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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - 9/3/2002 9:56:26 PM   
Raverdave


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Status: offline 		Just seen the listed price for WiTP...$70 US !

That makes it $140 AUS without factoring in postage!:eek:
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"[I]Hi Guys

Well we already are working with our dealers down under to bring the cost down. We have not forgot about our Aussie customers. Details will be made once we have something solid which I expect will be closer to release time....[/I]


Brillant!:) :D :)

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- 9/3/2002 9:59:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Does it come with a free set of samurai swords?

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Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - 9/3/2002 10:25:15 PM   
U2


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raverdave
[B]Just seen the listed price for WiTP...$70 US !

That makes it $140 AUS without factoring in postage!:eek: [/B][/QUOTE]

Hi

I bought Medal of Honor: Allied Assult for 50$ and finished the game in two days. WITP? A game that I will likely play for 10-15 years. Its expensive but worth every cent. It will hurt at first (I'm a poor student) but I dont mind since I know what I'm getting.

Dan

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- 9/3/2002 11:42:13 PM   
Kraut


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Status: offline 		It's very good value for money. XBOX games cost about the same and nobody plays them longer than a couple of weeks.
There are going to be new scenarios for that one for a long time to come.

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Small price - 9/4/2002 3:53:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		I used to play Garys old War in the pacific, for years Ive been waiting for a game like this. Whats 150 bucks for fullfilling a dream, especially for a game that is going to keep me amused for years!.Besides, 150 bucks vercesa big computer upgrade that this will involve for me is nothing.
Anyprice to give the emperor glory!!:D
Ps. Beer is good

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- 9/4/2002 4:27:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		Besides Dave you're married. What else are you going to spend the money on?;)

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- 9/4/2002 6:07:32 AM   
Raverdave


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Status: offline 		Yeah yeah, I know all the pros, and having enjoyed UV (playing it non stop) I will be getting it.....just came as a shock when I converted it to Aussie $.

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- 9/4/2002 6:08:33 AM   
Raverdave


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mojo
[B]Besides Dave you're married. What else are you going to spend the money on?;) [/B][/QUOTE]
Mate, when you are married you have little money left for yourself:(

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- 9/4/2002 3:04:50 PM   
Drongo

 

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Status: offline 		Posted by Raverdave
[QUOTE]Yeah yeah, I know all the pros[/QUOTE]

Another reason why you have little money left.

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- 9/4/2002 9:33:06 PM   
Mojo

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raverdave
[B]
Mate, when you are married you have little money left for yourself:( [/B][/QUOTE]

True enough but you still have more money left than when you're divorced;)

Besides I'm sure Dave knows of some much less acceptable (to the wife anyway) diversions.:D

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Pac War - 9/5/2002 8:03:19 AM   
mogami


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Status: offline 		Greetings, I seem to recall paying over $80 for Pac War in 1995
I have never regretted it (or even thought about it till now that I see WITP will cost even less.)
Given the thousands of hours I've spent playing Pac War it was one of the cheapest games ever.
UV has already consumed untold hours and I have yet to get to the bottom of it.
I'm just glad they have not found a way to charge us by the hour.

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- 9/5/2002 8:04:30 AM   
David Heath


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Status: offline 		Hi Guys

Well we already are working with our dealers down under to bring the cost down. We have not forgot about our Aussie customers. Details will be made once we have something solid which I expect will be closer to release time....

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- 9/5/2002 3:20:05 PM   
Raverdave


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by David Heath
[B]Hi Guys

Well we already are working with our dealers down under to bring the cost down. We have not forgot about our Aussie customers. Details will be made once we have something solid which I expect will becloser to release time.... [/B][/QUOTE]


Well bugger me ! Are these guys great or what?

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- 9/6/2002 9:35:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raverdave
[B]


Well bugger me ! Are these guys great or what? [/B][/QUOTE]

I'd skip the first part - but wholeheartedly agree with the second... :D :D

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- 9/6/2002 9:44:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		I guess to much time in the outback for the first part, but TOTALLY on the second part!

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Re: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - 9/11/2002 11:37:38 PM   
Frank W.

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by U2
[B]

Hi

I bought Medal of Honor: Allied Assult for 50$ and finished the game in two days. WITP? A game that I will likely play for 10-15 years. Its expensive but worth every cent. It will hurt at first (I'm a poor student) but I dont mind since I know what I'm getting.

Dan [/B][/QUOTE]

you are a good player.

but i think MOH has so nice graphics that it should be played over a longer period to see all details....

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Re: Re: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - 9/11/2002 11:55:29 PM   
U2


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Frank W.
[B]

you are a good player.

but i think MOH has so nice graphics that it should be played over a longer period to see all details.... [/B][/QUOTE]

Hi

I really like MOH and found that playing it online really gave the game new life. I was making a simple comparison and maybe it sounded like I was trashing MOH.

Dan

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Re: Re: Re: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - 9/12/2002 12:25:28 AM   
Frank W.

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by U2
[B]

Hi

I really like MOH and found that playing it online really gave the game new life. I was making a simple comparison and maybe it sounded like I was trashing MOH.

