POLL: How many think the expansion is worth buying?

[KoalaBear33]

How many people are satisfied with their civ: expansion purchase? Is it just me or is the expansion kind of expensive relative to the game price? Granted, the original game was cheap so maybe it's ok.

KoalaBear33

[vmxa1]

I am glad I got mine.

[notyoueither]

If you like SP, yes.

If like LAN, PBEM, yes.

If you want INet MP, maybe wait a bit and see what the patch brings.

[Jaybe]

I like SP,
and assuming that my PTW will run now that I have reinstalled my WHOLE BLEEPIN' HARD DRIVE(!!) (see the 1.04 bugs thread, nobody had any advice to give) ...
I will have a great time while they improve reliability even on the SP mode of the game.

[aaglo]

I want to buy it!

[dovlvn]

the expansion is way too expensive seeing that the mp doesnt work well and only the sp works (partialy...). as I said on my thread (locked by sys admin who care more about protecting infogames profits than our free speech)

for the sp only ptw isnt worth the price (no more than 10-15$) and until the mp is fixed you shouldn't buy it .wait till they finish making the repairs add 56k support and only then buy.

[georges bonbon]

I have not bought it yet due to my living in the wrong part of the world, but I voted yes.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by dovlvn
the expansion is way too expensive seeing that the mp doesnt work well and only the sp works (partialy...). as I said on my thread (locked by sys admin who care more about protecting infogames profits than our free speech)

for the sp only ptw isnt worth the price (no more than 10-15$) and until the mp is fixed you shouldn't buy it .wait till they finish making the repairs add 56k support and only then buy.

Good. Hold your breath for me, would you?

[Wise Ass]

Originally posted by notyoueither


Good. Hold your breath for me, would you?

THat was just mean

[WarriorPoet]

I bought it, and I love it!

I concur with NYE's comments

Second, I liked the new additions (now I can play a male Industrious/Commercial Civ ) Seriously, there are some quality additions.

Third, the AI appears to be improved over previous versions, even better than vanilla with 1.29f patch.

Finally, the MP option was cool, and I knew that I might occassionally want to dip into that capability, but for the most part I primarily play in SP mode.

Also worthy of note:
Purchasing the expantion is a vote of confidence and a prayer for future improvements. If no one bought the game or its expantions, then why would they ever waste their time on improvements or new editions???

[KoalaBear33]

Re: I bought it, and I love it!

Originally posted by WarriorPoet

Purchasing the expantion is a vote of confidence and a prayer for future improvements. If no one bought the game or its expantions, then why would they ever waste their time on improvements or new editions???

But if the game is buggy and sucks then buying the game will also tell the developers to keep doing the same thing...

KoalaBear33

[Sandy]

I dont know if this will produce a flame, but i have the pirated version to tide me over until its out here.

I have it on pre-order, and own all the civ games (apart from call to power 2 which i thought was a bit of a gimmick).

It has great potential, and the multiplayer is really good when it works. I am glad they put more effort into design this time.

Buy it, if your from UK you can preorder it for £17.99 from www.play.com. Thats very cheap.

[WarriorPoet]

I can appreciate your position Sandy. No fowl in the long run, as long as you do honestly purchase a legit copy.

Kuala...you are free to rant about a game, but I'm saying rant constructively and buy the game...if you just rant, then why would things ever get better?

[Robber Baron]

I held off from buying it for a few days, concerned about the mp problems.
But IMO the SP enhancements are well worth it, and I'm really enjoying the new candy (new units, new civs...)

I suppose people waiting for genuine MP have a right to be pissed off.
But frankly, when I think of all the hours of enjoyment I've gotten from this game for $50, I'm anticipating another $30 will be well worth it.

And, at the risk of re-igniting some flames, I am impressed with Firax's repeated patching. I feel like this company has proven it will take care of things.

[Sandy]

Another quick note, it works under the transgaming windows emulator (winex), if your using linux. http://www.transgaming.com