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    Default Re: $20 for Special Forces? No way.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Beane View Post
    The Dahomey Amazons: (Amazon.com Exclusive Unit):

    An elite female-only military regiment from West Africa. Disciplined both in rifle drills and close combat, they are rightly feared for their incredible courage and their practice of decapitating their captives.

    U.S.S Constitution (Play.com Exclusive Unit)

    The pride of the US navy. Heavily armed super-frigate.

    Death's Head Hussars (Game.com Exclusive Unit

    Fancy Prussian cavalry with awesome sounding name, they look pretty good to. (This is the only pre-order unit I actually like)

    So we know of at least three units that come with specific retailers’ editions. I wonder what others are out there?

    It would be nice if there was one place that listed all the various units and which retailers have them, wouldn’t you think?

    I am sure that other retailers have the clout to rate their own units! We know the UK retailers, are there any listed from other countries?

    Who are the top distributors in some of the other lands?
    Top French?
    Top Dutch?
    Top Spanish?
    Top US/Canadian?
    You get the idea?

    Maybe you want to get a Russian copy for the cool Cossacks or something. Does anyone know some one at CA that might be willing to provide such a list for us?


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    Default Re: $20 for Special Forces? No way.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fisherking View Post
    So we know of at least three units that come with specific retailers’ editions. I wonder what others are out there?

    It would be nice if there was one place that listed all the various units and which retailers have them, wouldn’t you think?

    I am sure that other retailers have the clout to rate their own units! We know the UK retailers, are there any listed from other countries?

    Who are the top distributors in some of the other lands?
    Top French?
    Top Dutch?
    Top Spanish?
    Top US/Canadian?
    You get the idea?

    Maybe you want to get a Russian copy for the cool Cossacks or something. Does anyone know some one at CA that might be willing to provide such a list for us?
    As far as I have been able to find out from trawling the internet those are the only three retailers which are offering an exclusive unit. I'm not sure if any other retailer has a deal with CA/thinks it's worth bothering.

    Since CA is English it makes sense they have deals with English speaking retailers.

    We can always hope other units might turn up later though.


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    IMO, dividing up the special edition units in that way will only encourage people to download them, or very close variations of them made by modders, rather than get the specific versions. Since it's impossible to get all of them legitimately without 1) Buying all of the various editions (which would cost about $200) and 2) Modding the game to let you use all the various units somehow from all the installations.


    As to Cossacks, I do hope they'd be a standard unit for Russia. And hopefully not just a standard 'Cossacks' unit. There's way too much variation among the different tribes to leave them as just plain ol' Cossacks.
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    Default Re: $20 for Special Forces? No way.

    Not only is it a rip off, i think not getting all 9 units are insulting, unless i buy 3 games from 3 different sites i dont get all 9 units? oh right so the price goes to what....$120 now i think they should have a unique unit for every faction, the map as many assume we will get anyway, i also think there should be an added feature i.e: historical campaigns (like there were in shogun) or something like that which the original wouldnt get, or a free modding tool (unlikely i know) or just something...



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    Default Re: $20 for Special Forces? No way.

    The Dahomey Amazaons are extra insulting. I might use them in game if I was paid $20 to do so...

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    Default Re: $20 for Special Forces? No way.

    Cha, ya-know this just “doesn’t” make any sense

    It’s not Total War standard operating procedure.

    Judging by the economic disaster that the whole world is in, with people loosing their jobs as a short term means to keep companies afloat (this has just happened where I work). This may be an effort to help the developers weather the storm ahead (past the third quarter). Sales are down everywhere, and plans made on survivable bottom lines may not be sufficient now.

    They probably can’t realistically ask for an increase in price at this point, so came up with an emergency advanced partial expansion release. Now this “does” make sense to me.

    Thinking that I may just buy it anyway, even though I am not interested in it at all (strict multiplayer), as a show of support for the folks who have brought us years of fun.

    It’s not that much, but could mean a lot to them if we just went along for the ride.
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    Default Re: $20 for Special Forces? No way.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tomisama View Post
    Cha, ya-know this just “doesn’t” make any sense

    It’s not Total War standard operating procedure.

    Judging by the economic disaster that the whole world is in, with people loosing their jobs as a short term means to keep companies afloat (this has just happened where I work). This may be an effort to help the developers weather the storm ahead (past the third quarter). Sales are down everywhere, and plans made on survivable bottom lines may not be sufficient now.

    They probably can’t realistically ask for an increase in price at this point, so came up with an emergency advanced partial expansion release. Now this “does” make sense to me.

    Thinking that I may just buy it anyway, even though I am not interested in it at all (strict multiplayer), as a show of support for the folks who have brought us years of fun.

    It’s not that much, but could mean a lot to them if we just went along for the ride.
    You might be right. But if this is a last ditch effort to secure extra funds CA have shot themselves in the foot. If Special Forces features just a little bit more content and a little bit more effort then the community would be pleased and it would probably sell much better.

    As it is I know I don't have the funds to justify buying Special Forces, it just isn't good enough value for money.


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    Default Re: $20 for Special Forces? No way.

    Quote Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good View Post
    The Dahomey Amazaons are extra insulting. I might use them in game if I was paid $20 to do so...
    I think those other three units come free with the game when you order it from that particular site. IE: You buy it from Amazon, you get the Amazons. A little joke on their part
    Tallyho lads, rape the houses and burn the women! Leave not a single potted plant alive! Full speed ahead and damn the cheesemongers!

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