Are you going to buy MOO3?

erikmistal · August 10, 2002, 21:52

I'm just curious. Either that or i'm just spamming for the hell of it. either way...

Thue · August 11, 2002, 08:35

(x) I will buy the linux version when it comes out.

vmxa1 · August 12, 2002, 00:18

I will buy it by the fastest delivery means that I can find. That is, I will peorder if that looks like the quickest or if not order at the local EB. As soon as it becomes a done deal.

Bleyn · August 12, 2002, 05:44

Well, uhm, I'm not seeing the splunge option (Yes, No, Maybe and I am Not being indecisive.)

I'd like it but I'm going back to school in the fall, money will be tight and at the current time its release date will put it just a wee bit late to put it on my Xmas list. Which sort of sucks cause my in-laws tend to complain that my list is too short and at this point its probably gonna be shorter this year than last. Mostly because MoO3 and Impossible Creatures aren't due out until Q1 '03.

Spaced Cowboy · August 12, 2002, 10:33

I'll be waiting for the first decent sale....unless the reviews make me think that now is better!

moomin · August 12, 2002, 13:31

I've moved from the "buy on sight" to the "buy if some Poly people think it's nice" club. Then again, if it is nice, I will buy at least three copies (two to MP with, one to lock away in a bank vault should my house burn down).

Yeah, I do take Moo seriously.

vmxa1 · August 12, 2002, 14:38

I have three copies of Moo and Moo2, so it makes sense to me.

moomin · August 12, 2002, 14:45

I'm not speechless with shock, vmxa.

Spaced Cowboy · August 13, 2002, 10:03

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Originally posted by moomin
I've moved from the "buy on sight" to the "buy if some Poly people think it's nice" club. Then again, if it is nice, I will buy at least three copies (two to MP with, one to lock away in a bank vault should my house burn down).

Yeah, I do take Moo seriously.

Me thinks that CD burner would be a better option. You should be able to do that if you use the disks for personal use.

moomin · August 13, 2002, 10:30

Actually, it wouldn't. Buying three copies of a game I really like raises the possibility of someone doing another game like it some teeny weeny bit.

Grumbold · August 14, 2002, 06:38

I'll buy it if the reviewers I trust give it the thumbs up and the boards aren't full of screams about bugginess. Just as I would have done before the news of cuts and sackings.

playshogi · August 14, 2002, 13:29

There is a reviewer you can trust?!?

erikmistal · August 14, 2002, 16:19

so no one's going to burn it or use horrible warez?

I'm sure some of you will, but just don't want to admit it. tisk tisk tisk.

vmxa1 · August 14, 2002, 16:53

It is usually not wise to be sure about things when you have no information. It is not unreasonable to suspect that there will hacking of any game, but probably less likely here than other places. Often you can not copy new games for a time as the latest preventions will work until someone cracks them. Anyway we have so few people responding that it is meaningless. The games I want, I can not wait for a crack. I may use a tool to make a safety copy later (if I liked the game). In Moo and Moo2 I paid for at least three copies. Only full price for the first, later ones on sales. In fact I paid $18 for Moo2 a few months ago as it came with a strat guide and manual that I had lost.

Grumbold · August 15, 2002, 06:35

There's no single reviewer I trust implicitly, but I do trust the general weight of opinion from a number of review suites that actually play the game before offering their verdict and don't automatically give top marks to anything that has been eagerly anticipated.

The closest I've come to piracy is downloading the occasional no-CD crack for a game. Apolyton has a mature enough audience that boasting about downloading a ripped copy wins you no friends here except among those screaming that the game was a waste of money.

Spaced Cowboy · August 15, 2002, 10:24

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Originally posted by erikmistal
so no one's going to burn it or use horrible warez?

I'm sure some of you will, but just don't want to admit it. tisk tisk tisk.

I was suggesting that he burn back-up copies instead of buying 3 copies. However, now I understand his motive. He wishes to support the games that he likes with multiple purchases.

Hagbart · August 15, 2002, 14:47

I will only buy it if it gets great reviews. And looks nice too.

Carver · August 15, 2002, 16:29

I definently want it, but I think I'll wait for at least the first price drop. This will be my first year in grad school so games like MOO3 and Civ3 that take dozens of hours to play may not be the best idea anyway. I should probably stick to Madden football with 5 min quarters.

Grumbold · August 16, 2002, 10:24

Be careful you don't succumb to 'just one more superbowl' syndrome

Kc7mxo · August 16, 2002, 17:04

I'll admit to checkign out on warez. But then I do that with most all of the games I buy. I've spent close to 300 dollars on games in the past year, but I always play a demo or download a hack before I lay my money down.

I've been burned too many times by crappy products geting fantastic reviews. **cough** black and white **cough cough**

Lets see, in the past year I've bought, AVP2, GTA3, Mechwarrior IV Black Night, Warcraft 3, Neverwinter Nights, and a variety of games as gifts.

Does using warez to check out a game make me a bad person? do i care?

erikmistal · August 18, 2002, 22:16

I myself might get this game if it gets really good reviews, but i'm also looking forward to MAFIA. It's supposed to be a sweet game

Rogan Josh · August 22, 2002, 16:57

I'll buy it as soon as possible - even if that means mail order from the US

Skanky Burns · August 22, 2002, 22:11

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Originally posted by Kc7mxo
Does using warez to check out a game make me a bad person? do i care?

No, its becoming standard practice for some these days.

I might get it if people in this forum seem to enjoy it, and there are good reviews. Maybe.

vmxa1 · August 22, 2002, 22:51

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Originally posted by Kc7mxo
Does using warez to check out a game make me a bad person? do i care?

Well to answer th question, probably not. But then, do not complaint about it when someone steals from you. No, I do not live in a glass house and did not claim any saintlyness, only acknowledge it is not what one would want to have happen to their stuff.

Grumbold · August 23, 2002, 06:47

Its becoming quite common in the business community to inform on your own organisation if they try and avoid licencing their software in order to get a reward. Perhaps in the future rewards will be offered for individual warez downloaders. Shop your mates for £25!

vmxa1 · August 23, 2002, 12:22

It seems to me that if you knew someone was breaking the law, you should turn them in without a reward. It is generally in your best interest to stop thieves. I never understood the crap about tattle tales? It is just means of protecting bad conduct. Crooks cost us all.

Zealot · August 30, 2002, 09:40

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Originally posted by erikmistal
I'm sure some of you will, but just don't want to admit it. tisk tisk tisk.

Hey, relax, I'm still having some hopes on this game. But if the community starts saying the game has serious issues (like Civ 3) then I WILL get a ripped/"wared" version. Civ 3 suck when it was released, and I'm still not happy with it and I doubt I'll ever be, unfortunatly. I really hope the same won't happen to MOO3.

moomin · August 30, 2002, 09:53

Warez are wrong. 'Nuff said.

But I applaud MS and all going after illegal installs aggresively. That can only give a much-needed boost to free software as corps start seeing how much the programs really cost.

Urban Ranger · August 30, 2002, 13:36

Where's the "I'll only buy it if it is as great as promised" option?

Straybow · August 30, 2002, 18:34

I would interpret the second that way. "Wait for reviews" means if the reviews say it is no good then you will reconsider.