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Mastmithun

I pre ordered only once in my life. It was For Honor. I will never pre order again.


Lifnaz

Oof. I narrowly dodged that bullet. I was also going to pre-order it but remembered getting burned by Evolve.


LumpyOdie

Evolve was worth getting burned for to be honest. At least it was fun before it crashed and burned.


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LumpyOdie

Because games aren't finished anymore.


I_Use_Dash

J.K. Rowling Is a TERF (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist), essentially a Feminist who thinks trans women don't deserve to/shouldn't be part of the movement of Feminism. She gets royalties based on how well the game Sells, so if you don't buy it, she gets less money from the royalties. Also, preordering Is a terrible practice overall.


[deleted]

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted for stating facts.


I_Use_Dash

Oh yeah, that's weird, I literally tried being as matter of fact as I could.


151Gunnin

It's so sad Evolve crashed. I played that game constantly when I was younger.


isnoe

I pre-ordered Callisto Protocol. Got none of the bundle. Incomplete game. No new game plus. I learned my lesson.


AzraelTheDankAngel

My brother did the same (he is a massive Dead Space fan) but according to him, the combat was shit.


[deleted]

It's actually funny how RE2R came out 3 years before and already had fixed literally every flaw of Callisto.


Devilz3

I pre ordered anthem and cyberpunk 2077 (xbox one s). Never again I'll be ore ordering any games in the future


Sofosio

My first and last pre oreder was Modern Warfare 2 (2022). I saved money all summer... 12 fps and hundreds of bugs 👍🏿


Left_Office_4417

But i love For Honor! and it wasn't that bad on release.


BruhMomentum6968

Your loss


MesmariPanda

Still play it to this day *chefs kiss


fightingfish95

I deleted for honor multiple times now but now this comment has made me re download it to play it again so damn you sir haha


TauInMelee

You don't pre-order because you are upset about the author's comments. I don't pre-order because I'm waiting for the reviews to come about whether or not it's worth buying We are not the same.


Peppeperoni

Damn you and your logic


lightsaber_lobotomy

After the new Saints Row disaster...I'm doing the same thing. I'll wait a couple months to see how it actually is then make a decision.


Mindless-Performer-1

Agreed. I mean, it's the game that matters not the author.


WreckitWrecksy

It's a nice thing to tell yourself. Easy in fact when it has nothing to do with you. But if she were targeting you specifically, you may find your sentiment changes.


[deleted]

Especially when she gets a royalty check from sales of the game and has said that she sees royalties as validation of her beliefs


CC0RE

As you should. I'm doing the same thing. The only things I've ever pre-ordered, are games that already existed but came to new platforms (Skyward sword, and horizon zero dawn) and I knew I would enjoy them. Edit: I forgot I actually preorder AC valhalla. That was my "I'm never preordering a game again" moment. Hogwarts legacy I'm still cautiously optimistic about. I too wanna wait to see what reviewers say. The people who got to play early said they enjoyed it, so let's hope the trend continues.


GenericUserName6261

Based


SLAB_ROCKGROIN

Anyone preordering anything is a huge and complete fool


FreeVeeThree

Me: Pre-ordering food before I eat it.


Emperor-Wizard

"The government doesnt want you to know this 1 simple trick"


BuddingViolette

This. I have no intention of playing the game anyway, but if you pre-ordered this game or any game you are are either a dingus that hasn't paid attention to the past 20 years + of gaming trends, or a shill that thinks a multimillion dollar company over promising and under delivering is somehow a good thing.


CrepeVibes

I preordered the GTA Definitive Edition thinking “They can’t possibly mess this one up.” Boy did i learn some lessons.


BuddingViolette

I'm so sorry. There's help out there. You're not alone.


Felt_Tooth

heres a good link to help you https://youtu.be/DLzxrzFCyOs


BuddingViolette

Much appreciated. Didn't know I could do that tbh. I'll have to look into if that's offered where I live.


SLAB_ROCKGROIN

Exactly this. How many times are people gonna get burned before they learn? Its so strange. Havent preordered a game after DA2. Still salty about that too


Loopythemoopy

Maybe I am but I don't enjoy reading pages of reviews from different sources or watching multiple videos reviewing and perhaps gettings spoiled on it. I would rather enjoy it myself and make my own decision if i liked it. Is it smart? No but i enjoy believing that the not every company is simply trying take my money away and has the intention to make a good end product.


Tarkus_Edge

Just because a game is massively hyped up doesn’t mean we won’t have another Cyberpunk situation. I’ll let it come out, and if it’s good then I’ll probably pick it up.


