When is a pre-order bonus good enough so you buy it or fair so you don't miss out much if you dont?

Preorder is never worth it. Never do it.

I got a T-Shirt for preordering DkS2 from Game.co.uk. I think that was pretty cool :P

only if i know i'll like the game and want it as early as possible, and the preorder bonus is a discount (i.e. Binding of Isaac Rebirth)

other than that, never

The only game I ever preordered and ever will is Persona Q, because

a) it's a Persona game and it's my favorite franchise
b) Atlus generally doesn't disappoint
c) it comes with some cards from the game as a preorder bonus

I would not preorder anything else except maybe Persona 5, for the same reasons a and b. Anything else is probably not worth it.

never. pre-orders suck

NEVER>

btw, this is relevant xD

I pre-ordered only Resident Evil 6....umm yea. XD

But don't you guys get annoyed when the developers cut contents out that should be included in the base game?
The question is the borderline of DLC/pre-order issue.

I only pre-order games I KNOW I will enjoy. I like playing games as soon as it comes out because the world discovers the game together. The bonuses are just that. A bonus.

RE 6 bonus all dlcs + re5 :D

A healthy discount, to mitigate any risk of the game being a pile of horse eggs...

I absolutely /never/ preorder for cut content. Ever. Developers who do that are pieces of shit and are the reason I end up buying used or heavily discounted games.

As for preorder - I generally preorder for physical artbooks and cds. But I go nuts for things like the 'Tales of' collectors editions. Those usually come with figurines, cds, artbooks, an actual book expanding on the series, and other nicknacks. And Limited Editions of jrpgs because you can get some of the craziest stuff. I bought the collectors edition of Records of Agarest War just for the boob mouse pad.

TLDR; basically I'm a sucker. If you put interesting shit for your preorders, I will buy it. Like animu booby mousepads.

Pre-orders are fine as long as you trust the developers. I just pre-ordered Isaac Rebirth, and I may pre-order Hotline Miami 2 when it starts to sell on Steam. The 33% discount was a fantastic deal for Rebirth, but honestly I would have pre-ordered it if I didn't get a single extra thing.

Not worth it :( Game Developers kinda lost their credibility with disappointments like Homefront (which was OK but not worth the initial release price) and Aliens Colonial Marines etc... They expect people to spend $$$$$$ beforehand on a promise of a good game but they don't always deliver. Even great games won't please everyone, but several recent pre-order games are barely playable. Developers are making less and less effort to remedy major flaws and patch up mistakes. If we're lucky, they will charge us for a new and improved version, which should have been what we got in the first place. So I tend not to pre-order and I try to wait until the game is positively reviewed and I can buy the complete edition with all or most of the dlc.

After having played the beta, a nice 15% discount & earlier access to the servers were enough to convince me to pre-order Guild Wars.

If I feel that the devs have cut content in order to make pre-order bonuses and/or launch DLC, I'll just not get the game at all, unless I get everything in a nice big & cheap collection.

the only thing i ever pre ordered was left 4 dead 2 and it gave me bills hat, which is worth 6 keys. thats quite nice, but i won't pre order again. that was just luck afterwards i think...

When it doesn't exist.

Never

I pre-purchase Battlefield 4, Rocksmith 2014, and Final Fantasy 13, because I like those game. No regret.

Pre-order Dlcs will end up as paid Dlc's later so don't worry

I think pre oreder Witcher 3 is more then fine, we all know that CD projekt RED are one of the best developers and will give all content for free( like it was with 1st and second witcher).

is never worth. it's barely acceptable if you can start playing the game earlier. But if i have no hurry to play i usually wait untill the price drops 66-75%

When they allow me to be a zombie without pre-ordering.

Some games have good pre-order stuff like genuines,but most of them are cheap expect on steam market.

I'll only pre-purchase games I really want, even if I play them later. But if a game I'm interested in puts TF2 items or special pre-orders items, I may be more inclined to purchase... if the TF2 items is at my taste too ^^. Anyway, I rarely pre-order.