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Old October 14, 2001, 11:09   #1
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Where are all the Firaxians?
Now that the game has gone gold you'd think they'd have some free time to post here. But no! Are they that busy playing Civ3 that they can't even find a few minutes to post here? Even Dan rarely gets off his lazy butt to post here, hell he only manages to update the main site once a week or so. Well I've had enough! I demand Firaxis starts posting some cold hard facts about Civ3 right this minute.
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Old October 14, 2001, 11:12   #2
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of course they're playing the game! they spent like 2 years working on it, why can't they celebrate some?

and don't call dan lazy
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Old October 14, 2001, 11:13   #3
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if theyre not working on multiplayer then i'm going to hurt them.


but realistically, they just put a game out, im sure they get a little break.
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Old October 14, 2001, 11:15   #4
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I'd like to see them come on here as well, but I can bet that their doing some of the following:

1) Getting some much needed rest;
2) Staying away from the forums just to keep things a secret before the release of the game... if they came on here, they might accidently say something that they are not supposed to;
3) Preparing response strategies regarding feedback, and getting ready to create patches if needed;
4) Working on marketing their new product;
5) Working on multiplayer;
6) Working on an expansion pack (maybe with multiplayer support);
7) Playing CIV III (those bastards!)
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Old October 14, 2001, 12:22   #5
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Re: Where are all the Firaxians?
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Now that the game has gone gold you'd think they'd have some free time to post here. But no! Are they that busy playing Civ3 that they can't even find a few minutes to post here? Even Dan rarely gets off his lazy butt to post here, hell he only manages to update the main site once a week or so. Well I've had enough! I demand Firaxis starts posting some cold hard facts about Civ3 right this minute.
listen executor, it is very improper to insult dan like that. it is not his job to post on these forums. he was more than kind to share what he knew with us. so please spare us from outright insults like that one
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Re: Where are all the Firaxians?
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Now that the game has gone gold you'd think they'd have some free time to post here. But no! Are they that busy playing Civ3 that they can't even find a few minutes to post here? Even Dan rarely gets off his lazy butt to post here, hell he only manages to update the main site once a week or so. Well I've had enough! I demand Firaxis starts posting some cold hard facts about Civ3 right this minute.
i think its related to marketing issues.. they are intentionally hiding information about the game making us more and more and more curios, pumping up the sales..
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Old October 14, 2001, 12:43   #7
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Now that the game has gone gold you'd think they'd have some free time to post here.
the game going gold doesnt mean they have free time to response to kind posts like yours....
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Old October 14, 2001, 12:43   #8
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The fact they're just playing the game is a good thing. Means it's a really good game!

And anyway, I'd rather not know all about the game before it comes out. the anticipation is one of the best parts! 16 days...
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They might be all on holiday - with Sid playing golf for real
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Old October 14, 2001, 13:21   #10
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the game going gold doesnt mean they have free time to response to kind posts like yours....
I'm buying the game the day it arrives, is it too much to ask for some information beforehand?
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They've given the press copies of the game and in about a week we will have more reviews than we know what to do with. For reasons of their own they (the publishers, not necessarily Firaxis) have insisted on no earlier reviews. So anyone that should get advance insight has already got it. With the tensions running through the forum at the moment its a wonder Dan has posted anything at all on here lately since he more often gets abuse than thanks for doing so. If its not been posted on Civ3.com or here already then resign yourself to not knowing about it until an official review mentions it or we get our hands on the game.
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is it too much to ask for some information beforehand?
it depends on how you ask
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Old October 14, 2001, 13:41   #13
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it depends on how you ask
In this thread, I was expressing my discontent at the lack of updates, not asking any specific questions. And I doubt my opinion will matter in the long run.
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Maybe they're already working on a patch?
You never know, these days it seems common for games to be released with alot of bugs who can even wipe out your Win9x system files (PoRII) or destroy your Win2K system (AO)...
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I'd like to see them come on here as well, but I can bet that their doing some of the following:

1) Getting some much needed rest;
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Hopefully they are spending some time with their families. People outside the software industry sometimes don't appreciate just how much someone's famility has to sacrifice when there's overtime, late nates, weekends, etc. lost to work. I for one wouldn't blame them if they all took a week or two off and enjoyed having their lives back for a change.
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Hopefully they are spending some time with their families.
...and I hope they are chained to their computers working on an expansion pack.
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Hopefully they are spending some time with their families. People outside the software industry sometimes don't appreciate just how much someone's famility has to sacrifice when there's overtime, late nates, weekends, etc. lost to work. I for one wouldn't blame them if they all took a week or two off and enjoyed having their lives back for a change.
Maybe you're forgetting, but we're the victims here. I spent an entire YEAR playing Civ2 non-stop, every single day. Civ is like a drug, and we're addicted.
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You spent only one year playing civ2 ?! Newbie
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Where are all the Firaxians?
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In this thread, I was expressing my discontent at the lack of updates, not asking any specific questions. And I doubt my opinion will matter in the long run.
if you ask politely, they might reply. calling them lazy asses certainly aint gonna help. they have better things to do than chat with fans the whole day....
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In this thread, I was expressing my discontent at the lack of updates
expressing your discontent in a rude way only makes things worse

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And I doubt my opinion will matter in the long run
probably not, but you're ruining our forum experience
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Maybe they're already working on a patch?
you could be very well correct assur, i would like to remind everyone that the first smac patch came out 3 days after the release. something tells me they didnt make the patch in 3 days....
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