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    I genuinely don't understand why people pre-order. I haven't been in a shop where I couldn't get the game I wanted because they were sold out since Championship Manager 97/98.

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    I used to when Grainger did 200 loyalty points for each one. Now there's bullshit tangible rewards like extra skins or weapons which fill that void. Activision let pre-orders get early access to the game days before any other consumers. It's heavily incentivised now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phonics View Post
    I genuinely don't understand why people pre-order. I haven't been in a shop where I couldn't get the game I wanted because they were sold out since Championship Manager 97/98.
    And with the advent of digital distribution it makes even less sense, it's not like Steam is going to run out of electrons. Also, name me a game that was better (or even the same) at release than it was a couple of weeks down the line let alone a few months.

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    Don't pre-order and don't pay full whack when the developer won't send the game out for review pre-release. Even if it turns out to be amazing, just on principle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco View Post
    And with the advent of digital distribution it makes even less sense, it's not like Steam is going to run out of electrons. Also, name me a game that was better (or even the same) at release than it was a couple of weeks down the line let alone a few months.
    People like to have shit early. Or get bonus tat for pre-ordering. Rubes.

    From a publisher's perspective, pre-order number allow them to gauge how many discs to print. The last thing you want is a warehouse of unsold stock.

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    New update available now:



    Sounds pretty awesome, will dip back into it and give it a try.

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    Apparently this is actually pretty good now and a lot closer to what all was promised. It's on sale on Steam at the minute. Quite tempted to get it.

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    Have they completely re-worked the inventory system, flight model, and enemy ai?

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    No Man's Sky: Beyond update: https://www.nomanssky.com/beyond-update/


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    I gather it's had a bumpy launch but still, patching in more of the game you originally promised is always gonna be rough.

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    Some useful Reddit threads:

    - https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTh...ho_just_likes/
    - https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTh...ost_them_here/
    - https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTh...f_no_mans_sky/

    Oh and one other one which has proven very useful: use the smallest size of Terrain manipulator to extract far more from mineral deposits. It's slower but you get shitloads more out of it.

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    Is this actually quite good now then?

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    Play Outer Wilds Yev, it's short and you'll love it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    Is this actually quite good now then?
    The most recent update has made it playable and it's actually pretty good if your into space exploration.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    Is this actually quite good now then?
    I reckon you'd probably like it - it's got enough of the grindy masochism element (resource gathering/base building). Give that third link a read too - some interesting trade opportunities which is probably up your street.

    There's not a tonne of game in it - but I'm enjoying the upgrading path stuff and just general exploration.

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    What can you play this on?

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    PS4, Xbox and PC

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    Picked this up for a fiver yesterday. Looking forward to wasting some time.

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    It's great now - they have mechs for mooching around planets

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