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Warhammers are overpowered. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I know with so many other things to work on this seems like kind of nitpicking, but warhammers really seem kind of out there in terms of balance. There's a couple of weird things going on here. In terms of damage they are twice as effective as any other weapon available at the same time. They cost two metal while the mace (a solidly inferior option) costs four. They're also one handed, but the Lord Mace (which is only marginally more powerful) takes two hands.

Reply to Fine line between greatness and POS in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote]I'd agree with your wholeheartedly if this were a bargain or indie-priced game... not something that's supposedly ready according to Brad (while not being the case) while set at a AAA pricepoint.[/quote] It'll cost you 50 bucks now, or 50 bucks six months from now when it's a much better game. Actually with an earlier release it'll probably hit the bargain bin that much sooner, if you're really concerned about the pricing from a customer perspective.

Reply to Fine line between greatness and POS in War of Magic Stardock Forums

While Elemental was certainly released before it was really finished, here's how I see it: I could buy it now, and have a half broken game to fiddle around with while they finish it and turn it into a great game in a couple of months. Or, they could have taken a couple of months to really polish it and release it then. Either way, I'll have a great game in a couple of months, but at least now I have something to mess around with if I want that option. Other developers usua

Reply to Elemental would sell better as a subscription game than as traditional product in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Subscriptions for this are a terrible idea. Paying for new content is what expansion packs are for. I bought this game new, even after having read the reviews and understanding that it really wasn't done yet, because I have faith in Stardock that it'll be up to snuff eventually so I might as well get it now. If it were subscription, I'd wait six months first, if I bought it at all.

Reply to Are There Magical Milkmen? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Geez, who's the milkman? Zeus?

Reply to Children reach maturity... FAST in War of Magic Stardock Forums

The poor children must have Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome. It's a tragic inherited disorder that has afflicted ten generations of my dynasty over the past 60 years or so.

Reply to Differences with Ranged attacks verses melee attacks? What about shields? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

The armor descriptions don't do a very good job of specifying what they are strong against, if anything.

Reply to damaged 'party' loses cohesion on re-load. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I'm seeing this too. Same game version.

Reply to Well, those damn politicians again... payout time in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

How come the tax payers have to pay for it? Why doesn't the government pay for it? ... Yes, I'm joking, although I actually have heard people say that before, right before I imagined throat-punching them. The idea being that it will tick people off enough that they'll make sure their representatives don't pull something like this again. </tr

Reply to Gas/Petrol Prices In America in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

US gas prices are around $3 a gallon. Just like Coastie74 said mostly anywere between 2.75 and 3.00, thanks bush, you bastard. People are always quick to blame gas companies for high prices, while remaining completely oblivious that 90% of global oil reserves are controlled by various governments, not private companies. Bush's middle east

Reply to A bit sad? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Elections are a game, but they're not expansion packs for Galactic Civ. Somebody's copy editor needs more coffee.

Reply to What was the name of that game...? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Yeah, it's Star Control 2. Starflight didn't have a "mothership" that you upgraded, and the first Star Control didn't have resource gathering with planetary landers.

Reply to Why do the humans sometimes say "Oh it's you, I was expecting the Meklar or something."? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The Meklar were a race in Master of Orion 2. It could be that the reference is confusing because he named himself after the same race.

Reply to Flame out to all Anti-Tac nerds in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

Wow, the original poster is an idiot.

Reply to Drath Balanced? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

The Drath are very, very powerful. And defense helps keep your ships alive while they're out conquering the galaxy. The Yor are also very powerful. In terms of bonuses to start from, nobody else comes close. Keep in mind that you don't have to play them as Good. Starting out as Good is an inherent advantage, since you can either go Good, Neutral or Evil without having to pick Good choices every single time. If you want to go Neutral, starting with a Good race means you get to kil

Reply to FLAME: Why have these biased polls? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Cry me a river, smacktard. Somebody call the WAHHHHHHH-bulance. Quoted for truth.

Reply to Lucky? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I guess it's to stop one civ becoming insanely powerful early in the game. True. Getting an "I win" event isn't much fun. yeah but thats what luck is all about What, getting a chance to just

Reply to So this is definately worth the money...........?? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

It's fantastic. Definitely worth buying if you like 4x games at all, or just get the demo if you don't like 4x games, because you might like this one. The highlight is the AI. While the AI in some other games is more challenging, that is because it cheats. In Galciv 2, the AI doesn't know where you are, doesn't get free money except on the highest difficulty settings and usually only falls for tricks that work on actual people. An AI that just got loads of free units and an accele

Reply to Are Combat Freighters Useful? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

a large hull (1 HP) Large hulls have a lot of HP. Cargo hulls only have one. Get it straight. I think I will build an entire army of these pathetic ships... Don't knock those ships until you'

Reply to Stock Markets and population in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

but what every one in this tread is missing is the factories, labs, and super projects that realy make a differance. This thread is about the tradeoff between stock markets and farms for maximizing your income on a dedicated tax world. We're not talking about factories and labs because that's not the point of the thread. I'd have thought that the

Reply to Beating the early-game deficit spending in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Quick building that many colony ships is a bad move unless you're playing in a tiny galaxy loaded to bursting with AI opponents. You're much better off quick building a few factories and getting your colony ships that way. It only puts you a couple of turns behind, but your cash reserves let you quick build the first factory on each of your new planets, which saves you a whole lot of time that you would otherwise just waste while your first factory is getting built. I never have an

Reply to Drengin with a sense of humor in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

It was also included in Rome: Total War. Specifically, when the Egyptians demand that you become their protectorate. (which is kinda like a one-way submissive alliance)

Reply to Those cheating Dread Lords in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

You found a bug. You have my sympathy for that, hopefully they'll have it fixed in the next patch. You did not witness cheating. Whenever I see a post that includes an accusation of the AI "cheating", a big red flag that has "RETARD" scribbled across it in crayon shoots up.

Reply to Performance Hit after having Eye of Universe in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

Seconded. Eye of the Universe can cause a performance drop because you see a lot more ships, planets and stations than you did previously. Zoom out so that the ships are represented by icons rather than the 3D models to greatly improve your performace.

Reply to I thought 700% enhancement tiles were rare. in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

He's probably confused, or just retarded and trolling for attention. I won't believe that 700% research tiles exist until I've seen a screenshot. Someone saying that they've got five on thirteen planets just strains credibility. You don't know how to provide proof for your outrageous claim? Well isn't that convenient!