I refuse to preorder it because Blizzard has done nothing but let the generic public down for the past 15 years.
I am open to opposing views though. Please share.
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I never preorder because they’re digital products and therefore not in limited supply. Also, call me crazy, but I prefer a product to actually exist before I pay for it, maybe even take a look at it and decide if it’s worth the asking price before opening my wallet.
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I love this perspective.
If I know I’m going to buy something regardless, I will usually just pre-order it and get the expense out of the way sooner rather than later. This will be one of those things.
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The deal is the same when you “preorder” 2 hours before it launches.
I don’t need another alt, or game time, or a 450th mount skin or battle pet.
I’m only buying it if it comes out before 20th anniversary in a year, otherwise I’m waiting until the 1st patches of catchup gear and the inevitable 50% off sale.
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Pre-order at least 5 copies even if you just need 1. 
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I preordered the cheapest version on sale because I wanted the boost.
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I’m going to buy it eventually anyways and I get some random stuff thrown in to play with now.
But you should do you.
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I only, and always, pre-order things that I know with absolute certainty I’ll be using/playing anyhow. Often it’s just how my budgeting falls.
As of right now I don’t know if I’ll still be playing wow when tWW launches.
No plans on rebuy. SL and DF burned me so I may wait this out. I Don’t need boosts.
One of the new games added level of difficulties to impress me is…have it so I don’t hate so many 60 to assumed 80 runs lol. I am thinking chromie legion to 70. That suit me jsut fine.
well that and other games give my expacs for free to let me decide. they gain more favor. CCP gave eve havoc for free as always. I am coming to like that no money down beyond sub.
And cata classic I get free too. I don’t need its boost/mount/pet packages. I have my 80’s there. What classes I don’t have I didn’t really like in retail either.
For 15 years? Why are you still here then if Blizzard has made you sad for over 15 years?
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Its good if you are returning, since it includes Dragonflight.
If you already have it, wait to see how the xpac looks closer to release
DF stinks like bad cheese that has been left out too long. So im not holding out too much hope for WW
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Well gonna be buying it either way so rather do it now whilst I can comfortably afford it then later when I may have other priorities. 
Yes, because I know I’ll be playing it anyway, and I liked the goodies.
A lot of changes coming are what I’ve been asking for for years, so I not only pre-purchased, I did so with great enthusiasm.
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Don’t need to pre-purchase. If I’m still playing when the time comes, I will buy it.
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I’ve pre-ordered in the past only because it was a good deal and/or I wanted the mount & pet. However, I am disgusted with the current developers and don’t plan to buy another expansion - ever. My sub expires in a few weeks and I don’t plan to renew.
If I know I’m going to play it and I want some of the pre order perks, then I’ll pre order. If I’m on the fence about playing the game or don’t care for the perks, then I don’t.
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Debating for the beta just so my voice can be one of the millions talking about the delves. Small voice but I hope it’s enough to keep it from being ruined by selfish malcontents that don’t want solo players to have a progression path.
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Honestly, I’d say it’s not required at this point. With exceedingly rare exceptions, I myself don’t pre-order anymore due to getting burned a couple of times on a few overhyped and bug filled games. Typically, if I do it at this point, it’s generally for a Collector’s Edition if it is a proven franchise that I really like (TLDR: I’ll be ordering the CE for TWW as soon as I’m able to do so)
Now, as far as letting the public down for 15 years? That’s a matter of opinion. At this point, 15 years ago firmly puts us at the launch of Wrath. There’s been highs and lows in that timeframe, and a bad expansion for one person can potentially be the favorite expansion for someone else (at bare minimum however, I think we can all agree that WoD was pretty much a total botch job and the real low point of everything)
Now, as far as everything goes? Well, it remains to be seen how things will change with the Worldsoul Saga, but I’d like to think that we’re at least trending in the right direction. It’s hotly debated on when the true perceived decline in quality really started. Some folks say at the tail end of Wrath (introduction of LFD being the big one), others say Cata (various reasons as that expansion seemed to be quite polarizing), but what I’ll say on the matter is this:
Activision acquired Blizzard in April of 2008, the deal was finalized in July 2008, and the new chain of command within the merged company was in place by the start of the 2009 fiscal year. This makes the launch of Wrath the last thing Blizzard did without any oversight from Activision as the expansion was likely too far along at that point for Activision to really influence the launch.
Make of that what you will.
One point that caught my attention in the Microsoft buyout was that Phil Spencer did confirm somewhere along the way that Blizzard will be allowed to act on their own and won’t have to seek approval from Microsoft on any choices they make. That’s a stark contrast to when Activision was calling the shots as Blizzard apparently had to run everything up the chain of command, and while it was very much unspoken, general consensus seems to be that some of the less popular changes over time may have very well been Activision mandates.
Ultimately, I’m not going to say Microsoft saved Blizzard outright. It’s too damn early to tell, and Microsoft as a whole has made their own questionable choices over the years, but I’d say actually giving Blizzard some breathing room to do their own thing and NOT have to ask permission from the higher ups in the parent company is more likely to be a positive than a negative.
As for story? Well, Metzen’s back, and while some of the gameplay elements of DF were a step in the right direction, it was also the last gasp of Danuser. I’m not going to mince words here. In fact, I hope he IS reading this:
Steve Danuser is half the writer Chris Metzen is. The story has been HEAVILY criticized for various reasons during his entire tenue. At this point, Blizzard KNOWS the man is extremely unpopular, and I don’t think it’s any surprise that he was nowhere near Blizzcon this year.
Once again, make what you will of the situation. As for myself? Reading between the lines here, I’d have to say Steve-o isn’t calling the shots narratively anymore. While I would never wish ill on the man, I certainly hope he is kept FAR away from a lead writing role during the Worldsoul Saga.
Gameplay wise? Well, Ion did an interview with Preach. People generally don’t play MMOs the way they did 20 years ago. Back when WoW launched, you’d be hard pressed to find players that had multiple capped characters, and there were fewer still that played them all at an equally competitive level. I know folks don’t always like changes (believe me, I’m one of them to an extent), but both gamers and MMOs have changed in that timeframe. Everyone will have an opinion on what about that is good and bad, but I’d like to think Blizzard re-evaluating how the average player tends to play a modern MMO is a positive.
I think in short, I’ll say don’t pre-order if you don’t want to pre-order. However, if you’re a player that hasn’t purchased DF yet for whatever reason and you see yourself being around a year from now, then just go ahead and get TWW. Keep in mind that DF is included with all TWW digital pre-orders now, so you’re getting both expansions for the price of one.
Granted, DF by itself is down to $30 now, but you’ll spend more in the long run if you buy that separately as you’re going to need to eventually purchase TWW anyway if you intend to play it when it is released.
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This.
Some of us remember when pre-ordering was a thing so that the store would reserve your copy. 
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