Civfanatics, Apolyton and Firaxis.

[vmxa1]

I don't disagree with NYE either, but I would suspect that the problems mentioned by GhengisFarb could not have helped.

[georges bonbon]

Re: Re: Civfanatics, Apolyton and Firaxis.

Originally posted by zorbop


does it matter? arn't we all members of both forums anyway?

I am not member of civfan.

Keeping up with reading one board, is more than enough.

[yin26]

TechWins:

Thanks for putting me in the group that tried to make a point. Personally, I had high expectations of Civ3 (some of them unfair some of them Firaxis simply failed on), so when the initial release was such a mess, I vowed to be quiet until the Gold Edition came out, at which time I thought I'd give the game a try. Of course, I see the GE doesn't have the X-pack, so I'll wait for the bundle at $19.99.

Long story short: The hardcore folks were here at Poly and, for the most part, were very disappointed with Civ3 whereas the other site had many more people with the "I'll play any Civ I can get" mentality. So, fair enough that Firaxis would rather be more active there.

[alva]

As always, I take my hat off and bow to nye as... one of the wise.

I second that.

Keeping up with reading one board, is more than enough.

Aaaaarh aaaarrrhh, that it is.......

-
Good to see you Yin,
I think it's fair to say that with the release of C3C the game has really come of age. I hope you pick up a copy soon.
Is it a perfect game, surely not, is it fun, I think it is


Now if we only could get Vel back

[TheArsenal]

Re: Re: Civfanatics, Apolyton and Firaxis.

Originally posted by zorbop

does it matter? arn't we all members of both forums anyway?

I registered at both sites at the same time, and I have posted there twice. Although I primarily play PtW (primarily = hours and hours a week), I am also a big fan of CtP2 and like to keep my eye on that forum because some very interesting things happen there with mod development. That makes CF a little too narrow for my focus.

[Panag]

hi ,

, it would be intresting to see a poll with the top 16 civ sites , .........

have a nice day

[GhengisFarb™]

The reason I think it was more due to downtime issues and not as much poster attitude is that Firaxis approached a lot of Apoly posters for the Beta phase and scenarios. A good chunk of the work and feedback in Conquests came from Apolytonians, why would they have gone out of their way to get their help if they had washed their hands of them?

[yin26]

I suppose if you want insane folks who will work on suggestion lists, beta feedback, etc., you come here. Then you hop on to a less critical site for some feel good sessions.

Either way, as has been pointed out, we all know where to get the downloads...

[Alex]

Originally posted by Soren Johnson Firaxis
Oh, we're still around... the two sites are different beasts though. Civfanatics sort of co-evolved with Civ3 (a lot of newer posters) whereas Apolyton has a pretty long history and wider scope. In other words, there is always someone here to remind us of our past mistakes...

Hey, a Firaxian!!

Hehe, but that is actually a good explanation, Soren.

And as Yin said, going to CFC in order to have some feel good sessions is nice, especially at the end of a busy day struggling with the code.

BTW, nice to see you, Yin!

[Theseus]

Well... there's all that, and then there is the sheer level of activity and visibility of Civvers here versus there.

Something that STILL needs to be addressed around here, and that worthies such as Rhothaerill and Nuclear Master have continued to address.

[georges bonbon]

Originally posted by TechWins
I know for sure that before the release of Civ3 that there were a lot more Firaxians posting here at Poly than over at CFC. Then after the release a lot Poly people had some mean stuff to say to Firaxians. Firaxians got upset and decided not to post as much here instead over at CFC. That's basically what happened.

Do you mean that criticism was and is non-existing at CFC?

[MrWhereItsAt]

Yay! yin is back. You're the main reason I started hanging around the forums in the first place at Poly.

And as long as we don't act like jackasses we won't scare off the Breakaway crowd this time around...

[yin26]

Alva, Alex, MrWhereItsAt:

Wow, you guys make me still feel home at Poly. Thanks.

You're the main reason I started hanging around the forums in the first place at Poly.

I was going to ask 'Why?' but then I realized I might not like the answer! LOL! As for my jackass days (oh, I admit them), I'm just feeling so old and tired these days. I'm only 32, mind you, but I've got two kids now ... and damn if that doesn't kill the gaming time!

[Myrddin]

BUT, once you're married the only time you get for all-night sessions is 'nursing' a sick baby

[Nikolai]

Yeah, yin, I'll join the choir: It's good to see you again. I was sad when you left, since I felt that your presence was something that gave Poly the feeling I met when I started visiting these forums. Hope you will still stay here.