<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: PDiFolco<br/>
Aren't your computer, hard drives and modem *physical things* ? [:D]
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now youre just being pedantic.<br/>
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no <B><s>[b]</s>additional<e>[/b]</e></B> physical things to have to keep up with beyond what i already had at ...

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Mmm, you should rethink your position : in fact, Steam/impulse/whatever will only allow you to redownload as long as they are in business *and* that their proprietary software and DRM works on your system *and* that you don't have a broken web ...

<t> so i bought the game this weekend, and im happy with my purchase... im especially happy to see the 1.0.2 patch, because i couldnt figure out why my economies were always tanking for no good reason in my sandbox games...<br/>
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now im trying to get a few of my other 4x-fan friends ...

cool, thats completely reasonable DRM... ill prolly pick it up this weekend then after my paycheck clears... thanks for your prompt answers!

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: x2yzh9<br/>
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You can order a physical copy to ship to your residence, and take extended download service off the thing by clicking the little trash can next to extended download service.
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i have no interest in or use for a ...

<t> ok that changes things then... like i said, ive got no interest in keeping up with a backup of the installer (digitally, or burned to cd, or otherwise)... i just want to be able to re-download later if i decide i want to play the game again in the future, with no hassle or extra expense... its ...

<t> i dont purchase from anywhere that i cant re-download the software again at any time in the future (barring the storefront in question going away, of course)... and i wont pay extra for "download protection"... this pretty well excludes digital river from consideration. its also why i waited for ...

shame, ive really been wanting to play this thanks for the quick response...

does anyone know if this game will see a steam or impulse release? and if so, any eta?

thanks!