Buy it on release or not? : V - Skyrim

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:42 pm

Gamestop asked if we wanted to pre-order when we picked up our copy of GI, but no collector's edition yet, so we're waiting.

Yeah I may just wait and preorder the collectors edition, will be worth it in the end I suppose.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:26 am

Translation? Sure. Quality of it? If it's like Oblivion....then bad.

Needless to say that they translated the "Woad" spell name (the race-specific Shield Greater Power for the Nords) to "Cake".... ??U

Really?... fail, well I hope it'll be better for you on skyrim.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:17 am

I'm buying for the 360 at midnight.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:32 pm

Translation? Sure. Quality of it? If it's like Oblivion....then bad.

Needless to say that they translated the "Woad" spell name (the race-specific Shield Greater Power for the Nords) to "Cake".... ??U

LOL!

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:31 am

PC after a few weeks if reviews suggest many bugs and bad PC-UI formatting. I'll wait for UI mods, patches, unofficial patches.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:52 am

With their current track record only a moron would hand them money at launch.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:14 pm

I want to get it at midnight, but that may not be an option, but I'll get it within 24 hours of the release. I've already got it pre-ordered on Xbox.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:37 pm

My birthday is four days later, so I plan to get the game then. Hopefully it doesn't have a case of Fallout New Vegas and isn't bugged to the [censored]house.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:38 am

I will pre-order the digital only version via Steam, install in advance and hopefully be able to unlock at midnight PST or whatever time Bethesda chooses to unlock all the digital copies. (while many people are still waiting in line at gamestop)

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:56 am

With their current track record only a moron would hand them money at launch.

This x12.

I will never preorder or buy at launch a Bethesda game ever again after FONV. And yes yes I know, Obsidian blahblahblah. :rolleyes:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:11 am

if you preorder can you get it at midnight?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:20 am

already bought it' but i have a question. can i go and pick up my copy at midnight or do i have to wait till regular bussiness hours?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:03 am

Buying once the GotY edition hits the "sale" rack. No release day bugs, no getting nickel-and-dimed to death piecing the "entire" game together DLC by DLC.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:59 am

With their current track record only a moron would hand them money at launch.

Some people find it worthwhile to pay extra for the same product because they want to play it first. I could understand it if I had a bunch of friends into video gaming. I've paid a bit extra for board games to have them early for the same reason; you're anxious for a release and want to try it as soon as possible, and it's worth an extra $10 or so to you.

Certainly not moronic... I just don't share the priorities.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:26 am

already bought it' but i have a question. can i go and pick up my copy at midnight or do i have to wait till regular bussiness hours?

Depends if there is a midnight release for Skyrim. My guess would be yes.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:43 am

if you preorder can you get it at midnight?

jinx lol

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:48 am

I thought about getting it on Steam, my only problem is if mods will be compatible with the Steam version :confused:

I can't imagine why they wouldn't be. I got New Vegas off Steam and I had no issues using or making mods at all, the only "issue" was that the install path was a tad different, but that's not even worth considering really. Unless something changes radically in the way modding is done I doubt Steam would hinder you.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:41 pm

Most definitely taking a personal day from work on this one.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:00 pm

I'll be buying the console version on release, and the PC version once I've bought my own high-end gaming PC in a year or two (after uni)

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:04 am

Pre-ordering for PS3, then picking it up at the midnight release, hopefully. If not, once school is over.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:31 am

I'm gonna see it on a friend before deciding to buy or not :dance:

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:01 pm

The collector's edition on the PC only, after the first bug patch and the GOTY if it comes with all the DLC.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:32 am

I'll buy it on release day, probably after school. It'll be for console. Maybe if we ever get this PC updated I'll buy Skyrim on PC, but that won't be for a while.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:04 pm

With their current track record only a moron would hand them money at launch.

Buying it at launch doesn't stop you from patching it later, so at the very least you're saving yourself 5 minutes of install time before patching it

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:33 am

if you preorder can you get it at midnight?

My guess is that it will play out similar to the New Vegas launch.

In other words, if you pre-order a boxed PC version, you can pick it up somewhere, but you won't be able to unlock it until some time, such as midnight PST.

If you pre-order the digital version on Steam, you can download and install in advance, but it won't unlock until the specified time.