Samsung Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hey all you Australians out there, just have a quick question for you all... Where and how do you order your FM? EB? GAME? ONLINE? Where can I get it the fastest? I dont mind it being what 10 or 20 dollars more expensive, I just dont want to wait around 2 or 3 weeks while everyone on this forum is enjoying themselves silly with the new FM and me just sitting my ass at home spending time bored with my girlfriend or something... Ha ha ha jokes about gf, she'll kill me... Anyways, if your not allowed to say for some reason just PM or something? Tops all and thanks in advanced Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAdlard Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Try the steam download if you want it in a hurry. I've ordered my from Send-it. It will get here when it gwts here. I'm patient..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Ive pre ordered from Steam. Cost me $88 i dont care thats only a extra $15 or so then the retail price here in australia and i get it the same time as our british counterparts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderblue Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Ordered mine from The Hut $58 - no idea how long they will take, probably the usual 2-3 weeks though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsung Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Steam huh... I want to CD though... I like collecting it... Probably just have to wait it out huh? Suxors oh well all your non Aussies out there enjoy your 2 or 3 weeks of ealier play then me!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnieeQ Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 *Try* ebay from Dungeon Crawl, if you are coming from Melbourne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisCryptic Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Im yet to order yet, but I am going go get it through Steam when the dollar goes up a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAndos Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I Pre Ordered mine from EB Games here in Brisbane and they said I can pick it up on the day of the 14th the day of the release... So there wont be any waiting for me but I just have to remember to call in sick for work on the monday cause Ill be giving it a flogging all weekend...... Go the Victory!... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I Pre Ordered mine from EB Games here in Brisbane and they said I can pick it up on the day of the 14th the day of the release... So there wont be any waiting for me but I just have to remember to call in sick for work on the monday cause Ill be giving it a flogging all weekend...... Go the Victory!... Wouldnt count on it , was told the same thing for Cm4.....3 weeks later it arrived. They will tell u rubbish so they get you money theres a chance they could get it on release but its extremely doubtful. And Chris if you purchase now you get 10% off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonkyDick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Yeah for sure EB are telling porkies, for as long as I can remember the game has never been here on release day. This year will be the 1st year that we can play on release day and that's through Steam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAndos Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Cheers for the heads up.... Well looks like I have to go pay the friendly geeks a visit and get the real date out of them.... Maybe if I threaten to crack skulls or promise them a female or something they'll give me the exact date... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 lol. They will say "as far as they know" and tell you that is the word of the distributors so they can shift blame. Trust me mate i have been through all this before. Steam offering a 10% discount at the moment.......Yes its like $10-$15 more but you get it on release day!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope of Pot, King of Nothi Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I have it pre-ordered from Steam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Likewise. Do you know if after downloaded in steam if we can burn a hard copy to cd?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderblue Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Likewise. Do you know if after downloaded in steam if we can burn a hard copy to cd?? Well, Steam has all sorts of funky files. You can back it up to a CD (incase you format your PC etc), but they are "steam formatted" so once you've got it by steam it must always be used by steam. (As far as I know ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie King Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 getting mine from EB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamku Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I pre-ordered it from gameswarehouse. I'm pretty sure i will get my copy latest by 15th of November. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverwalkalone19 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I got it on release day from Game Traders last year. I've seen the "coming soon" box on the shelf in EB Games, so I'm guessing the real thing will be there release day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsung Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 What is gameswarehouse sorry? Is it a website or a place? I live in Sydney can I get it here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkera Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I got 08 and 07 from EA on realease day last year with np. Even if i am in NZ! So shouldnt be to much hassle if i can get it over here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althaz Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 cdwow.com.au <- For Aussies http://www.cdwow.com.au/Football-Manager-2009/product/view/3808086 That's the direct FM2009 linkage. I buy most of my games there now that our dollar has gone to **** and Steam have jacked up prices for us, those scumbags. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamku Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 What is gameswarehouse sorry? Is it a website or a place? I live in Sydney can I get it here? Its a website, i'm pretty sure they deliver across Australia. I'm not sure if i can link the website here, just google it, it should be the first one that comes up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldierblue123 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I have previously bought the game from Send-it and got it about a week after the Uk release but this year I've bought it from Berlin Wall in Adelaide so I expect to wait a couple of weeks before I get it. I'll keep going over the demo until it arrives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewok01 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Hey all you Australians out there, just have a quick question for you all...Where and how do you order your FM? EB? GAME? ONLINE? Where can I get it the fastest? I dont mind it being what 10 or 20 dollars more expensive, I just dont want to wait around 2 or 3 weeks while everyone on this forum is enjoying themselves silly with the new FM and me just sitting my ass at home spending time bored with my girlfriend or something... Ha ha ha jokes about gf, she'll kill me... Anyways, if your not allowed to say for some reason just PM or something? Tops all and thanks in advanced I will just buy mine from EB Games Redbank like I do every year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathcab for Cutie Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 how about walking into a store? