Anyone know what time the download is going up for the preorder folks? - Page 4

cibl commish · 03-22-2007, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by acetonic

Hey I'm in Eastern time but I work the night shift. Where's my game???

Just kidding but the anticipation is maddening. I hope the feedback says "give it to them before they hurt themselves."

It has been a rough night for sure.

Marc Duffy · 03-22-2007, 03:10 AM

I bet.

I'll be transferring to the office shortly (the drive is about an hour though) ... we should have movement around 7am EST...

Jermanfu · 03-22-2007, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

I bet.

I'll be transferring to the office shortly (the drive is about an hour though) ... we should have movement around 7am EST...

Thanks for the update Marc.

ootp3to6 · 03-22-2007, 03:52 AM

Just a thought.

Next year SI should implement a revised pre-order policy for OOTP 2007.

Depending when pre-order has been completed, everyone would be entiitled to a specific time slot for early download of game. Since there are eight weeks of pre-order time (Feb.1,2007 - March 23,2007), the pre-orders for the game could be as follows: Feb.1-3 = 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m.
Feb.4-10 = 4:01 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.
Feb.11-17 = 7:01 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Feb.18-24 = 10:01 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Feb.25-Mar.3 = 1:01 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Mar.4-10 = 4:01 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Mar.11-17 = 7:01 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Mar.18-23 = 10:01 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

This might eliminate the download crunch and reward the people who pre-ordered early.

Looking forward to OOTP 2007.

ootp3to6 · 03-22-2007, 03:53 AM

Just a thought.

Next year SI should implement a revised pre-order policy for OOTP 2007.

Depending when pre-order has been completed, everyone would be entiitled to a specific time slot for early download of game. Since there are eight weeks of pre-order time (Feb.1,2007 - March 23,2007), the pre-orders for the game could be as follows:
Feb.1-3 = 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m.
Feb.4-10 = 4:01 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.
Feb.11-17 = 7:01 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Feb.18-24 = 10:01 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Feb.25-Mar.3 = 1:01 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Mar.4-10 = 4:01 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Mar.11-17 = 7:01 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Mar.18-23 = 10:01 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

This might eliminate the download crunch and reward the people who pre-ordered early.

Looking forward to OOTP 2007.

Sorry for the double post! Can one be deleted?

SMFXR01 · 03-22-2007, 04:23 AM

Just checked the traffic reports between Marc's home and SI HQ.......
At least a 3 hour delay due to snow !!!!!

Tony M · 03-22-2007, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SMFXR01

Just checked the traffic reports between Marc's home and SI HQ.......
At least a 3 hour delay due to snow !!!!!

It's not that bad... and I live in the sticks to the north of London...

SMFXR01 · 03-22-2007, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by redsoxford

It's not that bad... and I live in the sticks to the north of London...

(But they don't know that in the US....if they're still awake

)

It's not too bad here either (I'm not that far away from you)

Simmo13 · 03-22-2007, 04:43 AM

Along the south coast it's a very nice morning.....but for one thing!

Tony M · 03-22-2007, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SMFXR01

It's not too bad here either (I'm not that far away from you)

We had a couple of inches overnight - makes 4 year old daughters go delirious when they see it...

Now, where's my game???

Wonder how many of the statesiders are still up at this moment in time (somewhere between 1 and 4 in the morning)

I just had a quick look in the 'it's March 23rd' thread and I predicted on the morning of release that it would snow here, and because the release date is one day earlier for us pre-orderers, my prediction came true... That's up there with my prediction I made at school in 1986 that the USSR would cease to exist on December 31st 1991 (only out by 6 days)

Qrusher14242 · 03-22-2007, 04:57 AM

im still up on the west the coast, almost 2 now. So close

Tony M · 03-22-2007, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Qrusher14242

im still up on the west the coast, almost 2 now. So close

Oh, have you moved to Daylight Saving already? We go this weekend

That would probably explain why at 1830GMT when I went to see how the first inning in the Sox v Pirates had gone they were several innings in. 105ET is now 1705GMT not 1805...

Still, back to normal on Saturday when we go forward.

Qrusher14242 · 03-22-2007, 05:19 AM

yeah i think it changed on the 11th.

Claymore · 03-22-2007, 05:23 AM

im still up, but im beginning to fade....East coast here...

