Here is another tidbit posted over at RPGVault.com about a few of the "Sun" spells.

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• More info - Ninja, Samurai, Paladin,Llevram, 07:08 AM, Jul-25-00
• 2 more updates (in the past 2 days) on IGN,Llevram, 07:30 AM, Aug-01-00
• Yet another review (8/4/2000),Llevram, 07:37 AM, Aug-04-00
  • RE: Yet again another preview ,MisterMoo, 04:19 AM, Aug-07-00
• Picking up a little more steam,Llevram, 01:31 PM, Aug-08-00
• New screen shots at GA-RPG,Llevram, 10:03 AM, Aug-10-00
• And yet another beta review,Llevram, 07:07 AM, Aug-11-00
  • Let us know if you set up a W&W section,Chris Appel -ur, 06:45 AM, Aug-16-00
    • RE: Let us know if you set up a W&W section,RONA, 09:48 AM, Aug-16-00
      • I'd like to talk to HP about it first,Llevram, 10:13 AM, Aug-16-00
        • RE: I'd like to talk to HP about it first,elrond, 07:47 PM, Aug-16-00
        • Well, we talked ...,Llevram, 06:47 PM, Aug-22-00
• W&W Collectors Edition $50 at Amazon.com 9/27/2000,analander, 11:03 AM, Aug-23-00
  • RE: W&W Collectors Edition $50 at Amazon.com 9/27/2000,elrond, 05:55 PM, Aug-23-00
    • I guess you didn't look very far :),Llevram, 07:55 PM, Aug-23-00
      • RE: I guess you didn't look very far :),elrond, 05:24 PM, Aug-24-00
• A long, detailed preview by Jonric,Llevram, 08:01 AM, Aug-26-00
• Wizards and Warriors section? Official Site already has one... [URL],analander, 05:58 AM, Oct-02-00

On IGN

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2 Moon spells added to this page and a look at the Bard, Barbarian, Ranger and Warlock on this page

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On ZDnet Gamespot (4 pages worth)

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From Adrenaline Vault.

http://www.avault.com/previews/preview_temp.asp?game=wizwar&page=1

Lots of pretty pictures and a tame writer

3 more previews/additions in the last 2 days:

Ironworks preview - 8/7/2000

IGN Startup Gallery added 8/7/2000

2 Vine Spells added to IGN Spell gallery 8/8/2000

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They got a Press Beta copy and posted up some of their screen shots. Not much to say about the game yet, but they promise a full review. Here is the link

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This time at Daily Radar

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Drop us a line at Heuristic Park if you DO add a discussion board for W&W. We like to drop by and keep up with what peaple are saying about the RPG and maybe answer a question now and then.

FYI, in addition to D. W. Bradley, W&W also features the work of Suzanne Snelling and myself, both alumni of Bane and Crusaders. Derek Hardison, who provided the 3D intro to Crusaders, also worked on the new RPG.

The game build is looking very stable, BTW. We have just a little more testing before we go gold.

Chris Appel
Graphic Director
Heuristic Park

People!
This sounds like a good idea to me so may be we can start voting or something?
RONA

I had serious reservations about starting this board. The Internet started as a great place to find just about anything, but more and more, it seems it is getting harder to find what you specifically want. (Many needle and haystack analogies come to mind here ....)

Anyhow, I was worried that by starting this board, I would "split the fan base". If you want to find a Wizardry board, for help, info, whatever, why have two (actually there are more than 2, maybe 5)? To take it to the extreme, if every Wizardry fan had their own board, how would you ever find the "right" one, short of posting to many and seeing who might answer?

Likewise in regards to W&W, HP has their own board, Activision has their official site, there is a W&W VN board, Alz has a large portion of his site devoted to W&W and there is mention of others starting fan sites (which would likely include more message boards).

So I question if I would be doing anyone any favors by adding another spot on the Interenet where people would be looking specifically for W&W.

Then again, for those who don't know about the game and happen to find my site, it may help promote it. Then there is the added traffic (web space and bandwidth) that I would have to consider as well, if the additional section proved to be popular, which I am sure it would, once the game comes out.

Like I said, I'd like to (at least briefly) discuss this with HP before any "final" decision is made.

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p.s. My reservations, in the case of what I have done so far, proved to be unfounded

p.p.s Though, it has caused me a few extra headaches

Well, i think the main thing is, since i tend to think selfishly, rather than in terms of the internet community as a whole, that we (as in the people who frequent this board) would consider it useful because it gives us a place to put our W&W posts, rather than cluttering up one of the other areas. When the game actually does come out, under the hopefully not so great assumption that it turns out halfway decent, I think that many people here will be getting it and talking about it a lot. I for one, actually place higher expectations for W&W than Wiz 8 simply due to the fact that 1. D.W. Bradley is in charge, 2. It might actually get released within my lifetime, and 3. D. W. Bradley is in charge. Now that I think back on it, the first time a Wiz 8 was mentioned would be my freshman year of college. Fast forward 4 years, I am now done with college, working, and still no word on when/if Wiz 8 will be released

I talked (via email of course) with Chris and neither one of us had any real strong feelings either way, but the general concesus was that my level of coverage is adequate (or maybe it was appropriate) for now.

Since you have to post to use their official board though, that (my amount of coverage) may change once the game is out.

Now, if I were to get a beta copy to review, then things might change also

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A whopping $5 more than the regular edition, listed with a release date of 9/27/2000.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004WHWI/

I pre-ordered it with Windows ME (for 98 users as pre-orders for $50).

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004WA5L/

(these aren't commission links, just product listings)

- John
Prepare Yourself for the Ultimate in Fantasy Games

anyone happen to know what additions the collector's edition has? A brief hunt for information led me nowhere, so i figured i'd be lazy and ask, since i'm sure someone here knows

Like Heuristic Park's site, where they have a link to another site that describes it.

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Believe it or not, i did check their site, just too tired to read through all the badly laid out text. I skimmed through the site, but only saw the highlighted words, in this case that would be the word "reports". Now if they had highlighted collector's edition I would've seen it

Over at RPGVault.com. A few new things (like on combat modes: Kiddie, Protected, Guarded, DeathMatch), more insight to a couple areas (like roles, such as you start as any one of 4, then 8 more are available and you can possibly attain the remaining 3: Zen Master, Assasin & Valkyrie) and more talk on traits (even Boogreism).

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http://www.heuristicpark.com/wwwboard/deepboard.shtml
Found my Windows ME answers there (yes, they appear compatible).

- John
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