For ONLY those who do NOT have MOO3 yet

[Boris Godunov]

Please don't vote if you have the game already (yeah, I know people will still vote to skew the results, but I can ask nicely, can't I?)

So, based on what you've seen/read/heard about the game so far, are you going to buy it?

[H Tower]

club thread! club thread!





seriously though, I still plan on buying it, although I have to wait until school ends in may, too busy to get wrapped up in a new game until then

[ColdWizard]

i didn't want it before, and i still don't want it

[JamesH]

I wanted the game before and still want it.

the major concerns i have are over the AI (which will be fixed i presume) and the fact that its a "deep strategy" game that in fact is quite easy to beat because the ai runs it for you.

i think, however that as the AI gets tougher it will be harder to win just by sitting back and pressing end turn, so im as keen as ever to dive in to the MOO experience.

[Tuberski]

I can't even vote for banana?

ACK!

[Boris Godunov]

Don't screw up my poll, dammit Tube!

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Don't screw up my poll, dammit Tube!

Are you through posting yet?




ACK!

[Chronus]

Well, I voted for "Wanted it but now I won't buy it" but that doesn't quite explain it.

I never played a game of MOO (any version) so I wasn't looking forward to buying the game. But then, I saw it in the store and it was like "gee, I haven't bought a game in awhile" so I almost bought it. I decided to wait, came here to see what was going on, was horrified at the posts and reviews, and finally decided not to buy it.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Chronus
Well, I voted for "Wanted it but now I won't buy it" but that doesn't quite explain it.

I never played a game of MOO (any version) so I wasn't looking forward to buying the game. But then, I saw it in the store and it was like "gee, I haven't bought a game in awhile" so I almost bought it. I decided to wait, came here to see what was going on, was horrified at the posts and reviews, and finally decided not to buy it.

Interesting perspective. I had only played MOO2, and I was one of the few 4x fans who wasn't that impressed with it. I think I only played through one complete game. It just didn't thrill me--felt kinda hollow.

However, I was excited about MOO3 until I read all the horrible reviews and player comments. So I'm gonna avoid it. I may reconsider once a patch is released if it makes a noticeable difference, but I don't foresee that as being too likely.

It's also interesting that, of the votes so far, nobody who had previously not wanted the game now wants it. I think that speaks volumes...

[optimus2861]

I didn't vote -- there's no "I wanted it, but am now undecided" option. Enough criticisms have come out that I'm taking a wait-and-see approach. The first patch or two will make up my mind. Civ3 didn't really get playable until about the third patch went by, now I finally find myself playing it more often (though still tweaking what I consider some flawed default rules).

[Bkeela]

I was interested in the game during its development, although I never allowed myself to become obsessed. A couple of weeks ago I let myself become more interested - started downloading screenshots, and even considered buying it upon release. Then the reviews came in, and my interest in the game shrivelled rapidly. I only felt mild disappointment.

I will only buy MoOIII now if it makes the bargain bins in a couple of years for $4.95 [Australian].

Bkeela.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Bkeela
I was interested in the game during its development, although I never allowed myself to become obsessed. A couple of weeks ago I let myself become more interested - started downloading screenshots, and even considered buying it upon release. Then the reviews came in, and my interest in the game shrivelled rapidly. I only felt mild disappointment.

I will only buy MoOIII now if it makes the bargain bins in a couple of years for $4.95 [Australian].

Bkeela.

If the exchange rate is even close to what it was in 1993, that's approx 70 cents American!

Maybe I should move to Australia, I know the women a very nice to be around.

ACK!

[DRoseDARs]

I voted banana. When I first heard that they were going to do this game, I was elated. But, as time went on and we saw all the great proposals for the game dwindle away ( ), I started having really bad feelings about it; the foul stench of another Battlecruiser 3000 AD debacle began filtering in...

Now that the game is out, a lot of damning reviews have been written. SimCity 4 also came out a little broken, so I should have waited until at least the first patch before buying. I'm going to do that with MOOIII...God I hope the developers can correct the more damaging errors in the game...otherwise, I'm spending my money on GalCiv and waiting to buy MOOIII from the bargin bin...

EDIT / Update: Puchased the game from Best Buy on 03-16-03 (before the first patch) we'll see how it turns out for me...

[swordsman1612]

I wanted it before, badly. As it is now, I'll wait to see how much the patch helps single player, and how GalCiv turns out to be.

[Skanky Burns]

I was interested initially when I heard the game was being made. However, certain things made me wary of this game. I wasn't sure whether I would get the game or not.

Well, I decided to wait for reviews from 'Poly people, and we all know how they turned out.

I may yet still test the game out, but more than likely I will just forget about it and find something else.