How long will you wait?

[Divine Wind]

Yep same here Red Harvest. Ill be patiently waiting in these forums to see reviews from the real players of the .org.

[Jambo]

Based on the fairly obvious assumption that no further patches are forthcoming, I think it would be very prudent to wait to see if the expansion does indeed fix the severe issues plaguing Rome at present.

I certainly won't spend money on the expansion if the loadgame and protectorate bugs and the overall AI isn't confirmed fixed or improved.

I'm already fighting my moral self about the prospect of forking out money for another CA product to fix the original one.

[Turbo]

Right now, I don't have any interest in purchasing any more flawed products from a company that doesn't give a damn about doing the right thing.

[starkhorn]

I won't be buying until I read here about the bugs and see CA's response to the players requests for a patch. More importantly AFTER they release and patch and see what will be their attitude will be regarding any future patch releases.

If the same attitude from CA and CA moderators are the same as after patch1.2 then I'll not be buying anything from them.

Shame as I've been an avid fan of the Total War games since STW but the responses (or lack of them from CA) have left me in a very bitter state about anything else from this company.

Cheers
Starkhorn

[Vlad Tzepes]

I always bought TW games as soon as I had the opportunity. Funny - I got RTW from a friend travelling abroad, one week after official release.

But RTW somehow made me smarter. Thank you CA. Next time, I'm gonna wait, check the .org for feedback and decide.

[Colovion]

I got RTW the day it came out.

That's the last CA dev'd game I"ll do that with.

I'll wait at least a week. I might not even buy it.

[Gregoshi]

From the gist of this thread, only the "fanboys" (as you call them) will be buying the expansion pack when it comes out. If that is the case, what kind of Xpack reviews do you think will be posted here at the Org? A few of you in the wait-and-see crowd are going to have shell out some money and "take one for the team" so the rest of you can get a legitimate review.

Just thought I'd point that out...

[drone]

From the gist of this thread, only the "fanboys" (as you call them) will be buying the expansion pack when it comes out. If that is the case, what kind of Xpack reviews do you think will be posted here at the Org? A few of you in the wait-and-see crowd are going to have shell out some money and "take one for the team" so the rest of you can get a legitimate review.

Just thought I'd point that out...

Sounds to me like someone ought to start up a collection...

[SpencerH]

Is now a good to ask what people think of "Imperial Glory"

[SpencerH]

From the gist of this thread, only the "fanboys" (as you call them) will be buying the expansion pack when it comes out. If that is the case, what kind of Xpack reviews do you think will be posted here at the Org? A few of you in the wait-and-see crowd are going to have shell out some money and "take one for the team" so the rest of you can get a legitimate review.

Just thought I'd point that out...

LOL

There'll always be optimists with masochistic tendencies who'll test the water.

[Red Harvest]

From the gist of this thread, only the "fanboys" (as you call them) will be buying the expansion pack when it comes out. If that is the case, what kind of Xpack reviews do you think will be posted here at the Org? A few of you in the wait-and-see crowd are going to have shell out some money and "take one for the team" so the rest of you can get a legitimate review.

Just thought I'd point that out...

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Somebody will crack. They always do. Won't be me...unless CA decides to give me a copy to beta (about as likely as me winning the lotto.)

[Gregoshi]

RH, the real test of your TW resistance powers will be the first time you confront the Xpack box sitting there on the store shelf...calling to you...

[Benny Moore]

I'll wait for the typical fanboy wave to pass ("Oh boy I just got the XP and this has got to be the best game ever. THANK YOU extremely much CA!!! PS Can't wait to actually install it on my hard drive!")

Ah ha! That's rich. And it's exactly the way some players actually behave. I've seen people defending a bug that they had admittedly never seen or read about, giving a very inaccurate description of how it works and stating that the bug couldn't be a problem based on that inaccurate description.

As for how we'll know how the expansion is, I figure that there are a few optimists that are still of the opinion that Creative Assembly will do well but who are not beyond discovering the truth. They are only a little behind us in their quickness to realize what side Creative Assembly's bread is buttered on, and I expect that the expansion will push them over the edge. The resulting reviews will give us the information which we need to know that the expansion is worth buying.

Of course, if this doesn't happen and all reviews are positive, then I can only conclude that perhaps Creative Assembly has amended their evil ways. That will mean that I am an optimist with masochistic tendencies, no doubt.

[Benny Moore]

[edit]I can't edit my posts yet, but the phrase "expansion is worth buying" should read "expansion is not worth buying."[/edit]

[SpencerH]

RH, the real test of your TW resistance powers will be the first time you confront the Xpack box sitting there on the store shelf...calling to you...

"The siren call of a new game" LOL

I was playing civ3 before my (legit) version arrived.
After the problems with the game I swore I'd not buy PtW before the reviews were out. I waited 2 whole days
After the problems with PtW I swore I'd not buy conquests, and I havent (nor have I played it) .
I reckon I've built up my resistance.

[SpencerH]

Is now a good to ask what people think of "Imperial Glory"

Seriously, I think it could be an interesting topic but I dont know where to start thte thread.

[Lochar]

Is now a good to ask what people think of "Imperial Glory"

I played the small demo, the battles looked nice but my battles developed inot melee jumbles so fast. Cant wait to try a naval battle tho

[Divinus Arma]

I will buy it the day that it comes out.

I will drool and whine and bitch from the second I hear it is coming until the second I get a copy into my greedy little hands.

Bugs and complaints aside, I am completely addicted to the series. I have not played or purchased another game outside of the TW series since MTW.

Call me what you like. This series is the best thing to happen to strategy games PERIOD. Nothing compares. It is like a combination of civilization and a superior real time game with better organization. Formations instead of individuals units! Brilliant! And don't even think of calling the formations in rise of nations worth a nickle. While formations may not be a new concept, the use of them in this series is wonderful.

[a_ver_est]

Call me what you like. This series is the best thing to happen to strategy games PERIOD. Nothing compares. It is like a combination of civilization and a superior real time game with better organization. Formations instead of individuals units! Brilliant!

The problem is CA and the support given. And not the game itself.

[Midnight]

I'm another who will wait for reviews of the x-pack.

[Attalus]

From the gist of this thread, only the "fanboys" (as you call them) will be buying the expansion pack when it comes out. If that is the case, what kind of Xpack reviews do you think will be posted here at the Org? A few of you in the wait-and-see crowd are going to have shell out some money and "take one for the team" so the rest of you can get a legitimate review.

Just thought I'd point that out...

True enough...my answer is in my sig quote....