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Reply to The Living World in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="Goontrooper" reply="31" id="2614213"] I'm curious as to other aspects of 'The Living World' concept, and what everyone thinks about them...my ultimate dream is for Elemental to be a true 'Fantasy Kingdom Sim' and not just a strategy game with fantasy artwork. I want to feel like I am building one of the awesome kingdoms from the great works of fantasy, and see that kingdom really live, guided by my decisions and the events that take place during the game.[/quote] I ge

Reply to Diplomacy as a finite resource in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I really like the OP's idea (and some of the subsequent modifications, such as tying prestige to diplomacy). Let's face it: in most games "diplomacy" is really nothing more than bartering. Sure, I guess you could make the case that giving this for that is a form of diplomacy, but it is a primitive form of diplomacy at best. In the real world, diplomacy can be just as much about shared ideas, goals and mutual respect as it is about immediate gratification. What is more,

Reply to End of Nations? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

You guys are matching my circumspection as well. There is just too much unknown at this point. However, from what I can gather, it seems that EoN will have a single player mode that is designed to allow new players to level up and get good loot before getting thrown into the mix. That should help level things out. One thing I don't like is that it seems EoN will not have any <a href="http://forums.endofnations.com/showthread.php?43-Just-in-case-you-reconsider-the-inf

End of Nations? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I stumbled across this game yesterday and I've got to admit that it sounds interesting. I really like the look of the battles, sort of like a mix between C&C and World in Conflict with a little SupCom thrown in. Even though I am tired of RTS games, the mix of two different genres - RTS and MMO gaming - could prove fun...or a terrible mess. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] Guess we'll see in 2011! Info: Cooperate & Conquer: Team up with legions of

Reply to World Chess Championship 2010 in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

The match resumed today, with a draw. [Event "Sofia BUL, WCC 2010 game_3"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2010.04.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Topalov, V."] [Black "Anand, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D17"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2787"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2010.04.24"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "12"] [EventCountry "BTN"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5

Reply to Rethinking factions… in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="nitey47" reply="6" id="2604589"]I like the idea. I'm assuming that we can import other races the same way we'll be able to eventually import maps, icons, etc. If this makes it easier to allow for custom race creation I'm all for it. Let the developer flesh out the game, let the gamers flesh out the content![/quote] I agree. In GalCiv, I don't think I ever played with a stock race as I much preferred to make a custom one from game to game.&nb

Reply to World Chess Championship 2010 in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

I find Chess to be my favorite go-to game because it is the perfect game if you don't have a lot of time. I primarily play correspondence chess with a 10-14 day per move time control. I rarely (if ever) actually take that many days to make a move, but it is nice to have that time cushion for when things get busy. CC is great because there never is any pressure to "get in a turn." If somebody is interested in getting back into chess, I recommend Chess.com.

Reply to World Chess Championship 2010 in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

[quote who="Vampothika" reply="1" id="2603037"]chess..... i love it. but my rank is pretty lame, im only 1490[/quote] Cut yourself some slack! 1490 isn't lame. 490 is lame...but not 1490. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] A few more games and you'll probably be over 1500. Is that an OTB rating or a CC rating?

World Chess Championship 2010 in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

Any other chess fanatics around here following the world championship? I'm rooting for Anand but was sorry to see he lost his first game: [Event "Sofia BUL, WCC2010"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2010.04.24"] [Round "1.22"] [White "Topalov, V."] [Black "Anand, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D87"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2010.04.24"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "12"] [EventCountry "BUL"] <b

Reply to Giant Spiders- Theory and practice. in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

BTW: did you ever hear of Camel Spiders? Google it. (Yes, yes...I know they are actually closer to being scorpions than spiders....but they freak me out nonetheless! Imagine finding one of those in your house! They're as big as house cats and twice as mean! [e digicons]8C[/e] )

Reply to Giant Spiders- Theory and practice. in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

That was quite an interesting post! I also agree with your sentiments. In fact, when it came for Shelob in Jackson's LotRs, the ultimate design they wound up using was the least scary one IMHO (you can see the range of ideas on the special edition DVD). But I believe that was intentional. I think when it comes to movies and games, directors/devs don't want to make spiders as frightening and repulsive as they are in real life because you might well chase away

Reply to Sorry guys, there will be a beta 1z3 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="leeboy26" reply="58" id="2597132"]As one of those shunned freaks that aren't really too keen on Civ, Elemental cannot arrive swiftly enough.[/quote] Well said! I like Civ, but I played the original way back when to death, so now it is all old hat for me. Elemental seemingly will have everything I ever wanted in a medieval-based 4X game. The only thing that scares me: will it be so good that it starts to eat into my chess time (the world's best 'medieval'

