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Reply to The Elemental Box in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Thinking about this some more, I agree with Machina. The balcony image is Elemental to many of us, but could be seen as "generic fantasy art" to the average gamer. Combine that with a small publisher and intentionally campy name, and you've got something that screams "I'm a budget title! Don't buy me!" That's probably one of the reasons I didn't buy GC2 until I heard about SD's response to the Starforce fiasco; the thing really looked like uninspired shovelware. I think the b

Reply to People of Elemental: The Kingdoms in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"] The Kingdom of Gilden (“Ironeers”, sometimes called “Merchants of Iron and blood ”) [/quote] i c wut u did thar [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to Command & Conquer:: Tiberian Sun + Firestorm released for free! in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I had a friend in high school that was really into Tiberian Sun when it came out. I didn't have a computer back then and had never played an RTS game before, so I made him tell me all about it. We would look through the manual together and he would say how awesome GDI was, and I'd be like, "But Nod has stealth tanks! And flamethrower tanks! And are these things laser death ray towers?!" I suspect I'm in for a huge disappointment, but I'm glad I finally get to play this game.<

Reply to Creatures of Elemental: Hordes of the Fallen in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="vieuxchat" reply="74" id="2536799"] Any chance that a liguist would take cae of the naming ? Because ... porcipinee, wel .... And Edar is a cool name for some balrogish creature, but why keeping something as overused as "daemons" ? Why not "Edaerlings" ? Or something like that...[/quote] I thought the Edar looked pretty badass, but when I read "daemon" I knew that wiry-looking thing would be all kinds of bad news. You just know they saved that name for the

Reply to Creatures of Elemental: Hordes of the Fallen in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Brackendroth.

Reply to The Elemental Box in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

It's classy and distinctive, unlike nearly every other box on the shelf. If there was a shelf. I always did like that picture because it conveys a sense of wonder and possibility to me, and after all this time it's certainly burned into my mind as the image of Elemental. It may be that another image would be better, but I wouldn't stray from this style. That box art for Disciples 2 says a lot about why I never looked at the game. Also, is anyone else really annoyed by

Reply to [Crash] First turn after building city in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

I'm having the same issue. Unchecking "Disable Depth of Field" in the video options prevents the crashes for me, but viewing the research screen still slows the game to a crawl. (until I restart)

Reply to EVE Online in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I got an email saying the free 5-day reactivation offer would expire in a few days, so I went ahead and did it. I noticed they're also offering me a $5 discount on the first month; I don't know if I'll go for it, but at least I can log in and poke around for a bit. Looks like I have a fair bit of stuff left over from last time. 3 mil isk, 10 mil skillpoints, a mining barge and destroyer, and a whole lot of random loot from who-knows-where scattered across the entire region. I should p

Reply to I want to make something different for dinner tonight help in Everything Else Elemental Forums

I was going to say "Holy thread necro batman!" but then I realized who did the bumping. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] I think I'm going to try that gnocchi one soon. I'm trying to cut back on processed foods, but I never really learned how to cook anything else. An easy recipe like this is a great help.

Reply to Understanding The Fallen, Elemental, and Middle Earth in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="MatBerryman2" reply="1" id="2515764"]So effectively there are more than two races but only 2 species? [/quote] Only two natural sentient species: humans and dragons. There are other sentient species, but they're all artificially created. I'm guessing they're either humans and dragons modified beyond recognition (The Fallen), or other animal species uplifted to sentience through magical means.

Reply to Ugly children in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="32" id="2515716"] I miss pre-rendered graphics. I miss sprites. At least then, we had control over how things looked. How, genetic algorithms can do things. Bad things. Unholy, unnatural things.[/quote] I have this image in my mind. It's dark, and rain is coming down in painful torrents. In the distance lightning flashes, revealing a vast, churning mass of terrified people. Most are panicked, screaming, desperately trying to cover their eyes. O

Reply to Any interest in LEGO Universe? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Just watched the trailer. Netdevil's last project (Auto Assault) greatly disappointed me, but I'm hoping they've finally gotten that whole "HAY GUISE LETS MAKE A WOW CLONE LOL" thing out of their system. It they shift the focus of the game away from quests and level-grinding and steer it more towards socialization and emergent gameplay (you know, the things MMO games are actually good at ), then maybe they'll really pull this off. The thought of building an awesome spaceship/a

Reply to EVE Online in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Evil Muppet" reply="10" id="2504705"]I heard that someone is working on a multiplayer game where you actually get to fly the ships manually, but I don't know the name offhand. Maybe one day there will be a decent space-mmo to replace this overrated "game".[/quote] You may be thinking of Jumpgate: Evolution. I haven't kept up with its development, but I played its predecessor for over three years. Jumpgate Classic was, in nearly every respect, the opposite of EVE. It h

Reply to Elemental's cities and issues they raise. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I was hoping for something more like Erfworld mechanics. The initial city site is the garrison, control of which determines ownership of the city. Walls provide a large defense bonus, but once an area is breached, the enemy can bypass the wall at that point and attack adjacent areas without the defenders gaining the wall bonus.

