Kinray

Regarding preordering the expansion and not getting a boxed version, as a reasonable consumer, I wasn't expecting Stardock to do this differently than the last expansion. As a general rule with games/expansions, it is always more satisfying to wait until the "GOTY" or final metal version of the game is released with all updates, all expansions, and maybe some bonus material. Usually I wait, but did not for this game. The only reward one gets from buying at release or preorder is to have the g

Woops, should NOT expect a tenth of an increase...

I'm of the school of thought that they should take whatever time they need. If they need the time, they need it. Unless we want to pay twice as much so they can hire twice the staff, we should expect a tenth of an increase in efficiency. Or, they could force it out too early, and it ends up just being a watery mess... Nobody wants to clean that up.

Even a cheaply constructed game is a must buy (e. g. Supremacy: Four Paths to Power by matrixgames) if it has a hotseat multiplayer option. Hotseat is easy to implement with turn based strategy. MOO2 is a good example. I would ask that if a multiplayer expansion is developed for GalCiv II, please consider adding a hotseat multiplayer option. If an excelent game comes along with a hotseat option - how can a game be more then a must buy?