It appears that Stardock's new expansion, Twilight of the Arnor, requires the consumer to buy Dark Avatar first.
Isn't this a bit unusual? The other games I am aware with multiple expansions: NWN, Civ3, and Civ4 did not require purchasing the first expansion in order to install the second.
I didn't buy Dark Avatar because the features were not compelling enough, but the tech tree redesign + map editor make Twilight of the Arnor more attractive.
I don't see how this is a good business decision for Stardock. They are leaving $ on the table. Sure there might be technical issues-- but can't the key Dark Avatar features, like Super Abilities, already be disabled when starting a new game (not sure of this, I don't have the expansion)?
Isn't this a bit unusual? The other games I am aware with multiple expansions: NWN, Civ3, and Civ4 did not require purchasing the first expansion in order to install the second.
I didn't buy Dark Avatar because the features were not compelling enough, but the tech tree redesign + map editor make Twilight of the Arnor more attractive.
I don't see how this is a good business decision for Stardock. They are leaving $ on the table. Sure there might be technical issues-- but can't the key Dark Avatar features, like Super Abilities, already be disabled when starting a new game (not sure of this, I don't have the expansion)?