I absolutely understand flyguy. I agree totally. I'm sorry, call me old-fashioned or backwardly, but for me a download game is 'nothing'. Box is what counts for me. And I agree also with steam. I never bought a game where a steam account is required since now and I don't intend to do so. Even if I would buy AoW3 and it will require one, I may buy it, but I never will register at steam. Then it is just because I would like to support Triumph, nothing else. Even if I will never play it afterwards.
@morgul666: You're a bit wrong. Turn-based strategy games are in at the moment. It is not a very big risk to release such a game now.
@flyguy: There are several videos about the gameplay from AoW3. Not only from Triumph, also from others. This is my source of information and the AoW3 forum from Triumph. At the moment I don't like it much.
I understand The Harlequin as well. It's a good thing to get games in this way today, but it should be possible in both ways WITHOUT steam or something similar. And of course it is more profitable for developers to use such distribution.
I don't like DRM much and mainly I think it would not be necessary, but I would understand if Triumph decides to use DRM, which it does look like, they should think about a system which annoys the player not very much. An internet connection before playing multiplayer in a LAN is not a good idea, as I mentioned before. The system they intend to use is not very clever, because you will need exactly that. And one of my biggest concerns: After two or three years the planned server will not run, because it is not profitable anymore. Then the game reaches its end. For me this way looks a bit 'intended', if you know what I mean. Shadow Magic is played since 10 years now and maybe for another 10 or even more. I'm afraid AoW3 will be dead after 3 years latest. Hopefully I will be wrong.
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