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Title: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: sisko on September 03, 2014, 10:30:36 AM

Vote to see the results!  :whip:

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: NewAgeOfPower on September 03, 2014, 01:29:37 PM

Definitely not. It may prove to be a worthy heir, but it hardly walks in the same footsteps as AC.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 03, 2014, 01:50:08 PM

I am a Star Trek fan, and I learned the folly of getting my hopes up a very long time ago.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: BlaneckW on September 03, 2014, 02:43:34 PM

AC was more about the colonial's political-ideological vision played out on a different planet, while BE moves the ideological consideration to how colonization is handled.  My feeling is they have opted to serilize the game of real-world ideological considerations.  This is the new politically-correct fisher-price model.

In some sense I like the idea of giving a "deeper" consideration to colonization, though the actual tech tree is probably silly.  But I doubt it follows down the regular path of administrative/economic considerations like AC did - or like any civ should.  I doubt that BE makes room for ideopoliticial vision, and while my criticism of the ideas of BE have softened, I still doubt it's actual gemaplay.

Lately games have been implementing "quest" systems.  But these definitely feel like cop outs to me.  These are a replacement for expanded interface, for instance, something like dealing with internal factions.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: NewAgeOfPower on September 03, 2014, 02:45:20 PM

Quote from: BUncle on September 03, 2014, 01:50:08 PM

I am a Star Trek fan, and I learned the folly of getting my hopes up a very long time ago.

Its not hoping or anything, it's that we've seen BE gamplay through their videos, and it doesn't have the same style as AC - it shares many similarities, but they have different approaches to so many things.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 03, 2014, 09:16:01 PM

BE is not doing well in this poll...

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Geo on September 03, 2014, 09:42:19 PM

Mmm? It's not because BE isn't the sequel to replace SMAC that the game isn't supposed to be good/sufficient?

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 03, 2014, 09:43:55 PM

I would see that as a measure of sufficiency, but point taken.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: JarlWolf on September 04, 2014, 07:51:55 AM

Whether or not the game is good isn't determined by this poll- its just if its a successor to SMAC/SMAX. Which it is not.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: sisko on September 11, 2014, 09:23:20 AM

i see some of you have strong opinions about Civ: Beyond Earth, so why don't you go ahead and make a prediction about the game and how it will affect our community: The Preditions Game (http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=10488.0)

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: sisko on September 17, 2014, 01:38:13 PM

Finally someone voted YES!

Current situation:

 ;nod 1:17  ;lynchmob

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Othniel on September 17, 2014, 08:29:35 PM

I don't think of it as a sequel as it doesn't share continuity with AC. At best its a reimagining, but in that fails to describe it. It is a civilization game that happens in the future on another planet. A little more depth would be nice, but I like it.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Vishniac on September 23, 2014, 08:13:50 PM

Where is the banana-dancing option in this poll?  :danc:

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: sisko on September 23, 2014, 08:25:59 PM

no banana in here. this poll is about serious stuff! ;nod

..waiting for your vote  :whip:

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: JarlWolf on September 24, 2014, 05:58:32 AM

I think the game will be good mind- I just don't think it will be a true heir to Alpha Centauri. I think if anything it is more the [progeny of unmarried parents] child of Civilization and Alpha Centauri at most.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 25, 2014, 03:32:02 AM

...We should close this poll the night before release and do it over/again - I'd be interested in seeing if anyone's mind changes...

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: BlaneckW on September 25, 2014, 05:46:48 AM

well, make a poll for the people who played the game.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: JarlWolf on October 16, 2014, 07:21:11 AM

Wondering how many here will purchase it... I need to check if I can run it first.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: sisko on October 16, 2014, 07:25:09 AM

We have 4 confirmed AFAIK.

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Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Buster's Uncle on October 22, 2014, 02:56:17 AM

I can't see who voted anymore...

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: BlaneckW on October 22, 2014, 09:59:25 AM

Quote from: BUncle on October 22, 2014, 02:56:17 AM

I can't see who voted anymore...

Most people voted no, soo....

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Geo on October 22, 2014, 02:48:51 PM

Quote from: BUncle on October 22, 2014, 02:56:17 AM

I can't see who voted anymore...

Perhaps because the poll is closed now?

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: sisko on October 22, 2014, 03:08:29 PM

The poll is still open. We just don't have that option anymore. It was conflicting with the latest security update to our forum software (SMF 2.0.9)

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: BlaneckW on October 23, 2014, 12:46:05 PM

I'd eventually purchase the game if I liked the sound of mods made for it.  Otherwise Civ games just don't have the complexity for me to bother, though the "tech web" may or may not have something to it.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: gwillybj on October 23, 2014, 01:04:58 PM

Put me in the "Definite Maybe" column. I wasn't very interested at first, but it has been sounding "better" lately.

Title: Re: The BE-meter (pre-release) poll
Post by: Buster's Uncle on November 17, 2014, 04:50:10 PM

Time for a post-release poll?