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10-13-2008, 05:36 PM
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It is shame that great game like this is ignored by the mass due to lack of adequate advertisement. Nowadays when numerous rubbish games are rushing to us like hoards of rats, we have been thirsty for good game like this for many years.
Please write user review/experience on game review site, game shopping site, Amazon, EB, and other game fan site especially RPG related site. Tell potential customers how great this game is and how you enjoyed it. Word-of-mouth ad from heart of truly satisfied users can compensate (lack of) million dollar budget advertisement campaign. By making more people buy this game, we can ensure release of expansion of KBTL, or help it to be better one. Capitalism is about appreciating good company/ good product with consumer's money to let them become better one. Let the the capitalism do the job! Last edited by aaaaa; 10-13-2008 at 05:52 PM. 
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10-14-2008, 09:27 PM
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I only recently learned of this games existence because it was mentioned in a recent Penny-Arcade blog. If not for that blog I would not have known this game even existed and would have missed out on it. So yeah, this game isn't selling bad because it lacks an audience, but because its audience doesn't know it exists and its a real shame.
Hopefully I'm not the only one who read that penny arcade blog and is now checking this game out, and rest assured I do plan on telling people about the game to help on the word of mouth front, but the game really could use some more advertising then it seems its gotten so far. Its always tough for a relatively unknown company with a low budget to do the advertising necessary to compete with the big name companies, but you need to really do SOMETHING. Your not going to reach everyone on a low budget, but if you have have a quality product, all it takes is to reach a few here and there and word of mouth can start a chain that ends in tons of new players. You've already got the hard part done, your selling a quality game, the trick now is advertising in enough places to intrigue the first few who will start the chain.
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10-14-2008, 10:24 PM
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Fantasy TBS really are a niche market, but I think Stardock CEO Brad Wardell summed their success up nicely by saying:
"Turn-based strategy games will probably always be a niche. However, they are a steady niche. As a developer, I have a pretty good idea what a well-produced, well-marketed turn-based strategy game will do. By contrast, if I’m making a first-person shooter, for instance, I really have no idea how well it will sell. It could be a major hit or it could totally bomb regardless of how well produced and marketed." I think this is why we've seen Fantasy Wars and King's Bounty, with Elven Legacy forthcoming from 1C. Not to mention Disciples III, HOMM Kingdoms, possibly HOMM6, Stardock's new fantasy TBS, etc. I started PC gaming exactly 2 years ago and immediately swore off console gaming for good. My favorite games now are all PC TBS titles, and I had to do a lot of digging to find them. But as long as they keep getting made, I don't mind doing the work hunting them down as opposed to having a hundred ads shoved in my face.
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10-15-2008, 05:30 AM
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Can't find the games on the shelves yet in Canada... no wonder the sales are low. And not a single store can tell me when they are going to have it in stock. Sounds like a poor publishing work. I remember for Oblivion my local ebgames knew exactly when they would get the copies. My only option would be to purchase the downloadable version which is something I would prefer to avoid or order it from the US and pay a high shipping fee.
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10-16-2008, 03:42 PM
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KB:TL is NOT turn-based strategy game, but tactical fantasy RPG. I agree that TBS is indeed a niche market as Stardog CEO said. But fantasy RPG is quite popular genre, especially on game console. Turn-based battle is standard battle system of most fantasy RPG out there. this game has lots of quests which is hallmark of RPG, but needs not much strategy to name of. Don't be fooled with similarities with old KB and HOMM, which is genuine TB strategy game. . Last edited by aaaaa; 10-16-2008 at 04:16 PM.
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10-16-2008, 07:08 PM
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Sorry, but...
<offtop> "Strategy" is not "Tactic".... HOMM is much more strategy than tactical game. Old KB and KB:TL is much more tactical game and very little strategy. And that i like in KB:TL as i liked in Old KB... You cannot just breed 300 black dragons in castle and then "kill them all". You must think how to win even much stronger opponents with army/skills/magic etc you has.  </offtop>
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11-02-2008, 04:06 PM
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It was also released to steam and got onto the shelves in game store once again, people were trying to buy witcher before the enhanced edition because it was a download and didn't make a difference, but stores didn't have it, but the stores did indeed have the enhanced edition a few weeks later when it was released. It's sold over a million copies, not a failure at all for a pc only game.
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10-17-2008, 09:30 PM
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