on a personal note, the lack of MP won't be devistating to me, because i don't have the time to devote myself to PBEM, and my internet connection requires alot of patience to play an ip game
however, i really do wish most of you would at least admit that multiplayer is a fairly important part of a strategy game
people can name a million and one games that are highly successful and don't include MP at all, but the vast majority of those games aren't strategy games...can anyone really make a list of ten single player only strategy games that have done phenominally in the past four years?
here is what we know
*May 1999, firaxis announces Civ3 at E3 with BR as the lead designer
*December 1999, BR quits and takes the core of the Civ3 team with him
so after seven months of working on Civ3, firaxis has to start all over again basically from scratch
so firaxis has been working on civ3 for only about 21 months, instead of 28
we also know that Jeff Morris wanted to conduct an open beta, but said their wasn't time for one
we also know that there wasn't time for a demo
and MP got cut out
we do not know if these changes allowed firaxis enough time to develop and ship a high quality program
i am going to give Civ3 the benefit of the doubt, because none of us here know if it will be as good or as bad as what some people are saying
all i'm saying i am prepared for the worst, but i am hoping for the best, and i am tired of of the following argument
civ3 sux!
no it doesn't!
yes it does!
no way man!
civ3 is the worst game i have ever played (in my mind)!
no way civ3 is the best game ever!
time to die
no you die!
we don't know yet!
so lets call a truce till the game comes out
then we can really spill blood
however, i really do wish most of you would at least admit that multiplayer is a fairly important part of a strategy game
people can name a million and one games that are highly successful and don't include MP at all, but the vast majority of those games aren't strategy games...can anyone really make a list of ten single player only strategy games that have done phenominally in the past four years?
here is what we know
*May 1999, firaxis announces Civ3 at E3 with BR as the lead designer
*December 1999, BR quits and takes the core of the Civ3 team with him
so after seven months of working on Civ3, firaxis has to start all over again basically from scratch
so firaxis has been working on civ3 for only about 21 months, instead of 28
we also know that Jeff Morris wanted to conduct an open beta, but said their wasn't time for one
we also know that there wasn't time for a demo
and MP got cut out
we do not know if these changes allowed firaxis enough time to develop and ship a high quality program
i am going to give Civ3 the benefit of the doubt, because none of us here know if it will be as good or as bad as what some people are saying
all i'm saying i am prepared for the worst, but i am hoping for the best, and i am tired of of the following argument
civ3 sux!
no it doesn't!
yes it does!
no way man!
civ3 is the worst game i have ever played (in my mind)!
no way civ3 is the best game ever!
time to die
no you die!
we don't know yet!
so lets call a truce till the game comes out
then we can really spill blood
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