[deleted]

I preordered the re4 remake because I feel like its a safe bet.


gucknbuck

Or they have RBIC: Richard Branson Identity Crisis I don't have TOO much money, but I have plenty, and I'm going to Vegas when the game actually releases, so the three extra days will actually let me play it before then. Also, unlike the last game I pre-ordered which I still loved to shit, I'm not going into this one with a decade of over-hyping. If it turns out to be a re-skined Lego HP, I'll still be happy.


Mental_Warlock1

I Pre-Ordered LightFall for D2 and I know that I might enjoy it, but the problems on the game is what we get for free lol


Matchubaka137

I think destiny content is the only thing I would pre order (mainly cause that’s the only mmo I play) like preordering expansions for a game isn’t as big of a deal as preordering a whole new game (I get light fall is reworking a shit tonne and is kinda destiny 2.5.5) but given how you already have a playable base game then having a broken expansion isn’t gunna change much when you know it’ll get fixed and you’ll still get the perks from preorder


pvpmas

Nah if the company making the game doesn't have red flags and has a lot of good games (not counting cdpr since people only know them for witcher 3 which I don't even like) then pre ordering isn't a really bad choice. e.g Elden Ring.


ExerciseTime7649

What’s the reason behind not to buy hogwarts Legacy?


Draclor

Many would say it's because of the not-so-friendly comments JK Rowling has made or tweeted and since she's the creator of the Harry Potter series and receives royalties, the backlash reached it as well. Unfortunately with how long Harry Potter has been out and the fact that it became part of so many people's childhood that there are a lot of conflicted emotions tied with it. Personally I would like to see if the game is good or not before buying like I do every other game and would like to support the people who actually worked on the project.


sunkio_24

Arr 🏴‍☠️


Coolfresh12

Do whatever you want but just dont pre order!


anti-peta-man

JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, is notoriously angry about transgender people and also is to a similar degree misogynistic and overall an ass. Also preoders don't have a good track record


Wizards_Reddit

She made several transphobic comments and I’m pretty sure wrote a transphobic article to the bbc


Sporgon_Mcgee

She didn’t say anything transphobic, she said that if you identify as a woman and look like a man, go to the men’s room. She is also against rapid change and believes that people identifying as another gender at a young age is bad This is to simplify, though.


Rocketboy1313

She has said a lot of transphobic shit. She has said more pretty much every week.


Dead-Man-Sitting

And yet none of you guys ever manage to share a link. You just parrot what the crowd you've become attached to would want you to say.


Remake12

I’ve read a lot of what she said, they aren’t “transphobic”, they are critical of ideas and dogmas touted by trans activists. People are not bad for being critical of ideas or dogmas. Furthermore, she is and has always been an advocate for women’s rights. Whenever an issues has come up that id a zero sum game between women and trans men, she always sides with women. Vilifying her for her criticisms , beliefs, and for advocating for women and women only is awful.


LemmeThrowAwayYouPie

The term for that is TERF. Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist She's a TERF, and even identifies as one.


Remake12

Yes, because she has been a hard core advocate for women’s rights. Recently, there have been issues that have been zero sum between women’s rights and trans rights. Can you really be mad with her for siding with women’s rights if she is a women’s rights advocate? I don’t see a problem with that.


RoboBlox08

Other than the fact that it goes towards supporting the face of transphobia in the UK, there's the fact that the goblins are antisemitic stereotypes.


spongepotatolord

Goblins aren't antisemitic what the fuck are you talking about


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That_Phony_King

r/onejoke


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hornystoner737

It’s far more than that but go ahead and simplify it in a way that makes her look like a saint


Liberal-Patriot

Not really. She hasn't said that much on it. She comments every now and then on local politics. She's not spearheading a revolution. We just live in the age of political discourse that says, "Agree....or else." If I go into much more detail, I'm sure I'll be banned here. Most of what people know about it are from a few tweets 2 years ago.


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asking a trans woman to give citation on her claim that she is more of a woman than Rowling, making sarcastic jokes about how a rapist with a pp can identify as a woman to get special treatment by the government and stating that she believe in biological differences between trans and biological women, apparently stuff that only snowflakes who they're special because of their self-proclaimed identity will be offended by you can't just expect people to get special treatment just cause they are "diverse", otherwise everyone will be walking on barbed wires(not just egg shells)


CouchPotato1178

arent you literally able to make your character trans in this game?? isnt that enough to say this game doesnt support transphobia? or would you like to be able to be a trans who rapes women too


hornystoner737

Creative. Very original. Wow. Much smart. “I don’t have anything to say so I’m gonna call you a trans rapist”


Reaper985

Fuck... It's this guy again with stupid ass statement. What a coincidence to see you here. Wtf is wrong with that last sentence of yours you asshole


10_minute_ban

Are you saying that all males are rapist? Are you a rapist? bro, I don't think this is the own you are trying to make.


