email?

CoachDirty · 05-31-2006, 07:30 AM

Should I have received my email yet?

Chisanga · 05-31-2006, 07:31 AM

Only if I have.

Extravaboy · 05-31-2006, 07:38 AM

1,5 hour to go... hopefully.

scefalu · 05-31-2006, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachDirty

Should I have received my email yet?

I don't think we'll get the email until the download goes live. Marc said in his "Release Day Schedule" that he was hoping to have the file up around 9AM EDT. What that is in British Summer Time, I don't know ... around 2 PM?

Patiently waiting and working.

CoachDirty · 05-31-2006, 07:44 AM

I guess I misread his posting, I was under the impression that we would receive an email, then (hopefully) 6 hours later the file would be ready to download. Since the expected download is 9 am ET, then I figured the email would be 3'ish ET. But maybe I'm not understanding what is meant by general distribution

Marlinfan · 05-31-2006, 07:45 AM

Yes it'll be 2pm here, cant wait just an hour and 17 minutes

Just hope I get this e-mail and somehow Marc doesn't leave me out while the rest of you are playing the game.

Well I'm gonna do what I have to do, so I can take full advantage of when I finally get the game.

Chisanga · 05-31-2006, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachDirty

I guess I misread his posting, I was under the impression that we would receive an email, then (hopefully) 6 hours later the file would be ready to download. Since the expected download is 9 am ET, then I figured the email would be 3'ish ET. But maybe I'm not understanding what is meant by general distribution

I think Marc meant he was going to inform the pre-orderers 6 hours before letting the great unwashed (read: general public) know that the release has occured.

His aim to do this was 2pm UK time at the absolute earliest.

Marlinfan · 05-31-2006, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachDirty

I guess I misread his posting, I was under the impression that we would receive an email, then (hopefully) 6 hours later the file would be ready to download. Since the expected download is 9 am ET, then I figured the email would be 3'ish ET. But maybe I'm not understanding what is meant by general distribution

I think Marc means the ones who pre-ordered will get an e-mail then be able to go download the game at 9amEDT 2pmUK

Then 6 hours later, he'll post the links on the website for everyone else to go downloand it.

Marc Duffy · 05-31-2006, 07:47 AM

No emails have been sent out yet...I'll let you know when I press the button!

TwinsFan86 · 05-31-2006, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachDirty

I guess I misread his posting, I was under the impression that we would receive an email, then (hopefully) 6 hours later the file would be ready to download. Since the expected download is 9 am ET, then I figured the email would be 3'ish ET. But maybe I'm not understanding what is meant by general distribution

I initially thought that myself, but after re-reading Duffy's post, I believe he is hoping to have the initial pre-order email out by 9 this morning EDT and then 6 hours or so after that, it will be available for general download and purchase.

TwinsFan86 · 05-31-2006, 07:48 AM

dola,

beaten by the big man himself....

P.S. you should hurry up and hit that button.

Chisanga · 05-31-2006, 07:48 AM

Nice avatar Marc

Hope that doesn't reflect your new marketing philosophy

CoachDirty · 05-31-2006, 07:50 AM

Well then I'm glad I preordered!

Zweiblumen · 05-31-2006, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

No emails have been sent out yet...I'll let you know when I press the button!

I'm a big fan of the avatar. Nice to see people with senses of humor about themselves

Marc Duffy · 05-31-2006, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Chisanga

Nice avatar Marc

Hope that doesn't reflect your new marketing philosophy

I'm going to be made to feel like Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf today I'm sure

SC_Dawg · 05-31-2006, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

I'm going to be made to feel like Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf today I'm sure

ROFL! Great Avatar!

