Civilization V
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Not sure as I thought D2D were not going to be stocking games that have Steamworks in them.
EDIT: According to the specs for it on the site it comes with Steam so I guess you can just use the serial key to add it to Steam.
I wonder when D2D stopped their boycott then.
EDIT: According to the specs for it on the site it comes with Steam so I guess you can just use the serial key to add it to Steam.
I wonder when D2D stopped their boycott then.
The developers give all retailers a set price and the retailer work in those margins, steam always work at the top end of that margin, with the lowest overheads, ..in other words they make more money per game even if the sold it at the same price.
I think that as its a steamworks game, you will just get a key to plonk into steam.
Yup when you buy game you just add serial to your game account on steam
why not get it from a retailer ( as in not digital) as I said I only paid £24.99) unless you going for CE version
If I buy the disc version of this, will I need to download anything from Steam to play it? Or will it simply add itself to my Steam list, without requiring any further downloads? I'm in Mumbai at the moment, and do have a web connection, but get charged by the megabyte so don't really want to be downloading big fat Steam files
it will just add itself to your steam account when you install it, it will activate your steam for serial number
Soldato
Ok.. Which version to buy?
I see the standard version for £22.98...
Do I purchase that and hope the DLC in the deluxe edition costs no more than £17?
Or do I just purchase the Digital deluxe edition from Direct2Drive?
http://www.direct2drive.co.uk/4/962...ivilization-V-Digital-Deluxe-Edition-Download
Does anyone think the same DLC will cost £17?
I see the standard version for £22.98...
Do I purchase that and hope the DLC in the deluxe edition costs no more than £17?
Or do I just purchase the Digital deluxe edition from Direct2Drive?
http://www.direct2drive.co.uk/4/962...ivilization-V-Digital-Deluxe-Edition-Download
Does anyone think the same DLC will cost £17?
Well that all depends on whether the babylonian civ plus one or two extra maps will be worth the extra.
There will be more then enough community made maps within a few months and I definitely don't plan on paying for extra civs. I never bought any expansions for the previous civs, I just enjoy the vanilla versions perfectly fine
Digital deluxe from D2D comes with bablyon plus the first premium DLC with two new civs once its released for free. If getting the downloadversion, definately get that one over the steam offer, as the pre order maps as useless.
Im a direct download newb and didnt realise that D2D were also offering the digital deluxe
Soldato
That is the thing, will Babylon, the premium DLC and the new Civs cost more than £17....???
It will probably be £5 for the DLC, Babylon is exclusive to the digital deluxe and is not confirmed for a seperate release, plus you get the sound track.
I think that even the standard version from D2D includes the premium DLC for free, so go with that one if you arent bothered about Babylon or the Soundtrack.
I think that even the standard version from D2D includes the premium DLC for free, so go with that one if you arent bothered about Babylon or the Soundtrack.
A REVIEW!!!!
http://www.destructoid.com/review-civilization-v-184136.phtml
But what a shame, the game is crap ....... it only got 9.5 / 10, not a 10 / 10!!!
I only want 10 / 10 games, no 9.5s.
/Lame sarcasm, review scores are rubbish they dont even give the best game ever a 10.
Escapist review:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/8126-Review-Civilization-V
Best civ ever they say, much better than its predecessors.
http://www.destructoid.com/review-civilization-v-184136.phtml
But what a shame, the game is crap ....... it only got 9.5 / 10, not a 10 / 10!!!
I only want 10 / 10 games, no 9.5s.
/Lame sarcasm, review scores are rubbish they dont even give the best game ever a 10.
Escapist review:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/8126-Review-Civilization-V
Best civ ever they say, much better than its predecessors.
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Soldato
Is Babylon that important?
Soldato
When they wanted to sell COD:MW2...
Money talks eh....
At the end of the day, they can still make money from it.
Their original reasoning was they didnt want to be pushing their customers to a competitor.
With Steamworks becoming more widely adopted, it made sense they eased up a little.
Stardock still take the same stance with Impulse as do Gamersgate, more fools them really in my opinion.
Not talking about the largest elephant in the room does not mean it is not there or nobody else can see it.
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