Point of preorder?

"MidnightAura;c-15977379" wrote:
Definitely a price increase in my country. But knowing EA it will be on sale shortly after.

It must be something to do with your country then - as they will not increase a base price of some countries and not others. But you are right about one thing, it will probably eventually go on sale as most eps do in most all of the game companies. I know the Aussies have always had to pay more but it was their country making the price higher - not EA.

I feel for those guys though - for sure.

"Writin_Reg;c-15977388" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-15977379" wrote:
Definitely a price increase in my country. But knowing EA it will be on sale shortly after.

It must be something to do with your country then - as they will not increase a base price of some countries and not others. But you are right about one thing, it will probably eventually go on sale as most eps do in most all of the game companies. I know the Aussies have always had to pay more but it was their country making the price higher - not EA.

I feel for those guys though - for sure.

I'm not sure. I'm in the U.K.

I like pre-ordering because then I can download the game in the moment it launches and play it right after. For GPs and SPs I always have to wait a day until my payment is approved, and I can only play it in the next day. I wish we could also pre-order GPs and SPs.

"MidnightAura;c-15976810" wrote:
£35 sure seems steep. Will Amazon have it?

Not sure. I am going to wait and see if cdkeys has it, cos their prices are much better.

The only reason I am not pre-ordering is because I usually end up getting a pack and a week later it goes on Sale. I'm not the type to say that the packs are only worth it when it's on sale, just that I always end up getting to excited when I could wait a few weeks to save some money. Unlike my sims, I'm a cheap person.

"Dayvon64;c-15979149" wrote:
The only reason I am not pre-ordering is because I usually end up getting a pack and a week later it goes on Sale. I'm not the type to say that the packs are only worth it when it's on sale, just that I always end up getting to excited when I could wait a few weeks to save some money. Unlike my sims, I'm a cheap person.

Just out of interest if it then went on sale how much of a discount do you reckon it would be?

I think pre ordering is and excellent Ideal for such popular EP

"Writin_Reg;c-15976931" wrote:
In the pre-orders I have done - they do let you download early, but they won't activate the game until a set time. So you do avoid server issues and such. I have never gotten a server issue just by pre-ordering. Come game day they also generally seem to activate the game a few hours earlier too. My last pre-order - which was a while ago - I recall the game was activated around a little after 3 am of the release day. So I was able to play the game hours earlier than people who did not pre-order. I am on the northern East Coast ( Maine, USA).

But it was nice not to have any delays or to get into any server slow down issues. So yes - there is some advantages to pre-ordering if they still allow you to download 10 or so hours before release time. I have really fast internet so my downloads are always fast as long as EA's servers don't get bogged down by so many gamers downloading games. So with a pre-order I can avoid that issue - that is provided they still allow early down-loading. As I said it has been a long time though since I pre-ordered.


Also keep in mind several of EA's big games are also releasing that week too - with the new Need for Speed Payback also releasing on the 10th of November. Star Wars Battlefront releasing on the 14. So there may be server bog downs to contend with.

To the one saying the price increased - not so - all eps have been 39.99 here and the Dogs and Cats is also 39.99. So no increase here in the States anyway. Same price.

This is going to sound totally plum but what if someone downloaded it early and for some reason it failed to activate?

one reason to pre order is just the happiness of knowing you will soon own such a wonderful game pack The new EP wow. I can not wait.. and also to let EA know you appreciate them. <3

"jackjack_k;c-15979743" wrote:

"@MidnightAura;c-15977816" wrote:

"Writin_Reg;c-15977388" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-15977379" wrote:
Definitely a price increase in my country. But knowing EA it will be on sale shortly after.

It must be something to do with your country then - as they will not increase a base price of some countries and not others. But you are right about one thing, it will probably eventually go on sale as most eps do in most all of the game companies. I know the Aussies have always had to pay more but it was their country making the price higher - not EA.

I feel for those guys though - for sure.

I'm not sure. I'm in the U.K.

Prices of EP's going up was announced shortly after Brexit. Alot of games on Origin and Steam went up a few pounds. It's a shame but that's a result of Brexit. Apple's prices also went up etc.

Thanks for reminding me, when I was thinking about it, I could have sworn I remembered seeing something somewhere about a price increase.