[quote]Destiny awaits. Visit DestinyTheGame.com to check out your options for pre-order. There are even some exclusive incentives available now to reward the first players who reserve their copy of the game.[/quote]
I can imagine the fact that this post isn't going to be very well-liked, but I'm going to post it anyway, because I'm stubborn like that. Destiny has officially been announced, and is already available for preorder. This is something I find fairly interesting, considering the fact that the game's release date hasn't actually been announced and very little is really known about it. Why then is it already available for preorder, along with a poster and some unnamed incentives? People who are preordering this game literally have no idea when it comes out, no idea what the incentives are (except for the poster), and very little information on the game itself. And incentives? Really? Why is this even a thing? A player who buys the game a few weeks later and is informed about the game should evidently not be as rewarded as a player who blindly shoves their money into the game.
I know, you think Destiny will be amazing, you have a lot of faith in Bungie, and all that. I've preordered games before. I preordered Halo: Reach and I preordered Halo 4. The latter was definitely a mistake. At least I didn't preorder Aliens: Colonial Marines like so many others did. And the people who preordered that game knew more about it then we know about Destiny now (although much of, if not all of, the demo footage they saw wasn't even in the actual game). My point is this: patience is a virtue. I know it's a cool idea to be brave, but don't be foolhardy. Mkay?
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Bungie has a reputation. A very good reputation. If they say a game is going to be great, it probably will be. Personally, I don't see a single bad game that has come out of Bungie, and I trust them completely. I preordered for a few reasons: -It's only $5 now, and I get a sweet poster -I can ignore that $5, or I can finish paying for it, upgrade to a better edition, or switch which console I'm getting it for. -Unless some information comes out that really throws me off, I'm probably going to get the game anyway. -It puts me first in line for any future promotions. Patience is good, yes, but why put off something I know I'm going to do anyway? I'm sure most of the preorders match at least one of the reasons I gave.