(First of all a disclaimer: If the rumors on the Civ3 board turn out to be true than I apologize in advance to Firaxis and to Infogrames).
It appears that Firaxis is going to release Civ III this October without MP capabilities. The game appears not to be ready but Infogrames wants the game yesterday. They don't care one bit if it is not ready - they want quick money. And so they told Sid hey we had a deal, give us the game by the end of October or else. So Sid had to cut MP.
Now why does this have to do with MOO3?
Because both Civ III and MOO3 are being released by the same publisher - Infogrames.
So you have Sid, one of the biggest legends in the gaming industry and he is being told we want this game whether its ready or not. So Civ III is coming out uncompleted.
What about MOO3? Alan Emerich does not have the same name recognition. He is a strategy game guide writer. This is his first (as far as I know) head of a gaming project. What chance does Alan Emerich have of getting any delays?
If Sid isn't a big of enough name than I doubt Alan is. It just doesn't resonate. So what are the chances that MOO3 also comes out uncomplete? Will Infogrames kill two of the most highly awaited strategy games in a number of years? Stormhound, can you reassure me that Alan will not give a gold copy until he is satisfied? Or am I doomed to two huge disappointments because some company doesn't know what its doing?
It appears that Firaxis is going to release Civ III this October without MP capabilities. The game appears not to be ready but Infogrames wants the game yesterday. They don't care one bit if it is not ready - they want quick money. And so they told Sid hey we had a deal, give us the game by the end of October or else. So Sid had to cut MP.
Now why does this have to do with MOO3?
Because both Civ III and MOO3 are being released by the same publisher - Infogrames.
So you have Sid, one of the biggest legends in the gaming industry and he is being told we want this game whether its ready or not. So Civ III is coming out uncompleted.
What about MOO3? Alan Emerich does not have the same name recognition. He is a strategy game guide writer. This is his first (as far as I know) head of a gaming project. What chance does Alan Emerich have of getting any delays?
If Sid isn't a big of enough name than I doubt Alan is. It just doesn't resonate. So what are the chances that MOO3 also comes out uncomplete? Will Infogrames kill two of the most highly awaited strategy games in a number of years? Stormhound, can you reassure me that Alan will not give a gold copy until he is satisfied? Or am I doomed to two huge disappointments because some company doesn't know what its doing?
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