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Old July 12th, 2008, 10:45 AM
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Default Re: Why Dominions 3 isn\'t just another computer ga

Exactly. He seemed to be saying.. we have lots of whiny threads lately, so lets have one to balance the scales abit.

I know that people come in here thinking (in a standard way for some places on earth) that "you will put up with my rudeness because I am a customer". I dont so much mind that in new people. I try to explain things altho we do have some oldtimers who still cant seem to shake that notion.

If you read about Shrapnel here then you get some idea why they arent just another money-grubbing conglomerate trying to get rich off of you and developers. In fact, they were basically started in response to such companies.

If you read about Illwinter here (which isnt much) you start to get a feel. Searching back thru the devs posts you will see responses where people have tried to use money as an argument and received the answer many MANY times that the two of them have day jobs. What they do for us, they do for fun. If you want them to do, then make it fun. If you want to blow it, make it unfun.

Now neither of these companies are the type to say "why should we do anything since you already bought the game". But keep in mind that is true none-the-less. What we want of them now (forums, support, more patches, more upgrades, more documentation) are things they are doing for free and fun. I only want that fact to be apparent in the way people ask.

Mostly because I have SEEN some of the things I most wanted put into the game fall on the side because someone jumped to my cause who changed it from a request to a demand with insults sprinkled on top. There are some people here that you never want on your side when you want something added to the game.
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Old July 12th, 2008, 11:40 AM
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Default Re: Why Dominions 3 isn\'t just another computer ga

I suppose I should have proofread it a bit more, but I was busy having a life at the time.
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Old July 12th, 2008, 11:48 AM
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Ahhh now thats not fair.
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Old July 12th, 2008, 11:56 AM
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Well, you might think it more fair if I tell you I was helping my wife set up her own computer. We've been waiting many moons for her to be able to work at home too (pretty much everybody at our company does, atleast at her level, which is one step up from my own), and now she finally can, for 2 days a week, instead of commuting 80 miles back and forth every day, at current gas prices.
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Ahhh good show.
Now get her hooked on Dom3.

We are totally addicted here. I have two desktops, and two servers. Both sons have their own computers. My wife has her own, plus she is in the process of adding a laptop for her job.
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My wife-and I love her dearly for it-tolerates me. That's about all I'm going to hope for
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