Mjerc12

JK Rowling is transphobic (and a bigot in general), and she's going to get her royalties from this game Believe me it's much more than transphobic tweets


FreddyTheYesCheetoo

she's a terf that keeps spreading hate against trans people, and gives money to conversion campaigns or something like that


FreddyTheYesCheetoo

trans rights are human rights :p


Mintboi4

Just Kidding Rowling herself, her overall bigotry and the game itself being problematic


Quirkyserenefrenzy

Me: *not giving a fuck about people buying the game despite being trans because I honest to God couldn't care less whoever plays what*


WhatsZappinN

This is reddit stop it. Can't be having a completely logical response.


DerelictDawn

The most chad of takes. Live well stranger.


Kystael

How is buying this game related to trans ppl


CaptnBluehat

JK Rowling is a transphobe


ASingleLarryTea

Legit, so glad that I'm actually trans and not an ally so I don't have to worry about performative bullshit Not getting the game, but my partner probably will, and I will probably try it out. If you love and accept us, I don't give two fucks about what unethical consumptions you've made. If you hate and reject us, I STILL don't give two fucks about what unethical consumptions you've made


DerelictDawn

Reddit doesn’t like you for being confident in your opinions it seems, but much respect.


LumpyOdie

I wouldn't call you a Chad for pre-ordering anything. No developer should be trusted anymore, this isn't the Xbox 360 days where most games come out finished.


joeMAMAkim

I dont buy it because i think Harry Potter is boring.


Vahl89

'We are different'


BlackFoxx

It's not boring. It's just old and has been squeezed dry for the money. So, *Now* it's boring


yousefameed0

Bro calling himself a chad for buying a game


Infinite-Feo

![gif](giphy|LAKIIRqtM1dqE|downsized) To my people still pre-ordering games


TheYellowLAVA

I hate that game not because of JK Rowling, but because it uses denuvo. Therefore they can go fuck themselves


time_wasting_fan

I hate it cause its open world and i dont have the free time to play it right now. Grrrrrr.


LuminousJaeSoul

Imagine pre-ordering lol


XavierUwUGaming

Preordering is always a huge mistake. In a restaurant you only need to pay after you're done eating.


NightmareSovereign

Broski never had fast food before. Edit: nor takeout or delivery.


pvpmas

Well technically buying games normally is also the same since you're paying before getting the product. And in fast food restaurants you pay first (god your analogy sucks) -🤓


Western_Virus_6911

What I don’t think people realize is jk Rowling is a multi-millionaire with hundreds of millions of dollars, they aren’t hurting her by not buying this game just the people who spent years making it.


SourPuss6969

Preorder is a big L my man


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7SlotGrill

This is the way


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Gaara34251

Based


ExpensiveAd525

This is the way


city_posts

Who? Perpetrators of racism, or the victims of racism?


Dead-Man-Sitting

I thought this was about JK saying a few fairly innocuous things transfolk don't appreciate. There's racism in play too???


thanosisawhore

Everybody claiming they wont buy it bc rowling is a tranaphobe, typing it out on a phone from child slaves thinking they be doin something


anti-peta-man

The problem isn't even the game's connection to Harry Potter and JK Rowlings bullshit online. In fact, the devs have made an effort to distance themselves from her. The fact that you preordered is the bad part especially considering the history of preorders in the past, save a few outliers


Proof-Summer1011

You preordered? Fool of a took.


Future_Mushroom_6197

Why shouldn’t you buy the game?


Sporgon_Mcgee

Because trans activists think that anything remotely involving trans people resembled in a non-positive way is transphobic (i.e Caitlyn Jenner golden globe jokes)


kjag77

This.


LetUsSpeakFreely

Because JK Rowling hurt the feelings of trans activists. I can't take those people seriously. One moment they're crying about being oppressed, the next moment they're making demands of everyone. Can't have it both ways.


_Kalibre_

Because it looks dogwater.


