Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

Is it really necessary to have ANOTHER digital dist. topic only half a dozen threads above the previous one? Seriously.

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

Thats a battle as old as forums, and newsgroups before that.
Once it rolls off the initial screen then its fair game for a new thread.
Thats why FAQs (newsgroups) and stickies (for forums) were invented.
Not that they help all the time either

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

Does it not say something about the need for digital distribution, though?

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

No, it only tells about demand. If there's not enough demand to balance out the costs, going with DD is not an economical choice. So far, Shrapnel's answer has been that there isn't enough demand for DD alone.

If there are enough threads like this, with hundreds of pages of discussion in several of them, demand might be big enough to balance the costs, but there aren't that many advocates for DD at any one time.

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

As far as losing CDs, much the same as losing the manual, I'd contact Shrapnel support to ask about the possibility of replacement (contingent on purchase being verified, naturally).

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

I've read that lengthy Digital Download thread too, and I know the arguments for and against...I can't speak for anyone else, but I do know MY situation. Because of the cost, I've been on the fence with buying this game for about two weeks now. Last week I decided to buy it and was at the ordering screen; when I found out I couldn't get the game digitally, I decided against it and to wait until it goes digital, if ever.

My view- Retail is so last century. I don't care what it costs a game publisher to make games available by digital download...if they can't be bothered to do what it takes to get games to gamers like me, they won't get my business.

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

So they should pay some huge amount of money to get someone to write them a safe managable download tracking system on multiple servers worldwide?
Yeah, that will make your purchase worth it for them :)

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

You and the other 3 people like you do not justify the monetary expense for a niche market publisher. When you feel that your unreasonable demands are reasonable, then the reasonable objections will probably sound unreasonable. Reality is not compelled to agree with the individual.....

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

Hey, go easy on the guy. I was in his shoes once...

-Max

Re: Can you buy Dominions 3 online for download?
 

I'd also much prefer a DD version, although I bought both winSPs and Dom3 on CD... International shipping costs, longer wait, etc. That's why I usually buy games digitally.