@SirBobdk wrote:
I`m on the same page.
I learned it after BFV and did not preorder BF2042, which has proven to be a good choice.
Unfortunately, people still want to preorder for early access and the belief that they are getting something extra.
Like BF 2042 I will decide based on playing the beta and revievs. Will never trust anything that comes from EA / Dice marketing again.
Just to reiterate this, but many (most?) people did not pre-order just to get something extra. Given the marketing and trailers they all 'knew' that getting the game is a safe bet as it was portrait to be almost exactly what players were looking for after 2 WW titles. Look back at what they showed -- gritty BF style environments, even a Rendezook, NO mention of this being a hero shooter.
So we all expected something else. As we were all sold a LIE (no other word for what they pulled with the marketing stunts and trailer if you ask me).
We pre-ordered ... and to avoid getting punished with "delayed access" when getting the standard edition. They also made the Beta phase pretty short to ensure the 'pressure' to get access to it earlier to be able to play 4 instead of just 2 evenings.
Then came the Beta and this showed the game is far from in a state that is 'ready for release' (but luckily the version we played was 'a months old build').
And yes, we should have known better and have canceled our pre-orders. But if you know some psychology then there is an effect (forgot the name) in which if you once invested into something, then your are MUCH less likely to back down on the decision, even if you think it might have been a wrong one.
Dice/EA might be liars, but they are not stupid and know how to exploit that part of the human psyche. It seems to have worked quite well.
