Gentleman, i need your support...

[NorthStorm]

Subsim mates, i need your support by voting on the Silent Hunter forum concerning the Complete Limited Edition of Silent Hunter 4 (the one that the Ubi UK online shop is offering).

This morning, i spoke with an agent in the US sales departement at Ubisoft wich was by the way, very understandable and, concerning the availability of the UK Complete Limited Edition. We all know that for a Candian like me, i would cost me around 200$ to get that Edition. That's unfair!!!! He told me that it was a question of money because Silent Hunter is not as popular in North America and others country than in the UK. We knew that but, a Silent Hunter player is a Silent Hunter player...no matter his nationality!!!

So, he advise me to start a poll on the forum to ask the Silent Hunter community who would have bought the Complete Limited Edition.

I`m starting one and i hope that you guys will help me by supporting the poll.

Here's the link: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/857101043/m/3471098635

Thank you and have a great day.

[hyperion2206]

Subsim mates, i need your support by voting on the Silent Hunter forum concerning the Complete Limited Edition of Silent Hunter 4 (the one that the Ubi UK online shop is offering).

This morning, i spoke with an agent in the US sales departement at Ubisoft wich was by the way, very understandable and, concerning the availability of the UK Complete Limited Edition. We all know that for a Candian like me, i would cost me around 200$ to get that Edition. That's unfair!!!! He told me that it was a question of money because Silent Hunter is not as popular in North America and others country than in the UK. We knew that but, a Silent Hunter player is a Silent Hunter player...no matter his nationality!!!

So, he advise me to start a poll on the forum to ask the Silent Hunter community who would have bought the Complete Limited Edition.

I`m starting one and i hope that you guys will help me by supporting the poll.

Here's the link: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/857101043/m/3471098635

Thank you and have a great day.

I can't help you because the German ubistore offers the DE and I already succesfully ordered one. But nonetheless I wish you good luck because everybody should have the opportunity to get a DE no matter where he/she lives!:up::up::up:

[TDK1044]

I wish you well with your pole, NorthStorm, but I don't think you'll achieve anything with it. This was a marketing fiasco by a company with too many offices in too many Countries.

The best course of action for Ubisoft going forward, is for them always just to produce the basic game with an excellent user manual, map and quick reference chart.

[NorthStorm]

I wish you well with your pole, NorthStorm, but I don't think you'll achieve anything with it. This was a marketing fiasco by a company with too many offices in too many Countries.

The best course of action for Ubisoft going forward, is for them always just to produce the basic game with an excellent user manual, map and quick reference chart.

You might be right TDK but, who try nothing gets nothing.

It's the only way that i can be heard and that's why i need your support.

Thanks for reading my post. ;)

[Barkhorn1x]

The best course of action for Ubisoft going forward, is for them always just to produce the basic game with an excellent user manual, map and quick reference chart.

That's pretty much good advice for ANY game company. :up:

Barkhorn.

[tommyk]

I can't help you because the German ubistore offers the DE and I already succesfully ordered one. But nonetheless I wish you good luck because everybody should have the opportunity to get a DE no matter where he/she lives!:up::up::up:

Same here and also wishing good luck to the poll!

[hyperion2206]

You might be right TDK but, who try nothing gets nothing.



But don't forget what a wise man once said:"Trying is the first step towards failure." (Homer Simpson)

Just kidding!:up: I hope you'll win that fight!

[Respenus]

Bought one myself, but remember there are only 3000 copies in the whole world.

[trenken]

I voted. I don't quite get why I can't order it off the Ubi store and pay extra for shipping? Isn't the NA version identical to the UK version? Because I live in NA they wont even allow me to order it. I've never seen anything like this.

Of course if in fact the collector's edition is essentially a different version from the NA version, then that I understand. But if not, then there is no excuse.

[Boris]

I think it's kinda strange, because if any Silent Hunter is going to raise sales in North America, then it's SH4.

With the poll, keep in mind the DE is available to all Europeans, not just the UK.

[NorthStorm]

I voted. I don't quite get why I can't order it off the Ubi store and pay extra for shipping? Isn't the NA version identical to the UK version? Because I live in NA they wont even allow me to order it. I've never seen anything like this.

Of course if in fact the collector's edition is essentially a different version from the NA version, then that I understand. But if not, then there is no excuse.

It`s different because it have 10 more items in it.

Here`s what Ubisoft had to say about it:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/857101043

[Spaxspore]

i jumped in, would def pay extra for it. USA representing...

[geetrue]

Now that you are a member of subsim.com

Why didn't you just start a poll here and anounce the results over at the sub tender (so to speak) ubisoft forums?

[trenken]

I voted. I don't quite get why I can't order it off the Ubi store and pay extra for shipping? Isn't the NA version identical to the UK version? Because I live in NA they wont even allow me to order it. I've never seen anything like this.

Of course if in fact the collector's edition is essentially a different version from the NA version, then that I understand. But if not, then there is no excuse.

It`s different because it have 10 more items in it.

Here`s what Ubisoft had to say about it:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/857101043 (http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/857101043)

No, I know the package has more, but is the base game itself any different for NA or UK? If it's the same, there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to order it and pay extra to ship it here. As of right now, there is no way or NA people to order it.

