[quote quoting="post"]When the reviews came out, I thought, What are they complaining about? It isn't that bad. Meanwhile I haven't played the game even once. I don't count messing around with it a few times during beta. I just don't feel any compulsion to play the game.[/quote] Gee, that's too bad.
Now I wonder if part of the reason the standalone Fall From Heaven game was put on hold was because he was making a move to Stardock.
[quote who="WhiteElk" reply="56" id="2801494"]Jon Shafer rose from the mod ranks to lead the design of Civ5.[/quote] Hmmm... a back-handed compliment?
[quote who="solidsmooky" reply="38" id="2801259"]It would be really funny if its Bill Roper to be honest so I want the comedy option to be him.[/quote] As much fun as it was watching Hellgate: London crash and burn -- after all, I wasn't going to get $50 of entertainment out of the game, so I contented myself with enjoying the cathartic spectacle of Flagship's high-profile demise -- it's not an experience I particularly wish to repeat, especially not with a game with as much potential
[quote who="Stuie_acs" reply="16" id="2800663"]Firaxis has released plenty of patches that included non-maintenance stuff.[/quote] While there's an exception to every rule, the overwhelming majority of their patches are bug fixes.
I hope it's not Bill Roper.
[quote who="joasoze" reply="6" id="2800163"]Still CIV V could get great patches...[/quote] If we go by Firaxis' past history, this is unlikely. Their patches are always maintenance updates. They save the big game changes for expansion packs.
I asked about this in Elemental chat one night, and one of the Stardock crew told me that the long delay is not intended, and they plan to fix it at some point in the future.
Edit: I think I'll go ahead and self-moderate. Guess I'm just in a grumpy mood or something.
Seriously, install Impulse, download the latest update, and then uninstall Impulse if you feel it's necessary. It's not DRM anymore than having to register to post on a forum is DRM, so it's not a big deal. If, however, you're paranoid and want to avoid Impulse altogether then go to anywhere.impulsedriven.com and download a full, offline version of the game that can be installed without Impulse. You will, of course, nee
[quote quoting="post"]Guess I will get Civ 5 and clean this junk off my hard disk.[/quote] Seeing as Civ 5 currently has a number of bugs and technical issues and that your PC is far below Civ 5's minimum requirements, it won't be long before you're starting a similar thread in a Civilization forum. Enjoy! [e classic]:D[/e]
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="12" id="2796025"]I'd love to share those details but my PR minder would have me killed. Poor Steph, she's been a real hero these past few months. Imagine your job being keeping me out of trouble?[/quote] Something tells me she's not paid nearly enough.
[quote who="Alstein" reply="4" id="2794872"]i think 1.10 is supposed to be end of October.[/quote] Oh, really? It was originally slated for September. I didn't realize it had been pushed back so far.
Auto-resolve can screw you, though, so you gotta be careful. Last night I lost an army of 10 units (including my sovereign) to a single unit with high defense. Apparently the auto-resolve didn't send my best unit to attack and the single unit ended up slaughtering my army with counter-attacks. I reloaded and won the battle fairly easily playing it myself.
[quote who="falconne2" reply="373" id="2792739"]It's the same as saying Sid Meier's name on a box gives a game an unfair advantage in reviews.[/quote] Or you can look at the overwhelmingly glowing reviews on release day and the deteriorating player opinion in forums a week after release and draw your own conclusions. [quote who="falconne2"]But there's a significant percentage of us who feel it's not as good as Civ IV and that it's going in the wrong direction.[/quote]</p
[quote who="fatindian" reply="366" id="2792253"]You keep cherry-picking the forum posts from Civ forums that suit your argument.[/quote] No, I'm taking them all into account and simply noting that the general tone in Civ 5 forums has shifted from more positive to more negative. [quote who="fatindian"]The perfect example is the fact that you mention V is like Civilization Revolution, which is just a clichéd thread on the Civfanatics forum...[/quote]
[quote who="BoogieBac" reply="13" id="2792049"]i think we're getting to the point where we can re-prioritize polish oddities like that.[/quote] That's gotta be a good feeling for you guys.
[quote who="falconne2" reply="364" id="2792101"]So says the guy claiming the only reason Civ V has a 91% metacritic score is because it has Sid Meier on the box.[/quote] No, I never said that. I said that Elemental would have gotten a better reception from critics if it was called "Sid Meier's Elemental: War of Magic". It's a subtle but important distinction. Like I said, I've never played Civ 5 - in fact, my computer refuses to run it - so I can only go by what's
[quote who="mbaron888" reply="7" id="2791840"]* If you are zoomed out in cloth map mode then save game, when you come back to the game the cloth map is gone and it's in 3D mode. [/quote] Now that you mention it, that bug has been around for a while. Zooming in and then back out is the workaround, but it probably should be fixed.
[quote quoting="post"]That original PC Gamer UK article killed us commercially - before a single review hit.[/quote] I don't think this is an unsalvageable situation. You might consider officially re-releasing the game at some point in the future and see if you can't get more positive coverage the second time around.
[quote who="Nesrie" reply="362" id="2791649"]At this point, I don't think anyone is taking your word for it when it comes to these games.[/quote] Like I said, nobody has to. "Denial" isn't just a river in Egypt, you know. [e classic];)[/e]
[quote who="fatindian" reply="360" id="2791417"]Sounds like an objective assessment from what I'm sure is a wealth of usable data.[/quote] The best part is, you don't have to take my word for it since the forums in question are open to the public. [e classic]:D[/e]
Reading various forums has been interesting. Seems like the more people play Civ 5, the less they like it. Game breaking bugs and over-simplification are the most common complaints.
You guys sure are bitter.
[quote quoting="post"]I've seen some people ask about this phrase and wanted to quickly shed some light on the subject. Thank you, Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_versus_butter_model It's basically the decision made to either spend money on food and infrastructure OR weapons (guns) and defense OR a combination of both. Perhaps this help shed some light on some of FrogBrad's posts.[/quote] By way of example, the Civilization series only allows you to