Bent Over in a Big Way

Matt Hanna · July 13, 2002, 16:46

So let me get this right. I payed $50 for a game that I guess I assumed has multiplayer and it doesn't (I bought it to play with my friends.) I assumed because even the lowest of games usually has some sort of multiplayer support. So anyway, I trudge through the solo game, but just am not quite satisfied, because I've been doing nothing but multiplayer gaming for several years now, and solo play, no matter how enticing, just doesn't do it for me. Then I'm kinda excited about reading in a forum (months ago) that they were working on a multiplayer "patch", but now this patch turns out to be a package that I have to spend another ($30.00??) for. Am I the ONLY freakin person out here who feels they're getting completely bent over???? This multiplayer support should be a free download. Maybe then I could play more than the 5 games I played solo and hope to feel I didn't totally waste $50.00. Boy will I read the box closer next time. Yet another reason software should be returnable within a reasonable time, like 3-7 days or so. Software companies have been screwing us for years with pathetic software and then they cry cause people are pirating their stuff. I'd say we aren't even close to being even. Sure, demos have come a long way, and affect almost every purchase I make, but it still angers me, and now I've gotten off on a rant here....

Nubclear · July 13, 2002, 17:33

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Originally posted by Matt Hanna
So let me get this right. I payed $50 for a game that I guess I assumed has multiplayer and it doesn't (I bought it to play with my friends.) I assumed because even the lowest of games usually has some sort of multiplayer support. So anyway, I trudge through the solo game, but just am not quite satisfied, because I've been doing nothing but multiplayer gaming for several years now, and solo play, no matter how enticing, just doesn't do it for me. Then I'm kinda excited about reading in a forum (months ago) that they were working on a multiplayer "patch", but now this patch turns out to be a package that I have to spend another ($30.00??) for. Am I the ONLY freakin person out here who feels they're getting completely bent over???? This multiplayer support should be a free download. Maybe then I could play more than the 5 games I played solo and hope to feel I didn't totally waste $50.00. Boy will I read the box closer next time. Yet another reason software should be returnable within a reasonable time, like 3-7 days or so. Software companies have been screwing us for years with pathetic software and then they cry cause people are pirating their stuff. I'd say we aren't even close to being even. Sure, demos have come a long way, and affect almost every purchase I make, but it still angers me, and now I've gotten off on a rant here....

Why is it that whenever someone doesn't like the game, they feel compelled to post it here? This has been rehashed so many times, i'm getting sick of it.

Someone please, close this thread.

asleepathewheel · July 13, 2002, 18:43

you state that you play demos before buying the game, so why wouldn't you do a net or message board search to find out the story on the game as well? Why not RTFB? Its not that hard.

This is old, old news. If it was early Nov, your ignorance would be excusable.

Why is it a suprise that multiplayer would not be in a free patch? [insert old arguments of civnet and civ2 MGE here] What successful game these days doesn't have expansions?

sigh

why don't software stores have consumer friendly return policies? Duh. I get the game, install, find the no-cd patch, return the next day, thus saving hours of download time from kazaa and no virus problems. that's a great business idea.

Coracle · July 13, 2002, 19:54

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Originally posted by Tassadar5000

Why is it that whenever someone doesn't like the game, they feel compelled to post it here? This has been rehashed so many times, i'm getting sick of it.

WHY??? Because Firaxis reads these posts (they say) and THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THIS TURKEY YET. That's why.

FIX THE GAME, FIRAXIS.

Coracle · July 13, 2002, 19:56

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Originally posted by Matt Hanna
So let me get this right. I payed $50 for a game that I guess I assumed has multiplayer and it doesn't. . . it still angers me. . ..

I paid OVER $50 (with tax) plus another $15 for the uselss ripoff Strategy Guide last November for a beta game that not only didn't have MP, it had no Scenarios and no Civ 2 style Cheat Mode.

You think YOU'RE mad?? Move over and take a number.

SpencerH · July 13, 2002, 20:07

I'd have more sympathy if you were a civ fanatic (no pun intended) and had bought the game in the first few days. As you've said read the box.

MOHonor · July 13, 2002, 23:16

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Originally posted by SpencerH
I'd have more sympathy if you were a civ fanatic (no pun intended) and had bought the game in the first few days. As you've said read the box.

Serious. Unlesss you're Coracle level stupid (bought the strategy guide) you've got no excuse.

Jon Shafer · July 13, 2002, 23:24

Civilization has, is, and always will be a 1-person game. MP is in an expansion pack... because it's expanding on the 'real' game. Get over it.

Palleon · July 14, 2002, 00:38

Maybe if you were able to READ and not see a multiplayer support on the box, you wouldn't have this problem. No one held you to gunpoint and made you buy the game. It's your own damn fault you're too stupid to know know what's in a game. The internet does have information about such things.

Inverse Icarus · July 14, 2002, 01:27

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Originally posted by Trip
Civilization has, is, and always will be a 1-person game. MP is in an expansion pack... because it's expanding on the 'real' game. Get over it.

my ass. it would be a one player game if the ai could grasp the basic STRATEGY of the STRATEGY game. multiplayer is essetial.

no ai of today can compare to a human opponent when it comes to civ. bring big blue over here.