[Boris]

Um, I always thought anyone can order it. If you go to the Ubi store and set shipping to the States, it's possible, you just have to pay alot extra.

EDIT: yep, just tried it... 25 pounds shipping to the US, on top of the 49.99 for the DE itself.

[cmdrk]

I went to your poll and gave you my support. Seems they should market such an edition on both sides of the big pond.

:hmm: I wonder what the NA price and shipping would have been?

Good luck to ya.

[Elder-Pirate]

I'm a little confused here. :huh:
I know about this one and it is for the States and Canada.


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When Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific is released, every copy of the game will include premium bonus material for a limited time! We asked our community members what they wanted, and crammed every single little thing that we could into the packaging just for you guys! Wanna know what's in it? Check out the list below:

* Premium Packaging
* 100+ page manual including reference material
* Fold-out historical map of the Pacific theater
* Fold out ship recognition poster
* Quick Reference Card
* 1-hour of WWII-era documentary footage about U.S. submarines from Periscope Films on a Bonus DVD

You guys told us what you wanted, and we tried our very best to make sure you will be satisfied with your purchase!
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And theres no difference in price either for what I understand. Guess maybe we are talking about different things but I will take this one as I have preordered.

[sunvalleyslim]

Subsim mates, i need your support by voting on the Silent Hunter forum concerning the Complete Limited Edition of Silent Hunter 4 (the one that the Ubi UK online shop is offering).

This morning, i spoke with an agent in the US sales departement at Ubisoft wich was by the way, very understandable and, concerning the availability of the UK Complete Limited Edition. We all know that for a Candian like me, i would cost me around 200$ to get that Edition. That's unfair!!!! He told me that it was a question of money because Silent Hunter is not as popular in North America and others country than in the UK. We knew that but, a Silent Hunter player is a Silent Hunter player...no matter his nationality!!!

So, he advise me to start a poll on the forum to ask the Silent Hunter community who would have bought the Complete Limited Edition.

I`m starting one and i hope that you guys will help me by supporting the poll.

Here's the link: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/857101043/m/3471098635

Thank you and have a great day.

North Storm,
when i go to the site it comes up as an error?

[Boris]

The extra content at no extra charge deal is only available in US copies as far as I know. Pretty much, it's a collectors edition at no extra cost. We don't get that in Europe.

@ cmdrk

In my post immediately preceeding yours, I stated that the cost of the Deluxe Edition, with shipping to the US is 49.99 plus 25 pounds shipping ( 147 USD ), and you CAN infact order it to the US.

The issue is that the shipping is so high for anywhere outside of Europe.

[NorthStorm]

They have closed my Poll!!!! I don't believe this!!! They just shut me off!!! LOL The Freedom of speech is not in their habits i guess. That's what happen when you're going into war with a giant, one back slap and you're out. :dead:

Here's the first poll i started before i spoke with Ubisoft sales departement:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/857101043/m/4731094635

It's only for North America.

[flintlock]

everybody should have the opportunity to get a DE no matter where he/she lives! Everybody does have the opportunity to get the Deluxe Edition. Ubi will quite happily sell and ship it outside of Europe. The frustration lies with the extra cost assosiated in ordering the DE in this manner, especially so in light of Ubi's worldwide offices.

[flintlock]

They have closed my Poll!
The poll still looks very much open to me.

[hyperion2206]

everybody should have the opportunity to get a DE no matter where he/she lives! Everybody does have the opportunity to get the Deluxe Edition. Ubi will quite happily sell and ship it outside of Europe. The frustration lies with the extra cost assosiated in ordering the DE in this manner, especially so in light of Ubi's worldwide offices.

Sure everybody does have the opportunity to get a DE, but to what costs? First of all people from North America or Australia have to pay an insane price and they take away the DE's from people who live in the EU. That's not fair! Why not offer the same product everywhere?!

[TDK1044]

The mistake here is to see Ubisoft as one entity. When a company of this nature has offices in different Countries, each Country becomes a territory in its own right for the individual Sales/Marketing Directors.

The Director of Sales and Marketing in the US could care less about what his/her counterpart in the UK is doing or visa versa. Success is decided based on number of sales in his or her own territory.

If someone in one market thinks that offering a metal box and a load of junk will help push the initial sales of the game then they'll do it....screw the other markets. Let them come up with their own strategy.

That's how you get to this fiasco with the different versions of the game, and that's why, with the greatest of respect to the poster, the pole is not really relevant.

[Linavitch]

Good luck to you in your quest.

You should still count yourself lucky as generally it's us Brits who get the sh!tty end of the stick by having to pay far more than anyone else.

[cmdrk]

The extra content at no extra charge deal is only available in US copies as far as I know. Pretty much, it's a collectors edition at no extra cost. We don't get that in Europe.

@ cmdrk

In my post immediately preceeding yours, I stated that the cost of the Deluxe Edition, with shipping to the US is 49.99 plus 25 pounds shipping ( 147 USD ), and you CAN infact order it to the US.

The issue is that the shipping is so high for anywhere outside of Europe.

Thanks for the info. I guess I wasn't clear. I was wondering how much it would cost if sold/distributed in US market. I would expect shipping to be cheaper and I thought the price may be slightly adjusted for the market's price point.

I guess it doesn't matter. If it happens I'll have an answer. If it doesn't, what's it matter.