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[backflip10019]

The game didn't do much for me during the beta, unfortunately.

Same here. I was really looking forward to it, too, but the beta killed all excitement I had for it. Seems this news is just another reason not to buy the game.

 

[Marvel]

Beta didn't even work for me so I don't even know if it's a good game, this is stupid though.

 

[NickFire]

This really is a pre-order for the right not to play (at least part of the game) bonus. I'm flabbergasted and horrified.

 

[EventHorizon]

So they deliberately added a feature to the game that they know makes it less fun to play. Making good games is hard enough without intentionally sabotaging your own product. I was already thinking about skipping this game. Now I feel even better for doing so.

 

[BasilZero]

So...pre-order for the opportunity to play less of the game?

I...like...what?

Man. Fuck this game.

Welcome to the next gen of gaming ;p

 

[OsirisBlack]

To be fair I played the latest stress test on the PS4 and treading carefully (dancing around the NDA) I can say this is a game I would suggest.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I'm more confused why you have to grind to unlock monsters in the first place.

 

[RespectThySole]

Osiris can you tell us how pre-orders(numbers-wise) are looking for this game?

 

[JigglesBunny]

From everything I have seen and played, the games content is shallow enough as it is. Offering the ability to fly past the only interesting bit of content in the game is one of the dumbest fucking moves I've seen in all of my years.

What the hell are 2K and Turtle Rock thinking?

Spoiler

Not like you should pre-order regardless, the game is a clunker and the $60 price tag is not only a stretch, but more like a joke.

 

[OsirisBlack]

Osiris can you tell us how pre-orders(numbers-wise) are looking for this game?

The numbers aren't that good to be honest neither version (XB1 or PS4) is in the top 15 but they are both in the top 20. Its kind of funny the XB1 version is 18th and the PS4 version is 19th with less than 2k preorders separating them.

The high being 46k the low being 44.6k Added together they barely beat Bloodbornes numbers and are completely stomped by Arkham Knight on just the PS4, not sure what happened or if I missed something about AK but its numbers jumped significantly last week.

Evolve is very fun and if they can add more monsters, maps and hunters over time I can see it having a strong cult following and doing very well for the studio. Not so sure about how its initial sales will look though.

Edited to add:
Pre Order numbers are pretty deceptive, as a general rule if we got 46k pre orders we will generally sell 3/4ths or less of that actual number unless its a very established franchise.

 

[EBE]

where is the announcement by Turtle Rock? i dont see it in the article?

 

[RespectThySole]

The numbers aren't that good to be honest neither version (XB1 or PS4) is in the top 15 but they are both in the top 20. Its kind of funny the XB1 version is 18th and the PS4 version is 19th with less than 2k preorders separating them.

The high being 46k the low being 44.6k Added together they barely beat Bloodbornes numbers and are completely stomped by Arkham Knight on just the PS4, not sure what happened or if I missed something about AK but its numbers jumped significantly last week.

Evolve is very fun and if they can add more monsters, maps and hunters over time I can see it having a strong cult following and doing very well for the studio. Not so sure about how its initial sales will look though.

Edited to add:
Pre Order numbers are pretty deceptive, as a general rule if we got 46k pre orders we will generally sell 3/4ths or less of that actual number unless its a very established franchise.

Thanks for the insight! It actually kinda mirrors what my expectations for it were.

 

[Mrbob]

Was the beta really so underwhelming? Game was the darling of e3 and it seems any hype deflated after the beta.

I was going to play it but then decided I'd rather play more dota 2 instead. Seems like a smart choice from what I've been reading.

Edit: alpha I meant

 

[OsirisBlack]

Was the beta really so underwhelming? Game was the darling of e3 and it seems any hype deflated after the beta.

I was going to play it but then decided I'd rather play more dota 2 instead. Seems like a smart choice.

Beta hasn't happened yet it starts the 15th on XB1 and later on the PS4 and PC. The Alpha kind of hurt the games image as it just didn't work well.