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    That number is kinda warped when you consider how many people bought the game thinking it was an FPS. Look at the amount of listings it already has on the Amazon marketplace.
    Mar 19, 2009 9:49am PDT
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    That number is kinda warped when you consider how many people bought the game thinking it was an FPS. Loo... : wretchedradio

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      Got to be hard for people to read what the box says. : Johnnsen
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        Judging from the fact we're 'graduating' huge percentages of kids with a sub 6th-grade reading comprehens... : jtthe2nd
        • Hey, we don't want to traumatize our kids by challenging them to better themselves. 14th place is still ... : silverback1138
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      It is, dude. A lot of people bought this game thinking it was an FPS...especially since Microsoft did abs... : wretchedradio
      • And just to clarfiy, I'm not defending those people...they're idiots. But still...this game is going to b... : wretchedradio
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        None of the trailers show a FPS view point, actually there was a lot of top down views. : Sailor of Fortune
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          Most people don't see trailers, they see TV commercials. And this is what they saw: http://www.youtube... : carbontree
          • sure they didn't show gameplay for either (FPS or RTS), but the lack of any FPS gameplay should be a big ... : Sailor of Fortune
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            well if your too stupid to read the back of the box, you get what you deserve, its not M$'s fault your an... : Saithene
            • Saithene...umm...well...errr.........nevermind ;D : carbontree
      • This is Final Fantasy 7 all over again. : DerringerThis person is cool!
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      Did these people thinking it's an FPS never read a single goddamn thing about it before buying it? That j... : thetangentThis person is cool!
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        Honestly though haha. I can see some idiots doing that, but no doubt most people knew what they were buyi... : Mad BH
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          You guys give people way too much credit. I actually know people who bought the game and got quite the su... : wretchedradio
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            Perhaps if they had showed ANY GAMEPLAY in the TV spots, rather than 100% Cinematic? I found it amusing t... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
            • Of course not. Showing gameplay would have cost MS many, many sales to all those people expecting the typ... : carbontree
          • Anybody that buys a product without knowing ANYTHING about it (in this case, beyond the "Halo" name) can'... : thetangentThis person is cool!
          • Noted. I think Microsoft was skirting close to the edge of deception and was banking on the Halo brand (n... : Dr_Cube
    • That's console owners for you. : Marrbe
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      People actually bought Halo Wars expecting a FPS? That's fricking hilarious. I can't stand Halo in the ... : gokwyjibo
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        Um, guess what? Halo is as much a casual game now as Madden. A lot of people who are into Halo don't visi... : wretchedradio
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          oh look HALO WARS! *looks at back of game box* oh its an RTS...... : toomanysecrets
          • And ever so slightly in their defense, there's been a few "____ Wars" games lately (i.e., ETQW) that are ... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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          So what if they're casual gamers? And it doesn't matter if they're regular visitors of gaming sites. If... : gokwyjibo
          • It is well known casual gamers can't read. I'm a casual gamer and I've had somebody else type every post... : pyrogenThis person is cool!
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            Warcraft never had the same mass market penetration as Halo and the playerbase is probably much more atte... : Wisp!
            • Way to miss the point of my message. I don't care about mass market penetration or how inattentive the p... : gokwyjibo