Puckett guy · 05-31-2006, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

I'm going to be made to feel like Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf today I'm sure

"Al-Sahaf is probably most known for his daily press briefings in Baghdad during the 2003 Iraq War, where his lies, fantasies, and colourful description of his enemies reached meteoric heights as the war progressed and caused him to be nicknamed Baghdad Bob (in the style of "Hanoi Hannah" or "Seoul City Sue") by commentators in the United States and Comical Ali (an allusion to Chemical Ali, the nickname of former Iraqi Defence Minister Ali Hassan al-Majid) by commentators in the United Kingdom.

On April 7, 2003, Al-Sahaf claimed that there were no American troops in Baghdad, and that the Americans were committing suicide by the hundreds at the city's gates, despite the fact that the imminent fall of Baghdad and the Hussein government was obvious to those aware of the progress of the war, and that American tanks were patrolling the streets only a few hundred meters from the location where the press conference was held. His last public appearance as Information Minister was on April 8, 2003, when he said that the Americans "are going to surrender or be burned in their tanks. They will surrender, it is they who will surrender".

He gained something of a cult following in the west, appearing on T-shirts, cartoons, and from internet phenomena came satirical websites. His (Arabic) name was often replaced by humorous nicknames such as "Baghdad Bob," "Comical Ali," or "IIM" (acronym for Iraqi Information Minister). A popular site, WeLoveTheIraqiInformationMinister.com, featured sound bites of the minister, as well as Photoshop-type doctored pictures of him on the Star Wars Death Star, at The Battle of Waterloo and at the D-Day landings, in all cases maintaining that "everything is just fine." At its peak, the site claimed 4,000 visitors a second."

Marc can you give us a press briefing. The crowd is at the gates of SI, open up and let us in!

Marc Duffy · 05-31-2006, 08:04 AM

The game was so bad, we chopped Markus' rotten head off

neohemp · 05-31-2006, 08:05 AM

And then me and Marc got married

Syd Thrift · 05-31-2006, 08:07 AM

FWIW, Comical Ali was a FAR better nickname for the guy than Baghdad Bob. I keep trying to argue that Brits don't have any better sense of humor than Americans and you all keep proving me wrong.

05-31-2006, 07:30 AM	#1
CoachDirty Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 69	email? Should I have received my email yet?

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Chisanga Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 2,404	Only if I have. __________________ "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

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TwinsFan86 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Auburn Hills, MI Posts: 276	dola, beaten by the big man himself.... P.S. you should hurry up and hit that button. __________________ Last edited by TwinsFan86; 05-31-2006 at 07:50 AM.

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Chisanga Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 2,404	Nice avatar Marc Hope that doesn't reflect your new marketing philosophy __________________ "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

05-31-2006, 07:38 AM	#3
Extravaboy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 33	1,5 hour to go... hopefully.

05-31-2006, 07:44 AM	#5
CoachDirty Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 69	I guess I misread his posting, I was under the impression that we would receive an email, then (hopefully) 6 hours later the file would be ready to download. Since the expected download is 9 am ET, then I figured the email would be 3'ish ET. But maybe I'm not understanding what is meant by general distribution

05-31-2006, 07:45 AM	#6
Marlinfan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 110	Yes it'll be 2pm here, cant wait just an hour and 17 minutes Just hope I get this e-mail and somehow Marc doesn't leave me out while the rest of you are playing the game. Well I'm gonna do what I have to do, so I can take full advantage of when I finally get the game.

05-31-2006, 07:47 AM	#9
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	No emails have been sent out yet...I'll let you know when I press the button!

05-31-2006, 07:50 AM	#13
CoachDirty Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 69	Well then I'm glad I preordered!

05-31-2006, 08:04 AM	#18
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	The game was so bad, we chopped Markus' rotten head off

05-31-2006, 08:05 AM	#19
neohemp All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 551	And then me and Marc got married

05-31-2006, 08:07 AM	#20
Syd Thrift Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 10,668	FWIW, Comical Ali was a FAR better nickname for the guy than Baghdad Bob. I keep trying to argue that Brits don't have any better sense of humor than Americans and you all keep proving me wrong.