Of course, you also receive a $20 coupon, just like those offered by Walmart and Amazon.
Of course, you also receive a $20 coupon, just like those offered by Walmart and Amazon.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:31PM sonicspike41 said
@No Kill Tayler
I recently started working at a Subway.
The best has to be a personal cheese/veggie pizza with chicken strips, BBQ sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, olives, tomatos, onions, and bell peppers. Then you toast it.
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I recently started working at a Subway.
The best has to be a personal cheese/veggie pizza with chicken strips, BBQ sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, olives, tomatos, onions, and bell peppers. Then you toast it.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:07PM Ostentaneous said
Is that a cell phone duct taped to his helmet? Yeah, I'm totally excited about adding that to my spartan armor.
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Posted: Jul 8th 2010 12:45AM F1 Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu said
@Ostentaneous
Noble 6, can you hear me now?!
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Noble 6, can you hear me now?!
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:07PM QuePasa87 said
Only a cosmetic incentive? No, thanks.
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/06/halo-reach-already-on-sale-for-45-on-newegg/
I'm liking that better.
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http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/06/halo-reach-already-on-sale-for-45-on-newegg/
I'm liking that better.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:08PM tenacioustoaster said
As much as I hate it, the $20 coupon is pretty clever. Psychologically, to the consumer it feels like they are getting the game for $40 but gamestop still gets their money either way. I hate that preorders only offer in game stuff though. I wish we got some sort of collectors items or something. not even something expensive. Just something better than content that is already on the disk.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:11PM tenacioustoaster said
I know, but at least that way Gamestop is assuring that they get the $20. They still make an INSANE profit off each $20 spent. Games have such a high mark up price its crazy. Especially used games.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:48PM CaptainProtonX said
@tenacioustoaster
Amazon does it too, only better. No tax, and Prime Members get two day free shipping. I salivate when I don't give GameStop money.
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Amazon does it too, only better. No tax, and Prime Members get two day free shipping. I salivate when I don't give GameStop money.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:08PM JackieChandler said
Keep in mind the $20 coupon offered here will NOT stack with other coupon codes, nor will it work with certain items like systems. In addition, Amazon has a pre-order bonus for Reach, too- and its $20 credit works with everything.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:10PM armageddon said
Fine by me I already pre-ordered at EB, the gamespot of Canada.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:13PM Jawmuncher said
Yeah those items don't look That cool I have to say. But considering it's a little bonus as well as that 20 dollar credit is nice. Though like someone said 45 dollars for a new copy is the best deal by far.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 11:43PM jmoomaw said
@swooded I've actually never preordered at GS, do you pay in full when you preorder? Or do you put some cash down like how GC was (before the whole closing everywhere forever thing)? I assumed you didn't have to pay in full and could use the $20 when you pay the rest when you pick up.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:29PM CaptainProtonX said
I'm surprised there isn't a giant GS painted on the armor.
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:42PM DesolationPoint said
Meh. I'm just not a fan of these increasingly prevalent exclusive preorder bonuses.
With that being said, I guess I'll be getting it since I already preordered this from the Gamestop in my town. Good ol' fashioned midnight release here I come!
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With that being said, I guess I'll be getting it since I already preordered this from the Gamestop in my town. Good ol' fashioned midnight release here I come!
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:52PM monkeyontherun4 said
@DesolationPoint
yea that would be the one part i hate about ordering online. they dont ship it till the day it comes out. i think they should ship the day before that way it would get there a little sooner.
I pre-ordered ODST from best buy (it was order 1 half off another) and i didnt get it till a week later. I was quite mad and told them i would never order from them again until they shorten the shipping time.
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yea that would be the one part i hate about ordering online. they dont ship it till the day it comes out. i think they should ship the day before that way it would get there a little sooner.
I pre-ordered ODST from best buy (it was order 1 half off another) and i didnt get it till a week later. I was quite mad and told them i would never order from them again until they shorten the shipping time.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 11:26PM DesolationPoint said
Yeah, free release date delivery was definitely just one awesome thing about having an Amazon Prime trial. Generally I'll still buy from them and wait it out since it's so easy to build up promotional credit. But this is one game I definitely want right when it comes out.
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Posted: Jul 8th 2010 10:33AM aristokrat said
@DesolationPoint
This isn't exclusive, Amazon has it too, and Walmart might be getting also.
And Amazon Prime is the best.
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This isn't exclusive, Amazon has it too, and Walmart might be getting also.
And Amazon Prime is the best.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:53PM monkeyontherun4 said
@TiLoBrown
agreed, ordering from a place should NEVER affect in game play, why should someone get a boost just because they decided to buy from another store
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agreed, ordering from a place should NEVER affect in game play, why should someone get a boost just because they decided to buy from another store
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:49PM Xcrucio said
It's not really stated in this article, but Bungie has previously said the Recon helmet will be given to everyone in North America that purchases the game Day 1. It's a preorder bonus in Europe.
In other words the only exclusive for Gamestop is the chestpiece I'll never use, so my pre-order will remain at Best Buy.
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In other words the only exclusive for Gamestop is the chestpiece I'll never use, so my pre-order will remain at Best Buy.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 11:14PM 343 Guilty Fart said
@Xcrucio
Speaking of which, today only for Bungie day everyone gets to try out the flaming helmet, regardless of whether you earned it!
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Speaking of which, today only for Bungie day everyone gets to try out the flaming helmet, regardless of whether you earned it!
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 10:55PM Lagunamov said
@WINterfang Maybe because with other games it's just incentive to invest on a game that might blow? Maybe because pre-order bonuses are only accessible in the country where those stores are, hence alienating the rest of the world?
I personally hate them for the second reason. I'm in South America, so I have no access to those unless I'm willing to pay 80 dollars or more for the game plus bonuses.
