Price

WarpStorm · June 4, 2002, 08:40

Originally posted by Thrawn05
We are only paying for them to plug in Multi-Player code, which is basicly cut & paste from numerous other games these days...

If only it were that easy. Don't you think they would have released the expansion months ago, if it were?

Zoid · June 4, 2002, 15:30

WarpStorm, you don´t know how capitalism and the gaming industry works, do you?

Andrew_Jay · June 4, 2002, 19:45

I'd actually only expect $20 - $25 USD. I paid $50 Canadian for the game itself the day it was released from Electronics Boutique.

Lawrence of Arabia · June 4, 2002, 20:14

We are getting a lot for this expansion pack. 10 scenarios, 2 new unit sets (prolly around 15-20 units in each) and multiplayer along with some things which people say 'should have been in the original'. I'd say its worth the money.

SpencerH · June 4, 2002, 20:40

Unlike civ3, I'll wait and see whats in it and what everyone thinks of it. If the reviews here are mediocre I'll wait till the price drops. The most meningful way to deal with this issue is to use discretion when purchasing games. There are at least 2 or 3 other big games I'm interested in this summer so its no big deal for me to wait.

I do want the dinosaurs though

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Thrawn05 · June 4, 2002, 21:48

Originally posted by WarpStorm

If only it were that easy. Don't you think they would have released the expansion months ago, if it were?

No they woudn't release it, Firaxis wanted to see how well the game reacted to the general public. And for US to work out the bugs. There have been many posts about PtW code within Civ3.

I'm sure they have the full version on their computers. Civ3 that was shipped version is in my eyes, a very crippled PtW. They just deleted the basic stuff in PtW from Civ3, and decided they can make more money with an XP. Nothing wrong with that, don't get me wrong. But it's only an XP, not Civ4.

MarkG · June 5, 2002, 03:27

There have been many posts about PtW code within Civ3

they never hided that they were working on mp prior to the release....

aebrahim · June 5, 2002, 04:56

I think everyone knows that most of the people here are going to buy the PTW XP whatever the price is. The fact that you guys (myself included) all come here and talk about Civ3 means that we're into it enough that when the time comes we'll be too curious not to buy it.

Lets just face that reality and move on.

The fact is, that for all the flaws we find, we're the minority. Most of the people I know who play think its a great game. I do too.

Panag · June 5, 2002, 08:48

Originally posted by SpencerH
Unlike civ3, I'll wait and see whats in it and what everyone thinks of it. If the reviews here are mediocre I'll wait till the price drops. The most meningful way to deal with this issue is to use discretion when purchasing games. There are at least 2 or 3 other big games I'm interested in this summer so its no big deal for me to wait.

I do want the dinosaurs though

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hi ,

why wait , ......and miss all the fun and action for a long time , ....

have a nice day

Solver · June 5, 2002, 09:33

Originally posted by MarkG

There have been many posts about PtW code within Civ3

they never hided that they were working on mp prior to the release....

Actually this could lead to thinking that there is MP mode in Civ 3, most probably LAN, but just well hidden.

Panag · June 5, 2002, 09:46

Originally posted by Solver

Actually this could lead to thinking that there is MP mode in Civ 3, most probably LAN, but just well hidden.

hi ,

the mode , well , it aint sure if they shall go along with that one (!) is allready for a part in civ3 , ....

have a nice day

MarkG · June 5, 2002, 09:49

or not working....

Solver · June 5, 2002, 09:59

Maybe, but who ever knows, eh?

Panag, congrats on the new avatar.

/me counts time till complaints start coming

Panag · June 5, 2002, 10:00

Originally posted by MarkG
or not working....

hi ,

maybe it needs a kind of activation code , ......
there is something there , on the cd-rom that is , that's for sure , ...but just what , no one really know's , ........

have a nice day ,

Mark , thanks for the news !

Panag · June 5, 2002, 10:04

Originally posted by Solver
Maybe, but who ever knows, eh?

Panag, congrats on the new avatar.

* Solver counts time till complaints start coming

hi ,

what ya mean Solver , .....

the sig and the pic dont go together , ......

maybe you should put as your sig "i kill aliens" , .....

BTW , Mark nice avatar , but , huh , would it not be nice to have an other one , .....???

as for the price , infogreed , pardon , infogrames is selling the thing allready in France , on paper that is , 39.95 Euro , .......

have a nice day

Solver · June 5, 2002, 10:06

Noone ever knows, that's the problem

.

