Stoopid Question:

Eichhörnchen · 09-12-14, 03:44 AM

I don't get it: games like "Rome Total War" originally had to be loaded from 3 discs and then any expansions separately after that. Now you can buy a combo pack with everything on one disc. Why couldn't they do that before, and are we getting the whole kaboodle or a truncated version? Forgive my extreme ignorance...

HunterICX · 09-12-14, 05:02 AM

In the case of Rome Total War it just didn't fit all one a single CD Rom which have about 700mb capacity so they had to use mutliple discs to fit the game on. The later releases like the Gold Edition with the Expansion pack is on a DVD which can hold 4.7GB.

As for Combo packs, depending on the succes of the title the developers might decide to release a deluxe or gold edition later on which includes the base game and expansions which is convienent for people who don't have the game yet so they can obtain the whole deal in a single purchase and at a nice price too.

Eichhörnchen · 09-12-14, 05:23 AM

Thanks for that...

kranz · 09-16-14, 09:21 AM

They were hoping you wouldn't figure out the correct sequence to install the game and buy a new copy.

Eichhörnchen · 09-20-14, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kranz

They were hoping you wouldn't figure out the correct sequence to install the game and buy a new copy.

09-12-14, 03:44 AM	#1
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,375 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Stoopid Question: I don't get it: games like "Rome Total War" originally had to be loaded from 3 discs and then any expansions separately after that. Now you can buy a combo pack with everything on one disc. Why couldn't they do that before, and are we getting the whole kaboodle or a truncated version? Forgive my extreme ignorance...

09-12-14, 05:02 AM	#2
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	In the case of Rome Total War it just didn't fit all one a single CD Rom which have about 700mb capacity so they had to use mutliple discs to fit the game on. The later releases like the Gold Edition with the Expansion pack is on a DVD which can hold 4.7GB. As for Combo packs, depending on the succes of the title the developers might decide to release a deluxe or gold edition later on which includes the base game and expansions which is convienent for people who don't have the game yet so they can obtain the whole deal in a single purchase and at a nice price too. __________________

09-12-14, 05:23 AM	#3
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,375 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks for that...

09-16-14, 09:21 AM	#4
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	They were hoping you wouldn't figure out the correct sequence to install the game and buy a new copy.