I'm torn between pre-ordering from Amazon and Wal Mart. Amazon have sent me [censored] stuff in the past, DVD's with disk 1 missing, and things like that, but I don't know whether to go with Wal Mart, because I've never pre ordered from there in my life! I'm afraid that if I do it on WalMart.com, it'll come late because they aren't exactly the 1 stop shop for game pre orders, and if I do it in store, I'm afraid they'll [censored] up my order or not know what to do or something.
Also, which pack do you prefer out of Psycho and Spec Ops (I'm equal on both, so the decision of where to pre order is my only issue, this question is just for funsies.)
what say you, Brink forumites?

Personally, I'm a big fan of the Psycho Pack. I love the Spec Ops too (Especially the scopes <3) but I don't like the Spec Ops mask that much.

I appreciate the input, I really do, but my problem is where, not what. I like them both.

I know. I'm saying get it from Amazon. I've personally never had any problems with them. However, I would be surprised if Wallmart DIDN'T screw up your order somehow.

Yeah I know what you're saying. I mean, have you ever pre-ordered anything from Wal Mart? Do you even know a single person who has? Gamestop get pre orders in all the time, and even they screw it up sometimes.

Actually a friend of mine did, long story short he got that game about 2 weeks after everyone else did.
I did end up getting another friend of mine to pre-order from Wallmart though because I'm on a quest to get all of the Packs. Good thing about my friends is that they don't care for that kinda stuff so I get to steal them >.>

Well, I really don't like this pre-order over Internet thing, so I would go to Wal-mart, 100% that you will get your game in time, but if you want the Psycho pack, you should pre-order it from there.

I pretty much always pre-order games from Amazon, I've never had a problem with them. With that said, I have a friend who pre-ordered blops from walmart and it did in fact arrive at his house on day one. If you're not too hot on pre-ordering online though, I would advise you just to pre-order in store at Walmart, because then if something goes wrong, they can atleast send you to another store or give you some if not all of your money back. The fact is, pre-orders get screwed up all the time, and walmart has a reputation to build since they just got into the whole pre-order business, so I actually would expect them to screw up less than say, Gamestop. Just my $0.02.

Every time I pre-order a game from Amazon.com they arrive on my doorstep on the day of release. I'm pre-ordering from them for the Psycho pack.

If you've had problems with amazon.com it was most likely because you were purchasing something from a third party salesperson selling on amazon.com, whereas pre-orders are done through Amazon's own warehouses which are extremely efficient.

in response to the thread description "Amazon is slow and unreliable,"

I have pre-ordered games from Amazon in the past and received them on release day. The actually a shipping option for pre-orders sot at you will receive it the day it comes out.

As for Walmart, I boycotted them years ago. I will never buy anything from them.

Steam, get the game 100% on time, can't lose it unless you forget password to account and don't know anything about the account.

And works with a whole 1 out of 3 platforms!

Then go with Walmart, amazon fails.

I've never had any bad experience with Amazon. And I never tried pre-ordering from Walmart (which is not very common in the EU anyway).


And usually you can install the game before it releases.
(Yes, I know that's completely irrelevant for you console-gamers.)

PS3 is getting Steam

Afaik the PS3 gets Steam-Games which include the Steam-software. But the system itself will not get Steam.

Thanks for the input so far, everyone. Keep em coming.

You could always go with a more reliable seller like Gamestop and later buy the Psycho Pack on Ebay.

I may do that with the Fallout Pack. I mean I could just switch my preorder from GS to Best Buy (They're in the same shopping center) but I hate the people that work at BB. Nobody there knows what the hell they are talking about.

Ive never personally ordered through either of these companies. I personally hate ordering things online, im not sure if its because i have bad luck with shipping (ie, stuff getting lost/damaged/forgotten) or if its just because I like the enjoyment of going to the store, picking it up, and paying for it. Plus i know exactly when it will get to my house because im the one driving/delivering it

Anyways, back to your problem!

From what ive heard, Amazon is very reliable, and your product will be delivered on the day of release (from what ive heard)

As for Walmart, Im not too sure. Personally im ordering through them because i want the Hockler Machine Pistol in the Spec ops class, but if i had the choice not too, i probably wouldn't. I really hope they do not screw up!

All an all, i dont think you should worry too much about the shipping or who you are getting the product from. Odds are it will end up working out just fine. I would more or less base your decision off of which Pack you like better. I know you like them equally, but im just saying.

Hope this helps!

Well you could also pre-order then pick it up.

I love Revolvers. Amazon pack wins by default. Just to be safe, I have preordered from multiple places. I have preordered on Steam, Amazon and Gamestop, for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. I am going to be playing this game on Launch. Shame I can't get all those bonuses on all my accounts.

Fallout all the way....

I have never had an issue when pre-ordering through Walmart so don't worry too much about them not being a "one stop shop for gaming." I would choose Walmart every time over Amazon, personally.

I have buaght from amazon many times.. advice.. Don't buy used.. go to ebay for that shtuff..

Figured I'd take a break from the lurking I've been doing the past few months to give my two cents. I haven't been in the whole buying games on teh interwebz thing for long, so I don't have a long list of instances, but I'll mention what I've had happen thus far:

Wal-Mart: I pre-ordered Fable III from Wal-Mart.com (not worth $60 by the way, but at least I got a $20 gift card with it) and received it at around 12:30 P.M. on the day of release. My only complaint is that they forgot to include the villager code - a universal pre-order bonus all stores had - but about a week later sent me an e-mail apologizing for their mistake, as well as the code I was due. They did remember to include their unique bonus (some hammer and tattoo set or something) in the day one package at least, which makes me a little less worried about pre-ordering Brink there due to the entire bonus being unique.

Amazon: I've bought a fair amount of things from Amazon recently, but my first pre-order with the site is actually Dragon Age 2 (Got the signature edition on the last possible day, WOOT). I selected release date delivery, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that one. However, everything I have bought from Amazon directly - meaning not from a third-party - has been delivered in a timely fashion, getting to my home quicker than the estimated time more often than not. Case in point: I bought Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit and Assassin's Creed 2 simultaneously. NFS was from Amazon directly, where I selected free "Super Saver" shipping, while AC2 was from a third party with standard shipping selected. NFS actually arrived two days before AC2. So I certainly wouldn't recommend against buying from Amazon directly.

For myself, I'm probably going to go with Wal-Mart's Spec Ops pack because I'd rather have the Heckler Machine Pistol before the Caeser Revolver, the Dogtag tattoo before the Tortured Soul tattoo, and the Greeneye Scopes before the Soda Can/Arktactical Silencers. However, I would prefer the Grin mask to the Sloani mask, and I'd also prefer to get the $10 credit from Amazon instead of Wal-Mart, so Wal-Mart's edge is rather slight.

Anyway, after all that I still haven't fully answered your question as far as which site you should trust more, so here goes: If the only deciding factor is which you can trust more, I give Amazon the edge because of their established track record, and the fact a friend of mine, who also pre-ordered Fable III from Wal-Mart, did NOT get Fable III in time, and his order was so screwed up that he eventually just canceled the order and got it from GameStop, sans pre-order bonuses.

EDIT: Lame, my avatar is gone! I guess I have been lurking too long. <_<