DIRECT2DRIVE.com!!! I ordered yesterday, got all my key in less than a minute via email. got accepted to preview weekend this morning. and didnt even have to drive anywhere. gamestop is a joke, everytime a new xbox 360 game would come out i would stop buy there just for kicks, 3 times i went there on release days for games, the guy says(the same guy) , "you should have preordered, we only have enough for those who preordered", i tell him everytime, "thats ok i will just go across the street to circuit city and get it". he always gets the same empty look on his face. AND CIRCUIT CITY ALWAYS HAS MASS COPIES ON THE RELEASE DAY. why are they even called "GAME-STOP", should be called LAMESTOP. a video game store that doesn't want to make money, i dont get it, why don't they just order more copies for the popular games??
DIRECT2DRIVE.com!!! I ordered yesterday, got all my key in less than a minute via email. got accepted to preview weekend this morning. and didnt even have to drive anywhere. gamestop is a joke, everytime a new xbox 360 game would come out i would stop buy there just for kicks, 3 times i went there on release days for games, the guy says(the same guy) , "you should have preordered, we only have enough for those who preordered", i tell him everytime, "thats ok i will just go across the street to circuit city and get it". he always gets the same empty look on his face. AND CIRCUIT CITY ALWAYS HAS MASS COPIES ON THE RELEASE DAY. why are they even called "GAME-STOP", should be called LAMESTOP. a video game store that doesn't want to make money, i dont get it, why don't they just order more copies for the popular games??
d2d.com is good...but they are not perfect..they have their problems...circuit city always has mass copies....do people even realize they exist still?....ive had a few minor issues with GS but ill keep buying from them....where else can you trade in games....yes i know estarland.com is a great place ...but sometimes i like a quick trade-ins
actually gamestop is even WORSE if you go instore. Half of their stores only focus on consoles making it hard to get pre order items for PC games.
Bah, GameStop sucks WAY too much on consoles. I asked them if I could sell some game I used only once, GTA 4 and they said they'd buy it for $30 after like 1week of buying, I beat it and got bored...WTF. Gamestop = Devils Child!!!!!
Amazon's...eh pretty good. I'd say a twisted angel but still I get what I want!!!!!!!
I love my Gamestop. The people there are always extremely helpful and really know what they are talking about. I have yet to have a bad experience with them, pre-order, normal purchase, or return. Actually, for me they always go above and beyond for returns. I save a ton of money buying used with my discount, and as for PC games the Gamestop I go to has a better PC selection than any other store I know.
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I love my Gamestop. The people there are always extremely helpful and really know what they are talking about. I have yet to have a bad experience with them, pre-order, normal purchase, or return. Actually, for me they always go above and beyond for returns. I save a ton of money buying used with my discount, and as for PC games the Gamestop I go to has a better PC selection than any other store I know.
Do you work for GameStop? Where do you live and is that city nice? I never heard of such a thing....Do they take you as a Saint and be nice to you so they can escape this hell hole? I just cant stand gamestop. Ever since them I use online for pc and GameCrazy for gaming......
Every Gamestop I have been into from Miami to Orlando, FL , the people are centric around the console gamers and not the PC Gamers (I understand thats where the money is now).
Yeah, some of them Gamestop stores may be nice, but most of them don't know shit about PC Games.
However If I am looking for a OLD PC Game like Ultima Online or Shadowbane, they still got that on their shelves.
Does'nt Gamestop Corporate figures get it yet? Console game machines will be something of the past, sooner or later.
call me what you want too.. But thats all we have around here is gamestop.. lol. used to be various independent companies, but umm.. we see how far that got them.. Bought out.. so now every game store is a gamestop, and not all of them are "bad" or "evil empires".. lol, hell some of my friends work there and they could give a damn less what banner the store works under..
I walked in, asked to preorder Warhammer. He asks, Dawn of War II or Online.. I say Online.. He tells me the minimum is five bucks.. I purchase the whole thing.. He hands me a red looking box that says pre-order bonus.. I take my reciept and leave.. "evil"?
