Forced to preorder early because of Wind-up Palom

[Venandi]

Absolutely nothing.
No expansion so far was bad/unplayable/cyberpunk tier to the point ure probably thinking.
Nobody held u at gunpoint and told u 'PRE ORDER OR MISS OUT ON A MINION' with zero effect to your gameplay.
You could wait until 22th of November to see the first reactions/thoughts of those with early access and decide yourself to buy it 1 day before the official launch..but here you are,
thinking the expansion will be bad or that SE has some very dark secrets based on one minion with 0 effect on ur general gameplay.

theres nothing questionable about such a common tactic, its just preying on nostalgia, square enix isnt the first to do it, and definitely not the last.

How do you use "nothing questionable" and "prey" in the same sentence? Even you subconsciously realize it's a manipulative tactic.

[Sathona]

How do you use "nothing questionable" and "prey" in the same sentence? Even you subconsciously realize it's a manipulative tactic.

Easily!
Hear me out, it is manipulative, but its also one of the most common practices in the gaming industry,
also heres another thing u may not know, Minions do not affect your stats, performance, skills or anything, basically as long as people dont get a gameplay advantage i dont mind what they FOMO[ and no a 30% exp boost isnt a big deal].
Plus i intended on buying Endwalker anyway, so i pre ordered, im not concerned about dark secrets or anything of that short which doesnt exist to begin with.