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You know you've waited too long for Civ3 when...
... 'Ancient' age no longer means age with wonders like Lighthouse and Colossus, but age when you were contributing to the List.
...You begin to slash Yin's ramblings and piece them back together in hopes of finding secret information about patch scheludes in 'Yin codes'.
...You don't even know what the code looks like, and you've started to edit it already.
...You begin wonder when Mark and Dan are going to set up that Civ4 forum.
...You realize you don't really want Civ3 to come just now - griping about deadlines is so much more fun.
...You cut screenshots from Civ3 site, make them your background images, hitch all icons to hell, and pretend you're playing Civ3 and computer just crashed.
...You've bought all parts of 'Cartoon History' just to get the best CivTrivia score.
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"That’s the future of the Democratic Party: providing Republicans with a number of cute (but not that bright) comfort women." - Adam Yoshida, Canada's gift to the world
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September 2, 2001, 03:37
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So true. Some other things that apply...
...discussing the importance of colonies over a hundred times
...we had a big club war
...we came up with conspiracies on what Firaxis was actually doing when they said they were working on civ3.com
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However, it is difficult to believe that 2 times 2 does not equal 4; does that make it true? On the other hand, is it really so difficult simply to accept everything that one has been brought up on and that has gradually struck deep roots – what is considered truth in the circle of moreover, really comforts and elevates man? Is that more difficult than to strike new paths, fighting the habitual, experiencing the insecurity of independence and the frequent wavering of one’s feelings and even one’s conscience, proceeding often without any consolation, but ever with the eternal goal of the true, the beautiful, and the good? - F.N.
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September 2, 2001, 15:30
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... joined a rogue apolyton sect with the term "pessimist", "optimist", "realist", or "sidist"
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"I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it. We have to leave this place, I am almost happy here."
- Ender, from Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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September 2, 2001, 15:40
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Technical Director
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Re: You know you've waited too long for Civ3 when...
...you start playing Colonization again to think of other games.
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Originally posted by Stefu
...You begin wonder when Mark and Dan are going to set up that Civ4 forum.
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I've waited for Mark to announce the Civ4 forum for a while now. 
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ACS - Technical Director
Last edited by Gramphos; September 2, 2001 at 15:46.
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September 2, 2001, 16:15
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Deity
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When you keep walking around the back garden looking at the floor looking for iron, horses, oil and rubber 
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Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
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September 2, 2001, 19:02
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Prince
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... The dreams and insomnia start to dissappear.
... You realise civ3 is just a game and as such you do not need it.
... Your flight to Firaxis studios is now before the estimated release date as it got pushed back. All those petrol bombs have gone to waste.
... You install another game in that 400 MB of space you'd saved ever since 1999 for civ3.
... You spend that £40 you've had in your back pocket since 1999.
... You stop reading the previews of civ3.
... You reinstall CTP2.
... You visit AC more then the civ3 forum.
... You've died of old age.
... You stop unconscious rating of every game you get against civ3. Have you noticed how all those new games suddenly seem so much better?
... You stop reading page 179 - 183 of the civ2 maual every day.
... You lost you Sid Mieir totem.
... You forget how to spell Meier until you spell it Mieir and know that looks weird.
... Amazon Civ3 selling site has recently dropped 1000 hits a day. All yours.
... You stop spelling Civ3 with a capital C
... You stop mentally torturing " Your friend who hates civ3 ".
... " Your friend who hates civ3 " 's remarks about AOK2 being the best game ever are no longer greeted with a balled up fist.
... " Your friend who hates civ3 " calls Sid Meier a phony media icon and only ends up with three broken legs.
... You have lost the will to visit NINternet and argue for 2 hours with RTS supporters.
... You give up trying to find suitable endings for " You know you've waited too long for Civ3 when... "
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Destruction is a lot easier than construction. The guy who operates a wrecking ball has a easier time than the architect who has to rebuild the house from the pieces.--- Immortal Wombat.
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September 2, 2001, 19:22
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when no one at apolyton can think of anything new to argue about or complain about
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September 2, 2001, 19:53
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King
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Originally posted by Darkknight
... You realise civ3 is just a game and as such you do not need it.
... You install another game in that 400 MB of space you'd saved ever since 1999 for civ3.
... You stop reading the previews of civ3.
... You've died of old age.
... You lost you Sid Mieir totem.
... You forget how to spell Meier until you spell it Mieir and know that looks weird.
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Darkknight, I all the above, but I can't miss to note the "friend who hates Civ3" must be your dog, because
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... " Your friend who hates civ3 " calls Sid Meier a phony media icon and only ends up with three broken legs.
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Others animals can fit the role, having more than 3 legs, but everyone know dog is best friend of a man...
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- Admiral Naismith
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September 2, 2001, 19:59
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Prince
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Critics.
I didn't think of this at the time but some say men have three legs as well
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Destruction is a lot easier than construction. The guy who operates a wrecking ball has a easier time than the architect who has to rebuild the house from the pieces.--- Immortal Wombat.
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September 2, 2001, 20:04
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King
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Re: Re: You know you've waited too long for Civ3 when...
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Originally posted by Gramphos
I've waited for Mark to announce the Civ4 forum for a while now.
