Moo3 is a shareware now

Will · #1 May 28th, 2003, 08:37 AM

Hmmm... funny, I've never seen that many 3rd-party sellers on Amazon... "28 used & new from $15.00"

"Comments: - Complete in original small box. Opened with light wear."
Does this mean that the previous owner only threw around the box for a few seconds in a fit of rage, or for several minutes?

trooper · #2 May 28th, 2003, 08:46 AM

Never seen so much bad customer reviews on a product... I really wonder how some people can still buy it !

Specially like this one :
"
[...]
I recommend Space Empires IV Gold by Malfador Machinations instead of MOO-III.

Review by: Maximillian Ben Hanan"

Fyron · #3 May 28th, 2003, 08:52 AM

People are stupid and will buy anything.

dogscoff · #4 May 28th, 2003, 09:03 AM

Now come on people, the demise of MOO3 just isn't funny, and we shouldn't laugh at the misfortune of the developppers.

*pause*

BWWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAA AAAA!!!!

Voidhawk · #5 May 29th, 2003, 01:14 AM

Yeah, the game is virtually unplayable in it's current state. I honestly tried to like it for what it was instead of for what I wanted it to be, but it just didn't work out. The game simply isn't fun to play (for me at least, some folks seem to enjoy it). Personally, I haven't been this disappointed in a game since the first Battlecruiser.

I'm planning on giving it another shot once the code patch comes out, but my hopes aren't high. I'm trying to keep an open mind.

Erax · #6 May 29th, 2003, 01:33 AM

I never rush out and buy a game as soon as it's released. I never, ever pre-order. There was only one exception : X-Com Apocalypse, I bought that one as soon as I saw it, but I was younger then.

I will take your advice and avoid MoO3 like the plague.

But we should be asking ourselves, why is MoO3 such a poor game ? Not how, plenty has been said about that, but why ? Did the original developer sell the rights to another company ? Were any of the people who worked on MoO2 on this project ? Was there interference from the publisher ? In other words, what went wrong ? Owning the MoO line was supposed to be like owning a license to print money, how did they manage to make such a mess of it ?

dogscoff · #7 May 29th, 2003, 01:45 AM

Also, has there been any talk of Moo4? Maybe they'll be rushing to get something onto the market that is more like what everyone hoped moo3 would be so they can put this fiasco into the past and bury it.

Kind of like Aliens resurrecttion being the film the Alien3 should have been, or highlander3 trying to salvage some credibility for the line by completely disowning the abysmal highlander2.