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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 5:51PM (Unverified) said

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RE: "make being asked to buy the game a second time around easier to swallow."

They've already stated that this will also come in the form of a patch for users who already own the game, so you don't have to buy it twice contrary to wannabe new source hyperbole.

My thinking is that this will be a rather large patch, so may as well whip up a new box with the patch preloaded aand add a few physical extras like the guide book and put it out on shelves for the same price.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 5:56PM BombProofGIJoe said

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Ah point taken. Please ignore my post then.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 7:10PM (Unverified) said

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Seriously. Joystiq, can you get some journalistic integrity and/or reading comprehension? Every other gaming blog was capable of mentioning that this would come in the form of a FREE patch.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 5:53PM BombProofGIJoe said

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Well thats cute and all, but I see no point in buying the same game twice. My roommate has The Witcher and I was going to play his disc until I heard how crappily made this game was.

So you're not going to put all that work into the game the first time and not patch it? You'd rather resell a 'new version' of the game? No sir. Not the kind of mentality I support.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 5:59PM (Unverified) said

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It has been patched, 1.2 got rid of nearly all the flaws, even the insane loading times.
And the upgrade will be absolutely positively for free when you've registered your game.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 8:55PM BigD145 said

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1.2 got rid of nearly all? It didn't get rid of the frozen status after a load screen that required me to save, quit to the main menu, and then reload my save. Time wasted after EVERY new zone? 3+ minutes.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 5:57PM ComicShaman said

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Could they make a patch for the name of the game as well, and upgrade it into something that doesn't sound completely idiotic?
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 5:58PM SheppyReturns said

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Could we get it uncensored like Europe?
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 11:08PM Geist said

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No dryad nipples for you! Arse! Fark!

Seriously though, I bet there's something you can get online that'll allow you to remove any censorship.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 6:10PM doom saber said

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Nice Space Quest reference (points to Sludge Vohaul)
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 11:09PM Geist said

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Ahh I knew that name sounded familiar.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 6:22PM einhanderkiller said

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Nice.
Epic, take note. If you put out a flawed product, go the extra mile to fix those flaws; don't diss gamers because they don't want to buy a broken game (UT3 and, to a certain extent, Gears of War).
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 7:14PM (Unverified) said

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XD. Well said.

Hopefully Epic is too busy working on patches to take notes.
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 6:51PM (Unverified) said

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Actually, there has been a price announced, or at least talked about, in the press release:

"Especially considering it will not be more expensive than the standard edition of the game!"
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Posted: Feb 18th 2008 11:37PM ubiquityxx said

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Even though I bought it on release day I've yet to open the damned thing ... with all the performance and bug issues looks like a better deal for me to wait until May.

Sorta silly, but this seems to be the best way to buy and play PC games ...
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Posted: Feb 19th 2008 1:14AM eight said

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At least this version of this story tells it like it is. Doesn't gloss over the blatant incompleteness of the original version of the game and goes right in for the truth. That The Witcher wasn't a finished product when it came out.

My favorite part of the press release was "precision in combat." Stating that you would hit things but it wouldn't register... must be an awesome game that Witcher....
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Posted: Feb 19th 2008 1:08PM chdude3 said

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Console version?
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Posted: Feb 19th 2008 7:34PM andrew07 said

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How about a WARNING when you post an external link to Gamespot? Some of us have REALLY sworn off that site, you know? Or did you already forgot?
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