Pre order or wait?

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Your opinions?

[Derivat949]

If you liked the old Stalker seems like a safe bet, if worst comes to worst and it's a technical disaster you could just refund it

[Mecharion]

Wait. Allways wait and check streams first.

[GÜrp]

wait brother. doesnt matter how good of a job devs do nowadays, there are still bugs and annoying issues that plague game launch, wait for reviews check them all out for about a week and then buy the game. meanwhile all those issues are hopefully fixed with day 1 to day 7 patches, we have been waiting for 6 years since its reannouncement whats 1 more week? nothing, so wait

[Cadaver747]

The only reason to pre-order is to get special bonuses which may be locked forever:
1). “Veteran” Rifle - a decent rifle? (desciption is a bit cryptic)

2). “Tourist” Suit - ...Redesigned pockets, a corset that relieves the back, additional pouches and a travel backpack allow you to carry more weight...

3). Unique “Stalker” Backpack - Exclusive backpack model with an Early Bird patch.

4). Campfire content - Guitar tunes & Additional stories

In my opinion only campfire content is crucial for STALKER 2 lore / atmosphere, I wouldn't be surprised if GSC will offer it as a standalone DLC later on.

Source:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1643320/announcements/detail/4455842634828611622?snr=2___

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

Whatever makes you happy. Literally no one here has any more information on the game than you.

[Stalker2010]

The most valid opinion is probably your wallet's.

[DaddyDevil]

I am using gamepass will i get pre order bonuses?

[Mordegar]

I hope these pre order items are skins only or else it might be a bit op for a new Stalker, even if the 9x39 ammo is rare or expensive early on.

But well, i guess i'm used to have 0 gear at the start of a new game as a GAMMA player....

[Cadaver747]

Originally posted by Mordegar:

I hope these pre order items are skins only or else it might be a bit op for a new Stalker, even if the 9x39 ammo is rare or expensive early on.

Veteran rifle sounds like a partially upgraded rifle, and the costume + backpack which add more weight capacity - sounds a bit OP for me, maybe there is a way to turn it off.

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

Originally posted by Mordegar:

I hope these pre order items are skins only or else it might be a bit op for a new Stalker, even if the 9x39 ammo is rare or expensive early on.

But well, i guess i'm used to have 0 gear at the start of a new game as a GAMMA player....

I mean it's like fallout new vegas. If you're worried about having an advantage you can just drop the items and not use em.

[Cadaver747]

Originally posted by GRVTSFat Bastard:

I mean it's like fallout new vegas. If you're worried about having an advantage you can just drop the items and not use em.

In Fallout New Vegas you can turn off certain DLCs to start fresh without any special items. There might be a similar option in settings for STALKER 2, they might even work it as a standalone DLC which can be turned off on Steam.

But in any case dropping the items in the beginning of the game could break the immersion, saving those items for later only to sell them to the first ecnountered trader (and give away all the money from profits to nearest bandits) sounds more like it.

[Baby Sized Oven]

Never preorder. It's one of the most basic things to know when having gaming as a hobby.

[Trouser_Dune_Worm]

NEVER pre-order. How many times you guys hear it?

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

Originally posted by Trouser_Dune_Worm:

NEVER pre-order. How many times you guys hear it?

Originally posted by Baby Sized Oven:

Never preorder. It's one of the most basic things to know when having gaming as a hobby.

Bunch of people trying to control how other people decide to spend their money.

[Cadaver747]

I have another rule - never pre-order unless you really want to for some reason.