Dan [/B][/QUOTE]

okay.

but i don´t think it makes sense to compare 3D action with a grognard game, even if both handle WW2;)

and i think making a game like MOH is a simmilar difficult work for programmers/designers than like "our strategy games". but if you see some "TRASH" games on the market that´s of course not the case. MOH is sold for 29.90 € in some german shops (special price). i think 70$ is a little bit heavy for ANY game, but if WITP goes like i except it, i will buy it regardless, because i like "big picture,micromanament,historic wargames" since i played "second front" on amiga computer

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - 9/23/2002 10:19:35 AM   
Tim McBride

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Frank W.
[B]i think 70$ is a little bit heavy for ANY game [/B][/QUOTE]

Well considering the amount of man-hours put into the game, and the smaller market; $70 is not that bad......Matrix is being realistic, IMHO. They need to stay afloat just like any other company. Heck the cost of computer games really hasn't risen that much over the last decade, they have actually stayed below inflation on cost increase....

_Tim

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- 9/23/2002 6:42:30 PM   
Gabby

 

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Status: offline 		Maybe Matrix / 2by3 should put a time playing counter into the game so we can tell how much time we have wasted, I mean spent playing, and know what a bargian we got.

Byt maybe this is something that should be able to be disabled so it can't be used against anyone in divorce court. :D

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Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - 9/24/2002 2:24:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raverdave
[B]Just seen the listed price for WiTP...$70 US !
[/B][/QUOTE]
Where did you see this? Is there a release date as well?

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Re: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - 9/24/2002 2:34:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by dpstafford
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Where did you see this? Is there a release date as well? [/B][/QUOTE]

$69.95 American, plus shipping. It's on the development page of the Matrix Web site.

The release date is given as March 2003.

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a bargain - 9/24/2002 11:34:03 AM   
shark

 

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Status: offline 		Witp is a garanteed bargain because we know matrix will support it as they have done UV.
on a cost per hour basis UV is already miniscule.
[B]I just want to buy it so i cam play it!!![/B] :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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- 9/24/2002 7:08:50 PM   
Sabre21


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Status: offline 		I remember paying $79 for War in Russia back in 1984 for my Apple IIe and I played that for many, many years. So for $70 in 2002 is not such a bad price.

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- 9/25/2002 2:55:40 AM   
showboat1


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Status: offline 		I think I payed like $40 for PACWAR back in 1992. I still have the disk, box, manual, and the advertisement flyers that came with it. Am I a pack rat or what? I guess I can handle the $70. Just wish it was coming out sooner. I have been dreaming about this for two years now.

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- 9/25/2002 7:50:18 AM   
pasternakski


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Status: offline 		Shoot - seventy bucks? You can't even have a decent five minutes in Vegas on that anymore.

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not true!!! - 10/2/2002 10:17:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by pasternakski
[B]Shoot - seventy bucks? You can't even have a decent five minutes in Vegas on that anymore. [/B][/QUOTE]

For $70 US you can go up to the Stratosphere tower and do the "Big Shot" slingshot ride 70(!!!!) times. Although this would probably accumulated enough G forces to make you a lot shorter . . . (Big Shot is a hydraulic/magnetic slingshot that shoots you straight up. Basically you sit on a chair, and the back of a chair is tied to a really high pole that goes straight up off the top of the Stratosphere tower (so you are already 1000ft above Las Vegas) and basically they shoot you up the pole - you hit 4.3 Gs on the way up, hit the top, and then they almost let you free fall all the way back down).

Biggest rush you can get in Las Vegas for $1. Which still meant it cost me $2 (AUS), and in reality I had to pay $4 Aus every time (girlfriend) but is still cheap . . .

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Re: not true!!! - 10/2/2002 10:37:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Luskan
[B]

For $70 US you can go up to the Stratosphere tower and do the "Big Shot" slingshot ride 70(!!!!) times. Although this would probably accumulated enough G forces to make you a lot shorter . . . (Big Shot is a hydraulic/magnetic slingshot that shoots you straight up. Basically you sit on a chair, and the back of a chair is tied to a really high pole that goes straight up off the top of the Stratosphere tower (so you are already 1000ft above Las Vegas) and basically they shoot you up the pole - you hit 4.3 Gs on the way up, hit the top, and then they almost let you free fall all the way back down).

Biggest rush you can get in Las Vegas for $1. Which still meant it cost me $2 (AUS), and in reality I had to pay $4 Aus every time (girlfriend) but is still cheap . . . [/B][/QUOTE]

Jeez, man, if all you go to Vegas for is to climb into a carnival ride that gives you a wedgie and nausea, I hope you enjoy your seventy bucks' worth. The best rides in Vegas tend to have, shall we say, more feminine names...

Shoot that up your pole (and they don't discriminate, they are friendly to Poles, too). The hydraulic effect of a ride known as "Fellatia" is especially thrilling...

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- 10/12/2002 1:06:12 PM   
Von Rom


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Status: offline 		I am having a hoot playing UV. In just a week and a half since I got the game, it has more than paid for itself already. . .

Who cares how much WiTP costs. I spend $70.00 a week in groceries. This game will be played for years. . .

Just take your time with WiTP fellas and get it right. . . :)

Can't wait. . .

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Re: Pac War - 10/14/2002 9:23:06 PM   
Sonny

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mogami
[B]...............
I'm just glad they have not found a way to charge us by the hour. [/B][/QUOTE]

Shhhhhhh! Keep that kind of talk quiet lest they make WitP only playable on their serverand charge by the hour. :eek:

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