I just pre orderes STO at game stop

[osena]

I just pre orderes STO at game stop

I never buy any thing off line i am like 6 blocks form a game stop i walked over there and pre ordered it

[NeoWolf06]

I just pre orderes STO at game stop

OMFG REALLY!!?!?!??!??!

thats means it must be coming out soon coz game stores only let you pre-order things afew months before they're due to be released

[Fedhell]

I just pre orderes STO at game stop

wow, did they give you your free cookie? ZOMG i want my free cookie too.

You do know that their release dates are just a scam to get morons to waste their money and preorder right?

thanks

will

[CinC-UFPForces-Cardassia]

I wouldn't advise others to repeat this course of action.

[Eisenwolff]

I am not impressed Pre-order Ships 1/26/2010

[128hoodmario]

Well really it isn't the smartest move to accept a pre-order from some random website when every other website on our net (including this one) says that they haven't got an accepted release date. Good luck getting your game! (insert sarcasm where necessary, thanks for reading)

[NeoWolf06]

I am not impressed Pre-order Ships 1/26/2010

and where did u get this info from?

cryptic hasn't said anything. just that it could be out sooner than we think

since Osena just had the chance to pre-order it that may indicate that its going to be released soon

[Fedhell]

I wouldn't advise others to repeat this course of action.

why not? these companies like game stop need idiots to scam, think about all the employees that may loose their jobs if they didnt have people like the OP.

thx

will

[osena]

I walked in to Gamestop and asked them of they were takeing pre orders and the clerk said yes and i tossed 5 bucks down and got my pre order slip

there is no CE
there is no LE
there is just STO game it self

[Eisenwolff]

and where did u get this info from?

cryptic hasn't said anything. just that it could be out sooner than we think

since Osena just had the chance to pre-order it that may indicate that its going to be released soon
I actually read the gamestop site to have a more deep laugh since we all know what release date and pre orders on gamestop are worth.

[DanSeale]

and where did u get this info from?

cryptic hasn't said anything. just that it could be out sooner than we think

since Osena just had the chance to pre-order it that may indicate that its going to be released soon

Ohhh .. I dunno about that . I would not just to any conclusions either way. You can also pre-order a Cehvrolet Camero ( I wouldn't mind having one) .. but you know the story behind that as well.

To tell you the truth I have more confidence in Cryptic producing STO than I do GM their Camero .

(BTW.. this is not intended to start something ugly... just that I would wait a bit ... like when Cryptic gives the green light !)

[NeoWolf06]

well here it is from the gamestop.com website. i dunno how reliable they are since i live in the UK but it says the preorder date is 26th Jan 2009
it also says that a monthly payment is required
thats about it
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?Product_ID=73923

i dunno if cryptic has allowed this info to be let out by 3rd party game distributors but at least it gives us a guide line of sorts

[Gul_Marritza]

why not? these companies like game stop need idiots to scam, think about all the employees that may loose their jobs if they didnt have people like the OP.

thx

will

Uh Oh, there goes the economy again...Let's get a government bail out of the online stores...we need it now!!!!

[Saladin_Class]

It seems there is a pre-order on the website

Ya think they could put some sort of pic on it.

Ill call my Game Stop Manager bud, and get the skinny from Him

[NeoWolf06]

It seems there is a pre-order on the website

Ya think they could put some sort of pic on it.

Ill call my Game Stop Manager bud, and get the skinny from Him

thanks. maybe then we can clear this mess up

[Kinjiru]

I think I'll wait until I hear about a special preorder from cryptic, hopefully in a special edition box set. :)

[knightofhyrule730]

there is no CE...yet
there is no LE...yet

fixt

Sorry buddy, but you got scammed. Oh sure, youll get the game, but if a CE+ comes out, you wont be able to switch without losing that $5.

[osena]

fixt

Sorry buddy, but you got scammed. Oh sure, youll get the game, but if a CE+ comes out, you wont be able to switch without losing that $5.

lol i can allways upgrade i done it whit fabel 2 lol i never lost my preorder money befor

[SelorKiith]

OMFG REALLY!!?!?!??!??!

thats means it must be coming out soon coz game stores only let you pre-order things afew months before they're due to be released

Not really... I pre ordered the Warhammer Collectors Edition more than a half year prior release at a EB Games/Gamestop... ;)
So this is no real sign of a soon release...

