Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

K1LLSW1TCH · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:13

ONESHOTKILL said:
just a heads up,my copy hasn't come yet

Even though you said yours was dispatched ages ago I have a feeling they update the status to dispatched but then hold copies until the official release date. Not sure about Asda but I'm fairly sure that Amazon will change the status of your package to dispatched, then hand it over to Royal Mail or whoever else and then they hold the package from there.

dannyjo22 · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:16

ONESHOTKILL said:
deffo hasn't come yet,was thinking of taking some sleeping tablets so tomorrow comes quicker

I wouldn't laugh if you overslept

ONESHOTKILL · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:17

what's the crack with these doritos and mountain dew combat cards? people are trading cards on the elite website

cHk4 · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:32

My Panasonic GT30 should come today just in time for MW3, I am so excite!

TommyV · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:35

Still nothing, GAME posted it saturday, was hoping I'd get lucky and have it arrive today, evidently not.

Drunzer · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:44

TommyV said:
Still nothing, GAME posted it saturday, was hoping I'd get lucky and have it arrive today, evidently not.

They just said that, I got a dispatch email on Thursday. They sent another email on Sunday saying Activision has requested that all stores hold off on dispatching the game until Monday November 7th and we will honour that request. Nothing from game would've been posted until today.

TommyV · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:47

Drunzer said:
They just said that, I got a dispatch email on Thursday. They sent another email on Sunday saying Activision has requested that all stores hold off on dispatching the game until Monday November 7th and we will honour that request. Nothing from game would've been posted until today.

what buttholes

Drunzer · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:01

lol, agreed.

HeX · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:01

Drunzer said:
They just said that, I got a dispatch email on Thursday. They sent another email on Sunday saying Activision has requested that all stores hold off on dispatching the game until Monday November 7th and we will honour that request. Nothing from game would've been posted until today.

It'll have been posted, it'll just be sat at the sorting office with a big sticker on it saying DO NOT DELIVER UNTIL THE 8TH NOV on it.

Same happened with GoW3. My copy was shipped from game about 4 days early, but I didn't see it until the release day.

cHk4 · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:03

Game are doing that with a lot of games as of late, kind of sucks

5punk3monk3y · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:17

I put out a mince pie and some sherry last night hoping that cod clause would come but alas my webbing over the fire was empty this morning.

antijoke · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:19

I was hoping to be having a blast on it tonight.

Bloody Activision and their policing of the launch. :mad:

sHo0sH · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:20

Has anybody pre-ordered with ShopTo?

I got a TNT dispatch on Saturday but am not sure if it will be waiting for me when I get home

Drunzer · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:27

HeX said:
It'll have been posted, it'll just be sat at the sorting office with a big sticker on it saying DO NOT DELIVER UNTIL THE 8TH NOV on it.

Same happened with GoW3. My copy was shipped from game about 4 days early, but I didn't see it until the release day.

Are you sure? It's just they made a big deal out of it at the end of the email saying not to worry about dispatch being postponed because Royal Mail first class delivers on the next working day 93% of the time or words to that effect. If it's sat at the sorting office, that would be great. A lot of people on here seem to get worked up if a game doesn't arrive early, I honestly don't care as long as it lands on release date but don't get me wrong seeing it early is a nice surprise at times. If the game arrives late however.. well, that's a different story.

K1LLSW1TCH · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:27

anticonscience said:
I was hoping to be having a blast on it tonight.

Bloody Activision and their policing of the launch.

Same, I was feeling all excited, hoping to have it go through the letterbox this morning but instead I wake up to a letter from HM Revenue & Customs. Now I'll have to make do with FIFA this evening, how boring. :mad:

Sinny · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:28

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your recent order for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Tesco Entertainment. We hope you are excited about receiving your game, which is being sent out to you today via 1st Class Royal Mail.

As part of our pre-order price promise plus the promotional discount you used with your order, you will have only paid £34.90.

You may have seen that today's launch offer onsite is "Buy a selected Xbox 360 or PS3 points or membership cards and get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for £25".

As a valued pre-order customer, we don't want you to miss out on the launch promotion that was announced online today. We would like to offer you a discount of £9.90 to use on one of the selected points or membership cards to ensure you can get your copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and one of the selected points or membership cards for the same total price as customers using the launch promotion.

antijoke · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:29

I am of the same opinion as you, couldn't care less if it comes early as long as it's not late.

As it looks now, my Blockbuster order will be late. Especially as I know the postal service in Stratford is appalling.

K1LLSW1TCH · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:33

That sucks. Mine is in a depot in Swansea about 45 minutes away, I expect they'll load up the vans around 2/3am and then deliver it tomorrow before 12.

Nexus · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:35

Drunzer said:
Are you sure? It's just they made a big deal out of it at the end of the email saying not to worry about dispatch being postponed because Royal Mail first class delivers on the next working day 93% of the time or words to that effect. If it's sat at the sorting office, that would be great. A lot of people on here seem to get worked up if a game doesn't arrive early, I honestly don't care as long as it lands on release date but don't get me wrong seeing it early is a nice surprise at times. If the game arrives late however.. well, that's a different story.

Activision has had the same policy in place for MW2, World at War and Black Ops. A large games retailer may be able to have the stock held at the sorting office in advance, or in the case of smaller ones, notified of a large collection today for Royal Mail to pickup.

It's similar to how Apple had couriers hold the iPhone 4S shipments until the actual release date last month.

antijoke · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:37

The depot is about 5 minutes from my house, but sadly there is probably about the grand total of 2 postman for the whole area, this results in deliveries at 3pm+, and post taking days to turn up.

A few months ago, for no reason whatsoever, there was a two week backlog of mail.