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  • #16
    Why spoil the real thing with some half-assed demo?

    Demos typcially do nothing but ruin people's impression of a game. Esecially in a game like this, where limiting the amount you can do while still making it fun / informative is next to impossible.
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    • #17
      Ahhhhhh!!!!
      When's it coming out for Mac?!!!

      If they do the demo well, it would help convince people to buy the game. I got SMAC based on the demo.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Admiral
        If they do the demo well, it would help convince people to buy the game. I got SMAC based on the demo.
        This is Civilization 3 made by Sid Meier, they don't need to convince people. It's like making a star wars game.
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        • #19
          If the SMAC-demo was pre-released a couple weeks before the main-game, theres no reason why they shoudnt follow the same procedure with a pre-released Civ-3 demo. The benefit? Well, I think Brian Reynolds comments speaks for itself. My only added advice, is that they should zip it together with a limited/pre-released map-editor as well, so that many handmade maps is already available & downloadable by the time the big main game is officially released.

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          • #20
            The "Downloads" section of the Civ3.com homepage is the only section with room to grow, so maybe one of the items they plan to add is "Civ3 Demo". It would be nice.
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            • #21
              Originally posted by Osweld
              Why spoil the real thing with some half-assed demo?

              Demos typcially do nothing but ruin people's impression of a game. Esecially in a game like this, where limiting the amount you can do while still making it fun / informative is next to impossible.
              If it's a good game a demo wont spoil the real game, it might get undecisive players to buy it.
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              • #22
                I KNEW yin couldn't stay away for long!

                But yes, a Demo (even a half-assed one) would be great!
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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Wittlich
                  I KNEW yin couldn't stay away for long!
                  Come on, you can see is not a true Yin post: it's his answering machine
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                  • #24
                    rofl, funny stuff admiral

                    but wouldn't a demo, resulting in lots of user feedback and more features/enhancements getting put into the game at the last minute cause a plethora of bugs to find their way into the game? SMAC did have a fair few, if I remember correctly.....

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                    • #25
                      Yeah, they'll release a demo (unless Infogrames seriously objects), they even released a separate demo for SMACX...
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                      • #26
                        Did you know that at 2am GMT this morning there are just 1313 hours left until Civ3 releases That's if it releases at 00:00 EST on the 17th of the 10th.

                        2001...
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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Darkknight
                          Did you know that at 2am GMT this morning there are just 1313 hours left until Civ3 releases That's if it releases at 00:00 EST on the 17th of the 10th.

                          2001...
                          Somebody ought to make a count-down clock.
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                          • #28
                            Is there anyway to find out when the demo will be released?
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                            • #29
                              There were some posts in the past to suggest that Yin was in fact Sid. While I didn't "bite" into that one, I am pondering the connection between Firaxis and Yin??????

                              Right before we hear any news from Firaxis, Yin comes in and starts ranting about this or that, and the next thing you know Firaxis is on top of it! Is Yin some kind of Fortune Teller? I think not! I do however feel he is closely connected to the inner workings of Firaxis somehow. Maybe Yin is Brian (just using a cover)? He could be any number of Firaxian insiders that frequent the forum.

                              I just think that too many coincidences have happened involving Yin to not consider what I have put forth. Those that have been following Yin's posts know what I'm refering to.

                              To Yin(and anyone else you claim to be):
                              I know you have the demo(if not the game itself), spare us the agony and SHARE!

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Rommel393
                                I went to amazon.com to preorder civ and it said "this item will be released on october 17, 2001". Check it out for yourself at:

                                http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...194388-8252600
                                they changed that to October 31
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