I voted : "after i read some reviews, i'm a skeptic". It was a toss up between that one and "Play a friend's copy first". Bottom line is that i don't mind paying the full price for the game, but if i'm gonna plunk down that much cash for a game, i'm darn well going to make sure that it's going to be something that i'm going to like and play. Hype may be what initially gets my attention, but research on the topic is what gets me to open (or close) my wallet.