Manufacturing in two weeks = Preorders in 2 weeks?

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If they are going to be manufacturing the game in two weeks, which I presume to mean the game going gold, does that mean those people that preordered here will be able to download the game in two weeks?

For some reason my gut tells me this is NOT the case, but for the life of me I can't understand why.

Dano
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Well... I think Stardock's shooting for a simultaneous release in retail and online.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I think you are right ... my question is, what is the reason for doing this? This is NOT a whining post of "WHY can't I have it NOWWWWWWW????", rather I am genuinely curious why if when the cd goes gold it isn't then available for download.

Dano
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
well the main reason that i can think of is that if they electronic distribution before retail so many ppl would just get the electronic distribution that noone would buy it in retail which would make for bad publicity and make the companies that agreed to sell it in there stores kinda mad that the stuff there trying to sell isnt selling because most of the ppl have already bought it online

also if you could get it download before you get it before retail there will be tons more ppl getting it download and i dont think that the distribution service can handle all those ppl coming on at once (though i could be wrong)
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
The retailers would have a fit if people who bought it online got it a month early.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Ah ... NOW I understand - thanks for the info

Good luck in your crunch mode

PS - How DID you get the nick name frogboy?
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Capitialism at its finest.

God bless my forefather.

W/R
Suralle Straykat
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
The other question is when will hardcopy pre-orders ship from Stardock directly (in anticipation of retail availability or only after retail arrival)???
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Well unlike GalCiv I, we will probably allow people to start downloading the final game a couple days before release so that there isn't so much strain on the servers.
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
Do you have a date for when it will be in stores yet?
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
February 27th (last Monday of the month) is the target release date.
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
I remember the strain on the servers for the GC1 release Here's to wishing you a smooth launch.
Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
So what do you guys (Stardock) do on the release day (well the day when everyone can buy it)?
Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top
They go to temple, or to a bar OR in a catholic bar ,get drunk and hunt some nuns
Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top

No, we're scared of nuns.

We're generally here on release day, helping people with download problems and such.

Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top
Well, I sure hope you get the timing stuff cleaned up by then, or I'll have yet another game that doesn't run properly, and I'll be forced to pester the forums about it. Luckily, I'll have quite some stuff to cut&paste from the Serious Sam 2 forums (just gotta remember to replace the game name).