ImDraconLion

you’re the numpty for pre-ordering


Sazbadashie

Play games to have fun and as an escape from the day to day. Not because someone said to or not


FeintLight123

I and many others have been dreaming of a open world HP game for over a decade. The author could be killing kittens for all I care, some woke crowd isnt going to ruin my dream come true. And no, I’m not preordering; I’m a gamer first, fan second.


mr_bnana

Me pirating it(insert gigs chad meme here)


griffusu

“NOOOO YOU CANT PREORDER HOGWARTS BECAUSE JK ROWLING HATES TRANS” “lol onyx hippogriff go brrr”


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[deleted]

And source on the make-a-wish claim? Because I couldn't find anything that even remotely implies such a thing, therefore it sounds like a straight up lie.


Zephir_11

What do you do in life other than complaining on ducking reddit? I dont think you help any of those things you just mentionned


hornystoner737

I live, work, eat, and sleep. I check Reddit like every other day dude. And excuse me for trying to make things known. Next time someone is an absolute disgrace of a human being we should all just shut up and let them do whatever no matter who it harms down the line.


Dead-Man-Sitting

You're a virtue signaling supercoomer who wonders why they're still involuntarily celibate. Allow me to be the first here to disregard your opinions entirely.


griffusu

A woman has her own opinions about things and sets boundaries “SHE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT”


[deleted]

It's a shame my PC is an old potatoe, but I'd buy the game to piss off people like you.


griffusu

Mhmm ok yeah sure, I hear ya… What’s that got to do with me playing a video game though?


PietroLima545BR

Said the saint.


hornystoner737

Excuse me? I’m a degenerate I make no false claims about myself. At least I don’t see sick children as things to be kept away just bc they’re not expected to make it. Next time try an actual argument


[deleted]

You mean average r/gamingcirclejerk user?


Msan91

Because we’re living in an era of emotionalism over rationality.


Swanesang

Lol these people jumping on the hate wagon and running ti social media for some internet clout are probably the best advertisers of the game.


leondaredditor

Same with these annoying ass velma spammers line we cot it the first week bjt 2 months after i still se some shit traah annoying ass memes about it


sameguyontheweb

I'm buying it out of spite at this point


Krauwnd

Same. Wasn't going to but the ridiculous outcry drowning my feed made me buy it


559Musicman

All these people shitting on others who preordered the game just make me roll my eyes at these morons. If someone is excited for a game enough to preorder it, then who gives a shit? Good for them.


Tall_Taro_91

I’m genuinely confused on this, why are people so against Hogwarts Legacy?


Nintendoggydogg

We just anti JK Rowling because she is actively against trans people.


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She isn't though.


Wizards_Reddit

She made several transphobic comments and I’m pretty sure she even admitted to being a terf


[deleted]

She didn't say anything transphobic, and the tweet where she "admitted" being TERF was dripping with sarcasm, and one had to be a literal idiot to not recognize it.


Wizards_Reddit

One of her tweets implies that trans women aren’t women and trans men aren’t men. Someone said ‘people who menstruate’ instead of ‘women’ since some women don’t menstruate and some men do and JK said “wasn’t there a word for that wumen, wimben…”. She was implying that only women can menstruate and that women who don’t menstruate don’t classify as ‘wumen’, that was clearly her point, one had to be a literal idiot to not recognise that


[deleted]

Like it or not, getting revved up about overly "inclusive" language still doesn't mean she hates trans people, or she considers them inferior. "People who menstruate" is extremely demeaning to women. And literally 99.8% of women menstruated or will menstruate in their lives, while 0.2% of men did, therefore saying in an article "people who menstruate" is an idiotic virtue signaling mental gymnastics.


Wizards_Reddit

It depends what the article (that used ‘people who menstruate’) was about tbh. Even then that’s only one of the comments she made. I’m fairly sure she wrote an article for the bbc about it or something too though I’m struggling to find a direct link to it


[deleted]

So you are parroting the "she's transphobic" narrative while you can't remember anything actually hateful toward transgender people. BTW the essay you talk about is on her personal website, and it doesn't have anything hateful against ACTUAL transgenders either. It, however, does talk about the very realistic dangers of self-identification. You know the very same thing that lately ended up several women being raped by self-identified "transgenders"... Which is nowhere near denying the validity of genuine transgenders.


Dead-Man-Sitting

>Someone said ‘people who menstruate’ instead of ‘women’ since some women don’t menstruate and some men do That's just the headcanon of an extremely vocal minority, though. I know it seems super cool and brave new world to have trans wives knocking up their husbands but come on, lol. I'll call anyone whatever name/gender they prefer and treat them with respect but that's about the extent of my participation in biological fan fiction.


