Re: SEIV GOLD Rebate
I was one of the first to express concern about the rebate, the CD destruction, etc. But you know what? Never mind.
Reading this thread and the others has convinced me that Shrapnel and Malfador do deserve every penny. Like most other people, after finishing a game or three of any given game, I shelve it. SEIV is the ONLY game I keep coming back to. Why? Because it's constantly being improved. New stuff is added, whether by the community or the creator, that makes it worthwhile to experience again and again. No other game is as customizable...you don't like something? Mod it!
Which brings me to my point of why I'm going to purchase the Gold and forget about the rebate. What other genre of game does SEIV resemble? Massively MultiPlayer Online Games. MMPOGs. To highlight, MMPOGs are the only games that have a constant development cycle; they are constantly being patched and prodded and tweaked. Similarly, SEIV added Play-by-Web, for pity's sake. Most other games on the shelves are obsolete in the year, and their support is dust soon after release (sometimes the companies themselves fold). The only way MMORGs sustain the support is those annoying little '$9.95's or whatever they charge every MONTH.
Now, considering that there is constant support for the community, and I've been playing this for well over a year, it's not too unreasonable to ask for a little bit more with a new release. I have definitely gotten my money's worth from the initial purchase. I've certainly paid more for lesser games, too. If the Gold Version gives me another year of playability and helps development of SE5, I'm in.
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