Don’t forget the MBAs. The original motherfuckers who ruin everything.

It’s not either or. It could be both. In rhis case, most of these reasons can be traced back to the perversion of capitalism.

Well, I’m fucked.

My dude, unions without ‘monopolistic control’ have no teeth when negotiating with these parasitic companies. Collective bargaining is only as effective as how many people are in the collective.

God that’s scummy af.

I haven’t seen much coverage on the game yet myself, but I did see the review SkillUp uploaded. Apparently, the writing is pretty bland and mid, like that of Veilguard.

You’re not the only one, friend. The only thing I care about is what sort of pricing hijinks they get up to, which could have industry-wide consequences.

Bioware was a ghost of its former long before their staff was cut.

Early access reviews are notoriously unreliable these days. Think Cyberpunk and DAV just to name two. Sure, you can’t get a refund if you purchase two weeks later. But even though that’s the case, you can still make a more informed decision than going in blind by preordering. 2 weeks later, authentic community sentiment will drown out most of the deceptive marketing and paid-for reviews. Heck, you can even find playthroughs on YouTube to judge a game against your own personal tastes.

Saying that there’s no upside to not preordering just isn’t true.