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I take it, because someone likes se4 over se5, that the only excuse for that fopa would be that they are an old-time fan? People discover SE IV and V everyday and not everyone is into SE V head or heals.

All because some of us have decided that SE V isn't for us shouldn't mandate that we be marginalized as "old-time fans" because that would be a totally unfair characterization.

Some people just prefer SE IV over SE V. Thats to say that some people like Civ 3 over Civ 4. (Shudder) It isn't about being an old-time fan boy, its about personal preferences.

It has nothing to do with being a fan of one game over the other.

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Which isn't to say that just because we like SE4 dosen't mean we aren't old timers... a decade is certainly ancient in Internet time.

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Atrocities said:
Ok so SE IV is dead because no one on the SE V official site plays it.

Nobody said anything of the sort... All anyone has said is that they doubt that there are more people playing SE4 than SE5 overall. Retail tends to bring in a lot more customers in a short period of time than Internet sales, afterall... That doesn't imply that SE4 is dead, and it doesn't imply that there isn't anyone new to the series that winds up preferring SE4...

Atrocities said:
"...marginalized as "old-time fans" because that would be a totally unfair characterization. "

...what? Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today? There was no "marginalization" implied or expressed in my post. I don't see how "old-time fans" can be construed as a negative term... It is merely a statement as to the length of time one has been playing the game(s). I fit under that category. Does that mean I was trying to marginalize myself?

Atrocities said:
I take, it because someone likes se4 over se5, that the only excuse for that fopa would be that they are an old-time fan?

What thread are you reading, exactly?

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Fyron old boy, I was editorializing. No need to go postal on my old fan boy arse. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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One doesn't need to be an old-time fan to enjoy the game and no one should be labeled as such all because they do enjoy the game. I am concerned that many SE V players look down upon SE IV players as being "old-time fans." I just wanted to make the point that one doesn't have to be an old-time fan to enjoy the game. Thats all. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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I don't see "old-time fan" as negative designation. In fact I would consider it as a compliment for myself!
I was very sceptical at the beginning about SE V, but more and more I began to like it and now I cherish the many improvements compared to SE IV. Therefore I play more SE V even if it is still not as perfected as SE IV.
If only I could motivate Atrocities to adapt his 1001 races to SE V. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Hey Q, I tried to adopt some sets to SE V and just gave up out of shier frustration. I did however successfully introduce three star trek sets based off of SFC I, II, and III models, but even those no longer work in SE V. Sadly it is probably only a minor fix but frankly I am just not motivated enough to even consider trying to figure it out at this point.

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Personally I still prefer SMAC/X over both Civ3 and IV...

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Q said:
"I don't see "old-time fan" as negative designation. In fact I would consider it as a compliment for myself!"

Exactly! Its not derogatory in any way.

AT:
I never said you _had_ to be a fan of the series for some time to enjoy SE4... please stop putting words in my mouth.

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I would like to second this, but I haven't played Civ3 or Civ4, so I can't really judge. But my impression from skimming the Civ3 manual was that it looked like a step backward. SMAC/X is definitely the best Civ-category game I have played. (Some people might argue that the Civ series is part of the 4X category, but it feels like a separate category to me.)

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Fyron - "I never said you _had_ to be a fan of the series for some time to enjoy SE4... please stop putting words in my mouth."

I never intended to.