Should I refund COD: WW2?

[DSprite]

Everybody has been saying the servers are down, the game crashes and the campaign is short. I pre-ordered. Thinking of refunding.

[Abzilla]

yes

 

[Trol]

I wouldn't charge back based on peoples assumptions.

 

[Cryosec]

 never preorder, especially if it's an EA game (I know COD is not EA, but ME:A was)

[McHox]

you can play up to 2 hours before refunding on steam,so you can still try
if you got a retail copy too bad

[Damascus]

3 hours ago, Trol said:

I wouldn't charge back based on peoples assumptions.

 

Don't preorder at all maybe?  

[JoostinOnline]

Just now, Cryosec said:

 never preorder, especially if it's an EA game (I know COD is not EA, but ME:A was)

I pre-order all the time.  It's a great way to save money and/or get bonuses. I saved 10% on Amazon for Metroid: Samus Returns and ME:A.

[Ruffleduffle]

 

1 minute ago, JoostinOnline said:

I pre-order all the time.  It's a great way to save money and/or get bonuses. I saved 10% on Amazon for Metroid: Samus Returns and ME:A.

yeah but sometimes what you get is a steaming pile of garbage, and it is a perfectly businesstactic that is getting abused into oblivion

[Cryosec]

Just now, JoostinOnline said:

I pre-order all the time.  It's a great way to save money and/or get bonuses. I saved 10% on Amazon for Metroid: Samus Returns and ME:A.

I don't want to go off topic hear, but even if I agree on the 10% saving, preordering still means you'll buy something you don't know if it's even finished (ME:A wasn't). bonuses are just stuff you can unlock in game or completely useless (special skins and other stuff)

 

my way is just to never support EA with preorders

[Ruffleduffle]

1 minute ago, Majestic said:

And you ruin everything for the rest of us with your selfish behaviour. Pre-orders have caused gameplay to be stripped and held ransom as "bonuses". You ARE the reason those bonuses exist in the first place. But i'm sure you're perfectly willing to accept this and not vehemently defend your purchases in response.

 

Nope, not expecting cognitive dissonance in the slightest.

that wasa little harsh, dont you think?

 

[Ruffleduffle]

1 minute ago, Cryosec said:

I don't want to go off topic hear, but even if I agree on the 10% saving, preordering still means you'll buy something you don't know if it's even finished (ME:A wasn't). bonuses are just stuff you can unlock in game or completely useless (special skins and other stuff)

 

my way is just to never support EA with preorders

maybe not support EA in general?

[Cryosec]

1 minute ago, Ruffleduffle said:

maybe not support EA in general?

also that lol I'll see how Star Wars Battlefront II goes (tried both closed alpha and open beta) and choose if I'll buy it or not. that's all I'm willing to do with EA

 

(Poor OP, he's post got derailed pretty quickly)

[Ruffleduffle]

1 minute ago, Cryosec said:

also that lol I'll see how Star Wars Battlefront II goes (tried both closed alpha and open beta) and choose if I'll buy it or not. that's all I'm willing to do with EA

they have found a way to dissapoint in every franchise they touch since probably bf3

[JoostinOnline]

1 minute ago, Majestic said:

And you ruin everything for the rest of us with your selfish behaviour. Pre-orders have caused gameplay to be stripped and held ransom as "bonuses". You ARE the reason those bonuses exist in the first place. But i'm sure you're perfectly willing to accept this and not vehemently defend your purchases in response.

 

Nope, not expecting cognitive dissonance in the slightest.

Just now, Cryosec said:

I don't want to go off topic hear, but even if I agree on the 10% saving, preordering still means you'll buy something you don't know if it's even finished (ME:A wasn't). bonuses are just stuff you can unlock in game or completely useless (special skins and other stuff)

 

my way is just to never support EA with preorders

Mass Effect: Andromeda was a bad decision on my part, I'll give you that.  In that case it was someone else talking me into it.  He had already ordered it for his first PC game, and wanted someone to play with.  It's usually when I absolutely KNOW I want something that I'll order it.  For example, if it's a series I collect like Metroid or Zelda.  I'm also not talking about bullshit skins when I say bonuses.  I mean like when it includes an extra game or something.  I pre-ordered A Link Between Worlds and got Oracle of Ages with it.

