For the FAQ - another place from where to buy Thief Gold!

EvaUnit02 on 7/1/2008 at 12:11

(http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=269&category_id=12&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=14) GamersGate digital download store. $14.99 USD to boot ($5 cheaper than directly from Edios!).

The Magpie on 16/1/2008 at 20:46

Update: The price is now $ 9.99 USD at GamersGate.

Bummer for those of us who already got the Eidos download. I'm confused about the file size, though, it seems to be too small.

Still $ 19.99 at Eidos and their affiliate trygames.com.

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crunchy on 17/1/2008 at 00:05

"Thief Gold"

"Sneak through the shadows of 12 treacherous missions"

Hmmmmm!

jtr7 on 17/1/2008 at 00:10

Well well...the marketing people are no longer doing their homework, nor are they making sure their advertising is accurate.:sly:

Twelve treacherous missions...and then some! Hahaaa! We snuck some extra stuff in while you weren't looking!

The Magpie on 17/1/2008 at 00:34

I just went ahead and emailed their support. :idea:

Here's the gist of it:

Quote:

* The cover as shown is for Thief: The Dark Project (TDP), not Thief Gold (TG).
* The description mentions twice that the game features has 12 missions. TDP has 12 missions, TG has 15.
* The downloadable installer for TG from Eidos' affiliate trygames.com is 629.88 MB. You list yours as 474.45 MB.

In short, I suspect that you're marketing TDP as TG. Could you clear this up for me, please?

Thanks in advance.

:thumb:

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Larris

BrokenArts on 17/1/2008 at 03:30

Oh boy, that'll be interesting. Let us know what they say. I'd like to hear it.

snowcap21 on 17/1/2008 at 12:05

Interesting. I bought TG online here in Germany (16,99€) via the game section of web.de (which is a free mail account provider here), but the selling company was actually Bluefish Media Store, which belongs to Eidos (now) as far as I know. And they made the same mistake with the cover - they also used the normal Dark Project cover instead of the Thief Gold cover. I also emailed them about this;), asking if it really was Thief Gold, but never got a replay.
I decided to give it a chance and bought it nonetheless and it is indeed Thief Gold. The only issue I have is, that to reinstall the game you need to download it again, so I do hope very much, that the company doesn't go bankrupt...

The Magpie on 17/1/2008 at 14:20

Quote Posted by snowcap21

Same price as the Eidos affiliate Trymedia Systems, whose (http://www.trygames.com/game/aff=eidos_uk/curr_selected=EUR/lang=EN/vid=04781596fe5f94645b301bac890f48b7) TG product site is linked directly from Eidos' (http://www.eidosinteractive.com/downloads/search.html?gmid=34) TDS entry.

Quote Posted by snowcap21

The only issue I have is, that to reinstall the game you need to download it again, so I do hope very much, that the company doesn't go bankrupt...

I backed up the downloaded install file called ThiefGoldSetup.exe. It's about 630 megs.

However, to activate an installed game one still needs a Net connection... and the controlling server to be online.

Same for GamersGate, btw, as (http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=17#9) mentioned in their FAQ:

Quote:

Q: Do I need an Internet connection in order to play the game?
A: No. An internet connection is only needed during the installation process and the first time you run the game. After that no more internet connection is required.

OMG, I just had a look at their (http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=22) Terms of Use document. It comes across... as kind of gross.

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