[RogueEnterprise]

I wouldn't call this a scam... I mean, if the OP wants to put some money down on the sometime-in-the-future release of STO and try to get a copy on release day, why stop him? :)
As much as I'd rather go somewhere else other than Gamestop to buy my games (namely, Target and Amazon.com), they do have a somewhat flexible system on preordering. At least, they do from what I remember. I remember preordering Zelda: Wind Waker nearly 2 years before it came out... and when I produced the receipt to pick up the game, about 80% of it was no longer readable (receipt ink had faded)... but they took it!

[startreken]

I hate GameStop!

[Lizzio]

well here it is from the gamestop.com website. i dunno how reliable they are since i live in the UK but it says the preorder date is 26th Jan 2009
it also says that a monthly payment is required
thats about it
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?Product_ID=73923

i dunno if cryptic has allowed this info to be let out by 3rd party game distributors but at least it gives us a guide line of sorts

You know the game is a monthly pay right?...
And how sure are you it will be in stores and not
download able!??
What are you doing?...

[NeoWolf06]

You know the game is a monthly pay right?...
And how sure are you it will be in stores and not
download able!??
What are you doing?...

i don't. i'm just going off what i know. which is very little

[Ruzzell]

The dudes at my local gamestop are always cool, but I don't do the $5 thingie. When it has a release date I go down and prepay the whole thing, and then I am first in line to pickup. (WoW)

They actually had a pretty fun party for the last expansion too. People got dressed up and everything.

[LordDave]

I had preordered Starcraft 2 back in June of 2008 with a release date of december. So after december rolled around, I said "F*" it and unordered, especially since not only was the release date inaccurate, BUT it wasn't even starcraft 2 anymore, it was Sons of Liberty.

Sooo....

Release dates don't exist until the developer says so.

[RogueEnterprise]

Release dates don't exist until the developer says so.

You mean until the publisher says so. :) Hopefully if they're nice they let the developer have input on that, but it doesn't always happen that way.

[Interdictor]

Uh - guys - the game doesn't come out till the end of this year or early NEXT year. What the hell is the rush? Are you afraid Cryptic and Atari won't make enough to go around or something? :confused:

[LordDave]

Uh - guys - the game doesn't come out till the end of this year or early NEXT year. What the hell is the rush? Are you afraid Cryptic and Atari won't make enough to go around or something? :confused:

The PReccccious is MINE!

[PugPug]

You guys are all mean. Who cares if he wants to preorder it now?

He'll get it whenever it ships, and that's that. It's not a scam.

He can cancel or cancel and order the collector's edition or whatever he wants to do. Maybe he was just excited about the game, you ever think of that?

[KO_Gilligan]

I had preordered Starcraft 2 back in June of 2008 with a release date of december. So after december rolled around, I said "F*" it and unordered, especially since not only was the release date inaccurate, BUT it wasn't even starcraft 2 anymore, it was Sons of Liberty.

Sooo....

Release dates don't exist until the developer says so.


I'm gonna Pre-order Duke Nukem Forever soon...... Because it's Duke, and there's something symbolic about it.

So I can understand the OP, why not show your commitment to the geek at Gamestop? It sure won't hurt the games image any if we all grab a little reservation.

Now the evil that is Gamestop, that's another story. But it's not stopping me. In fact I might just get two :p

[No1UKnow]

Lets hope the game is released by Decembet '09. That only gives us 3 years to play before the end of the world on Dec 21, 2012.

edited for simple math lol

[JDHester2000]

Pre orders are a good thing. When EB/Gamestop get alot of pre-orders they believe the game is going to be huge, so they order more copys to sell in the stores. This way when the non-pre orderers go to get it there will be more copys for them to buy. (I used to work for EB). Also as the 100 other threads talk about pre-orders, nothing is set in stone. EB/Gamestop just pull a date from the air and put it down so we can pre-order it.

