Civilization V Demo Release Date: 21st of september

[Venereus]

you guys all do realize you can preorder the game, get the demo to see if you really want to buy the game, and THEN pick up your preorder...or even cancel it if you change your mind.

Preordering doesn't mean you HAVE to buy it, it just reserves you a copy for when it comes out. If you change your mind, you can get your deposit back.

I'm as disappointed as anyone else that we can't play it early, but I'll still preorder it regardless, to get those preorder bonuses.

How does a downloadable game have limited copies? The pre-order system is not for us, it's for the publishers to asses their possible income beforehand.

 

[Thormodr]

Hee hee.

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[Boris Godunov]

I would be all for postponing the release of the game if it ment a week or two of Demo play. Must be a few others with the same thought

Everyone who has preordered the game and doesn't care about the demo--people like me--would be very unhappy if that were to happen.

It makes no sense for a company to actually postpone a scheduled release to accomodate a few people's desire to have a demo before the release, whatever the reason.

 

[Jubbly]

I played the Civilization Revolution Demo, and yes I loved it please don't judge me, and it was sheer torture playing JUST 100 turns. I have never done heroin but I imagine its close to that and only getting a taste. That scene in District-9 where they break into MNU has been reoccurring in my thoughts. I am running in slow motion out of the smoking building holding up a copy of Civilization 5. I'd be happy if they would just release a video of the game played out from turn 1 to the last tech. I would watch that 10-40 hour video......

 

[Thrallia]

This is sad, sad news. I have computer which should run the game, SHOULD does not imply certainty.

I WAS ABOUT TO order the thing at steam for $59, with Babylon and everything even though I don't believe that this civ version will be that good as cIV was improvement over civ III. I would even preorder it before demo comes out, even if I didn't like it after I played the demo I wouldn't cancel my preorder, since the most important to me is the performance at this point (like some people said it here I will play it sooner or later, after 2 expansions and dozen patches).

Now I'm 100% sure that I will only buy this game, after I play the demo and if they score 90+ points on all major review sites and on these forums here.

I guess I'm biased since I hate to leave cIV behind, but nothing here so far encourage me that this will be a great game (good, maybe), especially this http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=376254

you do realize that was a very early build of the game and a lot of stuff has been refined and changed since then(as evidenced of the much newer previews on this site and others)

 

[Thormodr]

I played the Civilization Revolution Demo, and yes I loved it please don't judge me, and it was sheer torture playing JUST 100 turns. I have never done heroin but I imagine its close to that and only getting a taste. That scene in District-9 where they break into MNU has been reoccurring in my thoughts. I am running in slow motion out of the smoking building holding up a copy of Civilization 5. I'd be happy if they would just release a video of the game played out from turn 1 to the last tech. I would watch that 10-40 hour video......

Definitely. Prior to the launch of cIV, Sulla did a walk through of the game. It was very well done and we got lots of info about the game. An AAR that was monitored by Firaxis or 2K games would be a good idea I think. Paradox Interactive did that with their newest game Victoria 2 and it worked out very well.

If Firaxis were to have another Sulla style walkthrough, then I really wouldn't care about the lack of a demo until game release day.

It wouldn't cost them any money I think and it'd placate the mob.

 

[krunsh]

Come on now, why not 20st of september... heh.

Thanks for the update anyway.

 

[Thrallia]

How does a downloadable game have limited copies? The pre-order system is not for us, it's for the publishers to asses their possible income beforehand.

you don't have to buy it as a download....preorder an actual disc, then you don't have to actually pick it up if you hate the demo.

And yes, disc games DO have limited copies, believe it or not.

 

[Drake L. Dragon]

you do realize that was a very early build of the game and a lot of stuff has been refined and changed since then(as evidenced of the much newer previews on this site and others)

Exactly. The reason that I'm so adamant about pushing the Civilization V, demo, release date is exactly because, at that conference, the game clearly needed to be worked on more. It would be a disservice to the fanatics for the game developers to release an incomplete version of the game not thoroughly tested.

 

[Boris Godunov]

you guys all do realize you can preorder the game, get the demo to see if you really want to buy the game, and THEN pick up your preorder...or even cancel it if you change your mind.