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I personally hate them for the second reason. I'm in South America, so I have no access to those unless I'm willing to pay 80 dollars or more for the game plus bonuses.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 11:03PM onlysublime said
does it make sense to have explosives strapped to the front of your body in front of the armor?
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Posted: Jul 7th 2010 11:11PM killer rin said
EBGames/Gamestop = same ting = Owned by Same Company = Preorder Bonus for 1 is Preorder Bonus for other
also if your local EBGames/Gamestop doesn't give you pre order Bonus
Email "help@gamestop.com" with an attachment of your receipt telling them you didn't get the bonus from your store.
or,
Call "(800) 883-8895" and let the Customer Service person know the above information and they will email you a code.
I actually just did this a few months ago for the Starcraft 2 Beta code after reordering the game(when they were supposedly out) and they emailed me the code and everything.
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also if your local EBGames/Gamestop doesn't give you pre order Bonus
Email "help@gamestop.com" with an attachment of your receipt telling them you didn't get the bonus from your store.
or,
Call "(800) 883-8895" and let the Customer Service person know the above information and they will email you a code.
I actually just did this a few months ago for the Starcraft 2 Beta code after reordering the game(when they were supposedly out) and they emailed me the code and everything.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 11:13PM killer rin said
@killer rin
I personally Preordered the Legendary Edition, from EB Games and because EBGames is Owned by Gamestop, I will get Preorder bonus
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I personally Preordered the Legendary Edition, from EB Games and because EBGames is Owned by Gamestop, I will get Preorder bonus
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 11:16PM sonicspike41 said
@WINterfang
What was already said, and the fact that most of the bonuses are just items that are either already on the disc, or were created/taken off disc specifically to be launched as pre-order dlc stuffs.
Not to mention sometimes multiple stores get different items, so picking it up a certain store can instantly exclude you from getting an item some other store had.
Either make all pre-order bonuses available as premium dlc at a later date, or make them free dlc after like 6-12 months. Also, make every store get the same pre-order items, none of this "go to best buy to get a new dagger, go to gamestop to get a new pistol, go to wal-mart to get new armor, or go to target to get a new vehicle... all for the same game!"
It's just annoying and unnecessary to split up the bonuses and only give them to people who preorder.
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What was already said, and the fact that most of the bonuses are just items that are either already on the disc, or were created/taken off disc specifically to be launched as pre-order dlc stuffs.
Not to mention sometimes multiple stores get different items, so picking it up a certain store can instantly exclude you from getting an item some other store had.
Either make all pre-order bonuses available as premium dlc at a later date, or make them free dlc after like 6-12 months. Also, make every store get the same pre-order items, none of this "go to best buy to get a new dagger, go to gamestop to get a new pistol, go to wal-mart to get new armor, or go to target to get a new vehicle... all for the same game!"
It's just annoying and unnecessary to split up the bonuses and only give them to people who preorder.
Posted: Jul 7th 2010 11:44PM Dr Bear PHD said
While I do hate most Gamestop locations or their tactics, (i go to a local mom & pop shop usually), I will revisit for Reach.
A group of friends and I have camped out at the same Gamestop for Halo midnight releases since Halo 2. Now that we're out of high school, and this is the last of the series (possibly), we want to reunite and do it one last time. After we get our copies, we want to LAN all night and catch up on old times.
In my eyes, these are just extra goodies thrown in that I could do with or without. It's less of where you get it, more of who you get it with.
PS- I will be getting the Legendary edition :)
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A group of friends and I have camped out at the same Gamestop for Halo midnight releases since Halo 2. Now that we're out of high school, and this is the last of the series (possibly), we want to reunite and do it one last time. After we get our copies, we want to LAN all night and catch up on old times.
In my eyes, these are just extra goodies thrown in that I could do with or without. It's less of where you get it, more of who you get it with.
PS- I will be getting the Legendary edition :)
Posted: Jul 8th 2010 12:46AM F1 Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu said
Dammit! I'm sick of changing pants!!!
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Posted: Jul 8th 2010 1:56AM sonicspike41 said
@WINterfang
Well I usually preorder my games anyways, but there are many times where I really want to buy a game, but just forget the release date (Mirror's Edge, but I was lucky the gamestop had extra messenger bags and I got one anyways).
Then there are other times where I know it comes out on a certain date but I just don't plan to buy it right away for whatever reason (3D Dot Game Heroes).
Then there are people who get their system late in the life cycle and still buy the games new because they don't want scratches (a friend at work) but they don't get any bonuses then.
It's not needed, but it does feel like the people who buy it new but don't pre-order are getting shafted. I think it should just be all new copies bought say in the first 2-3 months of release. That's more than fair for everyone I think.
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Well I usually preorder my games anyways, but there are many times where I really want to buy a game, but just forget the release date (Mirror's Edge, but I was lucky the gamestop had extra messenger bags and I got one anyways).
Then there are other times where I know it comes out on a certain date but I just don't plan to buy it right away for whatever reason (3D Dot Game Heroes).
Then there are people who get their system late in the life cycle and still buy the games new because they don't want scratches (a friend at work) but they don't get any bonuses then.
It's not needed, but it does feel like the people who buy it new but don't pre-order are getting shafted. I think it should just be all new copies bought say in the first 2-3 months of release. That's more than fair for everyone I think.
Posted: Jul 8th 2010 2:00AM JamesHks said
I personally don't give two fu@ks about armor in reach, it doesn't effect gameplay, only the what OTHEr people see when they look at you. Really, when you get close enough to an enemy do you look at their armor? no your firing as frantically as you can into what you hope is their face. This is why the leveling up has me worried, if i dont care about armor, why do i want to level up? Anyhoo thats my story, it was cool I know, i'm still super psyched for reach either way.
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