Another up side for pre-orders is that usually there is a "Bonus" for pre-ordering. Sometimes its an item that gives you a small bonus, it could be a cosmetic thing, or some times it is early access to the beta.

There are 100 other pots about this though...

[Icygrip]

I am not impressed Pre-order Ships 1/26/2010

Man who can w8 that long

[Lennon]

Gamestop is the biggest retailer of video games in the US, so it is probably not a scam unless they are going to shut down there 3 billion dollar a year revenue to scam people out of STO.

The amount of preorders tell investors/advertisers how well the game is going to do. So by preordering it you are promoting STO.

[Elrath]

As much as I would like to see a date set up for STO to be released, I am putting more stock on the website of STO announcing a release date as oppose to Gamestop. They missed it on Pirates of the Burning Sea and Star Gate Worlds. With the later not even in closed beta and as announced on mmo sites as well as mmoreport star gate worlds was cutting their staff before closed beta starts?

**Shurg** just my input.

[Nickinaround]

Wow for the large part you guys are jerks. This poor fellow was just excited he could put down some money for STO. Whats wrong with that ?

Gamestop is not a bad company either. They have very friendly nerd guys/girls behind the counter that love to chat games, which you won't likely get that at Walmart, Best Buy, Fry's Electronics or other places. Yes I would much rather buy a game electronically, but do also buy physical games, for certain features like collectors editions that come with physical gifts like Fallout 3 (lunchbox), cloth maps, soundtracks, behind the scene dvds that you can't get with downloaded copies.

Also I agree with preordering being a great way to let the stores know that you are promoting the game and are excited about it.

Now about Gamestop being con-artists or trying to rip the guy out of his 5 bucks, this is just ridiculous. Gamestop is one of the premier gaming outlets and have better things to do then take a guys 5 bucks for nothing. I have preordered many times months and months ahead of the games release and they have always giving me the game, even when I lost my receipt they looked me up in the system and still gave me my 5 dollar credit.

So I say more power to the guy that got the preorder down! Its still a long time to wait for a game I agree with that. But I was excited to see that Gamestop had a date for STO even though its not set in stone, its still exciting to see. But don't give up your hopes that its going to be released on that date, as it more then likely will not be. :D

Okay im done with my ranting. Thanks for listening.

[Voyager24]

I pre ordered it as well from Gamestop on Sunday. Yes I know we have a ways to go but I still wanted my name to be in the computer for a copy. I also pre ordered because many MMO games I have seen on the website get a special early beta access. I'm not saying that will be the case for STO but I took a shot. If by any chance Cryptic announces a special collectors edition, for Best Buy or Target versions of the game i'll cancel and go buy it there. :cool:

[Kuhr]

I shop at Game stop and they are good and reliable source for pre-order games. I have an Xbox 360 and did a lot of pre-orders with them and they treated me great! Their not frauds or take your money and run. If they were like that wouldnt they be out of business by now? I will be going to my Game stop store and put my money down on STO and dont care how long it takes to get it because Game stop got a good rep in honoring pre-orders...Period!!!

[Candymancan]

Not sure why people pre-order so early. I always pre-order like 5 days before release that way you still are garunteed a copy on release over others who didnt.

[matt4tay]

I am more than likely going to wait til Cryptic announce it and see if they have any offers with bonus in game items if you buy off there site.

[Loekii]

well i never played 69.99 i only placed 5 dollar bill down for a pre order

Which is fine. You have your receipt and will be placed on the pre-order list. The release date is not needed to preorder, and $5.00 is the normal fee. Most people that venture outside their basement tend to understand that is how it works. Those that are saying you got scammed should be ignored, as they are incorrect.

[osena]

Which is fine. You have your receipt and will be placed on the pre-order list. The release date is not needed to preorder, and $5.00 is the normal fee. Most people that venture outside their basement tend to understand that is how it works. Those that are saying you got scammed should be ignored, as they are incorrect.


lol venture outside there basement but yeah 5 dollars down sounds fair to me for pre order i have only pre ordered 2 games befor grand theft auto 4 and fabel 2 this will be my 3rd so latter on one more game packages open up can i upgrade my pre order?

