Overpriced?
 

I downloaded the Demo and really like the game....but then I went to the site and saw the price http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif IT is a lot for a game with graphics like that...the gameplay is good..but I dont know if its worth 50 bucks and shipping.

Anyone else think so?

If anyone knows of a place to buy it cheaper...or Wants to sell theirs on Ebay or something...I have checked but nothign.

Re: Overpriced?
 

you've said yourself that you really like it - when you buy a game are you buying it to play or to look at?

I just ordered Dom II a second time (for a friend) and it cost me approximately AU$69 (including international shipping). any new-release PC game will cost me AU$99 if I buy it locally (I'm in Australia) which makes Dom II a bargain IMHO.

if I were accustomed to paying much less for my games I guess I'd have to look at how much gameplay I was getting. Dom II is my favourite game of 2003 so to me that would justify paying more for it than other releases.

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Every couple of days it's Deja Vu.

The Search button in the upper right hand side and do a "Worth $" or "Reviews" or anything of that nature will give you a huge mass of Posts about peoples opinions of the game.

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Silly to have a poll of this type here, don't you think?

It's like going to the Democratic convention and asking whether people think Bush should be re-elected.

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If you like strategy games this is the one being discussed heavily in all the strategy newsGroups. IF you can get past the learning curve then this game will live on your machine for years. Far longer than other "fancier" games of the same price. But I can understand why some people would consider graphics/sound/interface/direc-control to be important things. Have you checked out XBox?

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Make sure you buy your game from a reliable source, if you get a pirated copy you won't be able to play with the new patch. Read the thread below.

Help-Serial Number-Patch 2.06 Thread

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Gandalf, can you make a sticky "Dominions 2 is worth its price" ! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">*whining voice* You might not be totally serious but I just removed some stickies because I thought there were too many. I was only brave enough to remove ones that seemed clearly redundant. Cant we add it to the newbies FAQ instead? We should be trying to get them to read those anyway.

I would hate to see a sticky appear for every Frequently Asked Question. Maybe we need a sticky that says READ THIS FIRST and put links to some of the larger re-occuring subjects.

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Gandalf,
I wasn't serious http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
And you're right, stickies filling all the screen aren't pleasant. BTW you could remove some - or rather group some- of all those dealing with various demo/tech problems (demo d/l, doesn't work with this or that weird platform, crappy fps with obscure graphics card ..).
Else a tech forum shouldn't be a bad idea neither http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: Overpriced?
 

The game is worth exactly what you are willing to pay for it, just like everything else in life.

I don't mind the extra $10 too much, since I am a staunch supporter of the smaller development shops. If this is the price they need to charge to pay the bills and keep working on this incredible game, then I'll pay it. It appears that many other people are, too. If you can't afford it now, save your pennies. It is worth it.

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Yep, Zen, seems like a new post with this topic is once every 2-3 days. Is it worth it? I bought it AND paid for the express shipping, which came to $63.95. Didn't waste a penny, IMO. Looking to my right, I see...oh, about $1,000.00 worth of games I've purchased and accumulated over the years. Replay value? Hmm, once every couple of years I might decide to re-play an old favorite, but most are "play through to the scripted end and shelve it". Dominions 2 is like learning to play chess. It takes a long time even to be able to call yourself an intermediate player, let alone anything near an expert. I anticipate the replay value of this game is worth that of 10 or more games. As long as you like the demo (ie: you're the type of gamer who enjoys this type of game), it's well worth the measly 50 bucks.

[ January 29, 2004, 15:15: Message edited by: Targa ]

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I agree with the sentiments of Targa and sachmo below: if this is what it takes for brilliant small design studios like Illwinter to survive, then it's a small price to pay. We as gamers have a responsibility to support small design companies that put out unique and addictive game software, like Dominions 2.

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This is game is better than any game in the world and you think its overpriced? Its underpriced!

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Trust me its great , even greater if they release as many patches as to the first game

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Gotta throw in my penny's worth...speaking of great games and supporting the hard work of independent developers, have you all played Derek's new release Coliseum?

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Thanks for you imput Gentlemen. And I know this is a lttle biased poll ha ha. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yeah normally Id say "now go find a group that didnt like the game so you can get a balance" but to be truthful I dont know where you owuld find them. Even if you go to the generic "strategic games" discussions such as the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic newsgroup you would have a hard time finding people who tried it and didnt like it. They will all say they either got scared off early by things like graphics or learning curve or price, or they love it. Maybe if you asked in something like one of the adventure/shooter game Groups but the propblem there is that it would be obvious why they didnt like it.

[ January 30, 2004, 12:55: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]