Posts made by Variable

@skinny1:

Why do I keep getting bad karma on here? For speaking negatively about a reality? Do I have to call everyone a chimp to stay in good graces?

I have been wondering the very same thing…

@skinny1:

@Variable:

They never indicated that these were their reasons in the correspondence I had with them. Sorry to get you’re hopes up  :-(  I take back the point I gave them. I really thought they had decided to do the right thing  :x

If they have any respect or concern for this community which is the only group that supports the A&A line (other than 1942 at Target) of games, they will give everyone extra pieces with their new battle strips. If they don’t, we should flood their inbox yet again. Don’t give up the fight. I know it seems like all we’re talking about here is 6 plastic pieces, but it’s the idea behind it. With the problems in the game, all we as a group want is a solution. We want the game to be the way it was intended to be by Larry. Not full of missing pieces and incomplete rules.

If we want to have Larry continue to make great games for us we have to continue to support A&A. Please don’t stop buying these games just because WOTC has poor execution. Instead, we must get together and force WOTC to fix their mistakes. Or, as group, we must convince Larry to find another producer. Either way, we win and get to have Larry continue to make great games.

Sorry for the rant, but I fully expected that EVERYONE could get the pieces they need and we could put this issue to rest.

I guess not :x

I understand what you are saying in supporting Larry and I agree with that. However, since 1942 was released WotC has been cutting corners by not providing things that used to be a no brainer like IPCs, chips in abundance, correct battle boards/strips, reference cards with piece purchase price, movement, attack and defense points, etc. This is a serious problem and asking people to spend the money that WotC wants for this is beyond insulting. I for one am not going to support this just because a box has Axis and Allies printed on it. Sorry for this but my money will go towards better produced games by other companies like Days of Wonder for Memoir '44 and Academy Games for the Conflict of Heroes games. They have much better production in their games and the support on line is far superior to what WotC has to offer.

I certainly can’t disagree with you on any of that… I’m just trying to protect the future of A&A, wether it’s with or without WOTC.

I guess my point was even though I got my extra pieces, I’m not giving up the fight to make them give us all more value. For the sake of all others here, my 6 tac bombers has not quieted me or made me support WOTC. Everyone here deserves what they paid for and I will continue to voice my opinion in support of that with the people at WOTC. While I’m thankful I have my pieces, I’m happy to support whatever we need to do to deliver this message to customer support.

–End rant.–

They never indicated that these were their reasons in the correspondence I had with them. Sorry to get you’re hopes up  :-(  I take back the point I gave them. I really thought they had decided to do the right thing  :x

If they have any respect or concern for this community which is the only group that supports the A&A line (other than 1942 at Target) of games, they will give everyone extra pieces with their new battle strips. If they don’t, we should flood their inbox yet again. Don’t give up the fight. I know it seems like all we’re talking about here is 6 plastic pieces, but it’s the idea behind it. With the problems in the game, all we as a group want is a solution. We want the game to be the way it was intended to be by Larry. Not full of missing pieces and incomplete rules.

If we want to have Larry continue to make great games for us we have to continue to support A&A. Please don’t stop buying these games just because WOTC has poor execution. Instead, we must get together and force WOTC to fix their mistakes. Or, as group, we must convince Larry to find another producer. Either way, we win and get to have Larry continue to make great games.

Sorry for the rant, but I fully expected that EVERYONE could get the pieces they need and we could put this issue to rest.

I guess not :x

@Imperious:

I just got my three copies!!!

This game is UBER QUALITY!!!

The pieces are in AA scale, in fact these are great!!!

The map is even wrapped in plastic and the game comes with trays, chips and dice. The chips are smaller however ( grey and white)

you get 9 dice D6,D4, D8,D10

The pictures with AAP40 side by side are forthcoming… stay tuned

also the game comes with lots of scenarios and REALLY THICK TOKENS FOR CONTROL. THICKEST THINGS EVER!!!

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=1719431d339c3594b4e0c5efb3960d791d736ee86331ac9d

No more using US artillery in China for you!

That does look like a great game. Definitely need play reports! +1 (again) to you for finding another great game!

OK all you ney sayers…

I got a little yellow envelope in the mail today from WOTC containing…

6 Japanese Tac Bombers.

I hate to say it but, that’s a point for WOTC.

The letter I sent them is in this thread. Again, nothing special other than telling them 6 is not enough. The letter that came with the extra 6 was from Sam.

Go get your bombers everyone!

@Brain:

@democratic:

Why does everyone call WotC chimps.

I rather like chimps, and I fell insulted having WotC sharing an equal intelligence status.

Stop riping of the chimps. :lol: :lol:

Okay what would be a better comparison?

My wife has taken to calling them “WrongC”.

Just a quick update on this - I still have yet to receive anything despite what their email said. I will keep you all posted if I get anything or not. Maybe I believe what I’m told too easily (read gullible).

@FieldMarshalGames:

@Black:

I believe FMG said they would leave the development of the rules for the new unit to the A&A community on this web site.  If you have an idea.  Start a new thread and put it out there.  If you’re not sure where to put it.  Contact Illustrious Leader for guidance.

This is correct.  I think any House Rules would be better developed in this community.  You can decide not to use these extra parts…  or make house rules for them.

Not using all your beautiful pieces is like saying “Here are the keys to the Ferrari, but you can leave it in the garage if you want…”

Once again,

Hats off to Larry and the design team.

@Bridger:

@RJL518:

after all the complaints that WOTC has received concerning the pieces and the battle strip and the errors in the rulebook…we will have to just wait and see…but im getting europe anyway…its gonna be a blast to play A&A on the large board when combined

You (and people like you) are the reason they made a low quality $90 game.  “they did a terrible job but i’m going to buy it anyway” wtf?

