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German launch delayed

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Post Sat Mar 29, 2003 4:12 pm

German launch delayed

according to the gamestar-magazine (5/2003), the launch of freelancer has been delayed to ---16. MAY--- in Germany!

this is absolutely *RIDICULOUS*!!

europe is already a month behind the us-launch, and now theres another delay for over one month, adding up to 2 MONTHS??

within this time they could program a whole addon, DAMNIT! >:-(

Post Sat Mar 29, 2003 4:16 pm

My advice,... pre-order from Holland or UK. It will cost a few extra Euro's, but not that much!

Post Sat Mar 29, 2003 4:57 pm

i already got it from US.
i just cant believe someones that stupid to delay a game for 2 months.

Post Sat Mar 29, 2003 5:10 pm

though the german release will allready include the patch...

Post Sat Mar 29, 2003 7:38 pm

I live in the UK, ordered it from DVDBoxffice.com in Canada on the 6th of March It took 2 weeks to arrive.
so go do it free P&P as well!!!

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 1:25 am

what makes this even more funny, is that you meet still nearly as much germans as us folks on the servers ... NOW speak of wrong release plans

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 2:46 am

Well, if they release a game a month later in europe, that will of course result in (more than usual) software piracy.

I'm not saying it's all right, just that it will happen.

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 2:59 am

Exactly Lemlestarn. I really don't understand Microsoft on this matter. I mean. Why the heck do they release a game for Europe one whole month later than in the US? And perhaps even two months if more countries don't make the April 18 deadline. Bah! I just lost my patience. Thanks hburdin for the website. I bought the game as well. Stupid release dates. The hell with them!

Man, I downloaded the trailer and it almost hurts to hear that Universal transport Green Dash 2 or something like that has picked up Oxygen from planet Manhattan and is heading for the California system. But you can't join them... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee All you can do is just be stuck in New York and watch your total value all the time, because too much and tada.. end of trailer..

Bah!, I am going to play Homeworld and Homeworld Cataclysm. Stupid release dates.....

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 6:06 am

Well, i'm German but i'm not affected by the delay because i BOUGHT the Australian version (identical with US version but ships in a DVD box). I think it's not fair to assume that all Germans who already play the game are using an illegal copy.

Many Germans prefer the original language so there is no need to wait for the localized version.

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 6:25 am

I am 50% german,... and speak the language fluendly,... but i never understood why germany has to translate everything? They speak just as good english nowadays.

I live in Holland, but VERY prefer everything that started in english,... stays in english,... so no translated stuff for me!

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:38 am

Hmm im australian and my copy came in a regular box.

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:53 am

I am german ,too.
The first release date was in march. when i moved to our local computer store, they said it was changed to 18th of april, and now it is may 5th ...
what is ms doing?
shame on me, i have a not very legal copy of FL, but just to test it.
i´m going to buy the german version, but i think its too long to wait for it.

sry 4 my bad english, 5 years english in school isn´t that impressive....

tox

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 12:14 pm

Good thing here in Holland is that we don't have to have everything translated into Dutch. English is the second language here. But still. Wait till April 18th? That's a whole 3 weeks. Nope. I am too impatient for that.

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 12:21 pm

april 18th ?
we get it on may 5th !!!

and YOU say you are impatient ?
what should we say?

it´s all about the war ;-)

BOMBING for peace is like ****ING for virginity !!!

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 2:15 pm

Well, I'm from Switzerland, and I too have an importet US-version. The first point is, that I didn't wanted to wait that long, and the second one, which is quite important: ever played the German version of Starlancer? You couldn't bear the German dubbing with thit STUPID English accent...that really sounds silly!

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