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**yin26** · January 31, 2001, 04:07

By the way, I actually DID send all those comments to as many places as I could find. Not one response. Not one. So my advice to anybody looking to send complaints this time around:

Your strongest hope is suing them for misrepresentation. As has been said, the box promises things (like MP support) but doesn't deliver. Activision should be FORCED to reimburse your money AND pay some punitive damages, since this kind of sleaziness is clearly a habit for them. Similar efforts have failed with Origin, however.

I, however, am blissfully uninvolved this time around having known precisely what would happen. Oddly enough, some other games from Activision are actually quite good. It just must be this CtP crowd that they hired from various back alleys somewhere causing all the problems.

Then again, that "official" Activision response pretty much sums up the company, doesn't it? Any "CtPhants" looking to chime in this time?

**Pyaray** · January 31, 2001, 04:43

quote:

Originally posted by yin26 on 01-31-2001 03:07 AM
I, however, am blissfully uninvolved this time around having known precisely what would happen. Oddly enough, some other games from Activision are actually quite good. It just must be this CtP crowd that they hired from various back alleys somewhere causing all the problems.

"Back alley" eh? Thanks for the constructive comments.

Pyaray

**MarkG** · January 31, 2001, 06:23

ah yin, you're the best civ3 forum moderator we ever had(the fact that you are also the only civ3 forum moderator we ever had is not important), but dont you have something better to do?

most of us have moved on: the creation forums are busy, we've got some cool ai/diplo/graphic mods even sprites coming up every day! so please, leave us in our own "misery", we dont need anyone screaming "i told you so"

**yin26** · January 31, 2001, 06:26

Yes, but I told you so! Seriously, it's so funny it a pathetically sad sort of way. And I AM the best Civ3 Forum moderator---EVER!

**MarkG** · January 31, 2001, 06:26

quote:

Originally posted by yin26 on 01-31-2001 03:07 AM
It just must be this CtP crowd that they hired from various back alleys somewhere causing all the problems.

how obvious it is that you dont know what you're talking about....

**yin26** · January 31, 2001, 06:53

CtP Crowd = The People responsible for putting out CtP2 the way it was. Now c'mon, how can you argue with me on that? They messed up...AGAIN! So tragic.

**yin26** · January 31, 2001, 06:57

By the way, if somebody wants to send me a copy of CtP2, I'll gladly download the mods and send some money to Wes if they are any good. But Activision 'aint getting ONE RED CENT!

**TacticalGrace** · January 31, 2001, 08:54

It's got a really nice box though

**wittlich** · January 31, 2001, 11:03

Allways the gracefull one, eh TacticalGrace?

**MarkG** · January 31, 2001, 18:18

quote:

Originally posted by yin26 on 01-31-2001 05:53 AM
CtP Crowd = The People responsible for putting out CtP2 the way it was.

you are probably talking about the executive crowd, not the ctp crowd

**Dale** · January 31, 2001, 20:16

Yin, I remember you carrying on over CTP1 way back when. But really, CTP2 IS better in its own way. As far as I'm concerned, the only problem with the design of the game is the AI is stupid. But the mods take care of that. The 'bugs' in the game aren't design faults, but should've been fixed by Activision. But if they wanna drop it, I gotta live with the bugs, and I will. Geeze, it's only a game. But a game I can change to suit me. That's why I'm modding, so I can play MY type of game. BTW, I thought CTP1 was good too. So no need to "told you so" me cuz I disagree with you................................. now.

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Rommell to a sub-commander outside Tobruk: "Those Australians are in there somewhere. But where? Let's advance and wait till they shoot, then shoot back."

**MrFun** · January 31, 2001, 21:30

So you guys are crying over spilled milk because . . . .?

**yin26** · February 1, 2001, 00:35

Um, I'm laughing actually. I'm glad some people like the game, but in general you have to admit that we could see the failures coming. I'm also fascinated by the gamer's buying mentality. Usually it runs like this:

"Damn, I'm gonna be more careful next time I think of rushing to buy a game."

...2 seconds later...

"What? CtP3 is out?! Can I pre-order?"

All of this just goes to show me that we, the gamers, can never make computer gaming companies (the run-of-the-mill ones, like Activision anyway) take us seriously because we don't take ourselves seriously. We fuel the very irresponsibility and abuse from gaming companies that we all wish would go away.

Simply put, Activision knows a vast majority of gamers have short memories and deep pockets. The CtPs of the world will live on...just more material for comedy, I suppose.

**Dale** · February 1, 2001, 01:41

quote:

Originally posted by yin26 on 01-31-2001 11:35 PM
Simply put, Activision knows a vast majority of gamers have short memories and deep pockets. The CtPs of the world will live on...just more material for comedy, I suppose.

Baaaaaa...... (Sorry if that perked up the ears of any Kiwis out there ) ...... baaaaaa. ....... everyone else buying CTP....... baaaaa ...... Must Buy ...... baaaaaaa......

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Author of Diplomod. The mod to fix diplomacy.

Rommell to a sub-commander outside Tobruk: "Those Australians are in there somewhere. But where? Let's advance and wait till they shoot, then shoot back."

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