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Reply to Hearthstone - a wonderful game, but not so honest business scheme in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Krazikarl" reply="2" id="3579725"] Its really not that bad - Hearthstone is quite a bit better than say MtG. [/quote] How so? If I need a single card for MtG, I can buy that card. If I need a single card in Hearthstone, I have to buy packs and hope for the best, or grind. Unless you were talking about the online presentation of the game, in which case MTGO sucks compared to Hearthstone's polish.

Reply to Steam reviews in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="37" id="3557902"] [quote]Quoting happybjorn, reply 28 The generous side of me sees the OP as a statement of disapprobation. The cynical side of me sees a spoiled developer who (apparently) thinks they are entitled to positive reviews. The twist isn't interesting. The logical side of me sees a the OP as disingenuous and manipulative. Vot

Reply to GOG's Rallying Cry for Growth may also be their Death Cry in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I use GOG for one reason: access to games that I could not easily and legally get elsewhere. I could give a rat's ass about DRM, and if a game is on Steam for the same price, Valve gets my money for delivering the same product with fewer hassles. As long as GOG remains hostage to the very vocal customers who are all about DRM-free, they will not grow. Services like gamersgate and greenmangaming survive because they sell Steam keys. GOG should too if th

Reply to Game visuals: What makes a game’s graphics “dated”? in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="Gandhialf" reply="8" id="3470837"] Not graphics per se, but squares look dated. Go hexagonal! [/quote] Winner! :D

Reply to Psst. Elemental 2015 in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="57" id="3469611"] We aren't planning to go to hexes any time soon. I don't hate hexes (I made it a requirement for GalCiv III) I just don't want them here.[/quote] Well... I guess I can thank you for saving me some money. Personally, I feel like you're missing the boat with both designs. Distant Worlds is the perfect example of how a space game should function, complete with solar systems that are distinguishable on

Reply to Psst. Elemental 2015 in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

[quote who="Gandhialf" reply="39" id="3468367"] Interesting. Will map be hexagonal?[/quote] You can have my $20 when you answer this question. And by answer it, I mean respond "Yes". Squares are so 1990s.

Reply to Spellpack DLC - what do you want? in Legendary Heroes Stardock Forums

Is the " Random Map expansion " DLC still in the works?

Reply to Introducing Offworld Trading Company from Mohawk Games in Offworld News Offworld Forums

So excited for this one. Need to start searching for loose change in the couch to try to buy-in early. [e digicons]^_^[/e]

Reply to Idea for a New Sci-Fi World in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="DARCA1213" reply="3" id="3463911"] This will help you. http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method/ [/quote] Thanks for sharing that!

Reply to Impulse is dead... in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="alaknebs" reply="20" id="3463116"] Quoting Stuie_, reply 17 Quoting linux21st, reply 15 I joined TotalGamingNetwork/StardockCentral to buy GalCivII and subsequently other games. Then Stardock sold Impulse to Gamestop and it went down hill all the way. Worst of all, as of today, I can't login to my account using the GameStop App, the so call redemption link at http://impulsestore.gamestop.com/redemption/Redeem.aspx gave a connection timeout an

Reply to The problem with fantasy games in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="The_Biz" reply="42" id="3462982"] so many people are just dismissing AI as some impossibly hard problem the AI in 4X games is terrible because developers are a combination of lazy, poor, and incompetent [/quote] This was poorly put, as others have pointed out, but I think it really does get to the heart of the problem. Let's reword it to be less harsh: The AI in 4x games is terrible because developers do not have enough time, a

Reply to Impulse is dead... in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="linux21st" reply="15" id="3462853"] I joined TotalGamingNetwork/StardockCentral to buy GalCivII and subsequently other games. Then Stardock sold Impulse to Gamestop and it went down hill all the way. Worst of all, as of today, I can't login to my account using the GameStop App, the so call redemption link at http://impulsestore.gamestop.com/redemption/Redeem.aspx gave a connection timeout and I have zero access to all my games. Multiple emails to Gamestop did

