Actually, I was on the fense, until I saw the lack of copyprotection, which is why I bought it. I like these types of games... and wanted to support a developer that doesn't use CP.
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What about a play-by-email, multiplayer? I have played strategy games like that before. From there, it should be easy to set up a MP LIVE mode, where you can play a game live against opponents.
I had probably HEARD about it elsewhere, but PA is where it really crystalized. I would, in all honesty, have to say PA/Evil Avatar/Blues News and Slashdot. I "cared" and noticed the game, when Starforce was screwing with Stardock. That got my interest. I then looked at reviews on Gamespy and IGN, and then bought the game. From there, I told a good friend of mine to check it out. (the day the demo came out). The next morning he was pissed at me,
I want MP also. One thing I think would be fun, is a play by email type game. (if you REALLY want to get spiffy, create an easy-to-use web module to uplaod turns into, etc).
I never really heard of Stardock, until Penny-arcade mentioned it. Then, when I saw the Starfoce crap going on, I started rooting for you guys. It also made me interested in the game. I looked around at some reviews, and I really don't care what people say about reviews, if there are that many over-whelmingly positive reviews, you have a good game on your hands. I was also a fan of MOO2. I read the Gamespy article saying GalCiv2 is the spiritual su
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