Reply to Great game intros of all time in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="eobet" reply="46" id="2595796"] Quoting CrusaderScott, reply 22How can you guys forget about Alternate Reality?!? Classic! How can you not read the previous posts? I didn't forget about it, I just posted the sequel's version since I like that song better. But always cool to see another fan of the series! [/quote] Sorry about that! I saw the 'Alternate Reality Dungeon' title and didn't realize that it

Reply to Request for STARDOCK to create X-Com "Spiritual Successor" in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"] I was a little disappointed with the X-COM FPS Announcement. I sure it will be a great game it's own right, though it wasn't the announcement I was hoping for. But since STARDOCK is creating a spiro successor to Master of Magic, namely, ELEMENTAL, (and it's turning out to be great if you asked me..) is there any chance they could do the same with X-COM? That would rock, and I'd but some cash into it to get that going. I've got 5 bucks lying around

Reply to Great game intros of all time in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

How can you guys forget about Alternate Reality ?!? Classic! [e digicons]:karma:[/e]

Reply to Lolsins in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

The intel one is great!

Reply to Astrography of the Trade Order in Fan Submissions Sins Forums

Pretty cool. What is that based on? Your campaign?

Reply to First 2010 Elemental Survey in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I am glad to see Diplo/Dynasty took the lead in gameplay interest. Quite surpising, actually.

Reply to Obama just cut off funding to NASA??? in Everything Else Elemental Forums

I'm willing to bet you that NASA is just fine with this decision. Going way back to the '80s I can recall NASA promising to go back to the Moon or go to Mars "in the next ten years". It is a promise that has been renewed every ten years for the last 30! Truth is, NASA doesn't not want to undertake some risky mission, especially one that will tie up a huge portion of their resources. Even going back to the start of the space program, NASA (then NACA) officials had to be

Reply to Some thoughts on succession in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

I'm hoping SD's comments so far are just their starting point, be it for the design process or even just for the vanilla release. Let's face it: we virtual warriors [e digicons]:cylon:[/e] have played countless strategy games. If you killed off one kingdom, you've killed off a hundred. Sure, the chrome Elemental is bringing to the 4X genre is very exciting, but we will still be dealing with a 4X game and all the implies. I think Elemental could go way beyond

Reply to Some thoughts on succession in Elemental Dev Journals Sins Forums

This is an absolutely fascinating discussion! The Elemental community deserves a big pat on the back. I'm not (yet!) a beta participant, so I will keep my comment short: I just want to say that I believe the family dynamics in Elemental will prove pivotal. While a lot of medieval games touch upon dynastic succession, few delve into it much beyond a very superficial level (I think Crusader Kings in the only one to really get into it, and that game is get

Reply to Thinking about buying in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Luckmann" reply="10" id="2510160"]Let's review what Vieuxchat said. Quoting vieuxchat, reply 6 [...] Sure you can fight in Elemental, but you have to build an empire, send heroes on quests, trade with other people, marry your daughters (and/or sons I hope), try a domination/magic/quest victory. [...] ... One more time. Quoting vieuxchat, reply 6 [...] [...] but you have to build an empire, sen

Reply to Merry Christmas! in Everything Else Sins Forums

Merry Christmas! Looking forward to a quiet day tomorrow, consisting of some eggnog and lots of gaming! [e digicons]:D[/e] Hmm...lets see: Sins, Silent Hunter 4 and lots of Chess!

Reply to James Cameron's Avatar in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Timmaigh"] Bit off-topic, but when talking about "saving cinematic sci-fi", i am really looking forward to Michael J. Straczynski´s remake of the Forbidden Planet. If someone is capable of doing this, i believe there is no better person than the Babylon 5 creator.[/quote] I'll pass. I am tired of remakes. We don't need remakes of classic films that already work. The science fiction community has an overflowing library of books just waiting to b

Reply to Galactic Civilizations story so far and the fate of the Yor in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

Whooo galciv3! Please no total war kind of ship combat. Keep the focus on strategy not on tactics! That's my humble opinion. I agree. Usually, I like to get into the trenches, but I am enjoying GalCiv's combat model where the player is reduced to a mere spectator. I would like to keep it that way with but perhaps with a small change: maybe we could appoint fleet captains that would give a bonus to maneuvering, firing, etc.? That w