Reply to The financial model of LH updates in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"] The next DLC: Spouses For those of you reading this, the next DLC is going to allow players to have spouses. Kael has meticulously designed a spouse for each player (and to be honest, they’re way cooler than the sovereigns because Kael got to really go crazy with these).[/quote] Wow - that sounds cool! Can't wait for these spouses to join their respective leader in-game! Oh wait.... This refers to the Leader DLC?&nbs

Reply to The problem with fantasy games in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="Ashbery76" reply="33" id="3462658"] Quoting Stuie_, reply 32 Quoting Ashbery76, reply 28 EndlessLegends has got around this issue by being a low fantasy setting without D&D magic spamming. Personally the game proposed sounds interesting but is not a 4X game just like Homm,disciples 3 is not. Your X's must be different from mine if Endless Legend doesn't meet the definition. I guess everyone brings their own definition to th

Reply to The problem with fantasy games in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="Ashbery76" reply="28" id="3462617"] EndlessLegends has got around this issue by being a low fantasy setting without D&D magic spamming. Personally the game proposed sounds interesting but is not a 4X game just like Homm,disciples 3 is not.[/quote] Your X's must be different from mine if Endless Legend doesn't meet the definition. I guess everyone brings their own definition to the table.

Reply to Endless Legend announced (fantasy 4X) in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="tjashen" reply="48" id="3462558"] I remember making some suggestions along these lines. Specifically, the 'strategic view' of a city also being the tactical view. I even mocked up an illustration... [/quote] That would have been brilliant. EL really got this right. You can plan attacks on the strategic map and know the ground you are getting when you go to tactical combat. Sure there's some tweaking ne

Reply to Endless Legend announced (fantasy 4X) in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Early access starts Thursday . :D Looks great... can't wait to give it a try.

Reply to Buff for Summoners in Legendary Heroes Stardock Forums

Glanced at the thread title and thought I saw "Buffy Summers". Heh.

Reply to Age of Wonders 3 release date march 31. Lots of previews in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="72" id="3455341"] (is there even a range indicator for ranged attacks?) [/quote] There are circles that show up on the map to indicate your range when you have ranged attack selected. Hexes with the circles are in-range.

Reply to Age of Wonders 3 release date march 31. Lots of previews in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="cardinaldirection" reply="52" id="3454896"] first thought: the soundtrack is amazing[/quote] I sprang for the deluxe edition knowing that the soundtrack would be awesome. The music from the other AOW games has always stayed with me, and really defines what I expect from music in a fantasy game. AOW3 remains true to that.

Reply to Age of Wonders 3 release date march 31. Lots of previews in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

All of the Age of Wonders series games are still my favorite fantasy strategy games; nothing else has come close. This new installment looks (and sounds from early previews and reviews) to be a worthy continuation of the series. AoW perfectly mixes tropes with original material to create a truly immersive, beautiful looking fantasy world. Everything about the series has always been top notch (no pun intended there) - the music, the art, the gameplay... Really look

Reply to Stick with Endless Space or Get Civ5? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Nasarog" reply="26" id="3426523"] I waited on CIv 5 for a long time. Vanilla was just that, Vanilla. Gods and Kings was a vast improvement, and now I'm playing Brave New World, and I really like it. I would change a couple of small things, but overall, I like Civ 5 better than Civ 4... I know, I know, sacrilege. [/quote] That's not sacrilege - that's honesty. The game is better than Civ 4 at this point, but most people have a blind

Reply to A game like this with Total War style combat. make it happen Stardock. in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

You guys are crazy. A fantasy Total War-style game would be awesome. However, this (Elemental and kids) is not the starting point for something like that. It would need to be built from the ground up.

Reply to What are the Top 5 Game Sites in 2013? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

For "news": 1. rockpapershotgun 2. polygon For commentary/opinion/garbage: 3. reddit 4. octopusoverlords forum 5. youtube

Reply to Cloth map missing information (Elemental + FE + LH) in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Completely agree with this. I use the cloth map a lot, not because my computer can't handle the 3D map - just because it looks so cool. Having the same level of information for cities that's available on the 3D map would be a huge win.