Is Conquests Worth Buying?

[Sneakthief]

I suppose what i mean is, do i buy it now or wait till after christmas, because lets face it, i am going to get it but would appreciate any info on whats new\changed etc b4 i part with my hard earned cash (cough) because i don't know about anyone else but i was a little disappointed with PTW, although i don't regret buying it.

[Zardnaar]

Its good. Theres new civs, new attributes (Seafaring and Agricultural), new city improvements etc. You also get new specialists -policemen and civil engineers to reduce corruption and make extras shields respectivly.

[JazzToucan]

If it's still only $10 at Amazon why not just take the risk? I think it's excellent, but hey, when a game costs less than two "adult beverages" at your local bar might as well just spend the cash.

[Speaker]

Originally posted by JazzToucan
If it's still only $10 at Amazon why not just take the risk? I think it's excellent, but hey, when a game costs less than two "adult beverages" at your local bar might as well just spend the cash.

One adult beverage if you life in New York. I would definitely buy C3C. Even if you play it twice for 2 hours and never touch it again, you spent less than two movies.

[JazzToucan]

...or three video rentals. Or lunch at a mid-tier restaurant. Or...

[Heffalump]

Definitely worth it. I skipped PTW but have been very pleased with C3C.

[Turner]

JazzToucan is right. $10 isn't that big of a risk. . . I'd buy it. Oh, wait, I already did! (for $10, that is. . . )

[Brewster]

I paid $40 for it and consider that to be a good deal. For the countless hours I will spend playing the game $40 is a small price to pay. At $10 this game is a steal.

[JazzToucan]

For the record I paid $20 and thought it was a great deal at that price. On the other hand, Civ is the only computer/video game I play so it's not so hard to allot cash for it.

[NHJ BV]

I payed €27,- and it was worth it.

[watorrey]

Wait until the bug reports for the awaited patch. They could conceivably screw it up worse than it is.

[Revolutionary]

I paid $30 and I've only stopped playing because of finals and term papers, so its definitely worth it

[warpstorm]

I paid $30 so that I could play it the first day it came out (even though I had played it nearly daily for the past 6 months and was likely to get a free copy eventually). I don't regret it in the least.

[kokoras]

I think that Amazon decided to ''gift'' C3C in this price 10$ only because they are waiting for the new patch which will be included in the later C3C disc.I mean that i have paid 30 euros for the game and i haven't played it that much because of the bugs (I couldn't wait so i bought it when it was released).I must say that i have regreted that i was so unpatient only because now i know that in a few months time they will release a better version of the game.Certainly i am not saying don't buy the game (the game is great) but if i was you i would wait until the version including the patch comes out.

[Qitai]

I don't mind paying. But I am not impressed by C3C. So, no go until I am really bore with no other games to play.

[troytheface]

PTW was not all that bad ...C3C is mostly PTW stuff...the best looking new uu is PTW (Conquistidor) and the added units of Medevil inf , guerillas and the upgrade paths were all PTW.
C3C has volcanos which are cool, and archers now have defensive bombard which is a nice addition that turns Babylons UU into a more effective ancient unit without tweaking things very much...Seafaring is a nice trait and the new governments are different to play with-u can skip republic and monarchy and aim for fuedalism if u have small towns making up the majority of ur civ...Lethal bombard for air and beefed up navy stats are good changes too-Cruiser is a C3C unit that is a welcome sight and the Dromon is a new naval UU which has some power. Map trading is now pushed back and Spain gets it's UU earlier which puts it in a nice niche'. And u can play with Plague which puts a skull on ur city and shows vultures circling it-a nice graphic. Philosophy can give a free tech if u get to it first...But the best addition that C3C has to offer are two unit creating wonders...Statue of Zues produces an Ancient Calvary unit that has a 3 attack i think and extra ht pnts..and Knights of Templar produces a Crusader that can build forts and had medevil inf stats i think. Kind of like xtra Unique unique units that are nice to have if u built the wonders but are not really over powering as they come 1 every four turns. Nice thought on those.

[Selous]

i like the new map generation ... looking much more realistic landmasses ... i would like to see more location based small wonders (like u need an oasis in the city radius to build such and such)

[Turner]

[dance] got it today! Love the Jaguar Warriors! (Or whatever their name is called.)

First game, playing Mayans, doing poorly. New things to figure out. Took a step down to Regent, and am still geting out-rexed by the AI. Make contact with the mongols. They're jerks from the get go. Next thing I see is four Mongol warriors trying to invade me. I tell them to declare war or get out, they declare war. I attack with my UU, boom! Golden age right off the bat, plus I start enslaving their warriors. I've got about four extra workers now becuase of that.

Hmm. . . I have five days off coming up. . . .I wonder if I can find someone to hook up a IV for me?

[Smellincoffee]

Javeliner is the UU for the Mayans. Jags, unfortunately, can't enslave.

[Turner]

Well. . .I got to play for an hour, and went to sleep. So my recollection of it is rather vauge. But yes, that's the one. Love that unit!

Thx for the assist. . .