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Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:43 pm
by gunship24
im looking forward to the new maps with the new level of detail and textures on them. cant wait B)

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:10 am
by rclark14
Hi, this is my favorite pc game besides internet chess. I can not wait for new better battles- I like the historical battles the best- because it is like reliving History. :cheer:

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:41 am
by Flanyboy
So Chancellorsville is a stand alone game? Does that mean it has a lot more additional features built into it than the most recent expansion? This is exciting!

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:05 am
by Jim
My understanding at this point is that there will be a Standalone version of CV as well as a map pack version for people who already have GB. The CV SA version will be essentially the same as GB patched to version 1.5. You will also need to patch to version 1.5 to install the CV map pack.

-Jim

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:37 am
by Flanyboy
Is there a reason why its being done that way? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me... :/

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:18 am
by RebBugler
Is there a reason why its being done that way? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me... :/
According to the publisher, stand alone games sell better than expansion packs. And this being our first battle with them as our publisher, they feel confident they can prove that point. If they do, we've got a win win thing...so we've agreed.

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:14 am
by Flanyboy
Is there a reason why its being done that way? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me... :/
According to the publisher, stand alone games sell better than expansion packs. And this being our first battle with them as our publisher, they feel confident they can prove that point. If they do, we've got a win win thing...so we've agreed.
I don't doubt they sell better but at what cost to the impact on existing customers? I think it may well be a pain point for existing customers and hurt long term. Also it could lead to a fragmentation of the online community between new customers who only have Chancellorsville and existing customers who wont have as seamless an experience because of the setup.

I would think a compilation might work better than as a stand alone but I'm also not the one managing your business. However, I am pleased to see you guys working with Matrix/Slitherne, they are publishers of my favorite war games other than SOW. War in the Pacific AE, Panzer Corps, and World War One Gold.

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:53 pm
by Little Powell

I don't doubt they sell better but at what cost to the impact on existing customers? I think it may well be a pain point for existing customers and hurt long term. Also it could lead to a fragmentation of the online community between new customers who only have Chancellorsville and existing customers who wont have as seamless an experience because of the setup.
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And that's exactly what we're trying to work out now.. Make the transition as smooth as possible with little impact on current customers. And remember that the idea is to make Chancellorsville available as a standalone, and a map pack for Gettysburg customers.

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:10 pm
by Saddletank

I don't doubt they sell better but at what cost to the impact on existing customers? I think it may well be a pain point for existing customers and hurt long term. Also it could lead to a fragmentation of the online community between new customers who only have Chancellorsville and existing customers who wont have as seamless an experience because of the setup.
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And that's exactly what we're trying to work out now.. Make the transition as smooth as possible with little impact on current customers. And remember that the idea is to make Chancellorsville available as a standalone, and a map pack for Gettysburg customers.
If you can get the CV SA customers and the GB CV map pack customers to be able to play each other in multiplayer, everybody wins.

Re: The next Expansion

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:46 pm
by mitra76