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ORIGINAL: TimOusley

I believe I have owned/downloaded/patched every version since Harpoon 1.0. I've gone away and come back to the game full bore a dozen or more times. You get tired of it eventually, but then in a few months it calls out to ya. I love what they've done with Ultimate Edition. My computer is pretty organized, but my H1, H2, H3, HCE, Gold, etc. directories, battlessets and databases ended up all over the place, and I forgot half of what went with what. And crash-caused new computer purchases were a Harpoon nightmare, except for the last boxed releases (H3ANW + HCE) that I would load and start over from scratch. This product straightens that out for me and probably most hardcore users. I understand that it isn't cheap but the $25 discount was quite welcome and more than fair in my opinion. Ultimate Edition is their entire Harpoon inventory, neatly packaged, pick what you want. How cool is that? And the description was very clear on that point.
We know Harpoon's not perfect. At the risk of setting Herman off again, it never will be. We (Herman excepted) live with it. It's a game. We have received thousands and thousands of hours of play for, what, 20 years now out of this game and probably averaged about $7 a year over that period. I'd pay five times that for what we've received.
So I'm very grateful to all those who are doing this for us, and the others over the years who have worked hard (many are on the list of Pooners of the Year). The entertainment value of this game, over time, surpasses any entertainment product I've seen in my lifetime. I will endure a crash, or a plane that won't attack.
Eric, Tony, Randal, "new guy", thanks for your work on our behalf. Same goes to Dale, Bucks, Jesse, Ralf, and all those many others (I know I'm forgetting many...). Keep it up!
--Tim Ousley

ORIGINAL: Little Beavers

Over the last several weeks I've seen AGSI and Matrix begin to take control of the message here from people like Herman and his unbanned buddies.  While I for one appreciate it, the job is far from complete.  The community had been all but destroyed by people like Herman (there's more people like him out there still active) and to re-spark it, we need people with that commitment that I speak of above. 

ORIGINAL: TimOusley
Eric, Tony, Randal, "new guy", thanks for your work on our behalf. Same goes to Dale, Bucks, Jesse, Ralf, and all those many others (I know I'm forgetting many...). Keep it up!
--Tim Ousley

ORIGINAL: Little Beavers

Ego are always going to be present, no matter who's banned or not.  It's sorta like Fox News....he with the loudest voice often is the only one that gets heard, regardless of right or wrong. 

That being said, it takes a special type of commitment (or sanity) to work on databases and scenarios.  This level of commitment is something that alot of guys can't make because they don't have the time.  The added commets from people who 'demand' uber realism, or post fake bug lists (which simply isn't possible unless you join the navy and then you'll be very disappointed) don't help. 

Over the last several weeks I've seen AGSI and Matrix begin to take control of the message here from people like Herman and his unbanned buddies.  While I for one appreciate it, the job is far from complete.  The community had been all but destroyed by people like Herman (there's more people like him out there still active) and to re-spark it, we need people with that commitment that I speak of above. 

ORIGINAL: Lihnit23

ORIGINAL: Little Beavers

Over the last several weeks I've seen AGSI and Matrix begin to take control of the message here from people like Herman and his unbanned buddies.  While I for one appreciate it, the job is far from complete.  The community had been all but destroyed by people like Herman (there's more people like him out there still active) and to re-spark it, we need people with that commitment that I speak of above. 

Good point about Herman.

I thought seriously about buying this game until I read some of Herman's posts on a couple of Harpoon sites. I thought to myself "My god, is there even a point in purchasing this?"

ORIGINAL: shauny1987

Cry baby.

There are way too many whiners here. Either buy the product or dont. Whether it is fair or not doesnt matter. Whether you like it or not doesnt matter. Whether you think its just a patch doesnt matter.

Either you buy it or you dont, quit whining about it. Any true fan of Harpoon would not whine about shelling out a fair amount of money with a discount for EVERY Harpoon game + patches + further support for the Harpoon franchise.

*and Harpoon is a niche market, it needs die hards not whiners.

ORIGINAL: rich12545 I'll try pming Erik.  I don't normally like to do that because the forum is the place for asking questions and getting support.

If you like to give money to a company just for support I think that's great.  Some of us are on a limited budget and just can't afford to do so.  When I buy a game I expect patches for as long as they're being made.  I don't expect to have to fork over more money at a later date to keep the patches coming.