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Originally posted by JaegerIX:
Hello,

I am thinking about buying this game. I downloaded and played the demo but it is limited to 40 turns, so I cannot get a serious feel for the game yet. The multitude of units/spells etc seems cool, but is it the kind of game that once you play through an entire game (many days I'm guessing), all subsequent games would be pretty much just a rehash, with only slight variations on units and magic used?

Also, from browsing through the forums, it seems like there are still a load of bugs in the game. Are they mostly just minor balance issues or game breakers?

Thanks for all responses in advance!
JaegerIX

P.S. Can you buy this game in a retail outlet or must it be ordered Online?

Hello!
This game can only be ordered Online as far as I know.
In my opinion, there are quite a few bugs still in the game, but none of them are "game breakers", although many could be quite frustrating to you depending on how you play.
But to answer your main question: it depends on what you mean by "rehash". There will be rehashes in the sense that *all* games without constant complete random re-contenting will be rehashes, and a "rehash" in the sense that -- unlike an adventure-type, role-play or a shooter/role-play hybrid -- there are no new "rooms" with never-before-seen challenges to discover (although that will still take a while). But I think there is enough variety in the game that you will not have to play the same thing twice for at least many many moons, because each situation really is unique: this foe on that map combined with those settings and these AI nations playing that race with this pretender and this strategy.... those are a lot of factors. So I think the rehash danger is fairly low. But this is just my opinion.