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Are we seriously supposed to preorder with this little info?

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Are we seriously supposed to preorder with this little info?

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darhsteel
01.04.2013 , 11:29 PM | #91
besides the 5-day access,im sure they will,along the way,throw the pre-order ppl a title,mount,and a pet and expect us to be happy....

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SoSickMinded
01.04.2013 , 11:52 PM | #92
The way I look at it is, it's only $10... I've blown more than that on energy drinks for a game night, so why not for a DLC... all though I hope it has more than we've heard considering I just recently started playing and all my toons are in the 10's and 20's... so a increased cap would affect me for a while.

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Aelther
01.05.2013 , 12:30 AM | #93
Quote: Originally Posted by Icebergy View Post
Normally I am very supportive of Bioware, but trying to rush us into preordering this expansion with basically zero info out on it seems like we're being taken advantage of.

We have three days left to meet the deadline and the only things we know about what we are purchasing is that it has 5 more levels and a new planet. I believe there will be more to it than that, hopefully new Ops, FPs, and WZs, but for all we know there won't be.

How can you expect us to fork out money on such an unknown quantity?
All pre-orders are like this. I have little to no information about GTA V, but it's up for Pre-Ordering.
All I know is will buy Makeb 100% because I love the game and it gives me 5 more levels and some new story. So I don't care when I'm gonna pay, because I know I will pay eventually. Plus I get a 5 day head start.
I Pre-Ordered AC3 knowing nothing except for it's setting...

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SnoggyMack
01.05.2013 , 12:47 AM | #94
Quote: Originally Posted by Icebergy View Post
but trying to rush us into preordering this expansion with basically zero info out on it seems like we're being taken advantage of.
Think of it like a Kickstarter. You pay up front now for something cooler later once all the funds are raised.
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Ignicity
01.05.2013 , 12:50 AM | #95
Quote: Originally Posted by SnoggyMack View Post
Think of it like a Kickstarter. You pay up front now for something cooler later once all the funds are raised.
So one of the most rich computer game producers and distributors in the world wants it's customer base to bank roll it's next development without cluing them in on what's involved?


If only they treated their investors the same way. I would love to see EA go bankrupt.

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SnoggyMack
01.05.2013 , 12:52 AM | #96
Quote: Originally Posted by Ignicity View Post
So one of the most rich computer game producers and distributors in the world wants it's customer base to bank roll it's next development without cluing them in on what's involved?
It's 10 bucks. You don't have to spend it if you don't want to. You can wait for information later. Heck, the only reason to preorder is to get early access. And that's not a big deal at all. 5 days. Whoop DEE doo.
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Ignicity
01.05.2013 , 12:58 AM | #97
Quote: Originally Posted by SnoggyMack View Post
It's 10 bucks. You don't have to spend it if you don't want to. You can wait for information later. Heck, the only reason to preorder is to get early access. And that's not a big deal at all. 5 days. Whoop DEE doo.
If this lolexpansion is a success, who's to say the next one wont be $20 and the one after that $40.

Quoting that it is only so much makes no difference to an intellectual debate on the ethicalness of this decission.

IT'S A CASH GRAB!

If your ok with that, that's fine.

But FFS, please at least try to be understanding of the fact that other people are not, and for very good reasons.

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Solar_Breeze
01.05.2013 , 12:59 AM | #98
Quote: Originally Posted by BarneyBash View Post
call the waaambulance!
if you actually read the blogs and dev dispatches you would know that they did give out as much info on the xpac as they could while not spoiling anything. would you like them to do this like hollywood, show you the cool exciting bits and then make you pay to sit through crap interrupted by the cool **** you saw int he preview?
"they" also said this would be the biggest free expansion ever released.

Its a question of whether you want to spend £5.50 on a roll of the dice as to whether you think you will enjoy something made by the team.

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SithInitiate
01.05.2013 , 01:33 AM | #99
PLEASE STOP WITH THE "its only $10" argument.. for one, new players coming in the game have to pay $20. the only way you get the discount is if you are a current subscriber.

second. the only concrete details we have at this point regarding the expansion is that we are going to get Makeb which, by the way, was going to be a SEPARATE content patch and thus IMO doesnt count; level cap increase, and SGRs .

other than that we know very little as far as concrete info.

where is the FP info?
what about Operations info?
any updates to 2/4 man heroics? how will the new ones be improved?
warzone details?
direction of crafting? is it going to be replaced by the cartel market?
etc..

im sorry, but im not going to pre-order based on the info we have at this point.. in fact, my sub ends in Feb. Bioware/EA would rather focus on SGRs than give us chapter 4 (they should have done BOTH).. we arent going to see an improvement in real open world pvp anytime soon (i.e. pvp on ALL planets past drumond kaas / coruscant).. no real data on the direction of FPs/Ops.. etc.

im sorry but players have a right to be upset about the lack of info.
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ItchyThePenguin
01.05.2013 , 02:04 AM | #100
"Are we seriously supposed to preorder with this little info?"

Sure, I don't really see anything wrong with starting preorders now. For some folks a new planet, a level cap increase, and 5 days early access are well worth $10 and those people have already preordered. If you feel that there's not enough information out there to justify a purchase then, please, by all means, wait until a suitable amount of information is released to make a decision. There's nothing wrong with that.
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