Off Topic DO NOT BUY CIV 3

[y.a.newbe]

I bought CTP II one year ago(!) and I couldn't believe how much CIV III lags behind in every aspect. User Interface, fun, movies - you name it!
I wonder if I shall invest(aka waste) another minute an CIV III. I rather play CTP II.

CTPII gives you future technologies, buildings, terains, governments and units packaged with a lot of fun to play them.
CIVIII gives you CIV1 with new graphics, trade system and diplomacy(not that it improves anything) with the same old (10 years?) interface! You want to know your 5 best cities for production? Scroll the list and find them yourself! You want to insert an item into the production queue of those 5 in one easy step? Forget it!
Have you ever played SE-IV? Imagine all(yes all) those listings of planets, ships, fleets ... but you can't sort them. Production queues without pictures just to make sure you paid attention. Hell dunno why I didn't uninstall CIVIII right away!

Safe money and buy SEIV GOLD!

[Growltigga]

I dunno - it is Christmas, the season of good will, joy to all men etc

Even CivIII designers need love and hugs at this time of year just like everyone else.

Be kind, the easiest way to show your preferences is simply not to buy CivIII but pick up SE Gold (or tupperware as I want to call it)

Me? I have an expensive wife to maintain so can't afford her, SE gold and Civ III so one has to go (Civ III)

[dogscoff]

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(gosh, remember when rocket science was mind-boggling? now its genetics this, molecules that. everything in modern science is so darn tiny! in the good old days people thought BIG!)

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A quote from "The Young Ones"
Peasant 1: "What's new?"
Peasant 2: "Microchip technology."

[Growltigga]

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Originally posted by dogscoff:


A quote from "The Young Ones"
Peasant 1: "What's new?"
Peasant 2: "Microchip technology."

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Dogscoff mate, you are showing your age if you can remember that

[zen.]

Dracus: I just finished reading my latest PC Gamer Last night...Myth 3 got something like 50%. Purchase at your own risk.

Personally, I'm picking up SEIVG and perhaps an FPS like Max Payne or Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Although I suppose I'd better finish Ghost Recon first. Simply need something team-like to quench my TFC needs. heh heh

Also, I hear Illwinter's Dominions is also a good turn-based fantasy strategy game. It's produced by three guys, I believe, and their patch list reads frighteningly similar to our own SEIV. Not the best in graphics, but great in scope and execution. Maybe the SEIV for fantasy folks?

zen

[mac5732]

Was going to buy Civ III but after hearing you guys I think I'll wait. Also, I read in other Forums that a lot of gamers feel EU-2 Is way better then CIV 3, Don't know, getting EU-2 for xmas and wife won't let me touch it until then..

tks for info on Civ III, saved me some money, I'll wait for patches to catch up first. (maybe)

just some ideas mac

[Spyder]

CTP ? EU ? Ok, tell me about 'em.....

[Gryphin]

Delaying Purchase:
I have to agree with the others that wait to purchase a new product. I personaly try to stay a generation behind in Hardware, Software, and Operating Systems.
Professionaly I help people use computers, (Glorigied Tech Support). I even did 3 years doing support for Microsponge, er: Microsoft. (Please don't hate me)
I even continued to play SE III untill this forum gave SE IV a general sign of aproval.

[Dracus]

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Originally posted by zenbudo:
Dracus: I just finished reading my latest PC Gamer Last night...Myth 3 got something like 50%. Purchase at your own risk.

Personally, I'm picking up SEIVG and perhaps an FPS like Max Payne or Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Although I suppose I'd better finish Ghost Recon first. Simply need something team-like to quench my TFC needs. heh heh

Also, I hear Illwinter's Dominions is also a good turn-based fantasy strategy game. It's produced by three guys, I believe, and their patch list reads frighteningly similar to our own SEIV. Not the best in graphics, but great in scope and execution. Maybe the SEIV for fantasy folks?

zen

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I have not read the latest PC gamer, but I have played Myth and Myth II and really enjoyed them both. Took me forever to sneak into the castle.
Is PC gamer saying Myth 3 is not as good as the other too?

[Spyder]

I can't find Illwinter's Dominions on a web search...who is publishing it?