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Originally Posted by the Dutchman

So the Russians get the non-fixed version today then?
Seems odd?

Yes, I know...hard to figure why...

But then, why not worldwide same-date release ?

Maybe :
It takes a lot of money and time to organise a "physical" release of that magnitude...You have to find a place to rent, hire people ( girls,girls girls), secutity, management, airplane tickets, hotels, catering, journalists, media, etc.
So I would say you have to prepare, hum...lets say..4 months in advance ?
So just before everything went wrong ? They were so sure at that moment that everything was tight and slick...What could go wrong ?
So they had to keep on going...I am pretty sure that without a 'physical" release, they would have posponed for few months...
So we have later dates everywhere else..But it would have been hard to justify months of delay..They pushed has long as "reasonnable"...

And that is IMHO !

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[zapatista]

i think in real life events were a bit more simple

1) dec 2009, oleg states intended release date by BoB anniversary
2) jan 2010 to july 2010, oleg is happy and ontrack for release
3) sept 2010 ubi gives delay deadline for end 2010, and adds "o yea, btw, you have to add this anti epilepsy layer on top of the game or you cant release it
4) oct 2010 oleg goes "f*ck f*ck f*ck"
5) nov to feb 2011 oleg goes "f*ck f*ck f*ck" and "i cant get this crap running with the ubi mess on top of my sim", and ubi adds "no further delays, money stops here"
6) march 2011 oleg goes "f*ck this mess" and "look at all the useless ungrateful forum whiners who think we can fix this mess by magic if they just whine enough" and "i need another job that is more sane"

i suspect that is a more accurate reflection of events

Originally Posted by zapatista

i think in real life events were a bit more simple

1) dec 2009, oleg states intended release date by BoB anniversary
2) jan 2010 to july 2010, oleg is happy and ontrack for release
3) sept 2010 ubi gives delay deadline for end 2010, and adds "o yea, btw, you have to add this anti epilepsy layer on top of the game or you cant release it
4) oct 2010 oleg goes "f*ck f*ck f*ck"
5) nov to feb 2011 oleg goes "f*ck f*ck f*ck" and "i cant get this crap running with the ubi mess on top of my sim", and ubi adds "no further delays, money stops here"
6) march 2011 oleg goes "f*ck this mess" and "look at all the useless ungrateful forum whiners who think we can fix this mess by magic if they just whine enough" and "i need another job that is more sane"

i suspect that is a more accurate reflection of events

Well, look at UBI's website, and tell me if it is ready then...
The russian release wasn't posponed...And you got my opinion on why...
But It is on UBI's side that we have delays, no ?...But it doen't mean that Oleg didn't go "f*ck f*ck f*ck" and "i cant get this crap running with the ubi mess on top of my sim",

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Right now they're using the Russian market as a form of beta-testing. They probably figure the Russian players are less whiney than their western counterparts and will thus find all the mistakes for them.

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Tervehdys

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Originally Posted by speculum jockey

Right now they're using the Russian market as a form of beta-testing. They probably figure the Russian players are less whiney than their western counterparts and will thus find all the mistakes for them.

Salute!

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~S~

Tervehdys

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Heil

สาธุ

Saluto

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Indeed...That would fit with my theory....

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[swiss]

Originally Posted by zapatista

i think in real life events were a bit more simple

1) dec 2009, oleg states intended release date by BoB anniversary
2) jan 2010 to july 2010, oleg is happy and ontrack for release
3) sept 2010 ubi gives delay deadline for end 2010, and adds "o yea, btw, you have to add this anti epilepsy layer on top of the game or you cant release it
4) oct 2010 oleg goes "f*ck f*ck f*ck"
5) nov to feb 2011 oleg goes "f*ck f*ck f*ck" and "i cant get this crap running with the ubi mess on top of my sim", and ubi adds "no further delays, money stops here"
6) march 2011 oleg goes "f*ck this mess" and "look at all the useless ungrateful forum whiners who think we can fix this mess by magic if they just whine enough" and "i need another job that is more sane"

i suspect that is a more accurate reflection of events

lol!

But probably so true.

[Sven]

Well I guess it's up to Ilya now to pick up the pieces and make it a solid structure

[kaisey]

Australian release is 31st march

[ATAG_Doc]

Originally Posted by zapatista

i suspect that is a more accurate reflection of events

You are probably close if not right on mark.

Originally Posted by timej31

You are probably close if not right on mark.

Still, it doesn't explain all the last minute delays across the planet...In Australia, the physical DVD is on the shelves...But no activation till next saturday...Why ?
And in Canada, its a month later...No explaination for that either...
What UBI anounced few weeks ago WAS a worlwide release within the same week... Any last minute delay costs $$$$....So , what happened ?

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