All pre-order perks are lousy

by thebruce , Ontario, Canada, Monday, February 18, 2013, 03:12 (4303 days ago) @ scarab

The very idea of them sucks.

To me preordering means:

• not forgetting to order it
  
• will arrive on time
  
• possibly cheaper if price rises b4 release

Those are sufficient reasons to preorder.

Only problem is, should stores be restricted from offering exclusive bonuses to encourage people from pre-ordering from *their* store and not from others? If every store offers POs, they'll want to find a way to get people to order (to buy) from them. Otherwise it's a huge lost opportunity. Pre-ordering in a sense is part of store marketing.
Not that I'm defending this PO bonus. but I don't think perks themselves are a Bad Thing. I do think it's incredibly frustrating tho, the more valuable and exclusive they are :P

What stores should do is offer their pre-order perk independently at a higher price after the game is released. That way if someone wants two stores' bonuses but not pre-order twice, they can get the one they want more, get the bonus (free with game) then buy the other bonus from the other store, and not feel they're missing out. Everyone wins then.

Of course, that presumes the bonuses are worth paying for in the first place :P