Deal of the Week
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Deal of the Week
WiP:AE (and War Plan Orange) are the deals of the week this week.
To anyone on the fence, buy now, you will not regret it.
To anyone on the fence, buy now, you will not regret it.
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RE: Deal of the Week
And to think I bought my AE at full price.... I could have waited a few years.........
NOT!
NOT!
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I've been on the fence for six months, hooked by Cuttlefish's extraordinary Hibiki adventures which I leisurely read over a full month while here in Afghanistan as well as Cribtop's AAR with CF which I caught up with today. How often does this one go on sale to this degree (I mean, does Matrix have Black Friday sales?) 30% off does seem like a pretty sweet deal.
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With these particular games, I would say not too often. At the sale price, it's well worth the time you'd spend playing with it.
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Didn't know WPO existed. Looks like fun. Worth $20 to me.
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Actually, with old WITP, I struggled to get into the campaign game due to not getting my head around the map -- especially in the DEI area and such. I wound up starting a campaign game in WPO and was able to ease my way into this, being that this game went at a more relaxed pace. It's amazing how quickly the turns go without all the airpower present. You can get into long periods of time where not much of anything is going on.
I've always liked pre-dreads, and this game has them aplenty. I would love to see this "AE-ized", just for the new map scale, but I know it's not likely ever.
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I've always liked pre-dreads, and this game has them aplenty. I would love to see this "AE-ized", just for the new map scale, but I know it's not likely ever.
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There were on sale last Holiday season, I'd have to check my receipt to work out by how much (I dipped my toe in then)
I'm not sure if the deal of the week series is in addition to holiday sales, but you won't find the game on sale at this price more than once or twice a year.
I'm not sure if the deal of the week series is in addition to holiday sales, but you won't find the game on sale at this price more than once or twice a year.
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IMHO the deal of the week is the peace agreement between Quixote and Cannonfodder. That's been a great war! [&o]
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I just discovered WPO and i was wondering if, as Mundy says, it would be a good way to start the WITP series, since you got less things to take into account.
Are the mechanisms the same than WITPAE or are they too fundamentaly different to be used as a sort of "super" tutorial ?
Are the mechanisms the same than WITPAE or are they too fundamentaly different to be used as a sort of "super" tutorial ?
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The basic controls and broad strokes of strategy are similar enough that you can use WPO as training wheels, but if you know you're going to get WITP:AE anyway, I would advise either getting both of them now or skipping right to WITP:AE.ORIGINAL: BlitzX
I just discovered WPO and i was wondering if, as Mundy says, it would be a good way to start the WITP series, since you got less things to take into account.
Are the mechanisms the same than WITPAE or are they too fundamentaly different to be used as a sort of "super" tutorial ?
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I already have WITP:AE
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ORIGINAL: dr.hal
And to think I bought my AE at full price.... I could have waited a few years.........
NOT!
Yes, I just passed 1300 turns in my four year campaign with Viberpol. Think I can get them to send me a refund?[;)]
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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
Didn't know WPO existed. Looks like fun. Worth $20 to me.
I was just about to pull the trigger on WPO when AE released.
The only real drawback of WPO is that it is the old WITP engine.
Feels difficult to go back to for me after getting a taste of AE.
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FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH
WITP-AE is a great bargain at any price!
The game offers more entertainment value than books, cable TV, movies, and watching sports. About the only thing that beats the entertainment value of WITP-AE is sex, and that is only if you are under 40 years old or so.
Regards,
Feltan
WITP-AE is a great bargain at any price!
The game offers more entertainment value than books, cable TV, movies, and watching sports. About the only thing that beats the entertainment value of WITP-AE is sex, and that is only if you are under 40 years old or so.
Regards,
Feltan
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ORIGINAL: sogcomando
I've been on the fence for six months, hooked by Cuttlefish's extraordinary Hibiki adventures which I leisurely read over a full month while here in Afghanistan as well as Cribtop's AAR with CF which I caught up with today. How often does this one go on sale to this degree (I mean, does Matrix have Black Friday sales?) 30% off does seem like a pretty sweet deal.
Wow, thanks for the compliment, sogcomando! It's fitting as Cuttlefish's Hibiki AAR convinced me to make the jump to PBEM.
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RE: Deal of the Week
ORIGINAL: Cribtop
ORIGINAL: sogcomando
I've been on the fence for six months, hooked by Cuttlefish's extraordinary Hibiki adventures which I leisurely read over a full month while here in Afghanistan as well as Cribtop's AAR with CF which I caught up with today. How often does this one go on sale to this degree (I mean, does Matrix have Black Friday sales?) 30% off does seem like a pretty sweet deal.
Wow, thanks for the compliment, sogcomando! It's fitting as Cuttlefish's Hibiki AAR convinced me to make the jump to PBEM.
You are welcome, Cribtop, and by the way, many congratulations on your campaign to date with CF, I can only hope to be half as skilled an opponent as you in the future... which means I am pulling the trigger on getting this deal. I was just worried about the time factor with two young ones in elementary school and a wife who will not enjoy seeing my attention split even more. But what else am I going to do in my free time while I am here?
Thanks to all who convinced me with their unbridled enthusiasm for WitP AE. [&o]
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Woo Hoo! Glad to hear it. I have a wife and 3 kids. How do I play AE? Slowly and late at night. [:D]
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ORIGINAL: Cribtop
Woo Hoo! Glad to hear it. I have a wife and 3 kids. How do I play AE? Slowly and late at night. [:D]
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I just have to be a nuisance untill she says "Go play your game!"
Works everytime. [:D]
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