OT_ MOO3

AJC · #1 September 3rd, 2002, 01:26 AM

from what I've read they went back to into the game and removed alot of things they thought were making it too micromanaging. They were basically redesigning some of it and thought the release date would slide a bit.

Fyron · #2 September 3rd, 2002, 02:44 AM

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On the other hand, Civ III has had Yet Another Patch issued over the summer... The latest patch adds 8 new civilizations...

Huh? I just got the latest patch, and started Civ III up. I didn't see any new civs.

Lemmy · #3 September 3rd, 2002, 06:31 PM

regarding civ3, the 8 civs are only for the expansion pack, not in the patch.
AFAIK the patch only fixes some bugs, and completes the editor.

sachmo · #4 September 3rd, 2002, 06:37 PM

It's gonna suck! Too bad people will still buy it...

Baron Munchausen · #5 September 3rd, 2002, 07:00 PM

Well, I don't actually have Civ III yet, so I must have mis-remembered. If it's the expansion pack that has the 8 new civilizations that's fine. I'll be buying Civ III soon, and maybe I can buy a package deal with both Civ III and the expansion pack in a single purchase.

Sachmo, you think MOO 3 will suck? I think it'll be 'MOO 2.5' as some have been calling it -- not much of a real change in design or play from past 4X games -- but having what is essentially original MOO (it is more like original MOO than MOO II) with updated art and some new wrinkles to the game is not a bad thing.

Fyron · #6 September 3rd, 2002, 09:26 PM

BM, Civ3 is definitely not worth paying more than maybe $20 for (including the expansion pack).

sachmo · #7 September 3rd, 2002, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
Well, I don't actually have Civ III yet, so I must have mis-remembered. If it's the expansion pack that has the 8 new civilizations that's fine. I'll be buying Civ III soon, and maybe I can buy a package deal with both Civ III and the expansion pack in a single purchase.

Sachmo, you think MOO 3 will suck? I think it'll be 'MOO 2.5' as some have been calling it -- not much of a real change in design or play from past 4X games -- but having what is essentially original MOO (it is more like original MOO than MOO II) with updated art and some new wrinkles to the game is not a bad thing.

I got the impression that the game is experiencing massive feature creep, and since Infograms has absolutely no problem pushing an unfinished game out of the door, it will be less than expected. Perhaps "suck" was a harsh term...how about "disappoint"?

I'm just not sure my little brain can take ANOTHER classic game being ruined. If they get it finished, no matter how long it takes, then it will have a chance. However, that's not the way software development works anymore.