Is this game worth the price

[Lomri]

Hands down the best game purchase I've ever made. I think back to the day I picked up the box of Uncommon Valor (precursor to this game) at the store and thought "this might be fun" and wonder how empty my life would have been had I grabbed something else.

[leehunt27@bloomberg.net]

its definitely worth the cost-- I've been playing for years, still learning things, still challenging- and always exciting to get the combat replay turn in the mail when you know your carriers are about to clash....

[leehunt27@bloomberg.net]

I might add that what makes War in the Pacific extra special - is that every PBEM game really is different. I played Grigsby's War in the East and War in Russia as well, and they are fantastic games, but they do run their course. War in the Pacific has such limitless strategies and opportunity to rewrite history. If you look at some AAR's you can see Allied forces invading through the DEI, or the Kuriles, or Japanese forces conquering India or Sydney Australia. What if the Japanese win the first few carrier battles? What if the Allies hold on to the Philippines? Rarely in an Eastern Front game, though they are fun in their own right too, such great variety.

[Treetop64]

I've played countless games of all kinds since before the days of the Amiga 500 and MicroProse, and WitP easily ranks among the upper end of the top five on the all-time list. Seriously. Knowing what I know now about the game, even if it costs twice as much I would still snap it up. Compensation for just the amount of research that went into this game is itself worth more than that. Good news is that it is still actively and robustly supported.

It's an immensely rewarding game, just give the required investment of time to come to grips with it initially.

[Schanilec]

9 out of 10 dentist's recommend WitP-AE.[;)]

[Sieppo]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Actually, the price should appear cheap to you. But as with crack cocaine it will lead to a lifetime of misery and dependency. Run away, run away now while you still have a chance!

+1 I've felt tremendous withdrawals for a couple of weeks now because of my PBEM-opponents alleged computer problems ..

[Sieppo]

It's worth it if you are a person that likes to learn new things, plan, micromanage and feel big emotions due to a computer game. I don't think there is a rival to that.

[Sardaukar]

Of course it depends how much one values his/her family, other human relations (other than via this forum), sleep, healthy food etc... [:D]

When you start to play WitP-AE, "one more turn" symptom is very strong.[8D]

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

9 out of 10 dentist's recommend WitP-AE.[;)]

And the 10th denounces it for all the teeth-grinding it causes.

[Dili]

It is the game that is nearer the Graal of air, sea land operations at same level of detail. The land is not so good like the others but it seems the only game that attempted to give the same importance to the three services.

So expect to deal from submarines to engineers,to night fighters, ASW patrols, carrier operations, night torpedo fight, midget submarine operations, parachutists, logistics and if you play as Japan resource/oil transport for japanese industry. Oh i forgot you still have pilots quality to manage...and don't get too attached to your aces. And you have geography, port size limits what you can supply your ships with, so bring tenders AS, AD, AGP, AKE, naval support. Yamato and other battleships for example can only resupply its main guns in biggest ports. Do you split your carriers in task forces or pack them in one task force? do they operate with cruisers or give it also a slow battleship? do you maximize your CAP to protect the carrier of maximize the escort to protect your dive bombers and torpedo bombers? Weather? Moon phases?

[tocaff]

Yes, it's worth buying. You'll lose your life as you know it. The cost factor is nuts as the countless hours playing the game make the game a steal.

[Schanilec]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

9 out of 10 dentist's recommend WitP-AE.[;)]

And the 10th denounces it for all the teeth-grinding it causes.

[:D]

[sventhebold]

Too true!

[rjopel]

WORTH EVERY PENNY EVER SPENT and that includes money spent on books about the conflict I've bought, printing the big map, the sleepless nights and everything else.

[Chickenboy]

UV, WiTP and WiTP:AE have made me the man I am today!
 
[burst into tears, buries face in hands] 

[Schanilec]

To give you some idea of time spent. My current game was started on 30 November 2010. Current turn is 25 July 1944. And loving every minute of it...well most every minute.[:)]

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

9 out of 10 dentist's recommend WitP-AE.[;)]

And the 10th denounces it for all the teeth-grinding it causes.

That's not the only reason, I like to eat M&Ms and Reese's Pieces while playing.

[fcharton]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
Also WITPAE is, hands down, the best cure against Onanism and sex addiction syndrome... once you play it enough you won't need anything else to answer to your biological stimolus

... and you won't even care when your girlfriend leaves you for a regular guy who plays World of Warcraft, or Grand Theft Auto.
You have a career in advertising, Greyjoy!

Seriously, just skim through the forum, read bits of the AAR, and see how so many of us play the game every day, and write about it, and complain about it, and still keep on playing. If you could make sense of WITE, you will be fine with the learning curve, and the game will be a bargain.

Francois

[Skyland]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

To give you some idea of time spent. My current game was started on 30 November 2010. Current turn is 25 July 1944. And loving every minute of it...well most every minute.[:)]

+1
I have started a PBEM in 2007 and we are now in July 43...[:)]

[SuluSea]

Most definately worth the price. [:)]