25-12-2003 05:49									#1
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Straight from firiaxis, with out sid meier they have no games..

quote: FIRAXIS Games, home of legendary designer Sid Meier, creates fun, intelligent computer games that live in the imaginations of people the world over. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, FIRAXIS has created such critically acclaimed games as Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, Sid Meier’s Alien Crossfire and Sid Meier’s Antietam!. The company recently developed the highly anticipated Sid Meier’s Civilization III (published by Infogrames) and Sid Meier’s SimGolf (published by Electronic Arts), and has just released Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Play The World, the multiplayer expansion pack to the greatest strategy game of all time. For more information on FIRAXIS Games visit www.firaxis.com.

	25-12-2003 08:56									#2
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Ahahaha That's great

	25-12-2003 12:34									#3
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Spamming again, Ras?

	25-12-2003 12:36									#4
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Not spamming, +1ing.

	25-12-2003 13:03									#5
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Silly spammers...

	25-12-2003 14:47									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Silly spammers...

Yea, I know, they post random stuff in the other games forum to increase their post count, even when they are already deities.

	25-12-2003 15:35									#7
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I still don't understand this thread.

	25-12-2003 18:33									#8
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Sid is a computer geek gone mad with ego and power.

	25-12-2003 18:55									#9
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This is a dig at Firaxis, and a fairly good one, at that.

	26-12-2003 10:16									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar quote: FIRAXIS has created such critically acclaimed games as Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, Sid Meier’s Alien Crossfire Obviously giving Siddy all the credit when BR did the hard work. Capitalist pig.

Well, technically they could have put Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri a Brian Reynolds Design but seems too bloated even in a disclaimer.

	26-12-2003 12:33									#11
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hey I bought SMAC and Civ3 based on name alone. Same with SimGolf- that was a dumb purchase. I got bored of that game in 1 day .

	26-12-2003 13:38									#12
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quote: Yea, I know, they post random stuff in the other games forum to increase their post count, even when they are already deities.

Well, can't have the Emperors think they are catching up or anything .

quote: Obviously giving Siddy all the credit when BR did the hard work.

One thinks that 'Sid Meier' tagline would have sold a few 100,000 more than a 'Brian Reynolds' one .

And, btw.. Gettysburg! WAS a Sid Meier game. The last one he worked on (well except Dinosaurs) until Pirates! Interestingly, it was also Firaxis' best game (IMO). Sid should do more original games.

quote: hey I bought SMAC and Civ3 based on name alone. Same with SimGolf- that was a dumb purchase.

SMAC was good stuff! So was SimGolf .

	26-12-2003 14:05									#13
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I don't see Civ3 there, Imran.

	27-12-2003 01:31									#14
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Sid Meier is the man. ( @ Tass )

quote: Sid should do more original games.

So he should.

	27-12-2003 02:28									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar Long live Brian Reynolds!!!

What if....

Brian Reynolds had Finished with Civ3, so they didn't have throw everything he did and start over, giving us the wonder that is the current Civ3?

	27-12-2003 05:53									#16
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quote: Your point...?

You insinuated that Brian Reynolds did the work on that game... according to the quoted passage and your response.

	27-12-2003 17:34									#17
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bad wording.

what I meant was more like, What if they didn't give us the Civ3 they did, stripped of all the BR work

	27-12-2003 20:27									#18
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Then we would have got a better Civ3. But we didn't. I didn't win the lotto on Saturday either.

-Jam

	24-02-2004 10:26									#19
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He definitely makes some good games, but I must say that The Sims can prove to be quite addicting. The worst part is, that there isn't any objective, so the game doesn't really end. You just keep setting goals for yourself, and raising you little bars, until it all comecrashing in on your ptitful little head. I sold all of my sims games.

	24-02-2004 10:37									#20
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Sid didn't make The Sims.

	24-02-2004 15:17									#21
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Wow from the look of about 10 threads this new guy doesn't even think at all before he spams.

	24-02-2004 16:07									#22
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Like the responses have been spam free

	24-02-2004 17:31									#23
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Or even the comments about the responses

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Whatever you guys say, civ3 has turned quite good, much better then most games around...

	24-02-2004 18:28									#24
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Maybe computer designers work under other names? like book authors?

	24-02-2004 18:54									#25
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quote: Originally posted by alva Whatever you guys say, civ3 has turned quite good, much better then most games around...

Even I will admit compared to the likes of Big Rigs, Civ III is bug free, balanced and fun to play

	24-02-2004 19:14									#26
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I think Sid Meier's losing it a little though. CivIII, my many accounts, was not up to par with the Civ series. I want to see SMACII. AC is so playable, but I've got a little bored with playing it pretty much the same again and again. Would be nice to have a new version to play.

	24-02-2004 21:43									#27
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It's not easy to improve on an old classic. That's why Sid doesn't want to do sequels - it takes a different sort of creative mind to do them properly. He's doing Pirates II, hopefully it will turn out good.

As for Alpha Centauri, I don't think there's much else you can add to it.

	24-02-2004 21:53									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger It's not easy to improve on an old classic. That's why Sid doesn't want to do sequels - it takes a different sort of creative mind to do them properly. He's doing Pirates II, hopefully it will turn out good. As for Alpha Centauri, I don't think there's much else you can add to it.

I would buy SMAC 2 if it only meant that ALL bugs were fixed and the AI was improved substantially. And by all bugs I don't just mean single player. I mean all those annoying things that the AI does when simultaneous turns are on, like getting infinite money, and offering tech you have, and calling you up every time units meet, and not being able to use fungus or techtonic missles w/o them hitting the top of the map, and... goes on and on.

And maybe someone could up the graphics a touch just for fun. And have 14 factions playable at once. Hell I can think of plenty to add. Just make sure the Firaxis hacks don't touch it.

	25-02-2004 00:20									#29
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Given sid's track record it might not be a good idea to release a SMAC/X 2. I'm sure they would take short cuts and deliver a game that would create great controversy among the old timers ala Civ3 did.

	25-02-2004 04:52									#30
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Firaxis games will be renaming itself to Sid Meier's B*tch in due course. But after a hard day at Sid Meier's Hunt Valley, the Sid Meier's employees go home to their Sid Meier's home and the Sid Meier's wife...Sid Meier is just taking over