I love my Gamestop. The people there are always extremely helpful and really know what they are talking about. I have yet to have a bad experience with them, pre-order, normal purchase, or return. Actually, for me they always go above and beyond for returns. I save a ton of money buying used with my discount, and as for PC games the Gamestop I go to has a better PC selection than any other store I know.
Do you work for GameStop? Where do you live and is that city nice? I never heard of such a thing....Do they take you as a Saint and be nice to you so they can escape this hell hole? I just cant stand gamestop. Ever since them I use online for pc and GameCrazy for gaming......
I live in Tucson, Arizona, where people are mostly very mellow and kind. Theres like one Gamestop out of like the 10 or so in town that doesn't have PC games, but I try not to go there. I don't work for Gamestop, although I wish I could based on the experiences I always have there.
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20 minutes after trying amazon I'm already with both codes and downloading the client, also managed to get some free minutes to delete my Gamestop account. Thanks for the hint guys.
Woot, another satisfied Amazon user.
Gamestop is constantly screwing people on pre-orders. I stopped using them in 2003.
Wow, that really does suck. Don't know why all the hate towards gamestop and for all those praising amazon, must not have been around for very long because Amazon has had more than it's fair share of issues with the my media/downloads page. Got my keys from gamestop about 3 minutes after I ordered. If you haven't been charged then it's really not that big of a deal, go to direct2drive or something and order it.
Funny, I consider myself an old school, true gamer, and I love my local Gamestop.
I know all the employees there by first name, I get everything I preorder ... all my bonuses .. they even make sure to put limited stuff back for me if I can't make it in right away. Instead of treating the people at gamestop like "retail monkeys", give them some respect, talk to them and establish a friendship with them.
Every store has its problems, but Gamestop/EBgames are definately pro-console stores. In every store I've been to, they've only had one little shelf in the back of the store that had PC games, all the rest were consoles games, especially 'resold' console games. That's where they make the meat of their money, from people selling their old games and them reselling it for a hefty markup. PC games just don't have that value, in addition to titles simply being pirated rather than bought, something that is much more difficult to do on the console machine.
As to Direct2Drive, I don't like them simply because you have to now refer to them for everything to do with the game, as you didn't buy the game per se, you bought a copy that was made for Direct2Drive. So you have to get your patches and such through them.
That really sucks i have always had very good luck with EBGames/Gamestop. They have always been really prompt and there have been a few times when I received something I ordered a couple days beofre you could get it at the store.
That really sucks i have always had very good luck with EBGames/Gamestop. They have always been really prompt and there have been a few times when I received something I ordered a couple days beofre you could get it at the store.
Funny, I consider myself an old school, true gamer, and I love my local Gamestop.
I know all the employees there by first name, I get everything I preorder ... all my bonuses .. they even make sure to put limited stuff back for me if I can't make it in right away. Instead of treating the people at gamestop like "retail monkeys", give them some respect, talk to them and establish a friendship with them.
So it's the customer's duty to coax Gamestop employees into doing their jobs? There's plenty of other companies out there that will be happy to do business without making customers jump through a bunch of hoops or spend time and money on making friends with the shop employees.
I used to preorder stuff from them. But I started getting pissed when Best Buy had 20 games on the shelf on launch day and I had to wait 3 days for Gamestop. I gave up on the BS. Plus, whenever I go in and ask for a game they ask if I have a preorder. Bestbuy you walk in and pick through the 20 or so copies of the game and try to find the prettiest box
My experience with the chain **used** to be alright. But practically all my preorders were ordered online, and I never had any hassles.
But then again, I stopped going to them once the chain of stores were 95% console oriented.
Also, I tend to think your experience heavily depends on who's working there. Sales is sales. Some do good, some ok, some are just taking a paycheck and using oxygen.
"I have only two out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." (First Lieutenant Clifton B. Cates, US Marine Corps, Soissons, 19 July 1918)
I pre-ordered from Direct2Drive, and they were totally outstanding, as always. I had all my preview weekend, open beta, and head start keys the DAY I ordered, and the download was ready to go beforehand too. No complaints about D2D at all for me.