[Cryosec]

2 minutes ago, Ruffleduffle said:

they have found a way to dissapoint in every franchise they touch since probably bf3

loot crates ffs

DLCs that could easily be part of the game since launch ffs

[Ruffleduffle]

1 minute ago, JoostinOnline said:

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the last preorder I did was for The Division. I cashed out and got the collectors edition, and I really enjoyed it, sadly not for long.

but we all know how this story went

[leelaa14]

Game has been fine for me. The only sort a crash or freeze I've has is when yo exit score streak training back to HQ. The loading menu just never ends. I can live with the server issues right now. This day and age it's pretty common for rocky servers at launch, though still not acceptable. Not enough to make me refund it though.
It's my fave cod since black ops 1. Finally boots on the ground.

Also, if you have the game now, you can play for just under two hours and decide if you like it or not before refunding.

[Ruffleduffle]

4 hours ago, Cryosec said:

loot crates ffs

DLCs that could easily be part of the game since launch ffs

the sad truth is, lootcrates and chopped up games are here to stay. Modern games are super expensive to make and produce, and since these shady tactics are generating lots and lots of money in addition to the retail.

If they where to ditch those tactics the prices for the retails would have to go up significantly probably close to 200 bucks for a game like battlefront with all the branding and stuff.

I dont like how it is, but it is probably not changing anytime soon.

FeelsBadMan

 

@Majestic @General Winter

Lets just cool down a bit, or please go fight this with pm's or something like that

[dizmo]

It just game out. Every game goes through issues at launch, I'd just ride it out and see what happens. Being a CoD game I highly doubt the issues will stick around for long. Jumping to a refund this early IMO is foolish.

 

1 hour ago, JoostinOnline said:

I pre-order all the time.  It's a great way to save money and/or get bonuses. I saved 10% on Amazon for Metroid: Samus Returns and ME:A.

It used to be 20%. I just checked and you're right, it's dropped. Sad days.

1 hour ago, Cryosec said:

loot crates ffs

DLCs that could easily be part of the game since launch ffs

I like loot crates

[ArchGamer]

Yes if you don't like the game. Otherwise you could wait until there are more patches to the games and servers.

[General Winter]

3 hours ago, Ruffleduffle said:

the sad truth is, lootcrates and chopped up games are here to stay. Modern games are super expensive to make and produce, and since these shady tactics are generating lots and lots of money in addition to the retail.

If they where to ditch those tactics the prices for the retails would have to go up significantly probably close to 200 bucks for a game like battlefront with all the branding and stuff.

I dont like how it is, but it is probably not changing anytime soon.

FeelsBadMan

thats actually not true; like most companies they have no reason to cut corners other than to make more profit at the expensive of quality and ethical business practices (such as the mentioned gambling system called loot crates and tax evasion)

 

i know some people hate sterling but he makes good points (especially at around 7:00 he talks about the greedy, but i'd really recommend watching the whole thing for context)

 

 

 

 

[xAcid9]

I don't see anything wrong with pre-ordering if you can refund it. Leave a negative review if its bad and refund that shit. 

[NahWolf]

england is my city

[Trik'Stari]

Yes, because CoD is shit and always has been. This one particularly more so because of the hilarious stupid loot boxes that turn you into a walking advertisement for the same loot boxes.

 

Seriously, people need to stop supporting these big triple A titles and send a fucking message, and we as a community need to more actively shame people who buy them. At this point it is BEYOND question that buying these games hurts the industry as a whole.

[plsno]

Why are you asking this? If you don't like the game and you have the option to get a refund why wouldn't you?