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Acronyms: MPG vs MGE Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

The recent posts by MarkG and Ming illustrate the fact that we are not consistent with our use of acronyms when referring to Civ2 Multiplayer Gold Edition. I prefer "MPG" because it emphasizes the Multiplayer aspect of this specific version. However, "MGE" is certainly correct, using the fist letters of the title. Any thoughts?

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I prefer MGE for the version. It's the Multiplayer Gold Edition. To me, MPG denotes a Multi Player Game.

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Was not there a patch to make the original civ2 multi-plyer?
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Originally posted by kcbob on 02-21-2001 05:17 PM
I prefer MGE for the version. It's the Multiplayer Gold Edition. To me, MPG denotes a Multi Player Game.


I agree with this. Having been a wargamer for over twenty years, MPG always makes me think of multi-player game. When I see MGE, I know it means Multi-player Gold Edition.


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Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola on 02-21-2001 05:19 PM
Was not there a patch to make the original civ2 multi-plyer?


Don't think so. You had to buy the multi-player version. Which was the original game with the bits added to allow multi-play, which is why the game has always been so buggy, because the added bits were added slap-dash. That's according to someone who worked on the process at the time, anyway.

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Originally posted by kcbob on 02-21-2001 05:17 PM

I prefer MGE for the version. It's the Multiplayer Gold Edition. To me, MPG denotes a Multi Player Game.



Agreed. The former is the name of the game, the latter is what we do with it.



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Originally posted by kcbob on 02-21-2001 05:17 PM
Hey, MacUser, how ya doin'?

I prefer MGE for the version. It's the Multiplayer Gold Edition. To me, MPG denotes a Multi Player Game.




Hmmm. Never thought of it that way! Civ is the first video/computer game I've ever really played regularly. Seems that others agree with you too.

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Actually I've heard MPGE also.

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MGE was always marketed as... MGE

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Originally posted by MarkG on 02-23-2001 09:46 AM
MGE was always marketed as... MGE


So... MGE it is! The age old question is resolved!

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I have never seen anyone refering to it as MPG, only MGE.
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MGE! All the way!
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Technically neither is an acronym as an acronym must spell another word. MGE though.
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Originally posted by johnmcd on 03-06-2001 12:49 PM
Technically neither is an acronym as an acronym must spell another word. MGE though.


Tis true! Abrev. then.

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...and with those people calling themselves pedents.... I feel sorry for them.
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