Again, this is not to say the game really does have some bugs that need addressing. But when you say that you spent $150 total on a MX 4000 card--which shows me you know little to nothing about gaming hardware--and expect it to play this game appropriately, I have to feel that your words have little worth to anyone at Firaxis when they read your complaint.
So let me see if i can understand your reasoning. It seems to go like this:
Since I don't know a whole lot about gaming hardware I don't deserve to play the game "appropriately" although I didn't have that problem when I played Civ III and all their expansion packs over the last several years.
Perhaps I should never consider buying a car since I also lack some mechanical engineering knowledge.
You called me ignorant. Okay, fair enough, I lack knowledge in certain areas that obviously include PC hardware. I've already mentioned what I do for a living so I like to think there are some things I am good at. One thing I feel I am good at is recognizing when I have been taken advantage of, hence the letter.
What about you? Does there happen to be something in life that you may not know a lot about? Should you be deprived of those things simply because your lack of knowledge prevents you from experiencing it "appropriately"?
I'm not going to belittle you. I was wrong for doing that to the moderator. I felt he was being a condescending instead of helpful but I still shouldn't have reacted the way
I did. I try to expect more from myself.
The entire point I have been trying to make on this post is not only do I believe they rushed the product out to the detriment of many Civ fans but they also used a tech support outfit that completely ignored and sometimes even insulted those who sought help. The never returened the three E-mailes I sent.
As I stated before there have been those on the board who have been truly helpful.
I said to heck with it. I turned off my computer, pulled out the plugs and found the screw that open my computer. I had been watching the fellow who have installed the aforementioned MX4000. I located the card in my computer by matching it up against the previous card that was still lying on my table. I took the card out with a little difficulty because of the notch at the bottom of the card. Again, I've never done anything like this before.
I put the MX4000 back in the box, went back to Best Buy and explained the situation. He allowed me to trade it out for a GeForce 6200. I went back home and put it in my computer. During the process I accidentally knocked out the audio plug. So I had to reopen it and put the little plug back in. I installed the software. I opened the game.
The intro no longer skips.
The game no longer advised me that I'm below minimum requirements.
There is still too much darkness and confusion in areas that have been previously explored but I'm willing to chalk that up to an inferior monitor I'm using from 2 computers ago, a HP Pavilion M50. Or, perhaps, a future patch will clear it up.
Thank you, Blecklord, Skedastic, and dozens of others that have been very helpful by offering suggestions on this board without arrogantly insulting the intelligence of "average" guys like me.
