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Don't worry, you'll probably be getting it on early access ...



 

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As long as DA:I is good then i'm fine.



lord_of_flood said:
That doesn't bode well for the game's quality at all.

Though I imagine IGN will still give it an 8/10 because of EA advertising overlords.

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Mystro-Sama said:
As long as DA:I is good then i'm fine.

I've heard they've taken out the pools and babies there as well. So be prepared for a disappointment.



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I'm not surprised. They know the game is hate targeted. Thanks to all the stock omitted features. Did CAS take them a year to build. And in return, unable to finish the base game to the standards of Sims 2?



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Well I doubt the typical Sims player reads reviews anyway



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Its like, they dont want us to buy it...



                  

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vivster said:
Someone help me. I'm trying to think up reasons how post release reviews are bad for the consumer but I can't think of any.

In the movie industry, denying pre-release reviews generally mean you expect it to review pretty poorly, and don't want those poor reviews dissuading people from getting it in the first place, but rather see the bad reviews after they pay for the movie. I see no reason to believe this isn't happening for the same reason.



Smear-Gel said:
vivster said:
Someone help me. I'm trying to think up reasons how post release reviews are bad for the consumer but I can't think of any.

In the movie industry, denying pre-release reviews generally mean you expect it to review pretty poorly, and don't want those poor reviews dissuading people from getting it in the first place, but rather see the bad reviews after they pay for the movie. I see no reason to believe this isn't happening for the same reason.

Well yes. The implications are always bad if you do it but it's not bad for consumers if a game is bad. They can just not buy it.

I see two kinds of gamers here. The ones that cannot wait for a game and want it so badly that they'll pay upfront or get it on day one. They obviously don't give a shit about reviews because they know they will like it regardless.

Then there are the ones that are not confident enough in the game that they need to see a review first. But does it matter when the review will be released? No. If they wanted the game badly they would get it on day one. If they need a review first, they can wait.

So I can't really think of a scenario where a post release review is hurting consumers.



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vivster said:
Smear-Gel said:
vivster said:
Someone help me. I'm trying to think up reasons how post release reviews are bad for the consumer but I can't think of any.

In the movie industry, denying pre-release reviews generally mean you expect it to review pretty poorly, and don't want those poor reviews dissuading people from getting it in the first place, but rather see the bad reviews after they pay for the movie. I see no reason to believe this isn't happening for the same reason.

Well yes. The implications are always bad if you do it but it's not bad for consumers if a game is bad. They can just not buy it.

I see two kinds of gamers here. The ones that cannot wait for a game and want it so badly that they'll pay upfront or get it on day one. They obviously don't give a shit about reviews because they know they will like it regardless.

Then there are the ones that are not confident enough in the game that they need to see a review first. But does it matter when the review will be released? No. If they wanted the game badly they would get it on day one. If they need a review first, they can wait.

So I can't really think of a scenario where a post release review is hurting consumers.

Well, it wouldnt be a known tactic people use if there was zero benefit to it dor produxers/developers at the expense of some consumers