Why the Remembrance Day release?

Post » Tue May 10, 2011 11:07 am

.. What is remembrance day?
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nath
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 1:52 pm

Agreed, because it is an awesome date. I can't even comprehend the thought process that suggests it is disrespectful to release a game based on the fact that something once happened on that date. Yes, that something may have been big, but it is not relevant to the game's release (unless the develop want it to be, but so far that does not seem the case).
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james kite
 
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Post » Wed May 11, 2011 1:45 am

Yep, your right on the money.

We don't even have a remembrance day or veterans day here in Austria. I didn't even know that something like this exist before I googled it :).

So, 11.11.11 is just easy to remember and sounds cool.
I can also ask you why everyone wants to marry @ 11.11.11 or 12.12.12? Its just a special day.
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sam smith
 
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Post » Wed May 11, 2011 1:23 am

Called Anzac Day in Australia. For the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, hence Anzac, who fought in Turkey during WWI. Has become a more generalized remembrance day for all who've died or served the country just as in the U.S. Just celebrate it different months/days and xall it a different name. Generally a boat load of countries in the world have a day to remember their servicemen.. The 11/11/11 Remembrance Day is mostly in the Commonwealth.
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Kahli St Dennis
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 3:16 pm

11.11 doesn't say anything to me, so it is just a normal friday here, with a few 1's in it. :shrug:
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Emma louise Wendelk
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 11:53 am

As is for me bud. But hey it's a Friday, it's 11.11.11(Epic day btw), and the much sought after Skyrim happens to be launching. All in all chill eh? Clearly someone in Bethesda read our minds.
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neil slattery
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 2:06 pm

saint martin's day and the counsil of eleven is held here, the counsil of eleven is a group of men who are gonna decide on how to celebrate carnaval (here carnaval is a feast go all dressed up weird and drink loads of beer right before ash wensday (40 days before easter). so there is nothing wrong with it.
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Kat Ives
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 11:39 pm

12.12.12? Its just a special day.


neehh that's because I'm becoming 20 years old then. that is the epicness of that day.
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Nathan Hunter
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 2:29 pm

neehh that's because I'm becoming 20 years old then. that is the epicness of that day.

Nine days before the world ends. Impressive, sir.
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Guy Pearce
 
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Post » Wed May 11, 2011 1:05 am

ACTUALLY, Remembrance Day just happens to be on Skyrims release date. The release of Skyrim was recorded in the book of knowledge before time began.
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 8:40 pm

I thought it was because the date 11-11-11 only comes once every hundred years. It's the only date where all of the numbers are the same and It's the only time this century it will happen. Kind of epic. I'm sure Bethesda meant no disrespect to any specific days of importance.


1-1-1
2-2-2
3-3-3
4-4-4
5-5-5
6-6-6
7-7-7
8-8-8
9-9-9
10-10-10
11-11-11
12-12-12

Anyways I heard that Todd choose it because it is a sweet day.
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 3:31 pm

1-1-1
2-2-2
3-3-3
4-4-4
5-5-5
6-6-6
7-7-7
8-8-8
9-9-9
10-10-10
11-11-11
12-12-12

Anyways I heard that Todd choose it because it is a sweet day.


13-13-13... wait.... <_<
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Matt Bigelow
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 7:40 pm

It's just a cool date. It's not like Bethesda went out to purposely place their release date on Remembrance Day.
They wouldn't get any extra publicity anyway, as just about all people will be thinking about Remembrance Day rather than a [censored] game..
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Lexy Dick
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 4:32 pm

I can only really think of 1 reason. Advertising. Nobody will forget a huge game released on Remembrance Day.

Uh so?
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jessica breen
 
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 6:51 pm

Every day (with the possible exception of the 29th February) is a national holiday somewhere. Going by the logic of "not releasing on some holiday which is important to someone", they would have to wait until 29th February 2012 ... :D
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Post » Wed May 11, 2011 2:25 am

neehh that's because I'm becoming 20 years old then. that is the epicness of that day.

You get 20 at 12.12.12? That IS actually epic! :)
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 4:42 pm

1-1-1
2-2-2
3-3-3
4-4-4
5-5-5
6-6-6
7-7-7
8-8-8
9-9-9
10-10-10
11-11-11
12-12-12

Anyways I heard that Todd choose it because it is a sweet day.

1.1.1 is actually done 01.01.01 by most standards. 11.11.11 is the only date every millennium with all the same numbers.
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Post » Wed May 11, 2011 12:11 am

1.1.1 is actually done 01.01.01 by most standards. 11.11.11 is the only date every millennium with all the same numbers.

If you’re truncating the first two numbers of the year, each of those dates happens every hundred years.

01-01-(18)01
02-02-(19)02
...
11-11-(20)11
12-12-(21)12

See?

EDIT: Still, once a century ain’t bad! Longer than most of us will live!
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 11:45 pm

If you’re truncating the first two numbers of the year, each of those dates happens every hundred years.

01-01-(18)01
02-02-(19)02
...
11-11-(20)11
12-12-(21)12

See?

EDIT: Still, once a century ain’t bad! Longer than most of us will live!

I don't think the date is significant enough, Killmoms. This should have been released back on 11/11/1111.
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 11:41 pm

If you’re truncating the first two numbers of the year, each of those dates happens every hundred years.

01-01-(18)01
02-02-(19)02
...
11-11-(20)11
12-12-(21)12

See?

EDIT: Still, once a century ain’t bad! Longer than most of us will live!

Yeah, I was just coming back to edit. It's too early to be making posts. :facepalm:
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 4:36 pm

Called Anzac Day in Australia. For the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, hence Anzac, who fought in Turkey during WWI. Has become a more generalized remembrance day for all who've died or served the country just as in the U.S. Just celebrate it different months/days and xall it a different name. Generally a boat load of countries in the world have a day to remember their servicemen.. The 11/11/11 Remembrance Day is mostly in the Commonwealth.


No. Here in Australia we have both ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. ANZAC Day is in April (this year it falls on the 25th, which also happens to be Easter Monday) and Remembrance Day is the 11/11, as you know. We get a public holiday for ANZAC but not for Remembrance.

Shows how much attention you pay to the outside world :P
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Post » Wed May 11, 2011 3:53 am

that's a bit harsh regarding what its dedicated to


Dedicated to what? Freedom? Justice? AAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

You're lucky I don't like to discuss Real Life™ issues on this forum, if not I'd give you my own opinion of "what they were dedicated to".
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Post » Wed May 11, 2011 1:39 am

So they collected the wounded, the crippled the maimed, and they shipped us back home to Australia,
The armless, the legless, the blind and insane, those proud wounded heroes of Suvla.
And when our ship pulled into Circular Quay, and I looked at the space where my legs used to be,
Thank Christ there was no-one there waiting for me.
To grieve, and to mourn, and to pity.


That's what these days are dedicated to.
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 4:20 pm

I think Europe and maybe Canada have the launch a day or two afterwards.

It's a simultaneous worldwide launch.
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Post » Tue May 10, 2011 10:21 pm

Reflection at dawn. Stand through the day. Drink at dusk.
And PLAY the night away.
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