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Re: Wing Commander 6 coming soon

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From: Mattias Hembruch
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:35
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In article <5vi5uvspp2iok785o3bvld06tvoj0dvnmc@4ax.com>,
Christopher Reid  <CReid1701@aol.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:16:29 GMT, "Shot" <Shot97@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Kevin Scholl" <kscholl@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:sfadndiWvP8Gf0qiRVn-vg@comcast.com...
>
>>> > Small but key point here is the title itself. WCP Gold. Wing Commander
>>>
>>> The name of the compilation is largely irrelevant. We're talking about
>>> the game itself, not the compilation package that came later.
>>
>>Well I know you are talking about SO, but it sure doesn't help your case
>>knowing that they packaged the two together as Prophecy Gold. In order to
>
>I don't see how there's even a case.  The name of the game is Wing
>Commander Secret Ops.  Play the game.  There's no "Prophecy: Secret
>Ops," it's just Secret Ops.  Also, play the game.  You don't need
>Prophecy to play, so it's not an addon.  There's just no case as to
>whether it's a separate game or not.  
>What else would they call Prophecy and Secret Ops packaged together?
>Prophecy Gold is as good a name as any.


"Officially", you're probably right.

I fit in with the "feels like an addon" crowd. In the way that all previous
"Secret Ops" were addons.. (well, sort of - I haven't played them all..)

Mattias
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From: mghembru@ecexh.uwaterloo.ca (Mattias Hembruch)
Newsgroups: alt.games.wing-commander
Subject: Re: Wing Commander 6 coming soon
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:35:03 +0000 (UTC)
Organization: University of Waterloo
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