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Smash is offline Smash
Emperor
Civ2 Diehard
Jul 1999
time: 21:12
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What are you gonna do when Civ3 is out? Full PM-box? Change here!

Will you rush out and buy it or take a wait and see strategy?

Most of my "computing"(ya right) is on a mac and in past I had to wait.Which was good and bad.I don't own many lame games but I had to sit on the sidelines for awhile..

but now I have access to the darkside....and access to much much more as far as gaming goes.So ,shall I rush out and get stuck with a CTP?Maybe I'll wait and let everyone else figure out the bugs and whether or not it is a winner.I don't know.I imagine here in Canada it will run $60+ when released.Its not the expense but rather being shafted with another high tech frissbee

The Mad Monk is offline The Mad Monk
Emperor
of Ice Cream
Mar 2000
time: 23:12
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Got spare money?

I picked up Master of Orion 2 in 1999. $15.

I picked up Civ II in Jan 2000. $8.

TOT? last month. $20.

I don't regret a thing--'the sidelines' rule!




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"Oh, the morning it stumbled, right in through the window
And this getting up early, gets old anyway
And if you listen closely, the crying that you hear
Is the night time lamenting the start of the day."
-Lyle Lovett, "Icewater/Fly Swatter Blues"

WarVoid is offline WarVoid
King
Scenario League
Apr 2000
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Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

You cheapskate!!!

My Wife Hates CIV is offline My Wife Hates CIV
Emperor
Michigan
Jan 1970
time: 05:12
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Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

I'll go out to the store and see it sitting there for $49. I'll look at the box and see how nice the screen shots look. I'll walk up and buy it (feeling like a sucker). I'll take it home and install it. I'll start the game and notice how they screwed up the entire thing with fancy worthless graphics (now understanding why I felt like a sucker earlier). I'll close up the box and find a place for it probably next to CTP. I'll fire up CIV II and be happy again.

Smash is offline Smash
Emperor
Civ2 Diehard
Jul 1999
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Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

hehehe.... thats pretty much the way I see it happening also.....crosses fingers

finbar is offline finbar
King
Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Jan 1970
time: 06:12
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Tired of ads?

I'll rush straight out and get it. When it arrives for Mac. I've been to the "dark side".

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Empress is offline Empress
The Empress
cause mingy loves me
Apr 2000
time: 23:12
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Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Well, I still haven't bought Test of Time or Call to Power after my disappointment with Alpha Centauri. However, since I feel like I have had input into civ III via the forums, I will probably rush out and buy it The curiosity is killing me!

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WarVoid is offline WarVoid
King
Scenario League
Apr 2000
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Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

I'm going to end up doing the same thing MWHC is going to do. Alpha Centauri is Ok but, oh, it could have been so much more. The same goes for CtP. ToT is actually very good I think. The SciFi game is the best.

Jim W is offline Jim W
Warlord
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sep 1999
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Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I was a little impressed with what it said on the box of CtP, and I might have bought it, but it said that it needed more Hertzes than I've got (I got 133, it needs 160, IIRC).

So I said "No, not this year," and went back to trying to win on the MPGE.

And I strongly suspect that Civ III will outHerz me again.

Jim W

Alexander's Horse
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Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

I'd like to say I'll wait but I can just imagine a few of my MP buddies going to the new game as soon as it comes out and then I'll have to get it

Carolus Rex is offline Carolus Rex
King
Sweden
Jan 1970
time: 06:12
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Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

I'll buy it the second it's out!

And probably cry and tear my hair off after installing it... [sigh]

Man, when I think about the long wait for SMAC and ToT and the disappointment... Depressing!

Carolus

Gatekeeper is offline Gatekeeper
King
United States of America
Feb 2000
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Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

Everyone:

Well, I'll probably buy the product — that is, if they ever port over to the Macintosh. In that case, I sure as hell hope TPTB took some ideas from Apolyton into account. Personally, I'd love it if they used the Civ II game engine with extra techs, civs, a map/scenario editor and other doo-dads. After all, there's a reason why Civ II and MPG remain the most popular games in the Civ tradition.

C:CTP had some nice innovations — public works, conducting trade, sea/orbital cities — that would be interesting if brought over into the *original* Civ II environment.

CYBERAmazon

vlad is offline vlad
King
Of Nanaimo British Columbia
Dec 1999
time: 21:12
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Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

As I was quite late to civ(got civ II gold Nov.1999) I plan on driving to the factory where it is pressed and hijack the truck,only taking enough copies for me and my MP buds,then I will find as many amphetamines as I can afford and play 72+hours until I know more than Markus and Eyes,then challenge them,win,and perhaps never play again LOL
Definately will be a good time to get my friends to take vacations and leaves of absence from work. :-)

Ming is offline Ming
Chief Minion

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Mingapulco - CST
Jan 1970
time: 23:12
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Put an end to popups!

