16th Nov release date completely unnaceptable !!

[drake]

No, it's just that I don't trust ordering anything from outside the Netherlands, Germany, France, and the UK

We won't let those bastards put anthrax in the ship order I promise

[GodSpawn]

It's always a friday here. Anyway, I've waited several years for it; a couple more weeks isn't going to hurt.

[GodSpawn]

Originally posted by drake

We won't let those bastards put anthrax in the ship order I promise

As someone said at work the other day: "Does this coffee taste a bit anthraxy to you?"

[Earthling7]

I preordered this biscuit box and knowing where it's coming from, I'll sniff it for any funny powders and stuff. But let me tell you this. If I see the game available online before the postman rings twice, I will press the button and see it trickle down my wire.

[FrostyBoy]

The simple fact that Firaxis/infogrames are not doing a world wide release, leaves me to believe that they are going to lose a lot of money. It's a really STUPID move.

Many people will have said to themselves that they will buy it when it comes out, but they hear it won't be released until 2 weeks after the US release, so what will they do? warez it! 2 weeks later, do you honestly think anyone is going to think about buying it? like hell.

[Steve Clark]

You twerps that will be downloading an illegal version of a licensed product make me sick. What the **** gives you the right to do that? Is your life so pathetic that your immature impatience causes you to steal?

Don't bother responding to my rant, I don't want you to try to justify this.

[aebbeka]

Re: Re: 16th Nov release date completely unnaceptable !!

Originally posted by CapTVK
How DARE they release it without MP! They should postpone the release until it's finished!

If they're going to release it without multiplayer, they could atleast cut the price in half since we're only getting half the game. But, until a mp patch is made, I will very much enjoy single player.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Sn00py
The simple fact that Firaxis/infogrames are not doing a world wide release, leaves me to believe that they are going to lose a lot of money. It's a really STUPID move.

Many people will have said to themselves that they will buy it when it comes out, but they hear it won't be released until 2 weeks after the US release, so what will they do? warez it! 2 weeks later, do you honestly think anyone is going to think about buying it? like hell.

Oh give me a break. The number of people who would normally buy the game and would know how to actually "warez" it is a miniscule fraction of the game-buying public. A miniscule fraction of unethical, immature little thieves, yes, but still miniscule.

[Roman]

Originally posted by drake
A US company being US Centric huh?

Shame on them!
(Its a lot easier to ship in ones infastructure)

They'll get there soon enough...don't soil your drawers

Hmm, Infrogames is a French and therefore a European company and they still release Civ 3 in the US first.

16 day wait is easily bearable, but it is the principle which matters. All enterntainment products seem to be released sooner in the US than in Europe. Why???????

[FrostyBoy]

Boris, I understood that, but Firaxis could lose a lot of money over this tiny action.

Look at it from this point of view:

If the rest of the world got Civ3 16 days before America, do you think most of American's Civilization Players, are going to wait for it? I don't think so, I think they'll be tempted to get a burnt copy or download it.

[HalfLotus]

The drive home from Best Buy will surely be a fast one.

[fanatic civver]

I'm glad it comes out 16 days later. That way you yanks can tell us whether the game is worth buying or not Anyway I have uni work and other games to play in the meantime.

As to the warez argument. Most people who warez civ 3 probably had no intention of buying it anyway. Although I do agree that there are some people who would have bought the game as soon as it is released but cannot because of a 16 day wait. So instead they get the warez version then realise the game is crap or that it is not as good as it should be and so do not buy the game.

[SITS]

Originally posted by Earthling7
I preordered this biscuit box and knowing where it's coming from, I'll sniff it for any funny powders and stuff.

Sniffing Anthrax is not such a good idea....

[Rince]

Originally posted by Steve Clark
You twerps that will be downloading an illegal version of a licensed product make me sick. What the **** gives you the right to do that? Is your life so pathetic that your immature impatience causes you to steal?

Don't bother responding to my rant, I don't want you to try to justify this.

I wouldn't post stuff on a discussion board if i didn't want an answer. So:

Your standpoint is as immature as the one of people who download games and never buy one. The reasonable way lies in between.


Rince

[mtgillespie]

I think Firaxis have to take some responsibility for the annoyance of UK (potential) buyers. Why announce a simultaneous US/UK release if it was something they had no control over? I'm impatient for the game, and that impatience comes from the fact that we've been told for weeks (and even the latest update says this) that we would have it on the 30th with the US. If they had said mid november from the start, that's when i would have expected it.

As for Warez, i may do that to play it early, but i'll still buy the game once it's out over here, unless it's REALLY terrible (which would amaze me). Had Firaxis released a Demo, i'd have got that instead.