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    Default When will you purchase Empire?

    This was partially inspired by Jack Dionne's question. Assuming that ETW doesn't include SecuROM or other invasive and/or potentially harmful copy protection software, how long after the game's release will you buy it?


    Personally, I intend to wait until the first patch has been released. Such has been my general policy with PC games for several years now.

    Granted, there's always the possibility that Empire will be relatively free of major bugs (i.e., on par with Shogun/MTW), but I admit I'm rather skeptical of the likelihood of that actually happening. Of course, I would love to be proven wrong.
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    Either getting it straight away or wait for the expansion pack. I got Medieval II straight away, while it was worth the money I can't help but thinking could it be better if I waited and bought the gold version with the expansion pack along with it, for the cheaper price.

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    Default Re: When will you purchase Empire?

    Probably going to try to pre-order it soon (or 'round January). Maybe I'll be able to prove Martok wrong.

    What I've seen already makes me very enthusiastic. If I stay enthusiastic, why not pre-order?

    Edit: Thinking about it a bit more, what I'm really waiting for is a demo. I'll be more decided after there's one, if there is one of course.
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    Probably when the price will drop by at least 1/3.
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    I'm probably gonna buy it really late when expansions come out since quite a few games will be out by then that I'll be busy playing and I don't want to get inundated with new games all at once. (watch me be a hypocrite and buy the game the day it comes out )
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    depends on my work, home and business situation, if I have some free time Ill get it as soon as possible, otherwise Ill wait for patches and a price drop.

    -who am I kidding, Ill run to the gamestore the moment its out..

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    Well...I was always planning on buying it as soon as the local store has it.

    *flies massive fanboy flag*

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    If it does not have a dirty copy protection on it...........well atleast one that is not too invasive, then I'm ordering it on the day of release.


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    Day of release, or at least as soon as I think I've hit a quiet spell at work and can afford the drastic drop in my productivity.
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    Default Re: When will you purchase Empire?

    If the demo shows a good battle engine I'll wait for some early player reviews on MP regarding connection issues etc. Although there appears to be some positive changes in ETW my expectations are low.


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    I doubt I'll ever buy it coz I'm completely satisfied with RTW+BI and many wonderful mods.

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    Gah!

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    Quote Originally Posted by anders View Post
    depends on my work, home and business situation, if I have some free time Ill get it as soon as possible, otherwise Ill wait for patches and a price drop.

    -who am I kidding, Ill run to the gamestore the moment its out..

    That is really funny. I was thinking the same thing.
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    Gah!

    When I'll build me my new PC.

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    Gah!

    Total War Galactic Invasion will be out by the time I can string enough cash together to build a new computer for this one.
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    I intend to pre-order this game as soon as I can.

    But, I've heard of a lot of games being released with these DRM's. So that if I buy this game, I will only be able to reinstall the game 3 times. I clean my hard drive completely about every 3 months so if this is the case I probably wont buy it.
    I've been a loyal fan of the Total war series and I still own all the games and expansion packs since the start. But copying EA's lead on the DRM thing will be too much for me.

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    Gah!

    Since my PC is 4 years old I wanna see what the min specs are for the game.

    I have a P4 3.4 HT Extreme 800 Mhz FSB
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    If the game requires a PC with more power than that then o well I'm out for a while and will stick with M2TW
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    When it is patched, expanded, modded and, preferably, in the bargain bin.
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    Default Re: When will you purchase Empire?

    If it can be played on a Mac then my answer is "whenever I get my shiny new Mac". Hopefully sometime in April or May. If it can't be played well on a Mac then I'm going to be very sad.

    Of course, all of this depends on DRM.
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    The day it comes out, I'm so looking forward to this one (and all the others before aswell)
    I pre-orded it last week, I was the first one in the store. He didn't have a list before
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    Default Re: When will you purchase Empire?

    ill get it as soon as possible! but forget waiting for patches and the like, how could i wait???
    wont pre order though, because any game pre ordered in the past still wasnt in stock when i went to pick it up, even though it was ment to be reserved stupid gaming service

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    Default Re: When will you purchase Empire?

    Quote Originally Posted by Slyspy View Post
    When it is patched, expanded, modded and, preferably, in the bargain bin.
    you'll be waiting a while then! medieval 1 still sells 4 a tenna even now, so perhaps you might get it in 6 years time then...

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    I'm waiting for a couple of things. I'm waiting to see how it scores on the review and I'm waiting until i can afford to upgrade my comp. Poor thing is getting up there in the years, some of the screens from empire just make it cry. I can feel it.

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    I'll wait for reviews from magazines and fellow Orgahs....
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    Default Re: When will you purchase Empire?

    I'd like to say I'll wait to see what others think of it/wait for obvious bugs to be patched but like previous iterations I'll probably wind up slightly pre-ordering or buying it shortly after release...

    Notably though, I'm mainly only playing RTW +BI engine so-far even though I've got M2 & Kingdoms.
    Will be very much looking forward to RTR on E:TW engine & EBII on M2:Kingdoms engine whenever they show up.
    maybe those guys should be doing something more useful...

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    @enron: I dont know ati video cards, but it seems ok for the most part.
    @W&F: Macs?
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    It's a totalwar game what else am I going to do but buy it straight away, there is nothing else like it out there.

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    Well said, friend. Well said.

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    Assuming no Securom

    I'll be waiting until it goes "gold" or until the reviews by other players are comparing it to the brilliance of STW.
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    I have not followed the developemend of the game this time so i guess i´ll wait for rewievs and peoples opinion before buying.

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