I will do the same thing I did with Civ Gold MPE... Rah and I will track it down the day it is released. We will both fire it up and play with it a little bit to see how it works, and then we will start a MP game if it seems worth it. But like MWHC, if it sucks, there will always be Civ II to fall back on.

Steve Clark is offline Steve Clark
King
Colorado Springs, CO
Oct 1999
time: 22:12
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Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

I got the money and horsepower, so all it comes down to is this: if it's NOT real-time and if it's NOT scifi/fantasy-based, then I will most definitely pay full price for it the second it hits the shelves.

CyberShy is offline CyberShy

Emperor
Delft, The Netherlands
Mar 1999
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2 weeks before it's released I'll read ALL previews
1 week before it's released I'll download the the warez version and play it and post what I think about it
I'll buy it the day it's released.

Even IF the game is crap, how could I refuse to buy it ? I'm a fan, right ? BTW the more civ3 we'll buy, the bigger the change they'll ever produce civ4

CyberShy

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Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

I will quit my job and become a hermit. And if I have a girlfriend at the time (not likely ) I will dump her.

SilverDragon
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Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

I can't get civ3 right now because my family's computer is not advanced enough, but once we get a new one, I am going to buy it. Even if its not as good as civ2, it still will be fun.

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granite00 is offline granite00
Chieftain
Honolulu, HI
Mar 2000
time: 19:12
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Enter the AD-FREE zone

I'll wait to see what the experts have to say in the Apolyton Forums. Too many new games based on old classic games aren't worth $2.

mwaf is offline mwaf
Warlord
Helsinki, Finland
Jan 1970
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Tired of ads?

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Too many new games based on old classic games aren't worth $2.


well, maybe but I consider Civilization (1) a classic and Civilization II -based on a classic- was definitely worth $2, so there is a chance of Civilization III also being a classic.

And concerning the topic; I'll go buy it directly as long as my computer is powerful enough.

Smash is offline Smash
Emperor
Civ2 Diehard
Jul 1999
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Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

from what I've seen the 2nd version is usually the best in any game.This is true of computer,nintendo,psx etc.They usually make improvements that come from player feedback.Then they go crazy and butcher version #3-why?

Hopefully,the list of ideas will be looked at very seriously although some of the suggestions kinda scare me.

Oldman is offline Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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Full PM-box? Change here!

I'll look at the box, see the nice pictures, fancy comments by various magazines!! and then put it back on the shelf!!!! i've given up looking at the spec requirements about 2 years ago when my P75 was already out classed!!!!

Thank god civ2 works on a P75 nicely, i just have to do without those bloody 3d dudes!??!

I love being cool and fashionably out of date!!!

johnmcd is offline johnmcd
Prince
Edinburgh
Oct 1999
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Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

P75 was fashionably out of date three years ago, man....

I expect to welcome love back into my life for a couple of hours before taking it back for the 10 day no quibble money back guarentee, and then returning to the joy of Shogun and its Total War.

I expect.

Civfan is offline Civfan
Prince
Toronto, Canada
Sep 1999
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Suffering from ads?

I would say that this thread should be called Micropose's suckers thread, to the fact that you all will purchase the game even if its crap. I'll be glad the day it comes out and causes another round of insults, putdowns and disapointments. After buying TOT and hearing all the complaints about BOF, I'll just sit back and listen to the noises and see the signs "Micropose closed for business due to giving the public crappy games." but I'll also pray for a new sign, "Micropose on top of the world with their lastest groundbreaking game." Guess will all just wait and see.

Crustacian is offline Crustacian
Prince
of Idaho PST
Jul 1999
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Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

There is no question I will buy it as soon as it is out.
And whichever one is best for me between Civ3 and CTP2, that is where most of my Civin will be done.
My bet is on Civ3 tho.

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Derek
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Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

I'll buy it the second it's available. I think people are going to be surprised at how good the game is going to be. I'm talking a return to mega-addictiveness. *sniff* *sniff* the good old days.

I think I'm going to ban myself from Apolyton
*Ming anxiously picks up 9 mm*
in the months leading up to the release of Civ3.
*Ming puts 9 mm back down.*.

Reason being that I don't want to see everything new that's gonna be in the game. I don't want to see the goodies until they appear before my eyes when I play the game.

No doubt Apolyton is going to get the inside look first. And I don't wanna see all that. Part of the letdown for me with Call to Power was having access to all of the inside looks at the game before it even came out. I was like, "I've already seen this, I've already seen that, etc."

----> HEY FIRAXIS, don't give away too much information!!!!!!

Only after I've played the game for a few months, then I'll come back and get all the inside info. I think I'd have alot more appreciation for it then.

Thunderfall is offline Thunderfall
Chieftain
NY, USA
Jan 1970
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Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

I will reserve a copy most likely. It can't be a bad game.

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