November 12th, 2013, 02:19
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(November 12th, 2013, 00:12)antisocialmunky Wrote: I'd point blank ask him if he's looking for people but I wouldn't want to move towards Baltimore.
Not to completely derail the thread, but I visited Baltimore for the first time a month ago and was surprised at how much I liked the city. Especially when you consider that you would be applying for what might be a highly rewarding job, I don't see the downside. From what I understand about the game industry, you'll probably be in the office so much that it doesn't matter anyway. 
November 12th, 2013, 11:43
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(November 12th, 2013, 00:52)SevenSpirits Wrote: Heh yeah, me too. Though I have no illusions that I'd in the top couple desirable people for the studio.
We could all offer to be testers. Many of us (myself perhaps excluded) have the expertise, and some of us have done it before!
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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/05/ci...g-company/
Quote:Offworld Trading Company will be published by Stardock and released on PC for $39.99. It can be pre-ordered from offworldtrading.com, with some tiers offering playable builds in the fall. Mohawk hopes to have an Early Access version later this year as well.
Current games (All): RtR: PB80 Civ 6: PBEM23
Ended games (Selection): BTS games: PB1, PB3, PBEM2, PBEM4, PBEM5B, PBEM50. RB mod games: PB5, PB15, PB27, PB37, PB42, PB46, PB71. FFH games: PBEMVII, PBEMXII. Civ 6: PBEM22 Games ded lurked: PB18
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Thanks for the link, Krill. That looks like a fun game.
I have to run.
May 20th, 2014, 08:43
(This post was last modified: May 20th, 2014, 08:53 by Jowy.)
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If the world was just, every Early Access game would die in a fire 
Game companies should sell games, not promises.
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^ What he said. The quote Krill posted is like a cornucopia of red flags & abusive business practices. Stardock is hardly better than EA or Ubisoft.
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I'm happy to wait and see.
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Same here. I have a lot of faith in Soren to design an awesome game and am very excited to try it out, but I also remember what Civ4 was like at launch, what with the extreme memory leaks and lockups, and am more than happy to wait until the game's code stabilizes a bit! 
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I for one can't wait to see how it turns out. I am atypical, in that I've always preferred development over war in Civ.
May 22nd, 2014, 09:21
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This isn't going to be the game from the alternate universe where Soren was given total creative control over Civ 5, sadly. But... there was something about the game M.U.L.E. from the 80s that has never been replicated and was quite awesome, so I can get excited about a spiritual successor for sure.
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