[Desterion]

Gamestop will take pre-orders for stuff 2 years in advance. They don't care as long as they can get your money.

[Eidolonael]

If Amazon doesn't have a pre-order option for a game, it doesn't exist, or so my experience has shown me... I believe it has something to do with Amazon not publishing a release date or pre order availability unless said distribution compnay has published an official and verifiable release date due to legality and reliability concerns.

[TheFeelOfCotton]

OMFG REALLY!!?!?!??!??!

thats means it must be coming out soon coz game stores only let you pre-order things afew months before they're due to be released

Not necessarrily. I used to work for GameStop and I had Mass Effect, Too Human, and Guitar Hero 3 on pre-order at least a year before it's release.

Just because GameStop is taking a reservation for the game doesn't mean it's coming out soon.

[demonic25]

How can you pre-order a game when you don't know when it's going to be out?...or have i missed something here?.

[Tryonus]

well here it is from the gamestop.com website. i dunno how reliable they are since i live in the UK but it says the preorder date is 26th Jan 2009
it also says that a monthly payment is required
thats about it
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?Product_ID=73923

i dunno if cryptic has allowed this info to be let out by 3rd party game distributors but at least it gives us a guide line of sorts


I just clicked on that link you gave because i found it abit strange, as you said Jan and that mean January, and its now Febuary.

Im not flaming you or anything, it could just have been a typing error, but on that web-site it says 1/26/2010

[CinC-UFPForces-Cardassia]

Im not flaming you or anything, it could just have been a typing error, but on that web-site it says 1/26/2010

It's hypothetical; it's based on nothing. It's there precisely so people will but down money now.

[Dext]

I just pre orderes STO at game stop

I never buy any thing off line i am like 6 blocks form a game stop i walked over there and pre ordered it

I would hold off on Pre-ordering because I am going to get the CE if they have one :)

[JDHester2000]

I am more than likely going to wait til Cryptic announce it and see if they have any offers with bonus in game items if you buy off there site.

Exactly! Early beta access, or in game item, or some special title. IDEA! I would like to see a pre-order offer for a Tribble! Just one, that is neutered that I can put in a cage on the bridge of my ship.

[matt4tay]

Exactly! Early beta access, or in game item, or some special title. IDEA! I would like to see a pre-order offer for a Tribble! Just one, that is neutered that I can put in a cage on the bridge of my ship.

I think i'll stick to my goldfish. lol

[TheMasterpiece]

Im not one for pre orders except for games that offer nice bonuses (like special discs or in game content) or games that may not be available otherwise. Normally I just walk in on release day and buy it.

The difference is STO will be pc game, I havent bought a pc game in ages.

[Nickinaround]

Okay a couple things. Pre-orders are for the game and can be put towards the CE edition or the regular edition. So if they do come out with a CE and you have put 5 dollar preorder for the game in general, they will ask what edition you want when you go in. You can always transfer your preorder to the CE.

Also if they start offering pre-order deals and you have already preordered it you will get the deal automatically. Most of the retailers have the same pre-order deals. Just look at Empire: Total War, Gamestop.com, STEAM, and Best Buy all offer the Rome Total War Gold Edition when your preorder the game. So its not like just one retailer or STO will be letting ONLY those that preorder at a certain place get the extra.

[ejschaefer]

this is just a guess but the smartest thing for cryptic to do would be to release when the movie hits cinemas

that is when i beleive it will be released but as i said this is just my guess:)

[loyaltrekie]

this is just a guess but the smartest thing for cryptic to do would be to release when the movie hits cinemas

that is when i beleive it will be released but as i said this is just my guess:)

They would have a lot more promotional stuff out, along with a long passed beta if it was only a handful of months from release.

[Jamisicus6]

Ya think they could put some sort of pic on it.

There is no pic yet which is the point. Cryptic haven't made a picture for it yet. The pre-order system is not actually given as a blessing by game developers. They buy the games to fit the stock they have pre-ordered from us.

[ejschaefer]

youve been conned mate sorry but you should check the official site first at least you only chucked 5 bones on it least you didnt put a hundred down