Umpteen gajillion moneys, because people are stupid...

Again its all about the perception that customers will have regarding a particular company and that is what really matters. Even if CDPR or IO Interactive allegedly intentionally cut out content to then give it away as free DLC, then that doesn't make any difference to consumers as everyone that bought the game will have access to all of it regardless of pre-ordering or not. In other words this approach doesn't punish cautious customers that don't pay for a game upfront and therefore leaves a very positive impression overall.

Eidos Montreal/Squeenix's different strategy for Deus Ex is not so unique as most big publishers strive to maximize their profits without regard for their customers and fans. This abhorrent Augemented pre-order marketing tactic is going to separate the consumer base not only in terms of content but access to the game as well. The pre-order customers will be treated as elite and everyone else will be nickle and dimed for their lack of blind faith if they want to get their hands on the pre-order extra mission, in other words Deus Ex: Customer base Divided. So this approach actually puts off some customers from not only pre-ordering but also from buying the game at all and thus leaves a terrible impression for the publisher overall.

Well then I don't know why we're really arguing as not supporting such dubious attempts to exploit customers by publishers is what I was suggesting in my previous posts. Ofcourse every business is out to make money but that is entirely possible by treating customers with respect and care instead of always trying to think of new ploys to milk every cent out of them before the product is even released. I never said that all DLC should be free and I'm perfectly fine with substantial content being released separately at a reasonable price which quite a few publishers do for their games. For the very first time CDPR are going to release additional expansion DLCs for The Witcher 3 which they haven't done with any of their previous games and a majority of the customers have gladly given away their money in advance to support them because of the perception they have built up by treating consumers fairly. :)

Well it is 6 days later and squeeznix "kickstarter stretch goal" still stay on tier 1.

Guess the amount of people who pre-ordered is thankfully small

I guess the big profits they earned inflate their heads too much.

How you spend your money is your responsibility, not the responsibility of critics, reviewers and publishers.
Blaming them is irrational. Its your own lack of patience and responsibility that leads to bad purchasing decisions.

It's still almost 6 months till release. More than enough time for the meta game aspect to kick in, I'm afraid...

Don't preorder it. Wait till its all patched up and DLC bundle included on a bargain. Stop feeding these greedy bastards.

The only thing they did with this program is that a lot of peopla who wanted to preorder it won't do so some even want to boycot the game completely. at least that's the impression I get when I look through all the forums I'm a member of.

it's sad, it's probably going to get a PR spin that paints those of us who wont Preorder in a bad light.

Wow WTH did I just watch, Pre order Tiers? This kind of stuff is exactly the reason why I don't buy such games.

What a load of crap.

Is that like the 50 billion people in the "Boycott Call of Duty!" steam group who all bought Call of Duty?

So... many... dislikes!
:D

There is something like that?
Never heard of it.

great

No, I didn't mean something like that.