Were You *truly* Ripped Off?

[Akron]

wow, 50-6 in favor of "no" looks pretty decisive.

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by Akron
wow, 50-6 in favor of "no" looks pretty decisive.

Having any Civ fans feeling ripped off by buying Civ 3 is a pretty bad sign

[Nemo]

Originally posted by Akron
wow, 50-6 in favor of "no" looks pretty decisive.

it does, doesnt it? i must admit, i thought it was going to be alot closer based on all the griping going on.

[Nemo]

Originally posted by jdd2007
option number 4-i preordered it and do NOT feel ripped off..

ok, we'll put you down for option number 2

[Sarxis]

As usual, the polls show a large margin against the whole MP scandal, if 'scandal' is even the appropriate term.

I can't say that anyone has been ripped off, not yet certainly, and not yet once purchases are made, simply because Firaxis will state, on the box, wether MP is included or not (which btw is NOT).

[Stuie]

54 - 6. Hmmmmmmmmm.................

Originally posted by Nemo
it does, doesnt it? i must admit, i thought it was going to be alot closer based on all the griping going on.

Just proves that vocal minorities can take advantage of forums such as these.

Originally posted by Anunikoba
As usual, the polls show a large margin against the whole MP scandal, if 'scandal' is even the appropriate term.

There is no scandal. There is only the griping of a small minority that had unfounded expectations for the initial product. This is typical of any software release - there are always those who expect the unwarranted.

[dainbramaged13]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns


Having any Civ fans feeling ripped off by buying Civ 3 is a pretty bad sign

no i think not. its even LESS peopel than have been coplaining voted yes

[cassembler]

How much is a video game WORTH?

Not how much does it cost, but how much is it worth? Consider the large amounts of hours many of us have spent on Civ2, or, if you like, any game that you've spent 50+ hours playing.
(I'd venture to say Civ2 has eaten up more than 500 hrs of my life, but that might be stretching it.)

Let's do some math:
VIDEO GAME
$50 for 50 hrs = 1$/hr
MOVIE
$5 for 2 hrs = $2.50/hr
BOWLING (mini golf, etc)
$6 for 2 hrs = $3/hr
PORN MAG
$6 for 15 minutes = $24/hr
HOOKER
$100 for 1hr = $100/hr

Please feel free to add to this list, but the bottom line is, even with the extra $30 or whatever for expansion packs, dollar for dollar, video games are one of the cheapest forms of GOOD entertainment. (TV is cheaper, but intellectually stimulating? Not for me unless I'm intoxicated, then it's fascinating) (Also, it's just a point I'm trying to make- Yeah, the cost of computer and stuff will alter this argument, but it has been simplified for easy digestion)

(BTW Hookers are more fun/ hr, but hey, I'm just tryin' to prove a point for those that are complaining about the cost issues of an MP expansion.)

[Wittlich]

Originally posted by d_dudy
how can you guys make time for mp anyway?

i tried it on ctp's servers and it kinda sucked

D_Dudy, My roommate and I play the CIV series and the CTP series all of the time - but we don't use any of the game "servers." We always play an "internal" LAN game with me in the Library and my roommate in the Study. So, yes, we play MP quite often, but we don't play over the internet - only over our own internal network we have in our house.

But I do agree with you, Activision's CTP servers leave ALOT to be desired! I tried using their servers at first, but I was NOT impressed!

[Sarxis]

Re: How much is a video game WORTH?

Originally posted by cassembler
Let's do some math:
VIDEO GAME
$50 for 50 hrs = 1$/hr
MOVIE
$5 for 2 hrs = $2.50/hr
BOWLING (mini golf, etc)
$6 for 2 hrs = $3/hr
PORN MAG
$6 for 15 minutes = $24/hr
HOOKER
$100 for 1hr = $100/hr

Most games that I buy don't get more than 50 hours of play from me. There are a few favorites though that I spend much time on, and the CIV games are one of them (500hours+). So every CIV purchase I make is worth the money!

But I have to ask, where the heck do you get movie tickets for only $5, and bowling at $3 and hour? Around here, movies cost $9, and bowling is $10 and hour!

And I wouldn't know about the hookers..

[cassembler]

Yeah they were all estimates...
I guess if anything they were *cheap* estimates, so that only makes the argument stronger... But yeah, I got shelves of games I played twice, and yeah, I kick myself for not doing research on them first. I've done the research on Civ3...

And yes, I'll lay down my $50, a whole half of my hooker cash.

(side note: I find it funny that I can post the word "hooker" ok, but not the phrase "magna *** ladde.")

[Mister Pleasant]

(side note: I find it funny that I can post the word "hooker" ok, but not the phrase "magna *** ladde.")

You mean "magna *** laude" right?

You also cant talk about the rep from Denton County, **** Armey
the dessert, spotted ****
ex-president Tricky **** Nixon
and so on.

[Earthling7]

There is an option missing from this otherwise oversimplified poll. I pre-ordered the game fully aware that it was SP only and I LOOK FORWARD TO PLAYING IT.

Mark, can we have a Civ3 MP forum to get this MP crying off the General?

[Stuie]

Originally posted by Earthling7
Mark, can we have a Civ3 MP forum to get this MP crying off the General?

Please Mark! Please..........

[squid]

C'mon!

this will be the greatest game EVER! Check out those statistics and diplomacy screens! Real borders! It's going to be unbelievable!