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Gary Grigsby’s War in the East: The German-Soviet War 1941-1945 is a turn-based World War II strategy game stretching across the entire Eastern Front. Gamers can engage in an epic campaign, including division-sized battles with realistic and historical terrain, weather, orders of battle, logistics and combat results.

The critically and fan-acclaimed Eastern Front mega-game Gary Grigsby’s War in the East just got bigger and better with Gary Grigsby’s War in the East: Don to the Danube! This expansion to the award-winning War in the East comes with a wide array of later war scenarios ranging from short but intense 6 turn bouts like the Battle for Kharkov (1942) to immense 37-turn engagements taking place across multiple nations like Drama on the Danube (Summer 1944 – Spring 1945).

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I had no issues paying $80 for WitP AE but let me tell you I had to pull teeth to get it....

Pulling teeth?

I remember you battling with your parents over the WITP issue. They would not buy WITP from Matrix, but did finally give in and ordered it for you from NWS. To me, that is not like pulling teeth, it is being fortunate to be taken care of.

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I think Joel et al are smart enough to know that even though a few fans would spend a great deal of money for WitE most won't. As much as I want this game I won't pay $120 for it. $80 yes, $90 maybe, $100 maybe if I get a second job..$120 nope, ain't happening.
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I'm sure Matrix is keeping a close watch on the sales of CO:BFTB and if it meets their expectations I'm sure this game will be priced similarly.
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I'm sure Matrix is keeping a close watch on the sales of CO:BFTB and if it meets their expectations I'm sure this game will be priced similarly.
It'd be a shame then, these inflated prices will just suck dry the already small market : no new/young gamers, some old vets will give up ...Really a 50-60$ mark is the maximum reasonable imo.
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$120 works if it comes in a 3 ring 8.5 x 11 inch color manual with the possibility of updating the manual with addendums purchased in the future.

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$120 works if it comes in a 3 ring 8.5 x 11 inch color manual with the possibility of updating the manual with addendums purchased in the future.

Just dreaming guys...

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I like this, can you include a larger type font for us older gents?



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I like this, can you include a larger type font for us older gents?

With PDf you can make the text any size you want [8D]

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No wait, the judges disqualify the answer for turning a wonderful hard copy, large font, 3 color manual into a PDF (YUCK!!!).

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Hobbies cost $€£.

It's funny that these type of threads is more or less common for all new games and they go from $20 is to much to I am ok to pay $150 for this game.

"We want the games done in half the time of the previous version and with better and greater graphics and to run on five year old hardware with all settings to max and also for half the price of the previous game." -- thats the feeling I get sometimes from some posts.

We pay from $1000 to $3000 for the hardware but if the game goes above $50 it's to expensive? While the computer can be used for many things it's not much fun without a few games to play for hours to come ;)

I wouldn't mind to pay a premium price for some extra content as well, like a really nice manual with historical references, if I look at older games they came with really nice manuals, that had more then just the basic instructions how to play the game.
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It doesn't matter one bit on how much we use on hardware, or how much money I use to get myself drunk during the weekend, these are not the same thing. The only thing that matters is the comparison to other similar products, ie. games. And no matter what you say there, 80euros is a lot(how many dollars that is don't know?). Is it worth it? Probably, but that doesn't change the fact that it is still very expensive.
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80€ is about 100 hard earned dollahs.
Strangely though when the game costs 80 dollars, it'll cost *us* 100€....
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It doesn't matter one bit on how much we use on hardware, or how much money I use to get myself drunk during the weekend, these are not the same thing. The only thing that matters is the comparison to other similar products, ie. games. And no matter what you say there, 80euros is a lot(how many dollars that is don't know?). Is it worth it? Probably, but that doesn't change the fact that it is still very expensive.

It's true that €80 is a lot for this title compared to other games, especially if we exclude any collectors/limited editions.

But can we compare this title and others like it to other games?

This will of course only be speculation as I don't know the costs to develop a title like this but perhaps it's a fair price when we take into consideration how many copies they might sell to be able to cover their costs.

Only then do we truly know if it is/was overpriced or not...
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Yes, it is a limited market and with these prices it will always stay as such.
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I was going to add my two cents worth to the topic, but it seems I need two bits
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AS someone who has been playing War in Russia for decades since its original release date to finally have an updated version i can play on windows 7 thrills me!!! The price is a minor point to me if he released the game at $200 i would buy it as it is one of only 2 games i own that has held up this long the other being the NES game liberty or death. That game i have had since 1992. If i could get that game updated like War in russia is to war in the east i'd paid $200 for that too!!!
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punkjock, $200 is a heck of a price but I too would probably swallow the wallet hit as I also played War in Russia till the box fell apart and the CD cracked.
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