A quick CivIII bit to put your minds at ease

[UltraSonix]

I feel much better now!

(I got directly quoted by a Dan! *faints* )

By the way, you guys really know just when to give that bit of information to tease us, dont you?

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No, in Australia we don't live with kangaroos and koalas in our backyards... Despite any stupid advertisments you may see to the contrary...

[Adm.Naismith]

Dan Magaha, I'm not sure it's fair to take a photo adding also the boys who take to your team Pizza and Chinese food, too!

Great info hidden for every player: that photo is in fact the beta version of CIV III city view. Look at the buildings on the background and at the Citizen list with happy, content, unhappy people, and a bunch of specialist too, mostly entertainer!

Look at cloud details too: far more advanced that Black & white or Railroad tycoon 2 graphic engine someone mentioned some time ago.

(just kidding, just kidding )

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Admiral Naismith AKA mcostant

[Father Beast]

quote: Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS on 10-03-2000 03:02 PM Please also keep in mind that as this will be a "preview site", we will be doing our best to address your questions and tell you what we can of the game, but it is not going to be the be-all, end-all of Civ sites by any means.

Well, Of Course Not. the be-all, end-all of civ sites is:
APOLYTON! APOLYTON! APOLYTON!

[Lonestar]

I'm pleased that Firaxis has people paying attention to the community.

Hopefully, Firaxis will go the "It'll take forever, but when it's done it'll kick ace!" Starcraft route.

mmmmm....starcraft.

I hope I haven't just commited heresy.

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"You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you"

"Soylant Green is people. PPPeeeoooppllleee!"

[Alexander's Horse]

You notice he said NOTHING about the release of the game? And its really hard to set up a web site? What utter cr#p. We've got 12 yr olds here who set up a web site a week. Want us to put you in touch with one of em?

As for the photo - look at those dorks. Standing there, sticking their beer guts out, playing pocket billiards and grinning moronically on their daggy pebble roof. Hardly inspires confidence. If I had asked my friggin wife to design this game BY HERSELF it would have been up by now

If they can't set up a web site without forming a friggin committee and taking it to the Hasbro board, what is the game going to be like? A camel is a horse designed by a committee!!

I am SO ANNOYED about this endless delay. Pull your fingers out!! GRRR!

*horse prays to game God that CTP2 is really good*


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I didn't tell a soul. I told finbar but he is a Godless atheist.
[This message has been edited by Alexander's Horse (edited October 06, 2000).]

[UltraSonix]

quote: Hopefully, Firaxis will go the "It'll take forever, but when it's done it'll kick ace!" Starcraft route. mmmmm....starcraft. I hope I haven't just commited heresy.

RTS-lover!!!!

And the site still hasn't been put up...

...

As usual AH has a good point, but finds the absolutely worst way to put it.

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No, in Australia we don't live with kangaroos and koalas in our backyards... Despite any stupid advertisments you may see to the contrary...

[Slax]

I agree with AH for the first time ever.

I think some of you guys would parade in the streets if someone at Firaxis picked their nose and posted a message about it.

[Steve Clark]

quote: great deal of discussion and coordination that has to happen before we can open the site

FIRAXIS: How's this...we'll put the Firaxis and Hasbro logos in the same frame with Firaxis on top.
HASBRO (one month later): No, the Hasbro logo has to be on top.
FIRAXIS (one month later): No, it's our site, Firaxis on top.
HASBRO (one month later): No, it's our money, Hasbro on top.
FIRAXIS (one month later): No, no, no. The Apolytoners worship us, our name is revered, the bandwagon is full and therefore, Firaxis must be at the forefront.
HASBRO: Fine, would you rather develop the next version of Parchesi instead?
FIRAXIS: Hasbro on top.

[Roman]

I think you people are being a little too harsh on the Firaxis team. It is a completelly different matter designing a comercial site and a home website. Not graphically, of course, but contentwise. They must think about the marketing strategy i.e. what to reveale immediatelly and create a plan for updating the site... Frankly, I think they are probably doing their best.
On the other hand though, I would at least welcome knowing the date when the website will be posted, so that I can wait for it more patiently. Surely releasing that date can hurt nobody, it's not as if we got the game release date.
I think one thing delaying the site is that they want to answer most of our questions on it, but I think it would do for the time being if they just gave us any info, however vague about the game, just give us something.

[Swissy]

Have some of you civ3'ers been contacting Hasbro and complaining about the unresponsiveness of FIRAXIS? This little publicity stunt, and that is all it is, looks like someone at Hasbro got a fire lit under him and decided to visit FIRAXIS to see what was going on(or not going on).

[Dr Strangelove]

CTP II? Oh please!! I've never hated a game as much as I've hated the original CTP. Don't even consider wasting your money on CTP II.

[I c e d a n]

I do agree with you Roman. He said it himself, it's a delicate thing to do. One word out in the site and you could spark something bad.

BTW, Sometimes (very recently) when I go to www.firaxis.com or /civ3/

It doesn't load. I hope they're updating it. If there are screenshots on it, I'm TOO afraid to look at it. I might ruin it all of myself. I'd really hate that.

[Roman]

I have to dissapoint you, Icedan, the site loads normally for me and it is not updated.

[I c e d a n]

notice I said 'sometimes'

[Tiberius]

I've just checked the Firaxis site (again) and I found the following changes: NOTHING.

I don't think that is THAT hard to build up a site. I think it's something else: they still don't have what to put on the site! They don't have the previews

With such a delay with the site, what can we expect for the game? It seems like we have to wait a long, long time for Civ3.