The best £50 I’ve ever spent?

[coolts]

With the possible exception of Zelda: Ocarina of time on the N64, I think that WITE might just be the best. I ‘ummed’ and ‘ahhed’ for over a month because;

• I hadn’t played a proper war game before. Chess, Civ, a zillion RTS games, yes, but nothing like this. Would I even like it?
• It was quite expensive compared to most PC games.
• There was no demo.

But after reading a lot of reviews and having a hankering for a proper wargame I thought, “I might as well start at the top”, and bought it.

Blimey, that was…..[counts fingers]..5 months ago! I am still learning. What a ride. I started my 1st PBEM & AAR this week and have had countless queries answered by knowledgeable forumites and am re-reading the manual almost daily (alt-tab).

Value for money? It’s a no brainer. I’ve spent more than that on a crap night out many times and this has entertained me for months and I’m still enthralled. Countless little dramas and agonising decisions. Mistakes that haunt you and victories you gibber on about at work to blank faced colleagues.

Just like Zelda then.

Keep it up Gary & Co. and thanks for the ride.

Coolts (a new convert)

Ps. Can someone kick the matrix games site admins to fix the sodding search function or i wil send my database guy round for a 'nerd-off'
Pps. I aint growing a beard
Ppps. Did i mention the friendly forums?

[Tarhunnas]

I agree wholeheartedly. It's been many years since I spent so much time and had such a good time with a game!

[larryfulkerson]

+1.  I like the WITE game just fine and want to help find all the little nit picky things that will help this great game be even better.  I've got two PBEM games going ( KLilly and Aoline ) and am playing against the Axis AI to practice and it's all I do any more.  Lots of entertainment value in this game.

[kvolk]

Can't agree more. Great game that has consumed my time and attention in all the ways that are good in war gaming.

[lenin]

I agree. Bought this today and RTFM. I suspect I'll be playing this for years.....

[achillesdave]

I was hesitant to buy this because of the price and thinking it might be too difficult for me to learn and just get shelved. Ive been playing this for about two weeks now and its a dream come true [&o] for this eastern front nerd. The amount of work that went into this is incredible.

[Bourguignon]

I must say I'm agree with you sirs!
Lot of good time playing this game. I'm loosing my social life!!!

good job
just waiting for war in the west ;=)

excuse my (poor) English

[coolts]

ORIGINAL: achillesdave


I was hesitant to buy this because of the price and thinking it might be too difficult for me to learn and just get shelved. Ive been playing this for about two weeks now and its a dream come true [&o] for this eastern front nerd. The amount of work that went into this is incredible.

Hehe. You are at the begining of a rollercoaster ride. Dig your fingernails in, enjoy the rush and be prepared to learn! How many computer games actually teach you anything? Mavis Beacon typing and War in the East!

[lenin]

So, should us noobs download 1.04.34. or should we wait for the official patch?

[coolts]

The official patch is very close i reckon. If you play server based MP, wait....

[PeeDeeAitch]

I bought this game back in December (I think the day it came out) and haven't looked back. I have played and played, though I am still an amateur I love the game and the feel.

In perspective, I have played great games vs humans, and I have played poor games. What keeps me playing is that randomness and SNAFU situation that sometimes gets everything messed up...then again the entire front opens up and I surround 200k Soviet troops. Lovely.

[56ajax]

Been playing it since it came out; game for life....

[Wild]

I love this game!! With the other games that will be released in this series it will definitely be a game i'll play for life.(also WitP). For me it brings everything out of the history books i have so loved for so many years to life.

I also love this forum and read every day. Tempers get a little frayed at times,but i think that just shows how passionate people are about this game.

[cpt flam]

idem coming each day on forum
must have buy on release day and "again learning" [&o]
too great

[misesfan]

+1::Agreed.  In today's economy forking over $80 on a video game for dad?  The kids dont like it, but maybe I can teach them how....  [:D]

I have to say I love this game, and it has definitely made the wife a WITE widow.... lol

[Remmes]

I have to agree. Although the price is steep compared to other games, the lifespan of WITE is so much longer and the gameplay so much deeper that the comparison isn't fair.

WITE gobbles up huge amounts of time though. Still absorbing everything being written here and trying and testing things at home (and enjoying every minute of it) Hopefully I'll be good enough to bring some serious opposition in a PBEM game soon....not there yet.

Great investment....

[rolypoly]

my cousin spent 140€ and bought the game for himself, and for me as a gift. he said he needed some brainwork to balance his dull dayjob, and to get a game going on. that was 5,5 months ago, and my cousin hasn´t even touched the game yet. (even after listening hundreds of complaints from me, that he was an idiot to buy the game then in the first place)

I have played continuosly pbem scenarios ever since I got the game, and couldnt even think of a better strategy game. (or any other game for that matter) Im gonna start GC this weekend, and even spent some buck for a 1x1.3 meters sized WITE-gamemap, framed & laminated so I can insert/erase markings to it with boardpens. Of course I use different colours and official symbols, so it makes me feel like the REAL bossman in OKH [:D]

this game rlz

[lenin]

We are all mad! I paid over £60 for this.

woobety- doob- de da!

[coolts]

...........and even spent some buck for a 1x1.3 meters sized WITE-gamemap, framed & laminated so I can insert/erase markings to it with boardpens. Of course I use different colours and official symbols, so it makes me feel like the REAL bossman in OKH [:D]

this game rlz

Hold on. you've got a framed, laminated map! I NEED to see a picture of that. That sounds really cool, in an uber geeky way.

[Tarhunnas]

ORIGINAL: coolts

...........and even spent some buck for a 1x1.3 meters sized WITE-gamemap, framed & laminated so I can insert/erase markings to it with boardpens. Of course I use different colours and official symbols, so it makes me feel like the REAL bossman in OKH [:D]

this game rlz

Hold on. you've got a framed, laminated map! I NEED to see a picture of that. That sounds really cool, in an uber geeky way.

Yes, I am deeply impressed too!