Well at the expense of getting really hammered i'd like to say,

Bit late don't you think!!

This is exactly what i wanted when buying DA, i was happy downloading and waiting for the disc in the mail, but then i learned there would be no box for DA just the disc in a jewel case. Being anal i like having the box on my shelf, and the DA "posters" you were displaying on the site looked really cool. So after double checking that there indeed would not be a retail box shipped out, i bought the Gold Edition, even though i have the DL Collector's Edition . At least this way i had a box to keep the disc safe and it would add to my collection on the shelf.

Now this is released, and the extra $20us or so extra that i payed just to have a box doesn't really make sense anymore.

How about refunding me the difference from Gold to the stand alone DA disc?

This is a first, till now i have had nothing but praise for the way Stardock conducts itself, but this information could have been released earlier and save us nerds who like nice pretty boxes twenty bucks.

Needless to say i don't really expect a refund but this is really dissapointing.

Hammer away.......

I like the case, Good work!

Going to print it out =o)

I found at full size (not using Adobe Reader to shrink-to-fit) that it fit pretty well in a standard DVD case (and was too big for a slimline). Your mileage may vary.

-HM

Thanks

Any suggestions on what type of paper would work best for this? Since I don't have a printer I need to do it up at school, and I don't want needless trips/costs.

A standard DVD slip is 10 3/4" by 7 1/4". So you'll probably need to just print it on standard 8 1/2" x 11" and trim it.

Any chance on offering a slimline case with this label already in there for people that opt to have the CD mailed to them, even if there is a small extra charge?

I haven't bought Dark Avatar yet, and the uncertainty of a box, etc. was one of the reasons. I already bought (two) copies of the original collector's edition.

Having an option to have the slimline with this label in it already delivered would pretty much cinch the deal for me to buy Dark Avatar.

I thought you got a rebate with the gold edition if you already owned DL such that it ended up being the same price. Regardless, if you paid $20 extra just to get a box you got exactly what you paid for, I don't see a problem. DA didn't come in a case, incidentally, just a paper sleeve. Considering it cost nothing but shipping and handling to get a physical copy, I can't complain.

Well, considering all the advertisements and the media on the sites clearly show a Dark Avatar box, I will complain, as my CD arrived a few days ago.

I do feel misled by this.

There was no info anywhere to state that we would only get a CD in a sleeve.

Box image + CD = boxed CD. Thats basic human understanding.

You clearly have a pack shot of a box.

If I'd have known, I would have ordered the boxed version with GC 2.

My CD arrived today and I have to agree with Sevenhertz.

I am very sad and almost upset to just have received a CD, no box.. where is the manual?? very disapointed, I feel fooled

Look guys, I would've liked to get a manual and a box too. But the fact is that nowhere did Stardock say that was what we were going to get. It's stated as "Download + CD" (actually, back when I preordered this last summer, it said "Galactic Civilizations II - Dark Avatar [CD Pre]"). You got exactly what they said you were going to get.

And for that matter, they didn't even overcharge to get the disc to us. It was $5, it says right on my shipping envelope that it cost $4.05 to ship, and I imagine the envelope itself plus the price to put a picture on the CD cost at least 95 cents. So you more or less got the disc for free.

Brad is working on making a hard copy manual available to us, and they gave us something to use as a cover in a DVD case. So really, they're doing a pretty good job here - just short of what is ideal. But in life you learn what battles are the right ones to fight (and this, my friends, is not one of them).

-HM

I must ask one thing:
What is better? A CD Backup in a sleeve which would cost less, letting more money being able to use for game delvelopments, or a full case, manual, etc. which would of costed more?
Remember, the company thbat makes these games are small, and as they have pointed out: Shops would take down Galactic Civilizations II for Dark Avatar - not letting gamers that may want to play Dark Avatar play, because they also need Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords.
They gave you an Adobe download of the manual, they've given you a slim-line cover, and the disk for more or less free (as stated by Hollow Man) - what more do you want?
So they could let you buy a box with the CD, cover, etc, for a little bit more, but they decided to let you buy it more cheaply.
Don't whine, be glad what you are given. It's good stuff.

I do not agree, I saw a box when ordering, and all I get i a cd.. i could have burned it myself. I'm a fan, I want fan stuff, a nice box, a nice manual to read in the toilets etc.

I am really disapointed

I couldn't wait for Best Buy to get DA in stock... but when I saw it was a "gold" edition I was really mad. Now I see there is absolutely no plans for a retail box version of the add-on? I can wait for the gold edition to drop to bargain bin price before I'll buy.