Windows Day of Defeat: Source

Has anyone here pre-ordered it?

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2005/09/26/dod_source_screens/1.html

 

I bought the HL2 platinum package thing with the T shirt and all in a local store, so does this mean I'll get DoD, or is it only an upgrade for the online orders that took place via steam?

 

I don't want to be at work right now

 

I have to wait till 11pm this evening. Ive got it downloaded now, hope it doesnt take ages to build before I can play.

 

I doubt it will - they pre-load all the chunky textures, sounds etc and then just send out the EXE plus other bits of code when you unlock.

Unlike when I got the Preview code - I already have DoD:S preloaded, but then had to spend *another* two hours downloading the separate Press version

I'm not complaining though - most of you hate me now anyway

 

Nice of them to drop the Brits from flash, once again giving the impression that America won WWII alone.....again.

11mths for 4 maps and no British teams......it sucks.

 

Hurrah for CoD2 then... oh wait. That's ages away...

 

There ARE British models, according to the official site, allbeit 4 vs 8 for US. And there will be more maps to come, as well as community maps.

Considering the volume there will be eventually, I'm not bothered that it costs $20 today. If you think about it, how many maps do most people play anyway? It's certainly almost never all 20 or whatever; it's usually a core half dozen at the most.

Having played all four myself online, each has a different flavour, and there's more than enough variety to keep people playing until the next batch arrives.

 

pre-loaded mine on friday, plan for tonite
finish work - 21:45
unpack iPod nano - 22:00
start dod:source - 23:00

sorted

 

Except the ONLY map out of those 4 i like to play is Donner....all the others are nothing but grenade spamming bottlenecks......

Dont get me wrong, i bought the Silver Steam package in Oct 04 because of the prospect of DODS, and its sitting on my HD ready and waiting for the off....but to launch 11 mths later with just 4 maps is crazy, its not as if they were starting from new in terms of game concept,map design etc..etc.
If you ask me its going to take another 12mths before the game matches its current incarnation.

 

In about 4 hours I will be at home

 

This is out today right?

Ive pre-loaded it, but it still says it hasn't been released

 

Read the article, 11pm UK time.

 

No, havn't ordered it. Trying to resist. Tempted though.

Looks very much like CS:S with 1940's guns though.

 

The key difference for me is that when I die, I respawn... but yeah, compared to an RTS, it's the same as CSS

 

Arghhhhh, somehow I missed that part.

Ohh well, will just have to pwn maplinman on CS:S for a while longer

 

I was more meaning the textures, the architecture, the structures, all look like very similar to certain levels of CSS, like Italy for instance.

It will be intresting to see how much of the CSS community moves over to DoD

 

lol, I missed it as well

 

$20 is a bargain!
consider i got hl2 for cs:s alone, i have played it so much now. probably the best value game ever.

lets see how dod:s takes me!
4.5 hours to go!!!

 

$20 is not a bargain. This is a mod, what was once a free mod. $20 is $20 too much for a mod the modding community would have happily produced and no doubt supported better then valve for free.