If civ was open source... :sigh:

Panag, I bet there will be complaints about the avatar from some Palestine supporters, but De opresso liber sounds good coupled with it

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Panag · June 5, 2002, 10:11

Originally posted by Solver
Noone ever knows, that's the problem

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If civ was open source... :sigh:

Panag, I bet there will be complaints about the avatar from some Palestine supporters, but De opresso liber sounds good coupled with it

.

hi ,

wait a minute , there is this guy who broke the code , or at least some parts of it , its on a Japanese site , ....

avatar ; if some people dont like , fine , its there right , .....even in country's where peole have no right's , ....
do you understand the meaning of the sig at the bottom , cause that is what a lot of people hould stand for (!) , ...

have a nice day

Solver · June 5, 2002, 10:14

Panag, not wishing to turn this into a ME thread, but I don't find the avatar offensive at all

.

The sig - uhmm, I speak Latin.

Damn, you're a fast poster

. When you're online, I have very tough 30 minutes reading everything you post

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Solver · June 5, 2002, 10:15

You say someone broke the code? Sounds interesting. Any links to something, or, maybe, at least general clues as to actually what was done.

Panag · June 5, 2002, 10:19

Originally posted by Solver
You say someone broke the code? Sounds interesting. Any links to something, or, maybe, at least general clues as to actually what was done.

hi ,

wait , hmm , its somewhere on this page , ....huh , good luck , it was send by a player from Japon who speeks 15 languages , but , no "english" , .....grrrrrrrrr

---www.stack-style.org/Sidgame/index.html#id2002-5-25-2 , not sure if this is the complete link , there is a soda stain on the rest , ....

have a nice day

Panag · June 5, 2002, 10:22

Originally posted by Solver
Panag, not wishing to turn this into a ME thread, but I don't find the avatar offensive at all

.

The sig - uhmm, I speak Latin.

Damn, you're a fast poster

. When you're online, I have very tough 30 minutes reading everything you post

.

hi ,

so you speak latin , hmm , and greek , ...?
and just how can you see when one is online or not with the "light" next to the avater off , ....??

fast , .....ADSL , ......

have a nice day

Solver · June 5, 2002, 10:26

Uhmm, I do speak many languages... no... to be precise, I do understand many languages

. Except French.

There's that light, and there's Who's Online, in any case, you post to many threads and are an interesting read

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Panag · June 5, 2002, 10:34

Originally posted by Solver
Uhmm, I do speak many languages... no... to be precise, I do understand many languages

. Except French.

There's that light, and there's Who's Online, in any case, you post to many threads and are an interesting read

.

hi ,

thanks , .....now dont say that to loud , you may make (new) enemies , ........

so , how is the link , ....

also , no-one talks about the latest news , .....39.95 , .....

its a lot , ....there is no date on the contracts that the sign yet , q4 , but they reserve every right as to , one put this in q1 of 2003 or in q3 2002 , .........

, just insane , .....

have a nice day

Solver · June 5, 2002, 10:36

39.95? Who said so?

Panag · June 5, 2002, 10:49

Originally posted by Solver
39.95? Who said so?

hi ,

a person from a store in France , he had a person from infogrames , who came to present some new products , and to talk about shipping , games from them , infogrames that is , ...

since the person showed a document that has something like a "keep secret - until we say otherwise" clause in it , the person wants to remain , ........anonymous , ......
and the person did not want to start a "real or fake" DL , that also tell's one that Apolyton is THE site for civ news , ....

have a nice day

Panag · June 5, 2002, 10:50

Originally posted by Solver
39.95? Who said so?

hi ,

that's 39.95 EURO , its about 0.92 to the USD

have a nice day

Solver · June 5, 2002, 10:51

Impossible. I do not believe in 40 bucks for it. While I can believe in 30, it should we 20... it's an x-pack, though a big one!

Oh well, they know that some people will have to buy it anyway

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Solver · June 5, 2002, 10:51

Oh it's EUR, then it's better a little bit... but still not the best offer.

Panag · June 5, 2002, 11:01

Originally posted by Solver
Oh it's EUR, then it's better a little bit... but still not the best offer.

hi ,

still a low price , given the fact that a pack of smoke's cost's between 3.30 to 5 Euro , ......and you smoke those , .....
the cd-rom shall last a long time , ........

have a nice day

SpencerH · June 5, 2002, 11:30

Originally posted by panag

hi ,

why wait , ......and miss all the fun and action for a long time , ....

have a nice day

I doubt that the addition of some new civs will change my lack of interest in the single player game so I want to see feedback about MP especially the PBEM. It would require a totally new set of combat rules to bring me back to the civ fold and that aint gonna happen.