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Celtic   06-12-2008 at 10:56:44 PM

Has anyone tried this game?
And if so...how did you get it to register. So far i have found a complete lack of support for this product and the online registering system is a joke. You cant get game content until you register and that so far seems to be near impossible!!

thanx

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Cuddles   06-12-2008 at 11:02:34 PM
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I didn't have a problem and it seems the same process hasn't changed.
http://www.thewitcher.com/registra [...] patch.html

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strangestranger   06-12-2008 at 11:03:34 PM
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hmm, great game, never had a problem registering AFAIK, what game content are you referring to and why do you need it?

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aziraphale   06-13-2008 at 12:52:27 PM
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Great game; no problems so far (crashed once as far as I remember, while loading new surroundings); But the really big question is now: when will the bonus content appear for download? They said it would be may, but I haven't seen anything of it so far. Anyone know? Because I will for sure play this great game a second time...

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Celtic   06-13-2008 at 01:24:41 PM
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The bonus content is what i was refering too. Ill never get it, Theres only one way to register the game and iv done everything short of reloading xp to try to get it to work.The registering process is bugged. I spent over 20 hours on forums and messing with my sys settings trying ot figure it out.


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aziraphale   06-13-2008 at 04:36:35 PM
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So you are saying the bonus content is up and running?

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strangestranger   06-13-2008 at 08:15:08 PM
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ah, i get the content you are referring to, ain't that included in the patches? do you have to be registered to receive the patches? it has been a while since i bought it.

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exit2dos   06-14-2008 at 01:48:46 AM
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aziraphale wrote :

So you are saying the bonus content is up and running?

 

There's supposed to be a couple hours of bonus content with the new 1.3 patch. I haven't downloaded it yet, as I played through ver 1.1a. I had no problem getting the 1.1 patch (even though it still crashed continuously).

If I get a chance this weekend, I'll try getting 1.3 and see if I have any problems downloading it.

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haydox   06-14-2008 at 12:14:07 PM
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Yes, the new patch does have new content but you really need to start a new game for it to work properly.

Also, as for the D'jinni level editor that was released quite recently too and i tihnk there is another patch coming (which will also be sold as a special edition game) which includes yet more new things...kind of like an expansion.

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aziraphale   06-14-2008 at 03:13:47 PM
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^that's what I as talking about...

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CDP_Tom   06-14-2008 at 08:58:06 PM
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I've forwarded this link over to our community team so hopefully we can get it sorted. As a few others have mentioned, the reg process SHOULD work, but you know how things go sometimes.

Anyway, to clear up some of the other questions here... The Witcher: Enhanced Edition (the re-release of the retail product + the free online release of all the updated content) was delayed to let us make sure it meets everyone's expectations. The original May release date made me go "uhh, guys, you're nuts" so we've now moved it to a more sensible "when it's done" :) We'll probably announce the date in the next few weeks.

Tom Ohle
VP, PR & Marketing
CD Projekt RED

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aziraphale   06-14-2008 at 11:06:12 PM
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Probably in the next few weeks? Are you kidding?

Sounds to me, that this "free bonus stuff" is nothing more than a PR gag. Just delay it until nobody cares anymore. I am truly disappointed and feel doublecrossed.

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strangestranger   06-14-2008 at 11:27:10 PM
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wtf are you on about. christ, it was a great game that didn't need bonus content.

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CDP_Tom   06-14-2008 at 11:31:51 PM
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aziraphale wrote :

Probably in the next few weeks? Are you kidding?

Sounds to me, that this "free bonus stuff" is nothing more than a PR gag. Just delay it until nobody cares anymore. I am truly disappointed and feel doublecrossed.



Hmm. Sorry that you feel that way, but "free bonus stuff" is about #20 on the list of things we're including in the Enhanced Edition. This is basically trying to fix every criticism people had -- loading times going down by 80%, re-writing and re-recording over 5000 lines of dialogue, adding over 200 new animations... it's not a little patch by any means. We already released one of the adventures and the D'jinni adventure editor for free... the Enhanced Edition will have another adventure in it.

The truth of the matter is that we're waiting for some legal stuff to get sorted before we formally announce the new release date. That should (I hope) be done within two weeks or so, and then we'll be able to say when it's coming. We shouldn't have announced a release date in the first place... but we did.

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jalek   06-15-2008 at 04:00:19 AM
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There're other games you might prefer, ones that'll offer "bonus stuff" as an add-on you can buy later.

That seems to be the norm for PS3 titles now.

So many people complaining about free stuff these days.

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Celtic   06-15-2008 at 04:10:52 AM
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After trying everything possible. I did a reinstall vista and it registered with no problem!

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Celtic   06-15-2008 at 04:12:05 AM
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Nice to know Tom is on the pojekt team ??

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Cuddles   06-15-2008 at 11:01:32 AM
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Celtic that's the way it goes sometimes.
Currently doing a full install because my 14 year old downloaded a virus. Was a nasty little thing too.
Luckily I've learned to place my Backup's and Important stuff on an external that I unhook when I leave.

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Celtic   06-15-2008 at 03:06:24 PM
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Wasent all that bad really..i just reinstalled vista, Not a reformat. I'm happy :)

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cutmeister   06-15-2008 at 05:08:03 PM
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Celtic wrote :

From reading this am i to assume Tom is on the pojekt team ??

Uh, yeah. His signature in his first post in this thread tells you exactly who he is. ;)

Mr. Ohle,
Thanks for your refreshing candor on the status of The Witcher Enhanced Edition. I look forward to playing this game again once the EE is finished and released.

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imnotageek   06-23-2008 at 10:12:24 AM
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Hi Tom Ohle, thanks for the update. It's rare to hear someone from the industry posting in here, I think.

I will certainly get the Enhanced Edition once it's out.

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prawcess   06-23-2008 at 05:07:38 PM
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Its nice to hear about the Enhanced Edition. I was planning on buying this game in the next week or so. I guess I'll just have to wait a few more!

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Xternal   06-23-2008 at 09:59:14 PM
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good looking gabe too bad it doesnt have gamepad support that i know of so i stopped playing it until i am done with better games

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strangestranger   06-23-2008 at 10:15:05 PM
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gamepad :o

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