Pre-order

PayPaylot · 20-07-2008, 11:52 PM

If i preorder Spore, using EA digital shop, will i get access to Creature Creator full version at the moment i confirm my pre-order?

TheAesthete · 20-07-2008, 11:57 PM

no you'll only get access to it oncethe game ships. however if you order the full version of the CC now. then you get the money you spent on the CC off the price of spore if you order from them. So buy the CC then pre-order spore and i'm sure you'll be able to put in a code or something

SharonQ27 · 21-07-2008, 12:00 AM

I wouldn't pay to download a game. I like getting a box, book and a nice shiny disc but that's just me.

Maint · 21-07-2008, 12:51 AM

same her, i want the dvd and stuff

Dribbs · 21-07-2008, 09:02 AM

Digital distribution is the future and will eventually phase out retail boxes. But until it does, I still prefer to have a boxed DVD and will not be downloading the full game. Downloadin the Creator Tool was different as this will ship with the full version of the game anyway.

Tyranno1 · 21-07-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TheAesthete

no you'll only get access to it oncethe game ships. however if you order the full version of the CC now. then you get the money you spent on the CC off the price of spore if you order from them. So buy the CC then pre-order spore and i'm sure you'll be able to put in a code or something

Does that mean I can buy the full spore creature creator, then pre-order spore for september and get the money spent on the full creture creator off?

clawsywp · 21-07-2008, 10:12 PM

yeh but i wouldnt..

if u buy the game from EA to download, it costs like 39.99 pounds. You can buy it cheaper (i think i saw someone say for 25 pounds) from some games stores.

this has really annoyed me, if i knew EA WAS gonna charge a lot more than other places i would not have bought the creature createrer.

even thu i have bought the cc i think i will purchase the game from a store, if it is cheaper than what EA is charging...

thats if the securerom is not happening.

TheAesthete · 22-07-2008, 02:25 AM

i paid £27 on play.com And i was happy to play £5 for the CC to keep me going till spores release.
And i'm afriad clawsywp, i've heard no plans for them to remove Securerom.

SharonQ27 · 22-07-2008, 02:27 AM

Play.com are unreliable.

TheAesthete · 22-07-2008, 02:28 AM

in what way? i've never had a problem with them, always get my game the morning they say they'll send it to me

SharonQ27 · 22-07-2008, 02:29 AM

They messed up a few times for me when I pre-ordered sims expansion packs.

TheAesthete · 22-07-2008, 03:09 AM

probably just trying to save you from wasting your time and money! lol i've never had a problem with play, amazon on the other hand

lol. just depends on luck i guess.

SharonQ27 · 22-07-2008, 03:16 AM

It was only the last two expansion packs. They were reliable till then. I'm not taking any chances of a late delivery with Spore. I'll go to the store and buy it on the day it's released.

TheAesthete · 22-07-2008, 03:25 AM

What if some mean person goes to all your local stores and buys up all the copies?

SharonQ27 · 22-07-2008, 03:40 AM

I'll sit down on the step of the last store I try and rock backwards and forwards like a mental person till they get more instock.

Moshpit84 · 22-07-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dribbs

Digital distribution is the future and will eventually phase out retail boxes. But until it does, I still prefer to have a boxed DVD and will not be downloading the full game. Downloadin the Creator Tool was different as this will ship with the full version of the game anyway.

Same Here, mate. I mean purchasing and downloading games are great. I got "C&C3" plus "Kane's Warth" and most of the "Battlefield 2" and "The Sims 2" series via the EA Store. But pre-ordering games via the same service or even via anyother web site, its just maddness. I mean, whats if something gose wrong? You get the wrong link emailed, the servers are down or you don't get emailed at all. You have paid all of that money for the beautifully crafted "Spore" and you can play it...it enough to go complete mad with maddness..lmao.

TheAesthete · 23-07-2008, 02:25 AM

People said the same things about cd's, that people we're going to stop buying them and just download all their music. Nothing even close to that has happened yet. Obviously there are more computer illiterate people who buy music than there are who buy games, but i still don't think thats enough to stop me drawing the comparison.
I think people still like the physical object in their hands, particularly with things they have really been looking forward too.

