Collectors edition found!

[F19_Klunk]

ali thor moj prijatelj.... UBI did not develop SoW (or CoD if this is the new name)..." Maddox games did/does
I really couldn't care less who's the publisher really...
...

laku noć...

[McDaniel]

http://www.wog.ch/index.cfm/details/...liffs-of-Dover

http://www.wog.ch/index.cfm/details/...ectors-Edition

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by F19_Klunk

ali thor moj prijatelj.... UBI did not develop SoW (or CoD if this is the new name)..." Maddox games did/does
I really couldn't care less who's the publisher really...
...

laku noć...

Did you use google translate for this? I am fully aware that UBI did not develop this, however they have already crippled IL2 with their NG agreement (which I presume still stands, especially if they hold on to the IL2 name).

Which leads me to another question - why isn't there a 1C logo on the box?

[whatnot]

Originally Posted by Chivas

I don't know why you would be offended. Oleg did hint that the sim would come out early in 2011. You can't blame him for being very vague on the subject. If he says anything about hoping to have SOW completed in any time frame, it always comes back to him as endless whines and diggs about promised release dates.

If there is a firm release date, collectors boxes, publishers and everything in place that signals concrete last steps on the release I would have expected a friday update with drumroll and fireworks saying that your wait is over etc.

If this is just a hoax of smoke and mirrors like we have seen over the years with people being able to pre-order since 2007 then it's a different story and we're up for a nasty surprise. I wonder how I get so worked up on this rumour as we've seen waves like this come and go over the years but there are some aspects in the air to make me think this might be it.

1) The synchronized update on several sites almost simultaniously
2) Identical and believable pics, IL-2 naming, release dates, collectors boxes etc.
3) Sandy bridge processors hit the stores just a few days ago
4) Tree not here yet saying it won't be out till 2012 despite the topic that should set forum-whine-emergency bells ringing in the his cave
5) etc

[JG52Uther]

If its a hoax its a very elaborate one,and I can't see the point at this late stage.

[The Kraken]

Originally Posted by whatnot

I'm kind of offended however if this is indeed the way we find out the release details after lurking on the forums for years for any scraps of information on this!

Oleg has indicated several times that he can't reveal the publisher, because that publisher reserved the right to make that announcement themselves (and it's not far-fetched to think this also applies to release date & system requirements). Should Ubi indeed turn out to be the western publisher, while keeping completely mute about the game so close to release, then this brings us right to the next point:

What's the source for all this anti-ubisoft talk? I haven't had too bad experiences with them, please enlighten me..

I'll try to keep it short

• messing up previous sim releases (e.g. Lock On)

• failing to provide substantial marketing for lower profile games

• restrictive always-online DRM

• poor support ("please file a ticket")

• the NG fiasco with Pacific Fighters

• staggered releases over several weeks

• generally treating their customers like idiots

Now to be fair they aren't the only big publisher with such issues, but as long as they include their current DRM it's a no-go for me (in case of SoW - or CoD or whatever we'll end up calling it - I'm actually quite confident it won't be included; at any rate there should be a 1C version available). And if people call me a "whiner" for that, then so be it; I won't turn this into a DRM thread (we all know how that usually ends).

[F19_Klunk]

Originally Posted by T}{OR

Did you use google translate for this?

Lol no.. moja žena je 50% hrvatica i 50% njemačka... and I have spent at least 3 weeks every year(summer) in Dalmatia for the past 16 years... even though I speak croatian as a 2 year old, I still understand quite a bit

[smink1701]

Yes it is coming and it's about friggin time.

Now have a world class day

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by F19_Klunk

Lol no.. moja žena je 50% hrvatica i 50% njemačka... and I have spent at least 3 weeks every year(summer) in Dalmatia for the past 16 years... even though I speak croatian as a 2 year old, I still understand quite a bit

Sjajno. Ovo će vjerojatno završit na PM ali svejedno - kad si sl. put u HR bumo na neku pivu otišli.

Originally Posted by The Kraken

I'll try to keep it short

• messing up previous sim releases (e.g. Lock On)

• failing to provide substantial marketing for lower profile games

• restrictive always-online DRM

• poor support ("please file a ticket")

• the NG fiasco with Pacific Fighters

• staggered releases over several weeks

• generally treating their customers like idiots

Now to be fair they aren't the only big publisher with such issues, but as long as they include their current DRM it's a no-go for me (in case of SoW - or CoD or whatever we'll end up calling it - I'm actually quite confident it won't be included; at any rate there should be a 1C version available). And if people call me a "whiner" for that, then so be it; I won't turn this into a DRM thread (we all know how that usually ends).

+1

[Dano]

Originally Posted by whatnot

4) Tree not here yet saying it won't be out till 2012 despite the topic that should set forum-whine-emergency bells ringing in the his cave

Tree got banned as his input was no longer needed, we all know how he would respond and it was felt that his time could be best spent doing something more constructive than regurgitating the same whines over and over again