What is with the release date please?

[TacKY]

Originally Posted by Sauf

k, what year did the USA join BOB? No offence to the patient yanks, but ffs Tacky you ask some stupid xxxx,

I didnt know asking about a release date was some "stupid xxxx" because if it was, I would be going to all the threads of other games that some of the Europeans whine about in regard to a three day wait. All I am wondering is why the month wait because it seems odd.

The metric system shouldnt be a problem since the IL-2 used meters for the altitude.

Originally Posted by kristorf

With all the things happening in the world at the moment, earthquakes, tsunami's, existing and near as damnit future wars, famine etc

None of that affects me so why should I halt my life for something that is happening across the world? All that is irrelevant.

[kristorf]

Originally Posted by TacKY

None of that affects me so why should I halt my life for something that is happening across the world? All that is irrelevant.

What I am saying is that some are consumed by a release date, and are quite frankly acting like spoilt kids in the great scheme of life

[Biggs]

I wanna know why in the US, the UBI site says 4/26 and STEAM says 4/19...

at least you Europeans have ONE definitive release date....

[ElAurens]

What does "fairness" have to do with this?

Or the rampant nationalism so many of you are spouting?

This is a business transaction taking place in the twenty first century, we are not waiting at the docks in New York for a load of sewing needles coming across the Atlantic via clipper ship.

There is no reason why the downloand version should not be available to the entire world market on day of release.

And no reason for a month's difference in the hard copy version either.

For a bunch of folks that pretend at being so technologically savvy, you sure cling to some pretty old ideas about marketing in the modern world.

It comes out April Fools Day

[Feathered_IV]

Originally Posted by machoo

It comes out April Fools Day

Sir, I will have you know that it is not just April Fools Day, it is also the RAF's anniversary.

[Biggs]

At this point I could care less about the fact that there is a month separation between the Euro/US dates.

I just want to know why the Can/US/SouthAmeri release date is still in this state of confusion....

Which date is correct? Why the hell is it so hard for Ubi et al to figure that out?

[Feuerfalke]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

What does "fairness" have to do with this?

Or the rampant nationalism so many of you are spouting?

This is a business transaction taking place in the twenty first century, we are not waiting at the docks in New York for a load of sewing needles coming across the Atlantic via clipper ship.

There is no reason why the downloand version should not be available to the entire world market on day of release.

And no reason for a month's difference in the hard copy version either.

For a bunch of folks that pretend at being so technologically savvy, you sure cling to some pretty old ideas about marketing in the modern world.

You are correct, of course. In the ages of downloads, it's not a question of logistics!

But you're forgetting a 'minor' detail: We also have different laws. E.g. your very own ESBR-rating-agency, which demands to receive and test games before they are distributed in the US.

So if you want to bash somebody for a 4 weeks delay, I suggest you start looking in your own yard. Especially if they need 4 weeks to do so for every software that does not originate from the US...

[TheEditor]

Originally Posted by Sauf

k, what year did the USA join BOB? No offence to the patient yanks, but ffs Tacky you ask some stupid xxxx, fair nough im just home from pub with a guts full, but if it was up to me i'd let you wait for another year or so till Oleg releases Torch! And while im full of grog MacArthur was an idiotic attention grabber that had the strategic concept that never went past "how will that effect ME" pffff you probarly dont even know who he is so waste of a good rant, now i gotta face the wife with a xxxx attitude

rant over/

Lol ok then if history stays true then us yanks will come bail you out!

[Sauf]

Originally Posted by TheEditor

Lol ok then if history stays true then us yanks will come bail you out!

Our chocos were the first to stop the japs, case you dont know chocos were schoolkids and shopkeepers, rest of our army was busy holding Tobruk, which we managed for 8 months before handing over to the Brits, correct me if i'm wrong but didnt Rommel take it 2 weeks later?