[Watchdog]

Whoa.. my god.. I can't believe the results of this poll. That is crazy.

Actually, upon reflection perhaps it's normal. Generally the people that post on game forums are fans of the game. That being the case they have probably already bought it or pre-ordered it.

I just want to take this to a sheer economic level. I'm average joe strat gamer and I've never heard of this company or their games. I find out because one of my nerd cohorts pass's the word around. He says, "try the demo man,"

So, I download it. Great game I'm thinking. It's really unpolished, quirky, and the interface is like it was designed by a computer and not a person. But, in the guts of the game there is definitely some real quality. Something about the way it balances simplicity with complexity is very addictive.

This makes me think about buying it. I go and check out the ordering page and BAM. I don't IW gets a lot of advetising. Their best hook is their demo. To make money on this game they need to convert from demo to purchasing customer quickly.

If I think twice about it, I'm going to think about other games I want too. Games that my friends might actually buy.

I would really like to buy this game and support this emerging company. I know they got it in them to produce some awesome stuff. But the current price of investment is to rich for my blood. I'm just average joe strat gamer.