Not that it did me much good though, as I've decided I'm not playing the game, but....meh. D2D did a good job anyway.
I pre-ordered from Direct2Drive, and they were totally outstanding, as always. I had all my preview weekend, open beta, and head start keys the DAY I ordered, and the download was ready to go beforehand too. No complaints about D2D at all for me. Not that it did me much good though, and I'm not playing the game, but....meh. D2D did a good job anyway.
They are outstanding indeed. I have never had an issue with D2D EVER. My problem is i wanted that CE. It's AMAZING i'm glad i went through hell to get it.
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same.....i want to give them a big hug for giving me CE codes that allowed me into beta less than a week later
DIRECT2DRIVE.com!!! I ordered yesterday, got all my key in less than a minute via email. got accepted to preview weekend this morning. and didnt even have to drive anywhere. gamestop is a joke, everytime a new xbox 360 game would come out i would stop buy there just for kicks, 3 times i went there on release days for games, the guy says(the same guy) , "you should have preordered, we only have enough for those who preordered", i tell him everytime, "thats ok i will just go across the street to circuit city and get it". he always gets the same empty look on his face. AND CIRCUIT CITY ALWAYS HAS MASS COPIES ON THE RELEASE DAY. why are they even called "GAME-STOP", should be called LAMESTOP. a video game store that doesn't want to make money, i dont get it, why don't they just order more copies for the popular games??
d2d.com is good...but they are not perfect..they have their problems...circuit city always has mass copies....do people even realize they exist still?....ive had a few minor issues with GS but ill keep buying from them....where else can you trade in games....yes i know estarland.com is a great place ...but sometimes i like a quick trade-ins
Bah, GameStop sucks WAY too much on consoles. I asked them if I could sell some game I used only once, GTA 4 and they said they'd buy it for $30 after like 1week of buying, I beat it and got bored...WTF. Gamestop = Devils Child!!!!!
Amazon's...eh pretty good. I'd say a twisted angel but still I get what I want!!!!!!!
I love my Gamestop. The people there are always extremely helpful and really know what they are talking about. I have yet to have a bad experience with them, pre-order, normal purchase, or return. Actually, for me they always go above and beyond for returns. I save a ton of money buying used with my discount, and as for PC games the Gamestop I go to has a better PC selection than any other store I know.
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Do you work for GameStop? Where do you live and is that city nice? I never heard of such a thing....Do they take you as a Saint and be nice to you so they can escape this hell hole? I just cant stand gamestop. Ever since them I use online for pc and GameCrazy for gaming......
Have to agree with most of the posters.
Every Gamestop I have been into from Miami to Orlando, FL , the people are centric around the console gamers and not the PC Gamers (I understand thats where the money is now).
Yeah, some of them Gamestop stores may be nice, but most of them don't know shit about PC Games.
However If I am looking for a OLD PC Game like Ultima Online or Shadowbane, they still got that on their shelves.
Does'nt Gamestop Corporate figures get it yet? Console game machines will be something of the past, sooner or later.
call me what you want too.. But thats all we have around here is gamestop.. lol. used to be various independent companies, but umm.. we see how far that got them.. Bought out.. so now every game store is a gamestop, and not all of them are "bad" or "evil empires".. lol, hell some of my friends work there and they could give a damn less what banner the store works under..
I walked in, asked to preorder Warhammer. He asks, Dawn of War II or Online.. I say Online.. He tells me the minimum is five bucks.. I purchase the whole thing.. He hands me a red looking box that says pre-order bonus.. I take my reciept and leave.. "evil"?
nahhhhh...
Do you work for GameStop? Where do you live and is that city nice? I never heard of such a thing....Do they take you as a Saint and be nice to you so they can escape this hell hole? I just cant stand gamestop. Ever since them I use online for pc and GameCrazy for gaming......
