Pre-Order Bonuses from Older Packs?

Forgive the late response. The forum decided that 1) no one replied to this thread, even when refreshing, and I assumed it died. 2) I got 0 notifications for it. So, I’m going down the list and including this little note at the top of every post I respond to.

Pre-order is just another term for early buy incentive. It’s a bonus for buying the game/pack before the game/pack is ready. It’s an outdated system that was done so that you’d get the game on release for physical copies of the game. You know, midnight releases of Call of Duty. You could pre-order a copy to make sure you’d get it.

The thing is that most other companies offer these same items later on down the line. You get them as a, “Hey, thanks for pre-ordering/showing interest in the game and helping us pay for development :)! Here’s a bonus for free for you.” These aren’t usually actual objects, more small details and small bonuses here and there and, 9/10, you can buy these same things in the store or via currency. The Sims 4 is now free. Why not shove them into the Deluxe Edition that you used to be able to buy? It’s $10 and the content in it is mediocre. Including all the pre-order – sorry, early buy incentives – items would make people buy the pack. It’s the same-ish price as a Kit.

I own most of the items from various packs. I would love for everyone to get these items. I would not feel cheated at all. That’s a terrible mindset to gatekeep something from others because you got the pack on release day. It makes no sense. It’s three items that have zero impact on the game at all. It’s allowing everyone to get the same items. These three things should have come in the pack, no matter when you got it. I’m not going to demand they cease their FOMO-baiting practices, but let’s be realistic here, no one loses anything if people could get these items again down the line nor is there a reason to gatekeep them.