Hmm this may depend on the site from which it is pre-ordered.

The Direct2Drive refund policy is as follows:

Refund Policy. Certain restrictions apply to sales of Products sold through the Service that might not otherwise apply to physical goods. Refunds will not be issued due to your dissatisfaction with the Product or if your computer does not meet the minimum Product requirements. If you feel you qualify for a refund please contact Customer Service. Refunds or credits will be issued solely at IGN's discretion. Refunds may be offered if all the following conditions are met:

The time of your request for refund/credit is fewer than 48 hours from time of purchase
The game has not been activated
The game activation key has not been disclosed to you by email or webpage*
We find your request reasonable due to special circumstances

It does not specifically reference how this works with pre-orders, however. It would make sense that the 48-hour rule would take effect the date the game actually became available rather than the date it was pre-ordered, but I can't find anything specifying that.

 

[VainApocalypse]

Shame and disappointment. Shame and disappointment.

 

[Venereus]

you don't have to buy it as a download....preorder an actual disc, then you don't have to actually pick it up if you hate the demo.

And yes, disc games DO have limited copies, believe it or not.

That's odd. Alright then, thanks for the info.

That scene in District-9 where they break into MNU has been reoccurring in my thoughts. I am running in slow motion out of the smoking building holding up a copy of Civilization 5.

There's an insect-like alien helping you too?

 

[Auncien]

I will only say that the Civ Rev demo saved me from making a purchase with which I would have otherwise been unhappy.

 

[Ituralde]

Too bad it's soo late. At least we have a date now and it gives people outside the US a chance to get a peek in and bridge that silly three days gap to the 24th. As I'll be on vacation most of September anyways I think I'll manage.

 

[Lyoncet]

Well that settles it. The only question for me was "will it work on my comp?" Old course of action: find out, pre-order. New course of action: pre-order, find out, upgrade computer if necessary.

Not even joking.

 

[Venereus]

Well that settles it. The only question for me was "will it work on my comp?" Old course of action: find out, pre-order. New course of action: pre-order, find out, upgrade computer if necessary.

Not even joking.

Don't give in! They're playing to our weaknesses, like common drug dealers! (I expect better drug dealing from Firaxis).

 

[Thrallia]

Hmm this may depend on the site from which it is pre-ordered.

The Direct2Drive refund policy is as follows:



It does not specifically reference how this works with pre-orders, however. It would make sense that the 48-hour rule would take effect the date the game actually became available rather than the date it was pre-ordered, but I can't find anything specifying that.

it may depend on that...I have no idea how online retailers do preorders, but I know that buying disc based games through brick and mortar stores allows you to change your mind about actually buying the game, and get refunded your deposit.

Maybe this is a reason to start going to actual stores instead of ordering things online again?

 

[Auncien]

Disappointing, but expected. This is clearly a marketing decision - no offense, but the technical argument is pretty bogus, given that print magazines are already writing reviews based on the supposed final version of the game. This is the way the gaming industry works today, build up as much hype as possible and try to get as many people as possible to buy the game with pre-orders before it's actually released, so that bad word of mouth can't affect sales.

I agree with so many other people here: Civ5 will be a good game. The constant secrecy and poor marketing are unnecessary, and are only hurting sales. An early demo would encourage sales, not drive them away.

yeah, last night this was an absolute, pre-order purchase for me. Now I will wait for the launch and play the demo first. I will not be pre-ordering this game after hearing about this.

 

[ahmedhadzi]

you do realize that was a very early build of the game and a lot of stuff has been refined and changed since then(as evidenced of the much newer previews on this site and others)

I do realize that, but to show such an early build at the major event is not a good sign. And let's face it, there will be no major overhaul of the game mechanics, maybe some fine changes, but I think that's pretty much what we are going to get. And once again I would preorder it, but if I had a demo at least few days before in my hands.

 

[Jubbly]

That's odd. Alright then, thanks for the info.



There's an insect-like alien helping you too?

No Prawn with me . My imaginative scenario isn't that detailed. Just now thought of seeing Sid Mier's sending arm guards after me and shooting me in the back.......shrugs