Would you buy LE PTW?

Simpleton · June 15, 2002, 22:50

I don't think I would unless there were many new features or good movies about the making of PTW. I already got burned in the Limited edition Civ3 fiasco. Man, that thing sucked!

Darkworld Ark · June 15, 2002, 23:11

I'd buy Sid Meier's undies, with or without PTW.

notyoueither · June 15, 2002, 23:13

Simpleton,

Are you crazy? SM's drawers could be worth a mint sometime in the future.

Don't sell. Save them.

Apocalypse · June 15, 2002, 23:33

I'd buy the LE. I have every game with Sid's name on it, might as well get the nicer looking box.

notyoueither · June 15, 2002, 23:38

I use the Civ3 LE tin to store M&Ms. It sanctifies them.

Apocalypse · June 16, 2002, 00:08

I have mine on display with my other boxes in my attic, hidden away from my parents. They'd throw them all away.

notyoueither · June 16, 2002, 00:54

I don't live with my parents. I proudly display what ever silly things I wish to display...

... and I water my plants, or my mom would hurt me.

Apocalypse · June 16, 2002, 02:03

Lucky you.

Nubclear · June 16, 2002, 02:13

Limited Edition anything is just a gimmick to get more money. You eventually ending up wasting the money.

I don't ever buy limited edition boxes of anything. And especialy hearing how bad the Civ III LE box was, I'm surprised option 1 is in the lead.

Apocalypse · June 16, 2002, 02:25

LE/CE/D/GE/etc can be really good. The Baldur's Gate II limited edition was well worth ten extra dollars. Going back further, X-Wing and Tie Fighter collectors editions were very nice because of the extra missions. If Civ3 LE delivered what it promised, it would be more worth it.

Simpleton · June 16, 2002, 14:33

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Originally posted by notyoueither
Simpleton,

Are you crazy? SM's drawers could be worth a mint sometime in the future.

Don't sell. Save them.

Yes....perhaps I will take them off E-Bay and keep them stored safely away in the special chamber I build in my basement to protect them light, heat, and air. Perhaps my dreams of riches can come true after all...sometime in the not-so-distant future....

Simpleton · June 16, 2002, 14:35

I also think this post and poll would have been moot had Civ3 LE lived up to it's billing.
In effect, you spend an extra $10 or $20 for a piece of tin and a movie you could have downloaded from the internet a few days after it came out.
No thanks.

Oerdin · June 16, 2002, 14:56

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Originally posted by Tassadar5000
Limited Edition anything is just a gimmick to get more money. You eventually ending up wasting the money.

I don't ever buy limited edition boxes of anything. And especialy hearing how bad the Civ III LE box was, I'm surprised option 1 is in the lead.

Burned once shame on them, burned twice shame on you.

Apocalypse · June 16, 2002, 16:02

I don't think they'd burn us again. If a PTW LE is going to suck, we'll know about it ahead of time now.

Oerdin · June 16, 2002, 17:21

I really want to play MP but I don't think I will even buy the normal edition, much less the LE, until I get a good feed back from here at Apolyton.

Simpleton · June 16, 2002, 20:10

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Originally posted by Oerdin
I don't think I will even buy the normal edition, much less the LE, until I get a good feed back from here at Apolyton.

EGGGGGSTACTLY!! Before I drop another dime on a LE edition I too will wait and see what the good folks at Apolyton say!

DarthVeda · June 17, 2002, 02:38

So... at least six of you would be willing to buy a tin with nothing more than a paper napkin with "Firaxis" printed on it?

notyoueither · June 17, 2002, 03:23

Some people collect things Darth. Money may not be an object.

Apocalypse · June 17, 2002, 08:09

Money is an object. It is just that there is a lot of crap out there right now. Even with its flaws, Civ3 looks pretty ok in comparison.

Jahi · June 17, 2002, 16:19

i'd buy the LE PTW if it came in another tin.. i got the LE when it came out and i was quite happy with it. all i wanted was the tin and game, i could care less for all the other stuff that was or was not in the first tin.

i'd vote in the poll but i dont like any of the options.

Oerdin · June 18, 2002, 14:18

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Originally posted by Jahi
i'd buy the LE PTW if it came in another tin.. i got the LE when it came out and i was quite happy with it. all i wanted was the tin and game, i could care less for all the other stuff that was or was not in the first tin.

i'd vote in the poll but i dont like any of the options.

Ahh, come and admite it. You want to buy Sid's underpants.

campmajor! · June 19, 2002, 07:04

I will buy the SE, it looks promising, but no more LE's for me....

Gangerolf · June 19, 2002, 20:58

no. unless it didn't cost more than the standard edition, (which it of course wouldn't)

Ogie Oglethorpe · June 19, 2002, 22:17

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Originally posted by notyoueither
I don't live with my parents. I proudly display what ever silly things I wish to display...

... and I water my plants, or my mom would hurt me.

LOL.

I misread your second sentence for a sec. THought you were watering your pants. That and your obsession with Sid's underpants had me wondering for a sec.

Now that thats all water under the belt line, I object to this poll having no banana option.

You knew someone would post about this sooner or later

Jethro83 · June 19, 2002, 23:06

I need nothing more than the game, a simple c-board box to display on my bookshelf (more boxes on that than there are books), and a big, fat manual.

Therefore, I'm not paying any extra to have a tin box, or any other junk outside the bounds of being necessary part of the game. I mean no tech-tree posters, no Firaxis notepads, no "Developer Diaries", no "Making-of" CDs or Videos.

Regular edition for me thank you. As I said, all I need is the game, manual and simple cardboard box.

dunk · June 20, 2002, 12:37

I throw the boxes away.

All I need is a manual, a jewel case for the CD (not those stupid envelopes you get sometimes), and maybe a trinket, if no trinket, no big deal.

Oerdin · June 20, 2002, 13:15

Have you guys also noticed how much wasted space is in those boxes? It's like 50% air. These companies seem to think that the bigger their box is the more people will pay for it.

CivGeneral · June 24, 2002, 16:46

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Have you guys also noticed how much wasted space is in those boxes? It's like 50% air. These companies seem to think that the bigger their box is the more people will pay for it. - Oerdin

I have seen some Game boxes shrink down to a 5in 1/4 X 1in 1/4 X 7in 1/2 (13.34cm X 3.18cm X 19.1cm) Messurements. I dont think that the game companies think that bigger is better. Some companies are possibly reducing there paper usage on making boxies.

TCO · June 27, 2002, 18:46

I would buy a real LE.

TCO · June 27, 2002, 18:47

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Originally posted by notyoueither
I don't live with my parents. I proudly display what ever silly things I wish to display...

... and I water my plants, or my mom would hurt me.

Do you piss on them to irk her?