Want to purchase but almost 40% more for shipping? SOLVED

[danimaning2]

I wouldn't give up hope just yet..sometimes Slitherine like to take their time;)

I hope then, because this is the difference for me between buy the game or not to buy.

[JiminyJickers]

ORIGINAL: wodin

I wouldn't give up hope just yet..sometimes Slitherine like to take their time;)

I'm not so sure anymore. I used to be a big fan and defender of Matrix Games, but this recent business with World in Flames has left a very foul taste in my mouth. I no longer have faith in this company.

I understand that some customers feels like the printed manuals are the best thing about this game and is essential for it, but it disappoints me that some of them feel like the people who don't feel the same, shouldn't be allowed to play the game.

I honestly hope Matrix/Slitherine can turn around and restore my faith, but I'm not so sure anymore. This decision to actively exclude customers who are begging to play Word in Flames without having to buy paper manuals with such high shipping costs is very sad for me to see.

People are mentioning that you should wait until the European factory for shipping opens. Doesn't help if you need to ship it to New Zealand. Didn't have this problem with any other game I bought from here. Always had the option to buy digital only.

I will continue to enjoy the games I have bought from here and will be active in those forums, but I'm not sure about the future games. Please Matrix/Slitherine, change your mind.

Thanks for reading my views.

[paulderynck]

ORIGINAL: JiminyJickers
I understand that some customers feels like the printed manuals are the best thing about this game and is essential for it, but it disappoints me that some of them feel like the people who don't feel the same, shouldn't be allowed to play the game.

IMO yes, they absolutely should be allowed to play the game.

Of course paying for shipping is their own individual decision.

[radic202]

ORIGINAL: JiminyJickers

ORIGINAL: wodin

I wouldn't give up hope just yet..sometimes Slitherine like to take their time;)

I'm not so sure anymore. I used to be a big fan and defender of Matrix Games, but this recent business with World in Flames has left a very foul taste in my mouth. I no longer have faith in this company.

I understand that some customers feels like the printed manuals are the best thing about this game and is essential for it, but it disappoints me that some of them feel like the people who don't feel the same, shouldn't be allowed to play the game.

I honestly hope Matrix/Slitherine can turn around and restore my faith, but I'm not so sure anymore. This decision to actively exclude customers who are begging to play Word in Flames without having to buy paper manuals with such high shipping costs is very sad for me to see.

People are mentioning that you should wait until the European factory for shipping opens. Doesn't help if you need to ship it to New Zealand. Didn't have this problem with any other game I bought from here. Always had the option to buy digital only.

I will continue to enjoy the games I have bought from here and will be active in those forums, but I'm not sure about the future games. Please Matrix/Slitherine, change your mind.

Thanks for reading my views.

I am on your side here JiminyJickers with the bolded sentences of your quote. Even though I have the game now and I am enjoying it, I really feel that I should not have had to go through what I did to play the game. Remember I still need to get the manuals shipped to me from my buddy's house in Florida to Canada, which is another step I needlessly had to make in order to play the game.

On your last bolded sentence, I have 2 games I wish to purchase here but I am holding off just because of the crap I had to go through to spend MY Money here and because I fell I need to "hunger strike" for all those who were and are in the same boat as me and you in the hope that Matrix/Slitherine will pull through in the end.

[CheerfullyInsane]

ORIGINAL: wodin

I wouldn't give up hope just yet..sometimes Slitherine like to take their time;)

+1

Guys, Erik said they'd discuss it.
Assuming everyone is right, and there's some sort of deal struck with ADG re. distribution, someone will have to talk to them as well.
Throw a handful of lawyers into the mix, and these things will take some time.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still just as puzzled about the business-model as I was before.
And should the DD option turn out not to be possible, I guess I'll have to go without WiF.
Then again, it's not the end of the world.
Plenty of quality gaming to be had out there. [:)]

[msvknight]

Maybe Slitherine is a major holder of Fed Express shares?...

[Gizuria]

It's a little disturbing that some players want to see this policy of shipping deluxe hard-bound manuals to other Matrix titles as per this post.

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I'm very happy for folks who want/need these books to have the option to buy them but I'd never have bought WitE, Command Ops, or any of the other Matrix titles I've picked up in the last year or so if I'd had to buy hard-bound manuals with the download. So please, Matrix. Make this physical copy deal one a one-off.

BTW, I live and work in Indonesia. Ship a physical disk with a serial number on it over here and it'll get pirated on its way through the system. I've done you guys a big favour by having the books shipped to an address in the US [:D] And I'll use the money I've saved to pick up another matrix offering. [8D]

[danimaning2]

Erik said the day 11/12 that he would say an answer.

Its any decidion for that, or only silence?