Civilization V Special Edition Announced
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ZimbuTheMonkey
King
They want you to buy the Steam catalog version. No shipping, no box, no manual = more money in their pockets.
I'd love to have a candid talk with the developers, I bet they are as pissed at the publisher as we the customers are.
Loppan Torkel
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Just hold out until you get a deal you're satisfied with. Why support this with your money if you don't like it?
Gamemaster77
PC > Mac
Seriously!? Now I would buy this if Babylon was included, but I'm guessing this is all 2K's doing so...
Peng Qi
Emperor
Whether this is worth it will be entirely dependent on the size and details of the miniatures and what the box it comes in looks like. I'm leaning toward it not being worth it given what little info we have.
Rusty Edge
Deity
This is what a special edition should be- not a different version of the game itself.
2K Elizabeth
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The miniatures are standard sized for those of you who collect them - and one is larger than the other four. I'll get you guys exact measurements if you want. They're made by Reaper, who make amazing stuff.
CTH
Prince
2KElizabeth: Any comment on why babylon is not included? A bit strange that you cant buy one version with everything, I mean you dont expect us to buy two versions of the same game...?
ZimbuTheMonkey
King
How about commenting on the Babylon issue?
What's the reasoning for it being:
A) A 0-day DLC
B) Steam exclusive
Your past customers (i.e. the ones that made you the money) have bought retail copies of the game, now they get no pre-order bonus and no extra civ? Is it a contract with Valve? Can we get some transparency so we aren't debating it endlessly?
Mercade
the Counsellor
Hmm.. Is this UK only? I don't see any mention of a US price or availability in US on 21 September anywhere on-line.
Elizabeth confirmed a US release on the 2K forums:
http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76265
timtofly
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As well as no Babylon outside of steam.
I wasn't likely to get the boxed CE anyway because I don't need all the extra stuff, but if I was, I wouldn't since there's no Babylon. For anyone else that is getting it, it really sucks that Babylon is still Digital Deluxe exclusive. Screws people out of either in-game content or collectible extras that they want (unless they shell out money for both).
2K Elizabeth
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Tylerryan79
Emperor
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Yeah? So if we want it all we have to buy them both?
Look, I am willing to shelve out money if I can get an edition that has "the works", but if 2K can't give me what I want I probably go for the basic edition rather feeling ripped off by paying extra and still not getting everything. Vendor exclusiveness might sound nice from a corporate perspective but for us it sounds like a right rip-off.
Tylerryan79
Emperor
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
2k Elizabeth can you comment on the size of the manual? How many pages? Is it standard in both regular and Collectors? Is collectors editions larger? This is the selling point to me, and I know others are curious as well.
2k Elizabeth can you comment on the size of the manual? How many pages? Is it standard in both regular and Collectors? Is collectors editions larger? This is the selling point to me, and I know others are curious as well.
Why do you guys seem to completely ignore the fact that Babylon will probably be out a month after the game for ~$5ish? :O
Sure, you shouldn't have to pay, but atleast retail buyers get the option. I don't have the option of buying the miniatures for $5ish after the game is out.
Sure, you shouldn't have to pay, but atleast retail buyers get the option. I don't have the option of buying the miniatures for $5ish after the game is out.
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