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Reply #126 August 22, 2010 6:01:38 PM
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I just woke up 7:30ish right now and I'd be happy if we got something before noon.

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Reply #127 August 22, 2010 6:05:16 PM
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ARE WE THERE YET? HAHA

 

Im watching gameplay videos and its making things worse! Nothing to complain about though, the game is launched a day early and im pretty sure they dont have huge resources like bigger game companies do. Just sit tight and be content that we are all putting our money in a company that gives a shit about where games are headed next. Its not like some other big game companies where the investors just want to turn out maximal profits and they could just as well be importing bananas. Stardock!

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Reply #128 August 22, 2010 6:05:50 PM
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Damn.. tried to stay up.. will have to do it tomorrow (if it comes out by then )

For those of you that stick it out, I'm not sure whether I should congratulate you or get you a life! 

 

I was hoping to at least start the DL before going to bed.. oh well.  Night night folks.

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Reply #129 August 22, 2010 6:09:29 PM
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I'm confident that we'll be released in some minutes,i feel this inside me!

 

 

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Reply #130 August 22, 2010 6:13:34 PM
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Quoting shayde0007,
reply 126

what if you told your boss you'd be in to work on monday, but on the way to work your car exploded with you in it and you were in the intensive burn unit at the hospital. The doctors called to tell her you would still be in to work that day, but it might be a little bit late.


What if someone had said around 11 AM that it looked like things might be delayed past the earlier timings, would people have complained so much?


Would your boss still be upset?

 

You don't know my boss. If I called in dead she'd be asking if I could work remotely from the afterlife.

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Reply #131 August 22, 2010 6:15:24 PM
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Quoting caeldrin,
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I'm confident that we'll be released in some minutes,i feel this inside me!

You might want to go see a doctor.

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Reply #132 August 22, 2010 6:15:34 PM
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Worst case we all play on tuesday

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Reply #133 August 22, 2010 6:16:09 PM
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Here's hoping it comes out soon!

 

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Reply #134 August 22, 2010 6:17:20 PM
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Quoting TheProgress,
reply 137



Quoting caeldrin,
reply 135
I'm confident that we'll be released in some minutes,i feel this inside me!


You might want to go see a doctor.

Or an exorcist.

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Reply #135 August 22, 2010 6:17:22 PM
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Quoting hamwise,
reply 102
When I pre-ordered the game, the page said the 24th.  I had no reasonable expectation that it would be available before then.

And when, exactly, does the expectation become reasonable?  When the CEO of Stardock himself posts in these very forums saying that the game will be available on the morning of the 22nd for beta testers and midday for preorders, is it unreasonable to expect that the game will, in fact, be available on the morning of the 22nd for beta testers and midday for preorders?

Now either something has gone wrong, or Brad's estimate was unrealistically optimistic, but at this point you really can't say that people's expectations are unreasonable.

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Reply #136 August 22, 2010 6:17:23 PM
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Well this is somewhat disappointing. After the problems with impulse (i.e account basically suggesting v1.0 was available to download but then getting message about problems with registration and serial number) to this - not good really. OK I was and am more than happy to wait until the 24th.  But if you through your actions and statements change your customers expectations, well you better deliver on that or those customers will feel somewhat disappointed to aggrieved depending on their personal dispositions.

 

Stardock has a deserved reputation for customer service and outstanding relationships with its community of gamers. However, it does become a concern when you also see companies overreach on that somewhat and perhaps start taking that relationship for granted on the condition that 'they will understand'. I accept good, open and transparent communication with your customers can mean getting it wrong from time to time. But missing dates and indeed times that you committed your company to - well that isn't great. Just don't make the commitment and raise expectations if there is a possibility of missing those deadlines (that you've set for yourself). Just leave it at the 24th and then if you managed to release earlier (but no public commitment on that) might have been smarter.

All that said I patiently look forward to the release and seeing how Stardock develop and refine this quality design over the coming months.

 

 

 

 

 

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Reply #137 August 22, 2010 6:17:27 PM
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Quoting caeldrin,
reply 135
I'm confident that we'll be released in some minutes,i feel this inside me!