I live in Tucson, Arizona, where people are mostly very mellow and kind. Theres like one Gamestop out of like the 10 or so in town that doesn't have PC games, but I try not to go there. I don't work for Gamestop, although I wish I could based on the experiences I always have there.
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Woot, another satisfied Amazon user.
Gamestop is constantly screwing people on pre-orders. I stopped using them in 2003.
Wow, that really does suck. Don't know why all the hate towards gamestop and for all those praising amazon, must not have been around for very long because Amazon has had more than it's fair share of issues with the my media/downloads page. Got my keys from gamestop about 3 minutes after I ordered. If you haven't been charged then it's really not that big of a deal, go to direct2drive or something and order it.
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Funny, I consider myself an old school, true gamer, and I love my local Gamestop.
I know all the employees there by first name, I get everything I preorder ... all my bonuses .. they even make sure to put limited stuff back for me if I can't make it in right away. Instead of treating the people at gamestop like "retail monkeys", give them some respect, talk to them and establish a friendship with them.
direct2drive works quite well.. if you looking for a 2nd go.
Every store has its problems, but Gamestop/EBgames are definately pro-console stores. In every store I've been to, they've only had one little shelf in the back of the store that had PC games, all the rest were consoles games, especially 'resold' console games. That's where they make the meat of their money, from people selling their old games and them reselling it for a hefty markup. PC games just don't have that value, in addition to titles simply being pirated rather than bought, something that is much more difficult to do on the console machine.
As to Direct2Drive, I don't like them simply because you have to now refer to them for everything to do with the game, as you didn't buy the game per se, you bought a copy that was made for Direct2Drive. So you have to get your patches and such through them.
That really sucks
i have always had very good luck with EBGames/Gamestop. They have always been really prompt and there have been a few times when I received something I ordered a couple days beofre you could get it at the store.
Same
Funny, I consider myself an old school, true gamer, and I love my local Gamestop.
I know all the employees there by first name, I get everything I preorder ... all my bonuses .. they even make sure to put limited stuff back for me if I can't make it in right away. Instead of treating the people at gamestop like "retail monkeys", give them some respect, talk to them and establish a friendship with them.
So it's the customer's duty to coax Gamestop employees into doing their jobs? There's plenty of other companies out there that will be happy to do business without making customers jump through a bunch of hoops or spend time and money on making friends with the shop employees.
That's not what I meant, but it's hard for some to see the forest through the trees.
Gamestop sucks. Still hasn't shipped the games I ordered over 4 months ago.
I used to preorder stuff from them. But I started getting pissed when Best Buy had 20 games on the shelf on launch day and I had to wait 3 days for Gamestop. I gave up on the BS. Plus, whenever I go in and ask for a game they ask if I have a preorder. Bestbuy you walk in and pick through the 20 or so copies of the game and try to find the prettiest box
I preordered from EA.
I got one email saying my item was back ordered Wednesday.
Another saying OMG we made a mistake, Thurs.
Another saying, oh, whoops no we didnt , late Thurs.
My account was suspended/
Got an email saying it shipped.
Grace period was extended.
I got it Friday.
My experience with the chain **used** to be alright. But practically all my preorders were ordered online, and I never had any hassles.
But then again, I stopped going to them once the chain of stores were 95% console oriented.
Also, I tend to think your experience heavily depends on who's working there. Sales is sales. Some do good, some ok, some are just taking a paycheck and using oxygen.
"I have only two out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." (First Lieutenant Clifton B. Cates, US Marine Corps, Soissons, 19 July 1918)
I pre-ordered from Direct2Drive, and they were totally outstanding, as always. I had all my preview weekend, open beta, and head start keys the DAY I ordered, and the download was ready to go beforehand too. No complaints about D2D at all for me.
Not that it did me much good though, as I've decided I'm not playing the game, but....meh. D2D did a good job anyway.
President of The Marvelously Meowhead Fan Club
They are outstanding indeed. I have never had an issue with D2D EVER. My problem is i wanted that CE. It's AMAZING i'm glad i went through hell to get it.