Not May 1st but.............

[Nomad]

I have good intel from T that AE is all just a sham. There is no AE and never will be. [:)]

[undercovergeek]

yeah well, i think he was lying!

[Erik Rutins]

Things continue to look good for a release before the five year anniversary of WITP's release.

[undercovergeek]

should we be hearing the aforementioned rumblings and donning our helmets if its still 3-4 months away - i for one read 'helmets on' as a bit sooner than that

[DuckofTindalos]

I would ask to you go look up the release date of the original WitP, and then re-read Erik's post. Then I would repeat "put your helmets on".[;)]

[undercovergeek]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I would ask to you go look up the release date of the original WitP, and then re-read Erik's post. Then I would repeat "put your helmets on".[;)]

gadzooks - i have been misinformed - i was told july a while ago!!!

hang on it was july - all of april, all of may, all of june, and a bit of july - sounds like 3-4 months to me!!!

helmet off again

[kaleun]

I would ask to you go look up the release date of the original WitP, and then re-read Erik's post. Then I would repeat "put your helmets on".

OK. this from the original "There is no AE" originator.

Gentlemen: Start your engines[:)]

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: undercovergeek

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I would ask to you go look up the release date of the original WitP, and then re-read Erik's post. Then I would repeat "put your helmets on".[;)]

gadzooks - i have been misinformed - i was told july a while ago!!!

hang on it was july - all of april, all of may, all of june, and a bit of july - sounds like 3-4 months to me!!!

helmet off again

It was June 22nd, and Erik said "before the original release date". Helmets![;)]

[Tactics]

You guys said that same crap like a year ago. Why is it different now?

Lets have an open beta, a link to the games website or a video demo complete with intro screens - Or admit to vaporware.

[undercovergeek]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: undercovergeek

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I would ask to you go look up the release date of the original WitP, and then re-read Erik's post. Then I would repeat "put your helmets on".[;)]

gadzooks - i have been misinformed - i was told july a while ago!!!

hang on it was july - all of april, all of may, all of june, and a bit of july - sounds like 3-4 months to me!!!

helmet off again

It was June 22nd, and Erik said "before the original release date". Helmets![;)]

ok i believe you - but if i have to sit here wearing this helmet while you and all your testing buddies laugh and take the p*** - im coming to denmark myself!!!

[undercovergeek]

ORIGINAL: Tactics

You guys said that same crap like a year ago. Why is it different now?

Lets have an open beta, a link to the games website or a video demo complete with intro screens - Or admit to vaporware.

are you kidding?

really?

[greg_slith]

quote: You people are just about to have an avalanche of Pacific wargaming land on your collective heads... end quote.
Does this mean there is more than WitP-AE coming out or is just so frappin' huge that we'll feel like we've been run over by an avalanche?


Hard Sarge: Hey, it's Spring! Where's Eagle Day?![:D]

[Charbroiled]

ORIGINAL: Tactics

You guys said that same crap like a year ago. Why is it different now?

Lets have an open beta, a link to the games website or a video demo complete with intro screens - Or admit to vaporware.

If you don't want to believe them, that is your issue. I doubt it really bothers them at this point and it certainly doesn't bother me.[:-]

Myself, I'm getting ready to download the game of games in the next couple of month.

To all the people involved with AE. Thank you for all of the hard work that you put into the game. I appreciate it and really respect all of you for volunteering the time and energy you have contributed. [&o][&o][&o]

EDIT:

ORIGINAL: Tactics

....a link to the games website.....

Here you go: http://www.matrixgames.com/products/351 ... 7s.Edition

[Tophat1815]

ORIGINAL: Tactics

You guys said that same crap like a year ago. Why is it different now?

Lets have an open beta, a link to the games website or a video demo complete with intro screens - Or admit to vaporware.

Why? because they took on FIXING///IMPROVING THE GOD DAMN AI!!!!! And guess what it took them: A BLEEDIN YEAR TO DO IT! Frankly I'm ecstatic they have accomplished it in under a year!

Sorry,but this kinda "grinds my gears".

Alrighty then,sorry if i was overly offensive. Wait a minute,no I'm not.[:D]

[Q-Ball]

A Matrix representative just said it would be likely released before or on June 22,2009.

That's good enough for me![&o]

One last death ride for KB in my PBEM, and it's get ready for AE time!

[GaryChildress]

Woohoo! Way to go AE team!!! You guys are the best of the best!! [&o][&o][&o]

[Yank]

ORIGINAL: undercovergeek

ORIGINAL: Yank

I've been thinking for some time now they release at Origins like the original WITP, though I certainly hope I'm wrong and it'll be sooner than that. In any event, the news from the Wargamer forums can't be bad news...

indeed - im hoping a more informative answer without the usual stock replies mentioned by old guard will appear at wargamer

hey you - send your turn - its a good one [:'(][;)]

So Undercovergeek is my very own e-mail partner, you learn something new every day!

[DuckofTindalos]

Disclaimer: This is my opinion only, and not a "company line" of Matrix or anybody else.

I can understand if people are frustrated by this seemingly endless delay. Lots of time I, and the rest of the team, have been as well. We've seen several release deadlines come and go, and every time it's very difficult to muster the energy to go on.

But here's the thing: those release deadlines were pushed back FOR A REASON. Every single time we took a look at the product and had to admit that this was not something that was fit for release.

We're not doing this to be douchebags, but because we're gamers ourselves. We can look at this with both player and developer hats on, and see if it's ready, and there's no almighty publishing house standing behind us, pushing us to release to some arbitrary deadline. Kudos to Matrix for that.

We could have released this a long time ago, but it would have been an incomplete, inferior and quite frankly unworthy game.

My name is on the credits list for this product, and I don't want it to be anything less than something I can be proud of. I remember a quote from a game manual once (IIRC, for Civilization IV) along the lines of "we didn't want to be known as the team who broke Civilization". Well, we don't want to be known as the team who broke WitP.

We've all stuck with this game for nearly five years now, waaaay longer than most games live in this day and age, and we're just about to take a big leap forward. I love what we've done and are continuing to do with AE, and the vast majority of WitP gamers will too.

Rant over.

[CV Zuikaku]

We'll, that's a very good news, indeed [:D] So, can we expect a manual to be available a few weeks before release of the AE - just to be completely ready when AE become available ?[;)]

[Oldguard1970]

I actually have my helmet on.  Hooah!