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RE: How does this stack up to Gal Civ II - 4/28/2010 6:33:36 PM

Bartje

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That is a very nice riposte!

Without going off-topic any further, I have only one thing to add:

Result obtained in the past offer no guarantee for the future....at best a potential indicator. (this is in my opinion one of the gilded guidelines of any true intelligence)

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RE: How does this stack up to Gal Civ II - 4/28/2010 7:50:56 PM

Jamoid

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well, from my point of view there's definitely one of you that seems far happier, more positive and generally more pleasant.

on topic - distant worlds is different enough in gameplay and style to warrant owning both. personally i enjoy it more than galactic civilizations II, it's just a lot less polished.

don't listen to me though, anything positive i say is paid for by matrix.

edit: that post seemed far too serious, apologies. : P

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RE: How does this stack up to Gal Civ II - 4/28/2010 7:58:16 PM

HsojVvad

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I say good things about DW, and I don't recieve a cent. Where do I go to get money from them?

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RE: How does this stack up to Gal Civ II - 4/28/2010 9:20:52 PM

Fishman

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Bartje

Result obtained in the past offer no guarantee for the future....at best a potential indicator. (this is in my opinion one of the gilded guidelines of any true intelligence)

That's true only of good things. For negativity, you only need one counter-example. If you want to say "space shuttles are safe", I only need to cite one example of one blowing up to refute this. If I say "space shuttles are unsafe", citing an example of one that didn't blow up doesn't undermine my point, because my point is negative, and therefore requires only a single example to be true.

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ORIGINAL: Davor

I say good things about DW, and I don't recieve a cent. Where do I go to get money from them?

That's the sort of thing a shill would say. If you weren't a shill, you'd stop doing that.

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RE: How does this stack up to Gal Civ II - 4/28/2010 9:40:43 PM

Alinroch

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Fishman

quote:

ORIGINAL: Davor

I say good things about DW, and I don't recieve a cent. Where do I go to get money from them?

That's the sort of thing a shill would say. If you weren't a shill, you'd stop doing that.

Wow.

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RE: How does this stack up to Gal Civ II - 4/28/2010 9:42:41 PM

Jamoid

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Fishman
That's true only of good things. For negativity, you only need one counter-example. If you want to say "space shuttles are safe", I only need to cite one example of one blowing up to refute this. If I say "space shuttles are unsafe", citing an example of one that didn't blow up doesn't undermine my point, because my point is negative, and therefore requires only a single example to be true.

you're thinking in black and white, that's not how things work.

1 shuttle out of 1 thousand crashing does not necessarily mean that whole line of shuttles needs to be declared unsafe. however, if 100 of them crashes, then you have a different story. you make judgements based on degrees and severity, both on negative AND positive feedback. without assuming that every positive person is a paid for part of a conspiracy.

in distant world terms, if i read these forums and there is one crash complaint (probably by sigh), but 10 positive comments then i may buy the game. however, if there was 10 crash complaints (probably all still sigh) and only 1 positive comment, then i might not.

more importantly, perhaps you are only joking and i am reading into this far too much. |o/

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RE: How does this stack up to Gal Civ II - 4/28/2010 10:32:42 PM

Bartje

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He is, though his humor is pessimistic