Jody, not a problem at all. I didn't know the answer either and now, because of you, I do

I beta tested this and knew within 2 minutes of starting that I would buy it. Wow!!!! Is it the best MCF yet?????? If not, its going to be a close second.

Penny, have you tried ordering the larger file games on cd. That is what I do for the games I want to put on my laptop which only has dialup connection- takes only seconds to activate the game after installing from the cd. If something happens you also don't have to go through all those hours of downloading again.
Sorry if you already thought of this.

You cannot order a large file that is over 600MB on a CD. They are not available from BigFish.

Ana

I thought Dire Grove was only 300mb or so.

Is it going to be over 600mb?

I have no clue Bella Rosa. I would have thought with the FMV added in that it would be a larger file. I do not know any specs of the game officially.

Ana

MCF: DG and MCF:DG Collector's Edition will be available on CD as they are both under 600MB (The capacity of a CD ROM).

There is extra game play. The standard release will be the complete story of Dire Grove. The Collector's Edition bonus levels will be unlocked as you discover them and are not directly related to Dire Grove, but do reveal secrets about MCF story lines in the past and future!!

Penny - Please contact customer service. They have diagnostic tools that will help solve your download issue.

BFG-Guy, thanks so much for clarifying the size.

Thanks BFG-Guy.

I was wondering also so I appreciate the reply.

I thought every game at Big Fish was $6.99? I know by reading this thread the game is larger than the usual game, but how can they advertise every game $6.99 ?

Catsmom, this is a collector's edition which are always more. The regular non collector's edition will be $6.99.

Thanks L4L but my problem is with Big Fish advertising Every Game, Every Day $6.99. It does not state Collector Editions are extra. Maybe when this game is released they will change that on their website, because to me its false advertising.

Well, I think there are exceptions to every rule.

I'm sorry it bothers you though. I didn't think twice about it, but then, I expect to pay more for a collector's edition

We also have games daily at $2.99 and even $.99 occasionally.

The full MCF: Dire Grove itself as it was originally designed costs only $6.99. The Collector's Edition is more than a game, you are getting all the extras. Some will love them, others will get the $6.99 'game only' product. We have increased what we offer, not decreased it.

If you want to buy a flight to Hawaii, and the airline says all flights are $299 (I wish!)but also offered a vacation package for $999 that included a hotel and rental car, that is ok. You can still buy the flight for $299, but if you want the extras in the package deal, it is $999.

Not trying to be controversial, just trying to explain the difference via an anology. The $6.99 MCF: Dire grove will be the full game, we are not taking anything away, and you will love it!

Good analogy BFG-Guy, it really never crossed my mind to think that anything was amiss in the offer. I think it's great that we can choose which one we want. I've already cleared my schedule for next weekend.

ana

The only game I have a collectors edition of is Spore. That and the standard Spore version were released on the same date so the option was there, but everyone got to experience the game on opening day together.


Unfortunatley loyal customers are going to be behind playing MCF unless they fork out additional funds for stuff they may not even be interested in.

If both versions are released together, then all members are happy
Getting the game on release date is a big thing to some so it is disappointing.

catsmom, it's evident that any further clarification that could be given will not be acceptable to you, so consider it duly noted that you are unhappy with the decisions they made in the release and we'll move on from there.

Will we be able to download the collectors edition of Dire Grove? I am chomping at the bit to get this game and counting down the days until then.
Thanks in advance whoever answers the question and sorry if it has already been answered.

Yes Sherryah, the only difference is that you cannot use credits to pay for it.

Ana

Continue the line of disappointed... We are so used to see the BFG as the best site for their prices and customer service. That's why this release of only the collectors edition of MCF for $19.99 for the Club members seems so out of character. I hope it will not become a permanent policy of the marketing their new games. I'm very disappointed with the big delay of the regular version's release.

I'm really looking forward to the 25th....woohoo!

Hi BFG-Guy,

I know that I am a “newbie” here on GameBoomers and don’t want to speak out of turn, but just felt that I had to post in support of catsmom, BellaRosa and Springchicken. As I said in a previous post to Margie, in this thread, I too am disappointed in the delay of the regular version’s release date. Paul, you have a great site, the best customer service in the Casual Game Industry and some of best people working for/with you, but I think that you “missed the boat” with the way this release is being handled.

BellaRosa & Springchicken probably said it better than I can, the real bone of contention here seems to be that those that only want the “complete” game itself while the one with all the “extras” is made available on, what we have been lead to believe, the regular release date and the “others” are going to have to wait. I am 65 years old and have been a “hard-core” gamer since back in the “main-frame” days (heck as a tech I worked on the old “Pong” machines) so I understand the marketing concept behind the “Collector’s Edition” idea (and I might add it is a good one). Your “analogy” does kind of fail due to the fact that you are not offering them both at the same time. Just one “old” man’s opinion.

P.S. Just a thought, but it might have worked better if the members could have bought the Collector’s Edition with 2 credits instead of the usual 1. Some of us buy our extra credits once a month (when we get our retirement checks…and plan our budgets accordingly).

BrowneyedTigre my post was not directed to you.

I understand the concept of game developers wanting to make more money on their games. But when they want to sell their games on a site that advertises All Games for $6.99 then that is what I believe to be wrong. They added extras purposely to get more money for their game.
I also understand the reasoning for releasing the Collectors Edition first, because if they were offering both editions at the same time then fewer people would buy the Collectors Edition.
The 1912 Titanic game offered wallpaper and didnt charge extra for it. And I didnt see Herinteractive tripling their price of Nancy Drew games for the bonus scenes after the credits ran, or their preview of the next game.
So BrownEyedTigre please Duly Note this is what I am unhappy about and then we'll move on.