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Reply to Why I chose Elemental over Civ 5 in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="fatindian" reply="78" id="2760352"] John Shafer said in a recently interview that a large army in Civ V would be around 30 units, whereas it used to be 100+ units in Civ 4. They aren't going to make you manage an insane amount of units because you don't need to anymore. [/quote] And yet I heard this game was more focused on combat than the games were previously. I am not sure what that means exactly, but a 1000 turns of war after war is not really wha

Reply to Why I chose Elemental over Civ 5 in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Mivo" reply="71" id="2760170"]I've never quite understood why games polarize so much. Why can't both titles be great? Games aren't monogamous relationships, you can guiltlessly enjoy more than one at a time! [/quote] Yeah I don't know why there is a vs. mentality in general. I loved MoM, and I really enjoyed AoW, MOO and if everything told me I had to pick a side, I'd tell them to take a hike. AoW was great multiplayer too. On the Civ 5 vs Elemental front, well they

Reply to Gamespot Review is Up in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="DraekAlmasy" reply="89" id="2758113"] Quoting wayninja, reply 83 No, Multiplayer is not really subjective. Unless you feel you do have it. I'm not sure how you can simply 'let that slide' as it were. And that would be assuming all other aspects are gravy. Which, let's be honest here, they are not. A score greater than 5 would make me not trust gamespot ever again, and 4 is more than fair. 4 = 'poor', which seems right

Reply to Any truth to the rumor on shacknews? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="BarneyStinson" reply="110" id="2756896"] Lastly, if you've never supervised or managed in an organization before, keep your worthless opinions regarding how it should be done to yourself. It's like listening to a virgin's thoughts on intercourse. [/quote] Do you remember when Radio Shack sent e-mails out to employees telling them they were fired? Are you suggesting that the general public should not have objected to that behavior because they've never manag

Reply to Any truth to the rumor on shacknews? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="arstal" reply="107" id="2756873"]Is there any way to keep these people? Sorry if that sounds Pollyana-ish. Didn't the game nearly break even just from pre-orders? I know if you lost coders- another person I know who is similar personalitywise to you is trying to make a PC/Mac fighting game and is looking for coders (He has done a couple projects for XBLA for Capcom), so I'm trying to direct over to him, I think he has some budget- it might

Reply to Gamespot Review is Up in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="lord ebonstone " reply="66" id="2756865"] Your flagship sank at retail (and funny to mention the word flagship, considering how much this is like Hellgate London). Don't expect to slowly raise it out of the muck and expect it to proudly sail along with barnacles, seaweed, and patched holes all over the hull. Cover it up, leave it at the bottom, and build a new one. Ideally with real testing this time. <

Reply to Any truth to the rumor on shacknews? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Rune_74" reply="100" id="2756840"]There is another story out of joystiq saying that the total number is 20 to get laid off....due to the fact they can no pay the creditors who backed the game. So many stories out there, and they qoutea source(which could be their dog for all we know, or some creep named Matt(with two t's)) http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/04/el...rdock-layoffs/ [/quote] I hope this is not true. It would be contrary to everyt

Reply to Gamespot Review is Up in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Gamespot frequently gives niche type games 6 or 7, and these are games that work well and are fairly clean but cater to such a small population most players aren't going to like it, including the reviewer.There are several series this happens to, Settlers is an example which often got penalized for things fans actually like about the series, very slow gameplay.Other niche games, Rollercoaster original, get high because they are niche AND they are outstanding. So Elemental is a niche game that

Reply to Multiplayer : This is my wishlist. in WOM Multiplayer Elemental Forums

When they said they were not going to do much with MP just yet, this is where I thought we would start. Just SP with human players and then work from there.

Reply to Civ V game discussion in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="joasoze" reply="147" id="2748852"]I dont get the people here claiming that CIV IV is worse than the previous games. CIV III towards endgame became more and more boring with micromanagement and very slow performance. The maintenance/corruption model was hopless too. CIV IV AI was pretty good after a while in my opinion. CIV IV is the game I have played the most and that says something for a 38 year old gamer [/quote] I know I played the original

Reply to Elemental: The Master List in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

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Reply to Elemental Game Review(s) Thread in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="fatindian" reply="124" id="2748468"] It's stupid to dismiss independent game reviewers just because they don't have as many reviews as professional game sites. [/quote] I'm more with Tridus on this one. You posted an example of two games one of which did you even play? I don't think it's a requirement for a review site to only give me reviews that I agree with, especially when there are certain series people will dismiss by the "cover"

Reply to Full List of Multiplayer Features? (What is in / out) in WOM Multiplayer Elemental Forums

[quote who="Krelk" reply="3" id="2747018"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 2 I don't think they flipped the switch to ON yet either. I really hope they flip that switch soon, I bought this for the multiplayer. [/quote] Well Brad said not to do that. I would appreciate it, very much so, if you would come back though once they turn MP on and give some feedback since I followed Brad's advice and held off for now.

