Larowyn

I'm not completely wrong. Think about it: Taxation and trade are just two ways of acquiring the third resource (credits), and broadcast stations improve allegiance which improves tax income and makes planets a little more stable. Colonies provide access to more crystal, metal, and credits, just like building new command centers, hives, and nexii near new resource nodes do. Strike garrisons are just another type of defense turret with a big range, and carriers are carriers. P

I like how it's assumed that I think that Starcraft is the first RTS game I ever played because I compared Sins to it. The earliest RTS game I played was Dune, as far as I can remember. Starcraft was used because I'm sure that most people on the forum were likely born in the early 90s and Starcraft was the best example that that generation of gamers could identify with. Not that Starcraft or Sins are "strategy" games anyway (they're played at the operational level and sometimes at the tactica

I just finished a game of Sins in the demo, and there were quite a few things that made me feel like I was playing a game I already owned, namely Starcraft. There were just so many similarities between the two that I noticed. First, both are played in real time. Units, upgrades, and reseach topics all require a certain amount of resources and time to prepare in both games, and while the player improves his or her empire, others are busy doing the same. This isn't a very

Thanks, it worked when I downloaded it from another website.

Okay, I got it again. "Cannot start setup - the setup file may be corrupt, or you may have the wrong password. If you downloaded this file, please download a fresh copy. If the file is password protected, check your password and try again."

I can't get the error message to show up again (now the mouse cursor goes to "busy" while the computer does nothing), but I think it said that the file was corrupt and that it had to be downloaded again.

I downloaded it again and the first problem I had happened again. So what do I do to fix it?

All right, it worked again as it did once before. Now I get an error message that says that I have to download it again. The first time I downloaded it I also got that message.

I tried running it from the folder it downloaded to and I had that problem.

I don't get anything. Vista should ask for confirmation when I try to run it, but it doesn't even do that.

When I try to run the demo, my mouse cursor changes to the busy cursor and nothing happens.

[quote]The thing I don't understand is that if there have been 100k copies sold, how come the online usually only has 300 players at a time[/quote] That's one of my biggest reasons for not wanting to buy it until it goes cheap.

I don't buy games on the internet, so I do have an excuse. Even if I did, $30 is a lot for a video game.

No other store in my city sells video games.

The local Wal-Mart had five copies the last time I was there (Thursday) and there were five copies the very first time I saw it on the shelf and every time I went between then and Thursday, so I don't think it's in any danger of selling out there anytime soon. I'll probably see the same five copies the next time I go. $40 is a lot of money when you consider that $40 buys barely enough gasoline to get me back and forth to campus for two weeks of classes, and that's just for classes. I

Why is it that people assume that I can't manage money? If I wasn't a good budgeter I'd probably buy Sins without hesitation.

Who's getting more of the money from each sale: the people who worked on it or the suits?

I just don't see the point in buying any game or console at the release price when it will go down eventually. I'm pretty confident that Sins won't go the way of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri: Alien Crossfire.

$40 or so is a bit much for a video game, especially since they drop in price over time. So when is that expected to happen with Sins?