So no Dominions 4?

[Dectilon]

Another one of my favorite games is Total War 2, and I've always imagined that Dominions could totally be created using that engine : )

Not that you'd cut 'n paste minotaurs over pikemen, but that a dominions game could be built using the way TW handles battles with masses of units while still having decent graphics. ^^

Except for perhaps a few minor interface issues and balance issues Dominions 3 really is close to a perfect game. The only thing that can recieve a major improvment is the presentation; the music and the graphics. With that done, look out, Spore (or whatever high-profile strategy game we will see in the future)

[Aezeal]

While I couln't be bothered to read every post (I completely skipped the last 2 pages of posts in here)

maybe the OP should be directed towards the thread where shrapnel explained why the prices are as they where (it was a similar thread with a good reaction from shrapnel.. can't find it atm though.. before I read that I had similar thoughts as the OP.. after it I was convinced shrapnel knew what they where doing... it was very enlightning.

[Gandalf Parker]

I think it might have been in Shrapnels Blog tho it might have been linked to here.

[Aezeal]

I've a particular interest in wanting no more of this or this sort of threads (the reason being I find them annoying and if you can do it better i think you should start a business yourself and prove it and not whine here, another being that I paid a lot of money for this game so so should the rest of the world (I'm really not a nice guy)

so here is the link with some info. (I'm pretty sure there was a thread somewhere with talk about it but I can't be bothered anymore

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/blog/?s=niche+price

[Theonlystd]

Tifone said:

Yeah, me too

I don't pretend being an economics expert, or suggest the devs to make the game cheaper or even more expensive... I am sure there are very valid reasons for the pricing choices. Many of you guys talked about them.

For me, having already bought the game, I'd just like to see the game somewhat cheaper, to bring some friends (less likely to take that "leap of faith" someone talked about ) to buy it too to play together. For me, it was worth every single penny anyway.

Indeed.. I dont regret buying it.. But i have more disposable income than most and can eat bad purchases here and there.. And i have in the past i've made the leap of faith on some bad games.

And would love to play this with more of my friends.. But at its current price.. Not going to happen..

[JimMorrison]

Theonlystd said:

Indeed.. I dont regret buying it.. But i have more disposable income than most and can eat bad purchases here and there.. And i have in the past i've made the leap of faith on some bad games.

And would love to play this with more of my friends.. But at its current price.. Not going to happen..

Well if you have money to burn, why not buy a second copy and give it to a friend? If they decide they're not into it, pass it along until you hook someone, rinse and repeat.

Seems like a better investment of money than, say, buying Two Worlds or Hellgate:London.

[Kraftwerk]

Well if you have money to burn, why not buy a second copy and give it to a friend? If they decide they're not into it, pass it along until you hook someone, rinse and repeat.

Seems like a better investment of money than, say, buying Two Worlds or Hellgate:London.

Because most of his friends dont live physically near him Kind of hard to snail mail around a copy. Of course I guess if you purchased it the cdkey is all you need, certainly other ways of getting the game alot faster than physically mailing the cd. But then you dont get a nice manual.

And those are horrible examples, hellgate londons company has fallen apart, and I assume you mean WoW, which sucks. But for cheaper than this, we could be playing any number of good strategy games. I pirated dominions 2 to play with a friend, and it convinced me to buy dominions 3 to play with the same friend.

But to get a 3rd into the group, is basically impossible, and its not like BOTH of us arent trying.

Its too expensive.

Besides, its just an MP game anyways, the AI is so horrible that SP is really just a way to check out the races and strategies for MP.

If it was cheaper, fine, lets see they would make less money, but they would have a much larger community. Whats more important, a bottom line, or a community? A community is going to keep sales of a game going alot longer, because people get attracted to communities more than the get attracted to games.

[sector24]

Everybody has a birthday...and what better gift than one that is self-serving? Instead of getting a bowling ball with your name carved in it, get him a copy of Dominions 3 or split the cost with a friend. It's win/win.

[Kraftwerk]

I also think alot of people in this thread dont give dominions enough credit. It might not have the same graphics as the total war series, but theyre that much worse. Dom has appeal that I dont think people realize.

Im the lowest common denominator when it comes to games like this, I play unreal, halflife, quakewars, I like mmos, im in my mid 20s, im not a nerd or a grognard, I buy the movies and the games with the big budget development teams and swoon over the flashy graphics.

I was swayed to this game because I really enjoy playing games with and against other people, Ive played just about every multiplayer game you can think of. I just love being competetive. If I hadnt pirated dom2 to play with a friend who had purchased it, id never have purchased dom3. Ever. So theres a sale due to piracy even. But I dont advocate people running around willy nilly stealing every game they can. If you can purchase it, purchase it. Especially if its an indy game. So I cant just tell people pirate the thing, if you like it, buy it, but the price, certainly forces people to take that route (and hopefully most of them purchase it after they see how great it is) Lowering the price, just sending emails and having interviews and reviews on some good multiplayer strategy game websites, and pbem matching making sites, to remind people who, like me, saw this game first there, saw the price and never looked at it again (till someone i knew took the leap of faith and bought it) and lowering the price, is gonna snag all those people who saw the game, saw the price, and turned their back.

Just look at it this way.

All you guys like all the mods right?

Think about all the potential mods and mod makers out there, who wont buy this game because its too expensive. Think about what youre missing out on.

[Theonlystd]

JimMorrison said:

Well if you have money to burn, why not buy a second copy and give it to a friend? If they decide they're not into it, pass it along until you hook someone, rinse and repeat.

Seems like a better investment of money than, say, buying Two Worlds or Hellgate:London.

Pfftt i dont have that much disposable income

And pfft drop 60 on a friend !?!?!?

I dont like any of them nearly that much