And you would recommend what? Playing 2nd edition for the rest of our lives?

@spacemarine17:

I wrote to WotC and complained about the:
*Battle strip
*IPC Chart
*I only got 5 Tac bombers for Japan
*Asked about an updated rulebook and Set Up box for US and Anzac.

Their reply:

"The battle strip is incorrect and was caught fairly recently. We’re in the process of making some new ones and should have them by February. We can put you on the list to receive one.

As for the rest, we’ve received no information one way or the other about what’s going to happen. The piece amount you have is correct, and we have received a number of complains about that and the set up issue, but have no answer we can give at this point. We are making the A&A guys aware and hopefully will have a response soon."

-adam.

You should have originally received 6 tac bombers for Japan. Also, it looks as though they are sending some extras out to people. Make sure you get extras with the one they owe you. It seems like just a few pieces, no big deal. But trust me, in this game it makes a huge difference. It’s worth the time.

@Vareel:

What is the email address?

wizardscusthelp@wizards.com  is the only email address. They all take turns responding from the same address.

@EvilGardenGnome:

Dang. I sent in my request for a new battle strip already. Oh well, maybe they’ll just send out pre-packaged boxes. It would be nice.

The way it worked for me was I sent them one email explaining the problem and they sent two emails back a couple days apart. The first said basically they know about the problem. The second was after many complaints about bombers. They realized something needed to be done. I think if you registered for the new battle strip they will send you bombers too. But it’s not a bad idea to contact them again through your customer service account on their website.

Good news guys! We’re getting our bombers! Check this out. WOOHOO! I just got in my email:

Variable,

We have placed an order for a replacement battle strip and will ship the replacement to you when we receive the corrected strips in which should be around February. I am also sending you a few extra Japanese tactical bombers now.

Thank You
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POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

Here’s my email to them:

"Hello again,

I purchased Pacific 1940 a few days ago and understand I need to register here to receive the corrected charts for the game. Is there anyway to also get corrected box tops for the new setup info? And, like everyone else, I will ask for a few extra Japanese Tactical bombers as well.

Thank you for your help."

That’s it. Nothing special. Apparently Pat is the one to talk to and not Jamie.

Good news guys! We’re getting our bombers! Check this out. WOOHOO! I just got in my email:

Variable,

We have placed an order for a replacement battle strip and will ship the replacement to you when we receive the corrected strips in which should be around February. I am also sending you a few extra Japanese tactical bombers now.

Thank You
We would appreciate your feedback on the service we are providing you. Please click here to fill out a short questionnaire.

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Pat
Online Response Crew
Wizards of the Coast
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POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

@Imperious:

ok you mean this?

Hello,

The Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940 game has a known issue where the Battle Strip is misprinted and the Japanese Bombers. Some of numbers are wrong or missing. While we don’t have any correct Battle Strips available for replacement at this time, we do expect to receive them by February. Please reply with the following information so we can make sure to send you a correct Battle Strip when we get them in:

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number (with area code):

In the mean time, the correct information is the provided in both the rule-book and the game board itself.

We very much appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.
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Jamie
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Yep. Also, the bit in red.

@Imperious:

Of course it is a joke by IL.

yes and a damm good one at that.

The email that was sent did not contain any typo’s. Cal Moore didn’t write it.

The reply sent to me did… Read it carefully. It’s another disaster…

That’s great news (maybe) on the tac bombers. Now, let’s do a bit of a preemptive assessment…

First, can we do what we want to do with just 6 mech inf? If so great, if not, better get them to add that as well.

Second, assuming they fix the amounts of new units, Japan will have a complete double set. After E40, so will the Brits and the US. However, the Germans, Russians, and Italians may run into issues with a single set like the P40 US set. They should all get double sets in E40 as well like the Japanese did in P40. Think they will come through with this or do we start the begging now before we buy it and get disappointed and mad?

Lets collectively draft a letter to WOTC to handle this situation before they box everything up at the banana factory.

With these two games together, we should have two complete sets of equal counts for each nation for the global game, right? Let’s make them give us what we need!

@Romulus:

To me, it seems that the miniatures in AA42 have a better finishing. In my AA50 the miniatures are not so good. Russian an Japanese fighters are bend, ships of alla navies have molding problems. Maybe refreshed is intended in the sense they have re-modeled the “original” of each miniature.

I sent WOTC an email about my bent planes, ships, etc. They replaced all of them for me. I recommend the same. Check the box for the web site and go to customer service (not near my box at the moment).

Here’s my email to them:
@Variable:

"Hello again,

I purchased Pacific 1940 a few days ago and understand I need to register here to receive the corrected charts for the game. Is there anyway to also get corrected box tops for the new setup info? And, like everyone else, I will ask for a few extra Japanese Tactical bombers as well.

Thank you for your help."

…and here is their response. This is NOT A JOKE. I have not altered the message at all. I think this shows where the communication beakdown occurs between us and WOTC:

Hello,

The Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940 game has a known issue where the Battle Strip is misprinted and the Japanese Bombers. Some of numbers are wrong or missing. While we don’t have any correct Battle Strips available for replacement at this time, we do expect to receive them by February. Please reply with the following information so we can make sure to send you a correct Battle Strip when we get them in:

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number (with area code):

In the mean time, the correct information is the provided in both the rule-book and the game board itself.

We very much appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.
We would appreciate your feedback on the service we are providing you. Please click here to fill out a short questionnaire.

To login to your account, or update your question please click here.

Jamie
Online Response Crew
Wizards of the Coast
1-800-324-6496 (US and Canada)
425-204-8069 (From all other countries)
Monday-Friday 9am-6pm PST / 12pm-9pm EST
Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm PST / 1pm-7pm EST

Now, did they just ADMIT there is an issue with the number of Tac Bombers?