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    Does anyone actually think that Sid had anything to do with Civ3. There are alot of odd flaws that are in civ3. I think that Sid just used his name in the game and did not actually contribute to the making of the game at all. It certainly doesn't seem like he had anything to do with it.
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  • #2
    from what i remember, he was mostly working on the golf and dino game.

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    • #3
      Re: A question about Sid and Civ3

      Originally posted by miike
      Does anyone actually think that Sid had anything to do with Civ3. There are alot of odd flaws that are in civ3. I think that Sid just used his name in the game and did not actually contribute to the making of the game at all. It certainly doesn't seem like he had anything to do with it.

      I think he "play tested" it. He was also in the video that came with the limited edition, doing something, i think it was signing the royalty checks.

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      • #4
        What a bunch of cynics......
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        • #5
          Nope, other than having his name along the top .
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          • #6
            Cynics? I thought it was well established that Sid had nothing to do with Civ3. He is no longer interested in doing Civ and he was doing the SimGolf game full time.

            I didn't think this was in dispute.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by nato
              Cynics? I thought it was well established that Sid had nothing to do with Civ3. He is no longer interested in doing Civ and he was doing the SimGolf game full time.

              I didn't think this was in dispute.
              It isn't.

              Sid's name on the box was just another Firaxis Fraud. One of many.

              Sid was also "interviewed" in the useless official Civ 3 Strategy Guide. That too was a fraud.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Coracle


                It isn't.

                Sid's name on the box was just another Firaxis Fraud. One of many.

                Sid was also "interviewed" in the useless official Civ 3 Strategy Guide. That too was a fraud.
                that's not a fraud. Sid's name is a license. A brand name. Which was purchased by Infogrames. The fact that he didn't have much to do with the game doesn't mean it was a fraud. There is a difference.

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                • #9
                  LOOK CREDITS!

                  ORIGINAL CIVILIZATION DESIGNED by
                  SID MEIER
                  And NOTHING else.

                  CIVILIZATION III DESIGNED by
                  Jeff Briggs,
                  Soren Johnson, and
                  Members of FIRAXIS
                  The real Civ3 designers.

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                  • #10
                    [Sarcasm mode]
                    Yes, how dare Firaxis reveal their fraud clearly on the side of the box, and in the credits both in the game and in the manual!!
                    [/Sarcasm mode]
                    I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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                    • #11
                      I guess his wife doesn't allow him to play with civ anymore. Sounds familiar?
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                      • #12
                        I would like it if Sid worked on Civ 3, but I don't believe so. Sure he was busy with the Golf game, and sure Sid wants to make money, but he has to understand that:

                        1) Civ 3 probably appeals to more people than SimGolf
                        2) Civ is what made him famous and great. At least because of that he should actually devote more to the game.
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                        • #13
                          As long as his name is on it, that's all that matters. That's what will sell Civ IV. Do you really think the next game won't be entitled "Sid Meier's Civilization IV"?

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                          • #14
                            Sure it will, but we want Sid to do it! Sid surely loves Civ, and actually working on the game will fix some of those flaws that there are.
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                            • #15
                              That's true, but not always the case in the game industry. Civ will sell regardless. A better tactic would be to put a famous and experienced designer like Sid on another project, and be able to slap his name on that too. Meanwhile, Sid Meier's Civ IV will sell like hotcakes because of his name, and the name of the game series.

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