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Old October 27, 2001, 05:54   #31
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Because if it was, that person would post here, saying, "I GOT IT!"

The title to this thread would be "Civ III Out!!!!!", and not Civ III Out!!!???
I disagree. Some kid in BFI (same as BFE, but with Iowa instead of Egypt - i.e. corn instead of war chariots) bought Civ3 right before the manager caught what the rogue clerk had done. Kid took game home, installed, and said "What the hell? I thought this was real-time" and the game becomes shelfware.
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Old October 27, 2001, 06:08   #32
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Here piracy costs even less than that. I know of a place where it's for 1.25 $/disk. You come, order anything, the next day you return, take the disk(s), and pay. All that easy. But I don't support piracy, and will buy Civ 3.
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Old October 27, 2001, 06:17   #33
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Pirated versions of games (and all other software too) cost $1.5 per CD
here and come the same day or a day after the official release while
you have to wait few weeks/months (depends on the genre) and pay from
$25 to $50 for a legal copy.

TBS games like Civ series are very unpopular here compared to RTS
and hybrid games like Diablo or Black and White so companies wont
bother to import games like Civ very quickly.

BTW, one could bought Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction few days after it
was officially released in US and the price was $25 only compared to $35
in US.

On Tuesday or Wednesday I'll go to my "retailer" and come back
(I really hope so) with a fresh Civilization III warez copy If my dreams
will not come true then I'll just download ISO or CD image in any other
format. All next week I'm having holidays from school so a kind of
marathon awaits...

I'm open to criticism and insults on how bad I am etc..
I used to do this kind of thing. A loooong time ago, but as I got older (and richer) I put aside my pirating ways and started paying for the games. It's better for the industry and better for my conscience.


I think if the game was out or sold on accident. someone would have said something about it. The reason distributers ask to have it put out on a specific day, is to insure a unified release. They don't want people in Alaska *****ing because the people in Ohio are playing and they aren't. This way, everybody gets the game at the same time.
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Old October 27, 2001, 07:30   #34
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Ahhh, the dog days of October... waiting for Civ III. What's cool about these next four days is that my girlfriend's parents are out of town. So I'm glad the days are longer Although they're going to be pissed when they see the stains on the ceiling
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Old October 27, 2001, 11:30   #35
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The strongest argument that it's near-impossible to get right now is that I haven't seen it posted in any newsgroup or warez channel. Hacker groups are incredibly good at getting early releases--I remember getting Heroes III 3 days before it was officially released --and pride themselves on being the first with a 0-day rip, so if they don't even have it odds are you don't either.

Before you heap on your derision and scorn I did pay for Heroes III later, since I liked the game alot. I'd gladly do the same with Civ 3--if only I could find it.
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Old October 27, 2001, 13:20   #36
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Although they're going to be pissed when they see the stains on the ceiling
Don't even want to know....

And will you shut up about how you're all getting the game in 3 days? It's 3 DAMN WEEKS over here!
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I'll try to get an illegal copy as soon as I can, coz I just can't wait till Nov. 16th. Yet then, I'll definitely buy the original game. I'm only kind of pay after receiving...
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Some kid in BFI (same as BFE, but with Iowa instead of Egypt - i.e. corn instead of war chariots) bought Civ3 right before the manager caught what the rogue clerk had done. Kid took game home, installed, and said "What the hell? I thought this was real-time" and the game becomes shelfware.
Come on, Temp. This sounds like another "friend of a friend of a friend" story. If you knew him personally, you could buy the "shelfware" off him for cheap. Then you'd be the one here yelling, "I Got It!!!!"
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Old October 27, 2001, 16:01   #39
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My nieghbor works at babbages. Hes buying the game monday before it officially releases. Ill give you all the lowdown ...I promise
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Come on, Temp. This sounds like another "friend of a friend of a friend" story. If you knew him personally, you could buy the "shelfware" off him for cheap. Then you'd be the one here yelling, "I Got It!!!!"
It was a joke. Can't do irony properly if you put a smilie on it
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my EB order status went from "waiting for product" to "processing" ...so they DO have it already and it is POSSIBLE that someone hijacked a copy of it.
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