Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:00:37 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy References: <88ycnSnIsL-2ELL6nZ2dnZfqnPFWVFhZ@earthlink.com> User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.10.7-100.fc39.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:00:37 +0000 Lines: 39 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-O5tZO3FtHloKFJzVApMrYVFuD8Ong7ugygkAs1Fp/gEhsZdYa9LjIiOCwJ+rxeQRQbbkga6jjjMamYJ!b7+JbdVh6i6471R/rVnLDo+wxt1Y5W1CU3KlrWIEfcqLweAznCQ128Ogb7wiPTwnvaQvrb52bJ30!6rY0X3UOQ7db13Jqo52e96COTRUfUZaB X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 3455 In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action candycanearter07 wrote: > Ant wrote at 23:55 this Saturday (GMT): > > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic candycanearter07 wrote: > >> Ant wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT): > >> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. wrote: > >> >> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for > >> >> >the next couple days in > >> >> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition. > >> >> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will > >> >> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get > >> >> >my hardware upgrades. :P > >> > > >> >> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a > >> >> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as > >> >> I am concerned. > >> > > >> > Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I > >> > resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night. > >> > I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC! > > > >> As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came > >> out :) > > > > Agreed! Oh, and it's free to play. ;) > Free to play as in microtransactions? Yep and grindings. Once I reach that point, then I quit and uninstall! ;) -- "They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." --Isaiah 11:9. Unhappy gassy poopy tummy Caturday. Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )