My friends want me to preorder so we can play at launch. Can I wait without opting out of the group?
GamingThe group chat has a launch-night sign-up with three names and a blank beside mine. "Get the preorder in before you forget," came the reminder. I haven't forgotten. I haven't decided.
The game costs $60 in the listing I'm looking at. I could spend that, but I'd rather see how the released game works before buying it. My friends have followed every trailer and are excited to discover it together. Waiting means I may miss that particular first evening, and I can see why they want a definite answer about the fourth player.
I told them "probably," because declining felt like saying I didn't share their excitement. Now they are planning around a yes I haven't given. Nobody has forced me to pay; I have kept the slot uncertain.
How do I give them a clear answer while leaving open the possibility of joining later? I don't want to promise a launch-night purchase just to avoid the smaller disappointment of an empty place on a sign-up.