 

 

 

That's what she said?

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Reply #138 August 22, 2010 6:17:38 PM
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Its 15 min past ghost hour here, I got a heck of an cold and that and tiredness probably is what's making my head spin and I haven't got any confirmation that my preorder is ok. Going to bed now and is hoping that everything will be smelling of roses when I wake up tomorrow

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Reply #139 August 22, 2010 6:17:52 PM
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Quoting Archonsod,
reply 136


You don't know my boss. If I called in dead she'd be asking if I could work remotely from the afterlife.

 

ROFL

Hey, I mean if they have phones in the afterlife - maybe she thinks you're calling using VOIP so you can hop on your FIOS or whatever and get some work done

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Reply #140 August 22, 2010 6:21:05 PM
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Quoting caeldrin,
reply 135
I'm confident that we'll be released in some minutes,i feel this inside me!

 

 

 

 

Wait...

"we'll be released"?

So...are you like Legion and you're saying "we" because you are many? Or maybe you're the Overmind for the Zerg swarm?

Just what exactly is being released here... 

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Reply #141 August 22, 2010 6:24:21 PM
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Quoting Archonsod,
reply 136


You don't know my boss. If I called in dead she'd be asking if I could work remotely from the afterlife.

 

lol - nice.

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Reply #142 August 22, 2010 6:28:08 PM
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ha ha i love this thread, really gives you some insight to the nature of humans.  i think some psychology researchers should do an experiment with this.  make a website about a new and amazing game that everybody is dying to play and keep on delaying it, but at the same time keep people right on the edge like its about to release at any time.  catalog all the different personalty types.

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Reply #143 August 22, 2010 6:30:14 PM
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sorry i meant it will be out!it..and its late and very hot in italy and so we or it is the same sometimes

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Reply #144 August 22, 2010 6:30:45 PM
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Quoting TLamming,
reply 118

Quoting NatakuTDH, reply 114If we was in the beta (and thus preordered), we are garenteed an early version? Just asking i have to go to work for a few hours, but it would be nice to play when i gets home. 

 

I would def do that. + pizza
Quoting Digsby,
reply 119
Man, this thread is entertaining I wish we had a forum devoted just to the people freaking out, so they could feed on each other's rage and just completely go nuclear. 

Would solve the problem of finding the best way to pass the time for the next few hours/day/2 days

 

subtle troll post

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Reply #145 August 22, 2010 6:30:51 PM
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What I don't understand is if the early release people are using Gold version, why not just release the gold version to us and just keep working on 0 day release for Tuesday as expect.
It is unlikely that the gold version is actually staged at this point.  Stardock has been prepping for Day-0 ever since Gold was shipped off.  They would have to roll back to the gold build, release it, then restage the day-0 build for Tuesday.  Bad joss in any case.

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Reply #146 August 22, 2010 6:35:56 PM
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Quoting Stmorpheus,
reply 148
ha ha i love this thread, really gives you some insight to the nature of humans.  i think some psychology researchers should do an experiment with this.  make a website about a new and amazing game that everybody is dying to play and keep on delaying it, but at the same time keep people right on the edge like its about to release at any time.  catalog all the different personalty types.

LOL. They did. It was called Duke Nukem Forever. You may have heard of it.

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Reply #147 August 22, 2010 6:36:18 PM
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I just got a message that some guy said that his cousin who works as a janitor at Stardock (outside) said they're not releasing it tonight. Sorry guys.

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Reply #148 August 22, 2010 6:38:51 PM
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Quoting solidsmooky,
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I just got a message that some guy said that his cousin who works as a janitor at Stardock (outside) said they're not releasing it tonight. Sorry guys.

That's hearsay.  I wouldn't put much stock in something heard second-hand from the Stardock janitor.

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Reply #149 August 22, 2010 6:41:05 PM
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Quoting caeldrin,
reply 149
sorry i meant it will be out!it..and its late and very hot in italy and so we or it is the same sometimes

 

hahaha, don't be sorry, some of the responses had me LOL'ing

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Reply #150 August 22, 2010 6:42:26 PM
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I've just finished the last episode of Firefly .

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