Yet another report from the bargain bin diver - MOO2 for $5

[lord of the mark]

well, encouraged by the suggestions of folks here, ive had my eye out for MOO2. I thought id seen a jewelcase version for $10, but the store where i recalled seeing it didnt have it.

Then I try my local EB, and they have a used version, big box, manual, and all for $5.

I wont install it till im done with PST. I will of course largely be discussing it in the MOO1/2 forum, not here, but i thought id let y'all know, and say thanks. (more thanks to come if it turns out to be really good)

[Spaced Cowboy]

Don't forget to patch it!

[Solver]

Bargain bins are great stuf sometimes. Why oh why don't we get gaming stores here ?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Solver
Bargain bins are great stuf sometimes. Why oh why don't we get gaming stores here ?

Uh, too many pirates?

(LOTM runs and hides)

[Solver]

Some of them forced because of lack of stores .

[DrSpike]

Said the chicken to the egg.

[DrSpike]

Re: Yet another report from the bargain bin diver - MOO2 for $5

Originally posted by lord of the mark
well, encouraged by the suggestions of folks here, ive had my eye out for MOO2. I thought id seen a jewelcase version for $10, but the store where i recalled seeing it didnt have it.

Then I try my local EB, and they have a used version, big box, manual, and all for $5.

I wont install it till im done with PST. I will of course largely be discussing it in the MOO1/2 forum, not here, but i thought id let y'all know, and say thanks. (more thanks to come if it turns out to be really good)

I doubt you will regret it; a veritable bargain.

[General Ludd]

You're still working on Planescape?


You'll be playing MOO2 in 2007 at this rate.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by General Ludd
You're still working on Planescape?


You'll be playing MOO2 in 2007 at this rate.

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sigh. Not much gaming time (especially this past summer), and I found that game very involving. I also tend to play RPG's somewhat slowly.

But yeah, thats one reason I dont expect EVER to be buying new games, and never complain about not enough good games. I DID put aside MS Flight Sim 98, Myst, and games in the first Simmania pack pretty quickly

[Solver]

Hey, playing games several years old is good. I do myself often start playing a game that's some 2-3 years old. There are a few releases that I want immediately, but others are picked up along the way...

[Carolus Rex]

Congrats; you're in for a treat!

I like it a lot, although I've barely scratched the surface of the game...

The music, the game's atmosphere, the galaxy interface... I also tend to get very nostalgic when playing MOO2; I have no idea why...

The only thing I dislike are the spies... Never figured out how to curb the other races' spies...

Semantic question for you all: should I use "are" or "is" in the sentence "The only thing I dislike are the spies"?

I. e. should I let the verb refer to "thing" (singular) or "spies" (plural)?

Carolus

[Carolus Rex]

"The only thing I dislike is spies" feels awkward, but I guess you can have it both ways?

Carolus

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Carolus Rex
"The only thing I dislike is spies" feels awkward, but I guess you can have it both ways?

Carolus

I think IS is correct, since what you dislike is "the thing" The thing IS spies, not the thing ARE spies. To this english speaker "the only thing i dislike are spies" is considerably worse, though im no grammarian.

The preferred solution, of course, is to rewrite to avoid the awkwardness. "The only thing i dislike is the way theyve implemented spies" or "the only thing i dislike is espionage"

[ravagon]

Originally posted by Carolus Rex
The only thing I dislike are the spies... Never figured out how to curb the other races' spies...

Building your own spies and using them defensively helps. As does researching techs that give them bonuses.

I'm just guessing that you're not playing as the Darloks?

[Sharpe]

Hmm I got it for $40 Canadian ($32 US) in 1997 - and I still consider it a great bargain given all the playing time I have gotten out of it - a real classic (unlike its successor )