DrD Posted June 27, 2000 Share Posted June 27, 2000 This makes me so damn happy! <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Combat Mission Sells Out The good news from Battlefront.com is that demand for the company's new 3-D squad-level tactical simulation, Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord, has been tremendous. The bad news is that demand has outstripped supply and Battlefront.com is temporarily sold out of Combat Mission! "Gamers have rushed on board at five times the rate we expected, " says Stephen Grammont, President of the company. "We made what we thought were modestly optimistic projections and planned to have enough inventory for the better part of two months, but it lasted barely more than a week. Combat Mission has had much more crossover appeal than we figured it would." Just days after Combat Mission's public launch over the Internet, it was clear to Battlefront's planners that orders were coming in much faster than anticipated, and a shortage was already looming. So a new print run - double the size of the original - was set into motion almost immediately. But despite putting the new run on the fast track, Battlefront's warehouse will be empty of Combat Mission for at least several days, perhaps as long as one week. "We're a little embarrassed at having underestimated demand by so much, " said Charles Moylan, Combat Mission's lead programmer. "But if something has to go wrong, this is the kind of problem we like to have. We'll have new stock in shortly, and it will be the new version 1.02 as well." All existing orders have already been honored and shipped out, and Battlefront will continue to take orders for Combat Mission through the interim period. "We just wanted people to know what's going on," says Grammont, "so they can make an informed decision." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Way to go!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 27, 2000 Share Posted June 27, 2000 Excellent, well done BTS. i JUST HOPE MY ORDER GOT UNDER AND AWY BEFORE YOU SOLD OUT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Balaban Posted June 27, 2000 Share Posted June 27, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Owen: Excellent, well done BTS. i JUST HOPE MY ORDER GOT UNDER AND AWY BEFORE YOU SOLD OUT.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> In the excitment you for got that the last paragraf read: "All existing orders have already been honored and shipped out, and Battlefront will continue to take orders for Combat Mission through the interim period. "We just wanted people to know what's going on," says Grammont, "so they can make an informed decision." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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