"Civilization IV"... Confirmed?

[bayraven]

Trip,

i just read your post script. c4 will become CIV.

humbly yours,
ray

[bayraven]

Originally posted by Trip
In this thread, right next door, there is a list of known info.

Soren Johnson is the lead designer of Civ 4 and he posts here occasionally. Don't expect any answers if you bug him though.

so as far as we know, all other respondants are gamers and not decision makers

[Jon Shafer]

Unless they have "Firaxis" in their name, then yes.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by bayraven
so as far as we know, all other respondants are gamers and not decision makers

You can see who is who by the title people have below their user name. E.g. yours says 'Settler', Trip's says 'Emperor', so the two of you are regular gamers (except that Trip has posted a bit more than you )

My title is underlined and says 'ACS CTP1/2 Manager', that means I'm a staff member of this site (responsible for the CtP1 and CtP2 sections). Basically staff members are regular gamers as well, only we were stupid enough to be suckered into helping maintain this site

Members of Firaxis have as title 'Firaxis Games' (also underlined), so you can recognize them by that. The same goes for other game developers from other companies (e.g. Brian Reynolds has as title 'Big Huge Games'). Those are the only actually important people when it comes to developing games.

[Jon Shafer]

Are you saying I'm not important? How dare you.

[alva]

Yeah....just look at all the nifty important looking badges he's a wearing!!!

[Peter Triggs]

Locutus,

you forgot one guy.

I recall seeing a report a couple of years ago where Sid Meier listed this site as one of his three favourites on the net.

But if he posts here, it's certainly not under the nick "Sid Meier".

[bayraven]

Thanks, Locutus.

you've answered a few questions for me.
First off, how i loose the lowly settler by my name.

second, titles like Staff and Admin refer to site personell, not firaxis peoples, right?

[Nikolai]

Originally posted by bayraven
second, titles like Staff and Admin refer to site personell, not firaxis peoples, right?

Right.

[joncnunn]

Rank is based on # of posts.

Your profile states you've only posted nine times to this site; that is "Settler" rank.

Your very close to the next ranking up.

Also, after 500 posts, you get to post your own custom avator.

Originally posted by bayraven
Thanks, Locutus.

you've answered a few questions for me.
First off, how i loose the lowly settler by my name.

[bayraven]

ranking is site specific, and not thread specific, right?
five years from now that question wont mean anything. a matter of vanity, i suppose.

[Nikolai]

Site specific.

[Rasputin]

good to see new people still coming to the site after all this time..

also good to see a settler posting that isnt a DL !!!

[bayraven]

dare i ask about the DL?
darn looser? direlect loon? Diety leaping?

[Jon Shafer]

Double-login. Means someone who has signed up for two screen names (against the rules).