We can complain anytime we want. Might go against your logic, but if I want to preorder on the basis of the last few years of enjoyment I've gotten out of NHL, then so be it. If it's released like NCAA 12 was, ridden with bugs, I'll just return it towards something else. Cost me like $6.75 to basically rent NCAA 12 for a week.
I only preorder games that I've had great results with on prior versions.