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

[quote who="TheProgress" reply="35" id="2746943"]I don't agree with the subscription model at all for Elemental - I expect the game to be fixed and refined over the course of the following months to meet their original design goals. DLC is not a bad thing WHEN DONE RIGHT. Yes, companies get greedy and treat people like shit, trying to sell a few maps for $15 dollars, or a couple of new items for $2. But it can be done right and can be a plus for both the developers and the customer

Reply to Full List of Multiplayer Features? (What is in / out) in WOM Multiplayer Elemental Forums

I don't know why Stardock doesn't just give us a list. I asked for it before, a list of multiplayer features in the game now, and a list of features that are coming and when. Nothing. I don't think they flipped the switch to ON yet either.

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

[quote who="Spyndel" reply="18" id="2746799"] Quoting solidsmooky, reply 13 Congratulations on thinking of literally the worst idea that has ever come across the stardock forums. It was really hard with these other winners here but you managed to edge everyone out. Here's your award! This is not really called for. [/quote] Yeah that was over the top rude.

Reply to Elemental Game Review(s) Thread in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Tridus" reply="89" id="2746756"]Neoseeker's review is up too. 9/10, editors choice. This one is so positive it's hard to figure out how all the reviewers are all talking about the same game (actually reminds me of the forums some ). Here's my favorite quote: The sandbox mode is the heart of the game, and it's a freakin' blast [/quote] He's reviewing: For the record, everything to follow is based on version 1.06 -- one versi

Reply to A quick note from Brad on Elemental in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="stax77" reply="216" id="2746718"] A free piece of advice: Ignore the forums. They are full of trolls who, after being disappointed for one reason or other, blow the whole issue way out of proportion. Most people who actually like elemental are playing it and not frequenting the game's forum. Fact is, more than half of the people who bought the game like it even in the current state: https://www.elementalgame.com/journals [/quote] Most by a

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

I see your point, but I think this would work against Elemental. I am waiting for Stardock to clean up the game, for free. Then I will look for feedback on these forums, and others, to see if that plan actually works at which point I will presumably purchase the game. MMOs, while they do offer constant updates and content for the sub price, I will never call what they do "free", they're also hosting thousands sometimes millions of customers on their servers and providing, hopefully, quality c

Reply to A quick note from Brad on Elemental in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Mtn_Man" reply="150" id="2745625"] Quoting Dale_, reply 137 Actually, DRM is NOT a specific form of copy protection, it is ANY protection method. Forcing customers to register to receive patches IS DRM. According to the almighty Wikipedia, the term digital rights management "is used to describe any technology that inhibits uses of digital content not desired or intended by the content provider. The term does not generally refer to

Reply to The Sims Medieval in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

LOTRO isn't that bad. If anything it's just not "hardcore" as the death penalty is pretty low to the point no one cares if they die really, and there is a lot of solo play available making ad-hoc groups difficult to form and even more difficult to sustain. It's not a bad game though. I enjoy it for just under a year myself, and I love the Sims! The Sims is still so unique and fills a certain niche I thought for sure someone else might try to do, maybe with a little less kid friendly focus. Oh

Reply to A quick note from Brad on Elemental in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="cfehunter" reply="125" id="2745272"] Oh noes, the horror. The thing is at some point the game company has to offer a service that's better then what you get when you pirate, otherwise you have very little intensive to pay up other then pure charity That's not the point, they set their own standards and they should abide by them [/quote] Exactly. At no point did anyone tell them to advertise or claim this game was DRM free. They did that the

Reply to A quick note from Brad on Elemental in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Simsum" reply="109" id="2744936"] v1.05 isn't the one you get in the box. Not that v1.05 isn't a bughive (v1.06 too, for that mater), but the version in the box is far worse. But I agree, it's the box version people need to review. And you do need to take a hit for the sad state of it. The game isn't freeware, after all. [/quote] And if you are going to claim the game is DRM free, the reviewed version of the game should actually be the DRM free version of the gam

Reply to Master of Nostalgia in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I enjoyed MoM, a lot. As in played for days on end. Bad AI or not, it was just fun. Sometimes its not about the mechanics but the whole package.

Reply to Elemental Game Review(s) Thread in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I would think fans would enjoy the 1up review. He gives it a C+ rating when his words, what he actually wrote, is clearly something more like D, not much good to say at all. I don't think the reviewers have special copies. If they bother to mention multiplayer at all, the other reviewers have mentioned it doesn't work right now.