View Poll Results: Who pre-ordered rome?
Me!
54
56.84%
Not Me!
41
43.16%
Voters: 95. This poll is closed
Leet Eriksson 16:24 09-19-2004
So who did? ( i did but my vote doesn't count).
Kaiser of Arabia 16:31 09-19-2004
YAY FIRST REPLY
I did
Me too, at a shop rather than mail order though.
i did preorder it, but cancelled it because im gonna go down the shop and buy it on the day instead of waiting 3 days for delivery
The_Emperor 17:09 09-19-2004
Did I preorder it?? What are you kidding!!
yeah I put my deposit down. Roll on the 1st Oct.
Basileus 17:17 09-19-2004
well i never pre order anything, when it gets here i´ll drive to a shop and buy it or ask a friend whos flying over from the states on friday to bring me a copy heh
Yep, I pre-ordered through EB's. So of course if the game doesn't live up to expectations, (which I severly doubt), I can always return it.
Colt.
I sort of pre-ordered it. I also reserved it in a shop...probably get it sooner that way.
Quid
Barkhorn1x 17:39 09-19-2004
Originally Posted by quid:
I sort of pre-ordered it. I also reserved it in a shop...probably get it sooner that way.
Quid
Yea, me too!
Barkhorn.
Colovion 18:00 09-19-2004
Originally Posted by quid:
I sort of pre-ordered it. I also reserved it in a shop...probably get it sooner that way.
Quid
same
Kaiser of Arabia 18:01 09-19-2004
i preordered it at gamestop so yay I get it when it comes out
Soulflame 18:31 09-19-2004
Pre-ordered, but only because I know it was a very good price and I don't think it will be cheaper anywhere else (at least in Holland). Pre-ordered at 39 euro's. 10 euro cheaper then the large chains, and 5 euro cheaper then most online discounters.
octavian 18:42 09-19-2004
i am going to preorder it today, total cost will be a measly $57 Canadian including tax, with no Shipping & Handling. :D
Bob the Insane 19:04 09-19-2004
I don't usually preorder because there is a GAME right by where I work so I pick up any new release Friday lunch time....
I was adamently against pre-ordering (reserving copy, forget about mail-order) because I didn't want to be locked in to one shop on "The Day".
However, after finding out that one EB (out of 10) in the area had 20 pre-orders, I went ahead and chickened out and did it.
ShellShock 19:32 09-19-2004
I don't really think there is much point to pre-ordering - games are always on the shelves in the local shop on the day of release.
However, I might have to think again if here in the UK it is confirmed that it will not be released until 1 Oct.
My local shop told me they don't have much PC sales so they focus more on stocking for the console side. Unless the PC game is very popular, they won't order much and might order a week or two late. That's why I always reserve a copy of games I want on the release date. That way, it's guaranteed to be in stock.
You know if you do'nt preorder and you do'nt get off of work early you may find they are sold out. Gamestores will do overnight shipping for the people that reserved there copy and some extras for expected sales within the next few days. Now if there estimate was off or the distribution company is overwhelmed and having trouble meeting the demand you may find yourself short changed. I remember getting off work and getting to the mall at 8:50 PM, 10 minutes until closing. I had gotten 1 of the last of 3 copies of that game and the other 2 were reserved. Mine was also reserved and if I had'nt reserved it I would have had to wait anywhere from 1 to 7 days on average to get the game. So the question is it wo'nt change the price of the game and are you willing to risk that you have to wait a few extra days.
Colovion 01:53 09-20-2004
I work on Wednesday so I didn't want it to be sold out. I don't think that it will be sold out but here's why I pre-ordered my first game online:
Futureshop.ca has the shipping/release day on the 22nd!!
*runs away*
Gregoshi 03:11 09-20-2004
I pre-ordered primirily to get the DVD EBgames was handing out with pre-orders. Regardless, I plan on having my nose pressed against the mall's doors waiting for them to open up first thing in the morning.
I did 2 months ago. Got an extra special preview DVD with a G4 techtv dev interview and the officail trailer to boot.
Al Shama'ar 10:55 09-20-2004
I did. From Amazon.
Who knows when it will be available here in Portugal.
Don't want to wait that long.
I still remember MTW was like 2 months late.
Al
Leet Eriksson 12:54 09-20-2004
the reason i pre-ordered was becuase Rome will never come here until after at least 5 months, almost every activision game does that

, the only thing that comes in time are games published by EA (sims 2 was released the same day here as it was around the world for example).
I also did from amazon.co.uk although I'm french. Not only because it's out 7 days earlier but it's usually cheaper and better than the french versions.
Yeah, definitely! I want it as soon as is humanly possible!
i pre-ordered months ago, but can't remeber who i pre-ordered from and i accidentally deleted the confirmation email.

i know that it wasn't one of the giants like amazon and i know that it was offering the bonus dvd which is why i got it there. so hopefully i should get a shipping confirmation email soon.
Tricky Lady 16:51 09-20-2004
I haven't pre-ordered. I'll check a few of the game stores around here to buy the game as soon as possible after its release in Belgium...
no preorder game and virgin usually buy waaaaaaaay yoo much stock to worry about that
Axeknight 18:01 09-20-2004
Amazon preorder. I hate the high street, so I shop online.
First time I ever preordered a game, but I'm still gonna take it off at the store though.. It's about 2min away from my "current" home.
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