I wasn't even considering buying Alexander until...

**Silver Rusher** · 06-22-2006, 19:51

...I discovered that you could download the game for only £8.50 (plus insurance and tax) This value is incredible. And, I don't have to either go out to the shop and buy it OR order it off the net and be forced to wait in anxiety. In the UK a cheap PC game will cost about £25 and a cheap expansion pack will cost about £15-20. In comparison, Alexander is offering a lot of good gameplay, (from what I have read on the forums) interesting battles, a challenging (and therefore good) campaign map and, most importantly, brilliant modding prospects (due to the small number of factions).

I personally think this is a great deal, especially compared to games like The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion where the developers are charging huge amounts of money for pathetic content mods which give about 20 hours each.

I saw the campaign map and thought it looked a bit pathetic at first but I don't even care anymore.

Thoughts?

**Puzz3D** · 06-22-2006, 20:10

From what I've read about the Alexander mini-expansion, I wouldn't play it even if it was free. Also, a mod like XGM for RTW offers a lot more gameplay and it is free.

**Nebuchadnezzar** · 06-23-2006, 03:56

Well I do have Alexander. Played through a few of the historic battles and then started a campaign. Three moves into it I put it aside. I do not enjoy blitz campaigns with repetitious battles over and over for 100 turns so I'm back to RTW.

So for me it was definately not worth the AUD$24.00 for 10 minutes of play.

**Mooks** · 06-23-2006, 08:21

Im not buying it simply for the fact that Sometimes I dont like to fight battles personally. Sometimes I do,sometimes I dont. I dont want to be forced to fight 100 battles all by myself.

**Kralizec** · 06-26-2006, 15:45

Wait, autocalc h as been removed?

**Mooks** · 06-26-2006, 16:35

No it hasnt. Just if you fight battles over and over with the autocalc your only army will be destroyed extremely fast, and from what I here there is dozens of battles.

**Jambo** · 06-28-2006, 14:32

Originally Posted by Puzz3D

From what I've read about the Alexander mini-expansion, I wouldn't play it even if it was free. Also, a mod like XGM for RTW offers a lot more gameplay and it is free.

What's XGM?