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldeaves Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Like some others have said, EB Games are PATHETIC on keeping things with release dates. I pre-ordered a white PSP slim + lite when they first came out, EB were around 2 weeks late. Rubbish store Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KakaisaGod Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I think GameTraders are the best store to get it from. especially if you know the owner of your local store. If u want to get it offline then Gameswarehouse.com.au is very good, from all reports. i know a few people who order games off there and they always offer discounts on pre-orders. not sure about shipping costs though. of course you can always try an english online store like game365. they will ship for free to Australia or so they told me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonkyDick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I pre-ordered it from gameswarehouse. I'm pretty sure i will get my copy latest by 15th of November. I got it on release day from Game Traders last year.I've seen the "coming soon" box on the shelf in EB Games, so I'm guessing the real thing will be there release day. No you won't.......and no it won't. I got 08 and 07 from EA on realease day last year with np. Even if i am in NZ! So shouldnt be to much hassle if i can get it over here! You probably had a NZ release date, because it wouldn't have been there on the UK release date. Normally we get an Australian release date which is set to a week or 2 after the UK date. For some reason this year they haven't given out an Aussie date so I think the retailers are getting confused and using the UK date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Yep. Honky is 100% spot on we dont mean to be rude fellas its just with our experiance of the whole process....EB is no doubt the worst. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonkyDick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Yep. Honky is 100% spot on we dont mean to be rude fellas its just with our experiance of the whole process....EB is no doubt the worst. I was going to say something like that. It may look like we're being nasty about it but really we just don't won't you fellas to get your hopes up. I've done it before and after going to the local shopping centres everyday for a couple of weeks I got very frustrated. When I have ordered it online I remember getting hopeful everytime I went to the letterbox, or actually sitting out the front waiting for the postie:o for about a week or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ahahaha Honky mate ive done similar things. Once CM4 got here via gamesmarket and a 3 week wait i culdnt wait another day as i had no car to get there and back so i paid extra for a courier to deliver it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonkyDick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ahahaha Honky mate ive done similar things. Once CM4 got here via gamesmarket and a 3 week wait i culdnt wait another day as i had no car to get there and back so i paid extra for a courier to deliver it! lol, I would've done the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathcab for Cutie Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 No you won't.......and no it won't.You probably had a NZ release date, because it wouldn't have been there on the UK release date. Normally we get an Australian release date which is set to a week or 2 after the UK date. For some reason this year they haven't given out an Aussie date so I think the retailers are getting confused and using the UK date. si confirmed the release date as the 14th Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 In Britain yes , but australian retailers dont count FM as a major game and it is always behind other releases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonkyDick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 On the 14th the Aussie FMs will be sitting on an plane in a box, I'd put my house on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koppol Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I hope not, but i can see it happening. Im not to fussed with fm09 straight up, id like to get handheld first because im travelling but thats even more unlikely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsung Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 So basically there is no real best place to get it right? Looks like I'll just have to wait... Oh well thanks boys I'll probably just go into a store either EB or whichever and see what I can do with that... THanks except Deathcab for Cutie who should acutally read the thread before deciding to make an idiot of himself. GOOD DAY ALL!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope of Pot, King of Nothi Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 You should just try Steam. I have, and so far it seems pretty good. The only down side is, it's pretty expensive. I paid like $90 for FM09. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Its $88...Its not that much more then what it will be in the shop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiatmh Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I am getting it as an early christmas present my nan is getting it and then sending it out when she gets it OH YEAH anyways, i would just wait for it (last year it was released 1 week after Europe) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisCryptic Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Im gonna pick it up from the CD Wow place someone mentioned earlier. $58 is a steal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwallrules Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I order from game.co.uk and I normally get it 2 or 3 days tops after the UK release Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.S Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 yeah the overseas ordering is good in the past wen ive ordered from there they are only 2-3 days max after english release date. Really good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minez01 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I just bought mine from my local JB Hi-Fi (in SA), last year they had copies of it about 2 days after the official release date. I was impressed! $75 I think. Guess I'll be going there again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonkyDick Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 2 or 3 'business' days. So Tuesday the following week would be the earliest, most probably Wednesday to Friday. When I last ordered from sendit it was about 5 or 6 days including the weekend. The retailers will be a day or 2 after that because theirs would be sent to one spot the re-distributed around the country to their shops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedmanJB Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I've had great success with sendit and blahdvd! in the past. Might not be the cheapest, but certainly a decent price and the delivery will be as good as any for the DVD copy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
presumingpete Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 got mine from Dick smith last year think it was the day after release day. thankfully im back in northern ireland this year so i can get it on time. only problem is that the girlfriend wants to go away for a dirty weekend next weekend. but then Fm was cited (unfairly) when my long term ex dumped me earlier this year so I'll probably go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamku Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 No you won't.......and no it won't. Well, i'm happy as long as i get my copy on the 21st of November. Thats when my exams end, if it arrives earlier, i don't think i can concentrate on my studies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsung Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Oh yeah Dicksmith... Or like Target or whatever they might get it early maybe? Hopefully... I think I would most like to go to a shop to buy it and fantasize about my new career while driving home... Those 20mins or so are so intense... Dribble, dribble and more dribble... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthiele Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 sendit is good and cheaper. usually gets here before the shops get copies as well. dont know about cd-wow but im sure if they are that cheap then go for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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