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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: 2FB on February 01, 2004, 03:47:07 pm
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wow i cant beleave that
what new thing it might have?
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Freespace2 with a fancy name stuck on it I believe.
Not anything new, just its carton..
(edit) Ooooooh, I see it has mods, campaigns.. My mistake :rolleyes:
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They better be new missions, not just ones ripped from the community.
Course I got it anyway...just because, like somebody said before, this is like a signed baseball to me. I'll be opening it, copying the CDs to HD, burning them onto a DVD, then sealing it up.
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you gonna open yours?
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Yeah, but with a razor. And I'm keeping it in almost perfect condition.
I need the CDs...
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I'd order it, but I've got a feeling that the shipping would be more than what the game itself would cost, if they even ship to sweden.
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I'm in Tennessee, US, and it's about 5 USD so I think you're right. :D
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Err, Whitelight, I think those campaigns and mods mentioned in the write up are from here or the VWatch. I don't see anything saying that they will be included on the CD's.
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Originally posted by StratComm
Err, Whitelight, I think those campaigns and mods mentioned in the write up are from here or the VWatch. I don't see anything saying that they will be included on the CD's.
Ah, yes.. I do assume alot don`t I, was my mistake.. :D
(edit) Makes one wonder were interplay is going with this release though..
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I want to order it, but they aren't shipping to Australia AFAIK. Who feels like doing some airmail? ;)
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I treat my CDs like crap all the time. These however, im going to duplicate and put the originals in frames :nod:
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Originally posted by DeepSpace9er
I treat my CDs like crap all the time. These however, im going to duplicate and put the originals in frames :nod:
Excellent idea sir!:D
It'll give me a chance to try out my DVD burner...
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Well, at least Interplay hasn't forgotten...
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They could be throwing us a bone, giving us baseballs, or attmpting to take advantage of us and make $100,000 by selling these at $50 each.
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I don't think this is some sort of EVIL PLOT by Interplay to screw over fans - most of the existing FS fans already know about the SCP and are unlikely to shell out fifty quid. And anyway, $100,000 is less than chump change for a MegaCorp like Interplay - there's absolutely no chance of turning a meaningful profit from this (in fact, it's more likely to generate a loss, which is pretty impressive considering Interplay's ... tenative financial state).
No, it's more likely an attempt to win over new fans (as a promotion for a future FS3? we'll see) who don't know you can buy 20 copies of FS2 for 20 dollars on eBay. The ones who've never played a computer game before (and yes, there are still those) or aren't familiar with PC gaming, and might be tempted to pick it up. Or are you saying that FS2 can't compete with modern space sims? :p (which is itself an oxymoron).
Coupled with X-2, the release of the Allegience source code, rumors of a new WC game and even Derek Smart's Universal Desktop Commander, it's a good time to be a space sim fan - I can't think of there being this many options since 1999. Hopefully the space sim slump is nearly finished - we're almost past the age of MMORPGs, and the only ones that'll matter are continuations of existing franchises (Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft, Everquest II and Middle Earth Online). This could mark a resurgence of space sims similar to the RPG resurgence in the mid '90s spawned by games like Diablo (and how many times has Freelancer, for instance, been compared with Diablo? :p). Things are most definetly looking up.
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lets hope thigns conitue lokking up
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Originally posted by 2FB
wow i cant beleave that
what new thing it might have?
Ok, whom do i have to screw to get one? ;)
I can't believe they only accept $, i live in Belgium, we use € :ha:
(Not to mention i don't have VISA :mad: )
Cheers
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Originally posted by Amon_Re
Ok, whom do i have to screw to get one? ;)
I can't believe they only accept $, i live in Belgium, we use € :ha:
(Not to mention i don't have VISA :mad: )
Cheers
not to mention they don't ship overseas, I guess, since they haven't been able to answer my ordering related question about just that, that I mailed in almost two weeks ago.
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When are they gonna start shipping anyhow? I preordered at the beginning of February.
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Originally posted by Solatar
When are they gonna start shipping anyhow? I preordered at the beginning of February.
I was wondering the same thing, and ordered it at the begenning of the month too. Who knows, after all, it's only in a pre-order status..... Maybe they are waiting for something from Volition? Or, maybe, for all 2000 units to be bought up before they try and ship?