Lord of the Rings Online - Pre-Order Program Revealed

Dhruin said:

By your own rules, you aren't credible.

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I'm not in the beta... but I'm not credible anyway *wink*. The girl I'm living with is
in the beta, and I was just playing around a bit with her account and was browsing the beta forums for a while.
But on a more serious side, I never claimed I was the ultimate source of right information. In fact I always emphasised that I'm posting an opinion, my opinion. As you can see, someone else who posted has a very different impression of the game - and I think that is perfectly fine.

Dhruin said:

The reason a company who believed they have a good product would do this is ridiculously easy: WoW.

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I even agree with you here. That's probably why they are doing it. Does that make it any better? Sorry, not from my point of view.

Dhruin said:

When you are trying to carve out a play base against something overwhelmingly dominant, you need to be creative. They owe it to their investors to get the best return they possibly can - whether or not the product deserves it.

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As a potential customer, and not a potential investor I don't give much about what a company ows their investors and care more about my own rights. I mean, what you are saying is right - it probably is the way things are done nowadays, but for me that doesn't mean that I have to sit in the corner and silently accept it. Fortunately, companies have not yet found a way to silence their potential customers.

Dhruin said:

From a buyer's side - caveat emptor. If you are not in the beta but are prepared to plonk down $200 sight unseen, why should I care?

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True, in a way they are just advertising their product. I have no problem with that really. But that does not mean that I have to like the way they are doing it. From my point of view every customer is of course, as you say, responsible for her(him)self, but I also think that the provider of a particular product or service has a certain responsibility.