Terrible... terrible idea.
Oh Blizzard, what are you doing nowadays?
I really dislike Blizzard's new "pre-order this game and get a bunch of stuff for other games that you might not even be interested in!".
If I pre-order a game, I'd prefer something special for that game, not some random other one.
[QUOTE=Breny;50065568]I really dislike Blizzard's new "pre-order this game and get a bunch of stuff for other games that you might not even be interested in!".
If I pre-order a game, I'd prefer something special for that game, not some random other one.[/QUOTE]
valve kinda started it with the whole TF2 promo items thing...
Wait, why are people upset by this
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;50067380]Wait, why are people upset by this[/QUOTE]
Because all pre-order incentives = Satan's Turd Log. apparently.
I mean I don't care either way, I'm not pre-ordering Overwatch, nor is this convincing me to really.
Only time I've ever pre-ordered is if a game has interested me enough and has pre-order swag to warrant pre-ordering.
Otherwise I can wait till release and reviews.
[QUOTE=Breny;50065568]I really dislike Blizzard's new "pre-order this game and get a bunch of stuff for other games that you might not even be interested in!".
If I pre-order a game, I'd prefer something special for that game, not some random other one.[/QUOTE]
You [I]do[/I] get stuff for Overwatch. It's not like you only get stuff for a different game, you just get some stuff for others games as an extra.
Blizzard's done it that way for ages.
What's wrong with this kind of pre-order bonus? It isn't a piece of content artificially separated from the game at large to sell pre-orders, which means it's okay in my books.
Sure, if you've already tried HOTS and don't like it, then it's not going to be much of a bonus. That isn't really a point against Blizzard, though; lack of pre-order stuff is fine by me, besides which there are other incentives that are more directly related to the game.
For existing HOTS players it's a free new-release hero, though, which isn't to be sneezed at. From that perspective, Blizzard die-hards are getting an extra bonus... Nothing wrong with that.
Finally, for Overwatch fans who haven't tried HOTS, it's a good way in. "Here, you like playing this class in game X? Try the same character out in game Y, maybe you'll like that too." Seems like a win for both the consumer and the business.
Scenario 1 is neutral, while 2 and 3 are positive. Why are people complaining?
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