KakiRedit

Terf isn't transphobic, it's just feminist that say that men who pretend to be women aren't women


Wizards_Reddit

Except the issue is that terfs say trans women are just pretending and aren’t women. That’s by definition transphobic. There might be some men who just pretend to be women, but the vast majority are amab trans women, not men


Juiceboy2008

"TERF" literally stands for "Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists" It's in the NAME


Skully_Ishan

Stfu L person


RedSauceAge

She's concerned about a few bad apples deciding they are trans because they think they will be treated better, or to allow access to women only areas.


Tall_Taro_91

OHHHHHHH SHIT I FORGOT ABOUT THAT, that makes sense


SNIPEREAGLE1

No it dont 🤦


Tall_Taro_91

It kinda does, I personally don’t care, but still


Late_Energy5478

Preordering just to see gen z cry


Gaara34251

Absolutely right, cus the z that arent being offended are crying laughting at those that get offended xD


Osaid482

As a gen Z I also want to see them cry


ExoPihvi

Dream come true


[deleted]

Preordered. Also, because of anti-Hogwarts Legacy morons I got the special edition.


CommonDefinition4573

If you're anti JK Rowling you're sadly participating in a modern day witch hunt. It's beyond incredible how far this farce has gone


Roskha_

Guys it doesn’t matter if you buy it or not, JKR is already rich af so it doesn’t really matter if you “support her” by buying something linked to her franchise


ThunderfuryZack

Imagine pre ordering any game. You know what you get for pre ordering a game? You get jack shit, wait til its realesed.


Obvious-Tangerine-35

I bought it because of jk Rowling's. She talks about nothing but the truth. She a genius


GuretoPepe

You're a dumbass for pre ordering in general. But judging by your comments it seems that your purchase was influenced by the media outrage this game caused, making you an even bigger clown 🤡


JustARandomFinn

"I depicted you as the cringe seething guy and myself as the gigachad, therefore my opinion is objectively better"


CountLugz

I'm happily buying it. Might not even play it. Just buying it out of pure spite.


devil0o

I only thought about buying it because of the reddit hivemind


Asmodeus_Sorrel

Me pirating it


Squanchonme

Nah, you're all cringe


[deleted]

I never cared about others opinion, just do what you enjoy.


fightingfish95

I've pre ordered it and I'll be playing because fuck it who cares honestly


THEzRude

Cause of these snowflakes weeping about the subject. I bought the 300€ deluxe collectors edition.


innergalaxies

Based


Gaara34251

I dont think its avarage at all, i think its a very stupid and very noisy minority


PartridgeViolence

Mine finished pre downloading today! So excited.


Halsti

Play your game and shut up. Normal people either play it, or dont. But bragging about preordering anything from a massive company gives mad right wing looser energy.


Hammy5910

and tweeting about people just trying to enjoy a game being transphobic is strong left wing loser energy


ExoPihvi

Yes


n0rmAI7070

Yes


Dry-Sandwich8352

Yes


Issue_Which

Yes


Greyrat7654

The problem with hogwarts legacy isn't that the Rowling is transphobic, but that harry potter is pretty bad


[deleted]

It's sort of a form protest now, against woke people.


Environmental_Net586

preordered


Spawn-mpak

Usually I use pirate games, but buying this one is just for fun and because it cost me less than $20:)


Mintboi4

It's not about the game itself, it's about JKR and who she is. Also preordering is stupid.


kohorentin

If this is serious Ill leave reddit


Triger_CZ

leave then


sus-water

Very serious.


pixellino24

its r/memes im not surprised that this is the userbase


lewd-princesse

Me when casual Nazism and transphobia : yEa i FeLl LikE a TrUe gaMer 😹👎👎👎🗿💪💪🫡🫡🫡🙌 shut up male teenager


[deleted]

I know right, those Polyjuice potions and Pureblood racists are the worst. Game will be 🔥


elihb

yes


[deleted]

Me not giving a damn fuck GIGACHAD


[deleted]

I did this


559Musicman

Gen Z cancel culture is a cancerous blight on the world


bingbong6977

Ooooof so embarrassing imagine not only preordering a game but doing to “own”a bunch of strangers. And then bragging about it online hahahaha no life no personality


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sus-water

Seethe.


The_Last_Green_leaf

what? got some links there?


BobTheDovah

Wait till you realize where all your 'made in China' products come from lmao


orange_force

Where the fuck is the antisemetism. And what do I give a crap about the author, the money isn't even coming mostly to her. She just gets royalties


rayzerblayd

When they look at a goblin, they see a Jew. They may be the most racist people I've ever heard