SharonQ27 · 23-07-2008, 02:27 AM

I prefer to get a box and a CD cause it makes me feel like I'm actually buying something.

20-07-2008, 11:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
PayPaylot Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7	Pre-order If i preorder Spore, using EA digital shop, will i get access to Creature Creator full version at the moment i confirm my pre-order?

20-07-2008, 11:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheAesthete Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,021	no you'll only get access to it oncethe game ships. however if you order the full version of the CC now. then you get the money you spent on the CC off the price of spore if you order from them. So buy the CC then pre-order spore and i'm sure you'll be able to put in a code or something __________________ My Spore Page

21-07-2008, 12:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
SharonQ27 Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,332	I wouldn't pay to download a game. I like getting a box, book and a nice shiny disc but that's just me. __________________ My Spore Creatures! - My Sims 2 Profile!

21-07-2008, 09:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dribbs Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 245	Digital distribution is the future and will eventually phase out retail boxes. But until it does, I still prefer to have a boxed DVD and will not be downloading the full game. Downloadin the Creator Tool was different as this will ship with the full version of the game anyway. __________________ Dribbs' Spore Page Dribbs' Sporepedia Profile

22-07-2008, 02:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
TheAesthete Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,021	i paid £27 on play.com And i was happy to play £5 for the CC to keep me going till spores release. And i'm afriad clawsywp, i've heard no plans for them to remove Securerom. __________________ My Spore Page

21-07-2008, 12:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Maint Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Norway Age: 35 Posts: 212	same her, i want the dvd and stuff

21-07-2008, 10:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
clawsywp Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15	yeh but i wouldnt.. if u buy the game from EA to download, it costs like 39.99 pounds. You can buy it cheaper (i think i saw someone say for 25 pounds) from some games stores. this has really annoyed me, if i knew EA WAS gonna charge a lot more than other places i would not have bought the creature createrer. even thu i have bought the cc i think i will purchase the game from a store, if it is cheaper than what EA is charging... thats if the securerom is not happening.

22-07-2008, 02:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
SharonQ27 Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,332	Play.com are unreliable. __________________ My Spore Creatures! - My Sims 2 Profile!

22-07-2008, 02:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
TheAesthete Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,021	in what way? i've never had a problem with them, always get my game the morning they say they'll send it to me __________________ My Spore Page

22-07-2008, 02:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
SharonQ27 Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,332	They messed up a few times for me when I pre-ordered sims expansion packs. __________________ My Spore Creatures! - My Sims 2 Profile!

22-07-2008, 03:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
TheAesthete Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,021	probably just trying to save you from wasting your time and money! lol i've never had a problem with play, amazon on the other hand lol. just depends on luck i guess. __________________ My Spore Page

22-07-2008, 03:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
SharonQ27 Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,332	It was only the last two expansion packs. They were reliable till then. I'm not taking any chances of a late delivery with Spore. I'll go to the store and buy it on the day it's released. __________________ My Spore Creatures! - My Sims 2 Profile!

22-07-2008, 03:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
TheAesthete Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,021	What if some mean person goes to all your local stores and buys up all the copies? __________________ My Spore Page

22-07-2008, 03:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
SharonQ27 Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,332	I'll sit down on the step of the last store I try and rock backwards and forwards like a mental person till they get more instock. __________________ My Spore Creatures! - My Sims 2 Profile!

23-07-2008, 02:25 AM	#17 (permalink)
TheAesthete Forum Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,021	People said the same things about cd's, that people we're going to stop buying them and just download all their music. Nothing even close to that has happened yet. Obviously there are more computer illiterate people who buy music than there are who buy games, but i still don't think thats enough to stop me drawing the comparison. I think people still like the physical object in their hands, particularly with things they have really been looking forward too. __________________ My Spore Page

23-07-2008, 02:27 AM	#18 (permalink)
SharonQ27 Forum Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,332	I prefer to get a box and a CD cause it makes me feel like I'm actually buying something. __________________ My Spore Creatures! - My Sims 2 Profile!