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Reply to The American constitution isn't very complicated in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="24" id="3403394"] Quoting Alstein, reply 21 It would be used more if it was easier. It should be easier. I'd like to see amendments become passable via plebiscite, with 60% needed to get it. Each President gets to propose one amendment per term which gets voted on when the election for the next term begins. An amendment can be proposed by the states with only 2/3'rds of them (67%) agreein

Reply to The American constitution isn't very complicated in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="20" id="3403367"] Quoting alaknebs, reply 18 Quoting Frogboy, reply 14 It's really a shame so many people seem to think that everything should be done by the federal government. The states still have the power to do all kinds of things. except there's the slight problem. 1 state allows certain guns, other state bans the same guns. people go from 1 state to another to buy it. not like you have

Reply to The American constitution isn't very complicated in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

The interstates were actually formed under "provide for the common defense"- it was originally designed for troop movements- after Eisenhower saw how effective the Autobahn was in Nazi Germany. The fact that they provided an economic boost was secondary (and some states really did neglect their roads in comparison to other states) Personally, I think you can disagree on what the constitution is, even heavily disagree- though there are some points that are solid.&n

Reply to Stardock Future Gaming (from 2013 perspective) [UPDATE 4] in Stardockians Elemental Forums

[quote who="Cruxador" reply="133" id="3401460"] Quoting XWerewolfX, reply 128 Noticed the very obvious GalCiv3 artwork was removed...GalCiv 3 is canceled![/quote] I know Stardock looks up to Valve, but emulating Half-Life 3 as a business model with GalCiv 3 is not a good idea. ^_^

Reply to Is AI already the best on Challenging? in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

Challenging is best AI gameplay, but no cheats Insane AI cheats like a mofo.

Reply to Internet Mob Logic in Internet Elemental Forums

[quote who="Borg999" reply="36" id="3400105"] Quoting Alstein, reply 34 No one ever said that everyone who is unemployed is a leech. Brad said: "The typical troll is an unemployed wannabe. That's what fuels them in the first place. They hate people who have done things they wanted and in order to rationalize their own life failures they have to invent failings in other people. They don't recognize that their own fai

Reply to Internet Mob Logic in Internet Elemental Forums

No one ever said that everyone who is unemployed is a leech. The claim was nearly early troll is a loser in reality. Much depends on what you define as a troll. A troll is not someone who disagrees with you, or even someone who hates you if they believe you did something wrong. I define troll is someone who starts crap on the internet for their own personal pleasure. That said, sometimes hatred can turn someone into a troll. &nbsp

Reply to Internet Mob Logic in Internet Elemental Forums

Having a developer friend who is dealing with the same hate mobs myself, and it's something that is entirely not her decision on top of that. I'm very angry about it right now.

Reply to Stardock launches a Mobile game studio in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Glad to see you're considering other platforms- I don't own a smartphone (I would if I needed one, but I don't) That first game does look interesting and something I would buy on PC if it got good reviews.

Reply to Galciv 3 petition in Everything Else Elemental Forums

They've probably been working on GalCiv 3 for months now. Star Control may not have even started yet. Also, Brad said 5 years from Twilight would be about the right timeframe for GC3- it's been close to that.

Reply to Stardock Future Gaming (from 2013 perspective) [UPDATE 4] in Stardockians Elemental Forums

I enjoyed FE and LH, but I'm ready for GCIII now.

Reply to Mancor Blood - Does it work? in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

It's Pariden not Mancer. It does work.

Reply to It's just a game people! Game developer harassment on the rise... in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="19" id="3396337"] The biggest problem game devs face is the tabloidizatiin of the gaming media. They profit from creating misery.[/quote] Most game journos would say they have pressure to do from the outside. They don't really have that much independence. It's really hard to make a living in gaming journalism.

Reply to You Want My Money? DLC's That I'll Pay For: in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

THat list posted- many of the things on there are what I've wanted for years.

Reply to Galciv 3 petition in Everything Else Elemental Forums

I think next month is the anniversary of GalCiv, and Brad had said pretty much that a new game announcement is coming soon. Also, the reasons SD went Steamworks are resource-related, so I don't expect that to change. (They said, doing FE Steamworks and non-Steamworks cost them a good bit of time, and Steam was the majority of sales, despite Stardock building up their base non-Steam for a decade) Realistically, given the above- it's v

Reply to Multiplayer (in general) in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I think for TBS you need modding to make MP successful. Modding is needed sometimes to fix MP exploits. See the AOW:SM 1.4 patches.

Reply to I'm Tired of this Password Thing in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

The military is like that, with worse requirements. Leads to folks either writing it down, or forgetting it and using a reset every time.

Reply to 6 hour test on Challenging - Monsters NEVER attack AI in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

Noticed the AI often doesn't attack my settlements either, even when it would win easily. This isn't an AI cheat as much as it is part of the game's design to me.

Reply to Derek Paxton Promoted to Vice President of Stardock Entertainment in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Well-deserved and congrats.

Reply to Diplomacy A.I is a mess. in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

I think that's scheduled for a future patch. It is something that needs to be fixed for the sake of immersion.

Reply to Opinion: Bunny Slippers don't Fit. Solution: Please Remove in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

i wouldn't mind a "camp" DLC- with all sorts of campy items like chakrams, Magical School Uniforms, quest to learn a "Slag Slave" spell, and all sorts of campy items, but I suspect you'd end up getting sued for it.

Reply to Automatic Burger Machine: Coming soon to a McDonalds near you in Business Elemental Forums

$10/hr is high for slave wages, it's usually 8 at most.

Reply to Stardock Future Gaming (from 2013 perspective) [UPDATE 4] in Stardockians Elemental Forums

That first one looks very Last of Us. Third one looks like a big tech tree.

Reply to The love for Stardock, Bunnies and Lollipops thread. in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

This is one area I agree on, I'd like to see some content in my DLC. Stardock DLC has been kinda content-light in general- not enough map stamps in the map pack, would like to see more toys in the loot packs.

Reply to Automatic Burger Machine: Coming soon to a McDonalds near you in Business Elemental Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="98" id="3394187"] Quoting Alstein, reply 96Good luck getting credit for that, and with their slave wages, they can't save enough to even get enough to start their own business. This is why income inequality is bad- it's a snowballing effect- poverty is one of the most expensive things out there. Where do you think the friend got the money from? The bar fairy? Most people do not win the lottery and open a bar. They cre