Some excellent arguments, Luke. But, for a certain percentage of us gamers, pre-ordering a game is your best chance to truly enjoy the game, bugs and all.
One of the new tactics for pre-order, is the exclusive Beta testing, where you pay $60 or more JUST to be one of the first people to play the game.

And, for those of…

Too stupid a rip-off - did not read...

They got a few million to make it easier.
Instead of learning to throw a ball, they should have learned Science, and Math, and English, and worked to get a job that actually benefited the world, instead of getting paid ginormous amounts of money to throw a ball.

Anna, you are a JOURNALIST. When you are given an impenetrable wall of gobbledegook to answer a SIMPLE yes or no question, FOLLOW UP.

I think the term you are trying for is “affected cuteness.” From Miriam-Webster:

Sadly, via Bethesda on Twitter, the ONLY way you will get to play the beta is to PRE-ORDER the game...
It is only to help Bethesda iron out the final bugs before release.
So by the time you figure out it is going to be nothing more than a troll fest, you’ve already committed to buying the thing...
Unless you can try the…

It’s called being a sell-out. He sold out his community and his fellow players. No sympathy here.

“It is not the duty of any people of color to provide handbooks to their cultures so that white people can feel more comfortable.”

The implications of this are literally game changing.