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quote: Originally posted by joseph1944 on 05-02-2001 10:00 PM There are how many Apolyton people with log on? We are a small minority in the total number of people who will buy this game. |
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And don't forget the power of word of mouth - everyone who visits these forums becomes informed about whether a civ-like game is good or bad.
Isn't it interesting that CTP 2 sold only 30,000 copies - especially after the negative comments started coming out about it
Game companies take note!
With about 20,000 visiters (members and lurkers) to these forums each month, means that if each of these people knows 3 people, and those people each know 3 people - well, you can see the multiplier effect. This multiplier will be either good or bad for a game company, depending on how good the particular game is.
You can bet the farm - that when Civ 3 hits the stores - it will sell like hotcakes - and will continue to sell for years afterward. Word of mouth will guarantee big sales for this game. Just look at Civ2 - it's still selling copies.
A classic game will always have a future
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Mark, thanks for the numbers; boy was I way off. 80,000 in one month that is great. Now if all of them would get a log-on it would really be great.
If CTP sold 500,000 than Civ 3 will sell maybe a 1,000,000 or more.
Leonidas: Your point is well taken, because there was so much negative talk about CTP 2 on this site and magazine sites it may have scared many people away from buying the game. I like the game a lot and with Wes adding his Mod, he made it a better game.
Guys there are two ways to complain about a game. One is very negative (No! Stop! It is no good! I won’t buy it!) And the other is would you (Firaxis, Maxis, Activision etc.) please reconsider the units, landscape, city screen, interface, etc. Explain why you want them to reconsider it. It may work.
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