVine
Banned
If someone wants to pay extra to play a game a few days early I don't see a problem with that. Seems like a waste of money, but it doesn't hurt any one.
If someone wants to pay extra to play a game a few days early I don't see a problem with that. Seems like a waste of money, but it doesn't hurt any one.
Thing with this is that you maybe right now pay to get the game earlier, this "earlier" will at some point just become the standard release and the people who don't pay that additional fee will get the game later instead. There is literally nothing good coming out of business decisions like this for the consumer.
It was supposed to cut they cancelled it after backlash.
Just as an FYI, as I purchased the Ultimate Edition of FH3, none of us who did say are paying for the privilege to play early. It is an incentive, or dare I even say a Thank You, for purchasing the equivalent of Forza's version of the Season Pass up front (VIP and Car Pass).
I did not spend any additional money to play the game early that I would not have spent otherwise picking up those two passes on their own.
So because of this fact, I see no problem at all for it. Now if they were in fact charging for it, I would not support it myself. But since the price is the same as the base game plus purchasing the two passes separately, as I said, I even will go as far as seeing it as a Thank You for the dev and MS for supporting their game.
It's not that. The game is actually ready on 23rd and without this scheme that would have been the release date. They just want to push the date and get people to pay more.
It hurts you by delaying the game
Well, we're in a world where MP levels means you get access to more(often better) weapons. So I'd say it can impact, if you care about MP.
In this case, technically speaking yes I am, as none of us paid additional money to play early. So what I said is factually correct. No one paid for the privilege to pay early.You speak for every person who bought that? Interesting.
you aren't owed a release date for a video game
True, but if you care about MP that much then you are buying it during early access. Case and point EA season ticket, a precursor to EA Access.
It hurts you by delaying the game
Nope, you get to play on the 18th whereas the actual release date is the 21st.
It's not that. The game is actually ready on 23rd and without this scheme that would have been the release date. They just want to push the date and get people to pay more.
Because people aren't mad about it maybe? How many times have you heard about the early access being brought up with Forza 6 and now Horizon 3?OK good to know that there was a backlash.
Why no backlash for Microsoft then?
People are just accepting this right away.
As you said, these publishers might make this a standard.
No games are being delayed though. Someone getting the game on Thursday instead of the following Tuesday changes NOTHING for me. If they start giving weeks of early access then I might feel differently.
If it was a incentive for preordering the premium edition. Why not? I like it
No games are being delayed though. Someone getting the game on Thursday instead of the following Tuesday changes NOTHING for me.
So I just came to know about Forza Horizon 3 Ultimate edition being released earlier. (Ultimate on 23rd and Normal on 27th)
What do you guys think of this?
IMO it's not a good thing. It's just publishers being greedy and trying to exploit the hype. If this becomes a norm, then it will be the DLC of this gaming generation.
Ubisoft can have a field day with this.
Ultimate edition 10 days early and Special edition 5 days early. Pay more to play earlier.
Who started this? EA with their EA access thing? Did previous Forza games also have it?
i see it as a dirty tactic. its not so much that paying more gets you the game early, it is in fact paying the standard price gets you the game a few days later. its a really shitty practice.
That's what a delay is.
Nice that it changes nothing for you. For the person that could've played the game during the weekend on their time off that sucks.
Let the idiots pay nearly double the price for 4 days early access.
Early access of a game, that by its very definition will be available to buy at mom and pops stores at the same time.
Let the idiots pay nearly double the price for 4 days early access.
Early access of a game, that by its very definition will be available to buy at mom and pops stores at the same time.
That's what a delay is.
Nice that it changes nothing for you. For the person that could've played the game during the weekend on their time off that sucks.
Let the idiots pay nearly double the price for 4 days early access.
Early access of a game, that by its very definition will be available to buy at mom and pops stores at the same time.
So basically pay to play early?
No thanks. Not a fan of that.
i miss your tag. where i live doesn't have mom and pop stores, and if you were going to buy the car pack and vip thing why the fuck wouldn't you get this? but i guess they are idiotsLet the idiots pay nearly double the price for 4 days early access.
Early access of a game, that by its very definition will be available to buy at mom and pops stores at the same time.
How nice of youLet the idiots pay nearly double the price for 4 days early access.
Early access of a game, that by its very definition will be available to buy at mom and pops stores at the same time.
Let the idiots pay nearly double the price for 4 days early access.
Early access of a game, that by its very definition will be available to buy at mom and pops stores at the same time.
My mantra is to never pre order games, and never buy them day 1 . Give it a few days for the general opinion to form, videos to come up and flaws to be revealed.
I can easily live with not playing a game for a week or two.
"We" are not paying extra for early access. "We" are paying extra for the season pass. Early access is a bonus.
Thanks for calling us idiots though. I think you are awesome!
Miss your old tag - it still suits you.
And I just need to correct you on one point."We" are not paying extra for early access. "We" are paying extra for the season pass. Early access is a bonus.
Thanks for calling us idiots though. I think you are awesome!
Disgusting practices through and through.
I was confused to see how there was so many reviews on Steam for NBA2K17 like 3 days before official release. I guess this stuff explains it.