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So long and thanks for all the fish

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So long and thanks for all the fish

Goodbye to a great community and fine game

from GalCiv2 Forums
Just wanted to say goodbye to this fine community and to the wonderful developers of GC2.

I was so enthusiastic about GC2 when it first came out, I wrote a number of extremely positive reviews (that themselves were hailed highly), yet I am afraid I just cannot remained interested in the game any longer. Despite the good AI, I find the games simply too similar, the setting too stark, and too little options as to what to do. Additionally, I find the game too easy: Even with Alliance, Tech and Influence victories turned OFF, I find it too easy to obtain allies once the early game is over. Yes, on the high difficulty levels the early game is very hard, and I sometimes run into troubles, but once that stage is over, I find there is not much to do but hit "return". Although I may reinstall it, GC2 is currently no longer on my machine.

I would like to thank this community for being so helpful and the Stardock team for being so dedicated. I wish you much luck in the future, you have a fine enterprise here!

all the best

onomastikon
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Reply #26 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Each persons entertainment center in their brain is stimulated by different things and to varying degrees. The gameplay can become repetitive because the mechanics are pretty streamlined and the amount of depth prevents the game from staying largely unexplored for real long.

I think with more content and better variety of options the game could become viciously addictive. All depends on how well the expansion executes. I still am hoping for a large scale patch that adds a lot maybe we'll see it maybe not.

MP would be king though for me. Because that would rid the game of the AI problem for the most part and it would open up league games all kinds of goodies, alliances, league nights, lol that kinda thing.

I think the modding crowd would really like to kick it with an MP version too.
Reply #27 from Stardock Forums Top
And no (sp) game, especially one that doesn't rely on reflex, keeps one challenged forever.


Hmm...I purchased Harpoon2 back in the mid 1990's ( and played the original Harpoon since 1989 or so...) ....and I still play it today.

I have been playing Civ in it's many forms for over 10 years.

But I put down Madden Football for good in 1995....and quit playing DOOM (yawn) earlier than that...

I like to exercise my brain.

As far as MP, I have to say it is a non issue with me ... never had any interest at all in playing any kind of TBS game MP. I personally play pc games as a form of escapism from my day to day stresses...and interactions with people are what I am trying to escape.

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Reply #28 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There's also plenty of evidence that the more cerebral games can help with long term mental health as you get older. So they're good for you too!

Twitch games just give you sore fingers.
Reply #29 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
According to the press release on Blue's News:

Stardock Entertainment is pleased to announce that the public beta test for Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar, the massive first expansion for the acclaimed space-based strategy game, will begin on November 16.


So you only have to wait another 2 weeks until it turns into a completely different game, and you can learn it all over again.