Reply to EVE Online in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

EVE is a weird game. I tried it for a month when it was released, liked the depth and cerebral focus, but got a big dose of that "$15/mo screensaver" feeling and quit. Tried it again a year later, even joined a friend's corp this time, but the same thing happened after a while. I keep being tempted to go back, though. The flying part could be better, but the market stuff is insane . I liked how every ship and piece of equipment on the server was actually made by someone. It ma

Reply to Elemental Multiplayer Revealed in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Xan" reply="12" id="2504320"] Am I missing something? I didn't hear anything especially new or unusual in the video, except maybe that they're providing official servers while still supporting private ones, instead of doing either/or like most companies. Other than that, it looks like the same multiplayer matchmaking used by pretty much every game ever. You're kidding right? Name one strategy game that works like this. One. [/quote] &n

Reply to Elemental Multiplayer Revealed in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Am I missing something? I didn't hear anything especially new or unusual in the video, except maybe that they're providing official servers while still supporting private ones, instead of doing either/or like most companies. Other than that, it looks like the same multiplayer matchmaking used by pretty much every game ever.

Reply to The "Naval" fleet of ships in Everything Else Elemental Forums

Am I the only one who thinks we need new words for self-propelling space machines? Ones that don't end in -ship or -craft? If it's on the ground we call it a vehicle. Or, more specifically, a car, truck, tank, etc. If it's in the water we call it a boat, ship, vessel, craft, or submarine. If it's in the air, we call it a plane, jet, helicopter, glider, fighter, bomber... If it's in space we call it...what? Star-ship? Space-craft? Space-fighter? It's a completel

Reply to Steam Powered Supcom 2 in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I was really looking forward to this game, but if it's only on Steam then I probably won't be buying it. I already have Orange Box on there, and that's all the money I'm willing to put into a service that enables my games to potentially be stolen from me. (hackers, phishers, Valve enforcing ex post facto rules again, etc.)

Reply to Strategy game of the year at Gamespot - they have gone koko in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Nesrie" reply="15" id="2499124"]They've really not fond a great category for games like Sims 3.[/quote] Seriously? No one ever thought to put Sims in the Simulation category? [e digicons]o_O[/e] ("Life Simulator" would also fit, if you want to get specific.)

Reply to Elemental: Revisiting the Great Cities of (my) RPG Gaming in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

I'm really glad the devs are working so hard on the "city experience". It's just the sort of oft-neglected, extra-mile feature that turns a good game into an extroardinary one. Here are my most memorable video game cities: Ascalon (Guild Wars) It started out looking like your typical generic happy fantasy city, but then the Searing happened and the place got blasted so hard the entire kingdom turned into a barren wasteland. Green lawns and tan cobblest

Reply to Elemental: Quest Discussion Part 2 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

A few thoughts: 1.Can quests be triggered by certain combinations of events? Neglecting a certain set of technologies for many turns, having certain buildings together in the same city, being militarily weak when encountering a dragon, etc. "It seems that erecting a series of ratty inns next to our farm is not conducive to creating a large harvest. Shall I call for someone to deal with the rodent problem, sire?" "It appears that the frequent magical teleportation of yo

Reply to Top 25 Games of the Decade [Results are In!] in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="EadTaes" reply="107" id="2468021"] WoW is not sicne Wow is now on the decrease. Fewer and fewer players are playing WoW. It has hitted the 4 year mark and is now in it's decline like all reguler MMOs. Like all average MMOs. So yes it might have had more user total then otehr MMOs but it will not last very long. It's slowly dieing now. Eve on the other hand might have fewer users but it is still growing.[/quote] I don't play EVE, but I'm glad to hear it's still growing

Reply to New Guild Wars 2 Video in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="idunno116" reply="9" id="2465406"] Yes, Charr with guns is rather scarey isnt it. And yes, it kinda stinks to lose your progress, but the GW team is fairly commited to keeping the grind to a minimum so hopefully you'll spend more time exploring this jaw-dropping world lookig for fun and optional stuff to do as opposed to just grinding mobs/quests to raise your level. I am thinking of their event system as a nice example.[/quote] I think you misunderstand. I'm not refe

Reply to Stargate - Universe in Everything Else Elemental Forums

[quote who="danielost" reply="283" id="2465312"]1 the colonial is now guilty of murder. at least until rush catches up. 2 rush will get the alien ship running and catch up.[/quote] Oh, we haven't seen the last of Rush. He's got a derelict ship and a working stargate; I'm sure he'll think of something. What would be really interesting is if he manages to encounter that ship's builders before Destiny does. He might tell the aliens all so