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I have completely given up on importing IWD2 as the only website that I have found that will import it (play247 and a few others that I have heard people saying import do not) is Chips & Bits and they want me to fax/email them a scanned image of both sides of my credit card - As I dont have a scanner or a fax machine easily available I cant be bothered with the hassle and what possible reason could they have for wanting this information? Ive never heard of any other place asking for this - Is this usual Chips & Bits policy

 

Here is a page with email addresses to Virgin. You might want to send them a few emails asking them to explain the release date mess...

 

I seen this game available for download in warez channels since the start of August, but waited patiently for it to come out in Ireland at the end of august/start of september.
2 bloody months later and I've given in and warezed it, I've bought bg1+tosc,iwd,bg2+tob and ps:t but this is one blackisle game I wont buy.

 

I just saw on Amazon.co.uk that the release was moved again to November 8! I have givin up on it ever coming out in Europe and I'll just wait and get in America at Christmas.

 

ARGH you gotta be kidding!

im THIS close to getting a warez copy....

 

If I knew where to get a warez copy, I'd have done so.. the response I got from Emailing Virgin was just.. pathetic

 

In Game in Stockport today. They think they have the boxes in the Manchester store, but certainly not there.

Annoying I admit, especially as copies are certainly out there over in the States. The game is ready, so realease the thing.

Ended up buying TOCA, TOCA2, GTA, GTA London and Giants for £10, so I ain't too bothered at the moment. Two pretty good title there (thus far).

Edit: It certainly hasn't reached this part of Derbyshire. But then neither has anything faster than dial-up.

[ November 01, 2002, 00:42: Message edited by: L ]

 

Is it truly in Stockport? I live there but at the moment Im at uni and am living in Coventry - Have to ring my sister and get her to buy it for me.

 

Well it wasn't yesterday. Should be down there sometime next week, but Coventry is the larger of the two.

 

New date: 13 November.

This is for Sweden, but I believe Swe and UK have the same release date.

I get a sneaking suspicion that the constant delays of one or two weeks is a deliberate attempt to trick the customers.
Here is why:
The distributor - Virgin, I believe - can't get a good enough deal so they choose instead to delay. Now if they had said in August that the delay might be 2-3 months that would have been enough incentive for a lot of european customers to get it sent from the US (mail order or via a US acquaintance) right away. Naturally that hurts future european sales of the game.

Well, is my reasoning logical or did I miss something?

 

13 November? How can it take so long? I wonder what are the differences between US and UK versions.

 

If I understand this correctly the UK/European games have been ready for a long time, it's Virgin (european distributor) that aren't happy with their deal and thus are trying to negotiate a better deal, meanwhile delaying the release.

Another thing; don't trust in 13 November as the release date. It's quite possible that they decide that since it's been delayed this long they might as well make it a christmas release.

[ November 06, 2002, 13:10: Message edited by: Earl Grey ]

 

[Edit] I've just had notification that my order for IWD2 has shipped!!!
It'll probably take a week to get here, but who cares. My very own copy only 6 weeks late. [Edit]

Virgin are still showing November 8. So are Amazon etc.

And guess what? All my snotty emails and the not so sarcastic ones to Virgin have gone completely un-answered.

If there is anything to this stuff about Virgin wanting better terms, then they've just f****d up royally. The only thing they've achieved by pushing out the release is a huge loss of sales! Imports and pirated/downloads will not exactly be reduced here.

Let's see: We want 10% better terms. We've lost 20% of sales to do this. You don't need to be Einstein to do the maths!

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

[ November 07, 2002, 19:22: Message edited by: Viking ]

 

It is now actually out. Released today I presume.

 

Wahahahahaha!! Finally! I have it!
OK; thats probably more excitement than the game warrants as it hasnt seemed too amazing so far. Then again, Irenicus' dungeon was hardly a thrilling opening to one of my favourite games ever, so IWDII still shows promise. This character development deal will take some getting used to. Also, at least its the 2.01 version thats been released here.

 

Yup, the owner of a computer game store informed me that the reason Sweden has to wait until Nov 13 is that when the truck from the swedish sub-distributor arrived at Virgins storehouse to get the games there were no personnel there so the truck had to leave empty.
Oh man!

So Virgin - unwittingly - screws us over a last time it seems.

 

Ouch; thats got to sting. Having had some time time play it properly (after the inevitable few false starts) I'm starting to get into the game prper and its starting to get pretty damn good; hold out just a bit longer and you shouldn't be disapointed.

 

Personally my initial impressions are that it is a potential very gopod game spoiled by a lack of thought.

And not entirely convinced by all the new 3rd edition rules. Some good, some unessessarily complicatated, and still haven't got round to sorting out the ballistics.

 

YES!!! I finally have it but now I've got work to do so I can't play for a while. Grrrr. I'm not sure whether I should be happy or annoyed.