Jermanfu · 03-22-2007, 05:25 AM

95 minutes to go~

SMFXR01 · 03-22-2007, 05:42 AM

Not long now Marc and we will pass 1 on Thursday morning EVERYWHERE on the planet......

rocketeer928 · 03-22-2007, 06:41 AM

Boy, people sure are impatient!! Chill out!!

Sweed · 03-22-2007, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by rocketeer928

Boy, people sure are impatient!! Chill out!!

Hey, you chill out! (elbows rocketeer928 out of the way to get to the front of the line)

rocketeer928 · 03-22-2007, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

Hey, you chill out! (elbows rocketeer928 out of the way to get to the front of the line)

Uh huh! I'm at work, so I won't be able to download until after 5 pm CET anyway.

pressure · 03-22-2007, 07:02 AM

At work also...
Not sure which is worse... Not having the game posted yet, or knowing that if it is released in the next 3 hrs I'll try to download it over dialup while everyone else is playing.

03-22-2007, 03:52 AM	#64
ootp3to6 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Haliburton,Ontario Canada Posts: 3,241	Pre-order reward! Just a thought. Next year SI should implement a revised pre-order policy for OOTP 2007. Depending when pre-order has been completed, everyone would be entiitled to a specific time slot for early download of game. Since there are eight weeks of pre-order time (Feb.1,2007 - March 23,2007), the pre-orders for the game could be as follows: Feb.1-3 = 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. Feb.4-10 = 4:01 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. Feb.11-17 = 7:01 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Feb.18-24 = 10:01 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Feb.25-Mar.3 = 1:01 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mar.4-10 = 4:01 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mar.11-17 = 7:01 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Mar.18-23 = 10:01 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. This might eliminate the download crunch and reward the people who pre-ordered early. Looking forward to OOTP 2007.

03-22-2007, 03:53 AM	#65
ootp3to6 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Haliburton,Ontario Canada Posts: 3,241	Pre-order reward! Just a thought. Next year SI should implement a revised pre-order policy for OOTP 2007. Depending when pre-order has been completed, everyone would be entiitled to a specific time slot for early download of game. Since there are eight weeks of pre-order time (Feb.1,2007 - March 23,2007), the pre-orders for the game could be as follows: Feb.1-3 = 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. Feb.4-10 = 4:01 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. Feb.11-17 = 7:01 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Feb.18-24 = 10:01 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Feb.25-Mar.3 = 1:01 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mar.4-10 = 4:01 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mar.11-17 = 7:01 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Mar.18-23 = 10:01 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. This might eliminate the download crunch and reward the people who pre-ordered early. Looking forward to OOTP 2007. Sorry for the double post! Can one be deleted? Last edited by ootp3to6; 03-22-2007 at 04:01 AM. Reason: Posted twice in error.

03-22-2007, 04:57 AM	#71
Qrusher14242 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,253	im still up on the west the coast, almost 2 now. So close __________________ "Go then, there are other worlds than these"

03-22-2007, 05:19 AM	#73
Qrusher14242 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,253	yeah i think it changed on the 11th. __________________ "Go then, there are other worlds than these"

03-22-2007, 05:25 AM	#75
Jermanfu All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 899	95 minutes to go~ __________________ "I took the two most expensive asprins in history." - Wally Pipp on his decision to sit out a game with a headache which let Lou Gehrig into the lineup for the first time. http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/Jermanfu/

03-22-2007, 03:10 AM	#62
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	I bet. I'll be transferring to the office shortly (the drive is about an hour though) ... we should have movement around 7am EST...

03-22-2007, 04:23 AM	#66
SMFXR01 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,196	Just checked the traffic reports between Marc's home and SI HQ....... At least a 3 hour delay due to snow !!!!!

03-22-2007, 04:43 AM	#69
Simmo13 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: those blue remembered hills Posts: 955	Along the south coast it's a very nice morning.....but for one thing!

03-22-2007, 05:23 AM	#74
Claymore All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 764	im still up, but im beginning to fade....East coast here...

03-22-2007, 05:42 AM	#76
SMFXR01 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,196	Not long now Marc and we will pass 1 on Thursday morning EVERYWHERE on the planet......

03-22-2007, 06:41 AM	#77
rocketeer928 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Western Connecticut Posts: 82	Boy, people sure are impatient!! Chill out!! __________________ rocketeer928

03-22-2007, 07:02 AM	#80
pressure Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 192	At work also... Not sure which is worse... Not having the game posted yet, or knowing that if it is released in the next 3 hrs I'll try to download it over dialup while everyone else is playing.