Holy S***! NO Multiplayer Until Spring!

[kennymae]

no MP confirmed by Amazon

Amazon has removed the MP description from their feature list of Civ III.

[isaac brock]

i think no mp isn't actually "confirmed" unless they say in the features list "no mp."

[Melios]

Originally posted by Nemo


well, that "person" was the PR rep. for the game. but whether or not MP is included is yet to be seen.

And what if that information is no longer relevent?

Firaxis could've decided at the point it may delay it but since then has already decided to implement it in the initial release.

[OzzyKP]

I really don't see how people have yet to accept the fact that MP won't be released with the game. It is waay beyond mere rumor. I have little doubt at all that we won't see MP for quite a while. Just look at the screen shot at civ3.com that shows the start up screen, no MP option there at all. That should be all the proof you need.

Also, some optimistic people seem to think that Infrogames will just give away MP for free as a patch when it is finished. This is highly foolish, they WILL charge us again. You can count on that.

[Melios]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
Just look at the screen shot at civ3.com that shows the start up screen, no MP option there at all. That should be all the proof you need..

There are some problems with your claim:

1. Who said that's going to be the FINAL start-up screen?

2. What if you have to go "New Game" or "Load Game" to start/load an MP game?

[isaac brock]

It is not way beyond mere rumour that MP won't be in the game. For all the evidence given, it still remains what it was at the beginning of this thread: a rumour. At best, it's only slightly beyond mere rumour. Absolutely no proof. Multiplayer could be inside the new game menu. Or it could be non-existent. Either way, I don't really care, because if multiplayer isn't in it, it will be patched.

I know what you think, "You don't understand because you don't play mp!" No, I don't care about mp, that is more than true. I'm just doing my part to curb the omnipresent MPer b*tching that runs rampant in this forum. The game will stand on its own for the months before MP patching, and scenario makers can set things up so that you have some added variety once you do have your wretched multiplayer.

In the words of practically everyone on this thread, "B*tch b*tch b*tch b*tch b*tch."

[Melios]

Though I'll be playing SP at lot (particularily at first), I DO want to play Multiplayer Civ3.

[JellyDonut]

I haven't played MP and could care less if Civ III doesn't ship with it because I'm an isolationist Civ player and I suck at it.

[Zealot]

Well, I need a new PC to play Civ3. And since I will afford it only by April, I'm not in a hurry to get Civ3 MP.

But it's really sad to see that we need to spend 40$ later this month (for americans), and then have to give some more for the MP option. Of course I expect some extra units, and techs and scenarios. Maybe those extra 16 civs (with Portugal in! ) are there! But it's an extra expense. And that is hard to give for some
of us...

[Melios]

Originally posted by Zealot
But it's really sad to see that we need to spend 40$ later this month (for americans), and then have to give some more for the MP option.

No one officially said you will have to buy an MP edition at a later date.

Why is almost everyone assuming this is true when there's no proof and is only a rumor?

[SITS]

For all the Single Players out there who don't understand why the Multiplayers are complaining about the lack of MP - just imagine Firaxis releasing Civ3 with MP but no SP. How would you feel then?

[Crouchback]

4th day and still no word. . .

What? I was on this board just yesterday and this thread didn't even exist, and the first post is dated "07-09-2001 16:41".

MarkG, they had Monday to respond.

OMG it's Tuesday? I'm late for work again.

Check watch and discover it's early Sunday morning here in the UK.
So it's all been a bad dream after all...

I'd bet money that they're having the same problem Activision had with making the bargaining table approach to diplomacy work in MP. CTP2 MP never really worked right, hence they're reduced to playing succession games in that forum. But they had better not expect me to pay extra for an MP patch, and in this day-and-age that is what it will be not an add-on or expansion pack.

That said I will buy the game, and IMHO people saying they'd pirate the game really won't have helped in getting a Firaxis response. Boycott the game by all means, but never steal several years of hard work. They're ought to be some penalty for making that sort of threat, being lumbered with the title "cheapskate loser" perhaps?

What worries me more is the lack of substantive details on the AI beyond a vague suggestion that Governors learn from a player's mistakes. Why no demo to show off their fighting fit new system? No public beta so no independent test of the game play? Now that is worrying me after the disaster of CTP2.

David

[Gyromancer]

LOL,

Isn't it amazing how 10 pages of posts were generated in just one day?


It seems that cooky European date thing even confuses the British at times.....

[tniem]

Originally posted by Crouchback
What? I was on this board just yesterday and this thread didn't even exist, and the first post is dated "07-09-2001 16:41".

European Dating system. This thread has been here about a month. The post in question was made by me over two weeks ago, Firaxis or Infogrames have had even longer now to answer.

But they had better not expect me to pay extra for an MP patch, and in this day-and-age that is what it will be not an add-on or expansion pack.

My guess is that it will be an expansion pack with a few civs and scenarios but nothing that is worth it that the online community cannot do themselves. Little value in my opinion other than the MP component.

What worries me more is the lack of substantive details on the AI beyond a vague suggestion that Governors learn from a player's mistakes. Why no demo to show off their fighting fit new system? No public beta so no independent test of the game play? Now that is worrying me after the disaster of CTP2.

Exactly.

[orange]

damnit, I know Firaxis is busy...but it's been a month.

Personally, I'd be quite pissed if MP was something they're going to charge for in the future. I payed 19.99 for MGE and that had MP included. I'm paying damn near 70 dollars for CivIII LE and I'm not getting MP with it?!