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i was involved on a thread on this subject several months ago
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September 2, 2001, 20:26
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Settler
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...you completely stopped playing Civ 2 because Civ 3 is so much better (you pressume )
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September 2, 2001, 22:17
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Emperor
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You're so desperate for anything to do with Civ3 that you make up or respond to threads like this one. 
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Formerly known as Masuro.
The sun never sets on a PBEM game.
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September 3, 2001, 00:02
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Chieftain
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...you are already dreaming in Civ3, and you haven't played it.
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A genunine Matt Gaston post.
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September 3, 2001, 02:01
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...when all your friends that don't play civ know about your "problem" with sid, simgolf and stay away from you after you've been online
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September 3, 2001, 03:13
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King
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...When you read a few cool things about civ3 which excites you. You then decide to play civ2 thinking of all the awesome features in civ3. After you get to about 200BC or so you start to realize that you're playing civ2 and not civ3.
This has happened to me many times.
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However, it is difficult to believe that 2 times 2 does not equal 4; does that make it true? On the other hand, is it really so difficult simply to accept everything that one has been brought up on and that has gradually struck deep roots – what is considered truth in the circle of moreover, really comforts and elevates man? Is that more difficult than to strike new paths, fighting the habitual, experiencing the insecurity of independence and the frequent wavering of one’s feelings and even one’s conscience, proceeding often without any consolation, but ever with the eternal goal of the true, the beautiful, and the good? - F.N.
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September 4, 2001, 08:41
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...when you wonder if the new Civ of the Week is up yet, before realising that its only Tuesday. (It changes each Friday)
...when you spend your time studying for the CivTrivia questions, even though you have an exam at uni tomorrow
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I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
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September 4, 2001, 09:03
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King
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...You give in to the peer pressure and declare you will never buy Civ3 unless everyone at apolyton and every review you can find raves about it.
...and then only if it's cheap.
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Any man can be a Father, but it takes someone special to be a BEAST
I was just about to point out that Horsie is simply making excuses in advance for why he will suck at Civ III...
...but Father Beast beat me to it! - Randomturn
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September 4, 2001, 10:07
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- you start to imagine that you played civ3 already and write a complete negative review over it
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Carpe Diem tamen Memento Mori
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September 4, 2001, 10:43
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King
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...you miss yin
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September 4, 2001, 18:17
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Administrator
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oh well, it just doesn't feel good.
I left the battle at it's highpoint ! Few days before the launch of civ3.com and all the other big info !
Everything happened and I was in the center of Africa in the jungle ! It's just not fair !
Yin's pessimism has been broken, and I didn't even witness it !
*sigh*
- you start to post posts like the one I post right now
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Formerly known as "CyberShy"
Carpe Diem tamen Memento Mori
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September 4, 2001, 19:11
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King
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Originally posted by Darkknight
... You reinstall CTP2.
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I have to resist the urge to reinstall it every two or three weeks. But recalling CtP2´s city growth formula (or better, the lack thereof) reliably helps.
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September 4, 2001, 20:34
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King
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... when you wake up in the night and go to Apolyton to find if there is some new info...
... when you circle the releadse date on the calendar and count the days until it is out... (  41 day until US release, and 30 more for UK)
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September 5, 2001, 06:54
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Prince
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... when you work overtime just to look on Apolyton and reply on threads like this.
... cannot resist to respond to stupid polls.
... regrets when there are so few polls nowadays
... already bought a Pentium 4 1,6 Ghz for civ3, just to find out that it is already no longer the fastest available.
... when you're in doubt whether you'll buy that 2,0 Ghz one.
... when you regret yin's decision to go in exile.
... when you cannot find anymore stuff to tell about civ3.
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September 5, 2001, 10:57
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Warlord
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Originally posted by Darkknight
... You reinstall CTP2.
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No thanks. Games that crash every half hour are not my taste.
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September 5, 2001, 11:02
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Warlord
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Originally posted by Farmboy
...you are already dreaming in Civ3, and you haven't played it.
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LOL...that's already happened to me. The fact that it was in 320x200 should probably have tipped me off that something was wrong...
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September 5, 2001, 14:25
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King
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-you start playing Civ2 again...
...and you're p!ssed off that you can't stick a colony on that gold mountain in the middle of the desert...
-you buy a new computer for Civ3...
-you try to plan your vacation around the release date...
-you develop strategies for a game you've never played...
Its nothing less than pathetic when you think about it.
41 days is TOO LONG!!! 
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September 5, 2001, 14:48
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Prince
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Originally posted by Didymus
No thanks. Games that crash every half hour are not my taste.
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Damn, and I had to spend 3 hours messing with the game files to get it even to freeze! I haven't ever managed to get a crash 
...when 50% of topics in this forum aren't directly related to Civ3 anymore, because everything that was has been discussed 18 times before.
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September 5, 2001, 14:50
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...when you find yourself reading the Civ2 Forum because you think the activity of the Civ3 Forum is to low.
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September 5, 2001, 15:33
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King
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....you actually believe Yin was Sid
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September 5, 2001, 17:20
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Emperor
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*Throttles Wonbat*
The game freezes on me before I start 80% of the time.... How in the name of (insert deity here) did you manage that?
On a side note, I only got to 3820 BC in my last game. 32 civs is just too much for my little 64 megs of RAM.
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