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Reply to What is the Diplomatic Capital Concept There for, Other Than for Exploiting the AI? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

The problem with DC is you shouldn't be able to "force" a player to keep a treaty using game rules. However, if a player's kingdom breaks a treaty, it should hurt their citizens' morale, trust, honor, etc., and make it less likely to want to do something diplomatically-related again. Negotiations, etc. are what we're talking about. I fully support Frogboy's focus on singleplayer. But isn't the ultimate singleplayer experience where your computer opponent seems human? So

Reply to 1.1 changelog in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Preordered the special edition; haven't played it in 2 months. Looking forward to starting playing again after this patch. I KNOW this game has potential, I'm just giving it a bit more time.

Reply to Multiplayer update and brief v1.1 info in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Sounds good. I will give 1.1 another more serious play. I especially like the sound of the econ improvements.

Reply to Do a lot of people still play online? in Demigod Stardock Forums

Yeah, the one time I tried to play online, I joined a noob server. After waiting 15 minutes I got kicked right before the game started. [e digicons]#:([/e]

Reply to Drama Cleansing Thread in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

All I can say at this point is that I'm not regretting my $80 down for the limited edition yet. If the game is more playable in 6 months, so be it. I've got other games I can play until then. You guys are a great company. Thanks again for all the support and hard work. Hope the future goes better for you.

Reply to Game too hard on easiest level in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I find the opposite. Game is too easy on hardest level.

Reply to just opened my Limited Edition Elemental! in War of Magic Elemental Forums

In California; still waiting for mine. Anyone else got theirs?

Reply to [Developer Feedback] Extensive overview of Elemental - Part 1: User Interface in War of Magic Elemental Forums

This is one heck of a post. I just read the whole thing. OP, you are awesome and so right here. I highly appreciate your time taken to make this, and would highly encourage you to make more such articles.

Reply to Uncanny valley and the moon in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Aractain" reply="14" id="2736587"]Sounds terrible. I would hate to go away from my computers. Poor things would get loney wouldn't they! Yes they would! *strokes case* Good girl![/quote] I can assent to this. Going home from 2 weeks vacation in Montana tomorrow. My desktop (back at home) is feeling jealous because my desktop has been getting all the love.

Reply to Elemental Poll is up: How do you like the game? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I like it a lot, but it needs some more fixes and patches and general improvements. Maybe it'll take a year. But this game WILL be awesome. Just like Sins took a bit to be OK.

Reply to Gamestops around me aren't stocking Elemental in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Gamestop never has any good PC games anymore. I'd go to Target if I were you. I'd had success with them in the past, including for Stardock's products.

Reply to Steam Sale Saves Developer in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="coreimpulse" reply="14" id="2728507"]Why was Introversion unwilling to put their titles on Impulse?[/quote] Excellent question. I bought their pack off Steam when it was on sale (for $5 I'll buy most any Steam game, even though I don't care for the service much), but I would have happily bought them off Impulse instead.

Reply to Getting a refund? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Wow. Lack of patience much? Have you even updated to the day 0 patch? If you don't like it now, you may very well in a month, and certainly in 6 months. Stardock updates and sticks by its games for years, unlike most developers.

Reply to Stardock’s Response to PC Gamer UK and RPS in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="marlowwe" reply="1" id="2731078"]I hope this experience does not deter you from posting on the forums. It is rare to find a developer, let alone a CEO, that communicates with fans on a regular basis.[/quote] I fully agree with this statement.

Reply to PCGamer warning in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Empire: Total War was one of the buggiest games I've ever played, yet it got rave reviews on release. I seems publications just like to gang up on the small developers.

Reply to Low graphical performance over various 3D objects from the map in WOM Support Elemental Forums

I zoom in on a town, and FPS drops from 90 to... 10. [e digicons]:([/e]

Reply to No Random Map (was: "This is horrible!") in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I'm certain there will be some sort of update to fix this issue. Stardock doesn't normally leave people like this.

Reply to The Epic Feel Is Lacking: Small Armies and DnD Parties in War of Magic Elemental Forums

The game is less epic in scale than I expected, but that's fine with me. I agree though that the language used seems bigger than the game itself. Make it more of an "intimate" game. But embrace it. A "city" of 1000 should be huge in this world. So make me more impressed with it, or else awed that the land is so devastated that 1000 IS huge. That's my only issue with the scale now.

Reply to Ggrrr them Pirates be Pirating...already? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="mentalinstra" reply="24" id="2725370"]Do you people speaking out against piracy honestly have NO pirated software on your computer whatsoever?[/quote] I have a couple of abandonware games. That's it. Stardock is a company I wouldn't pirate from if my life depended on it. I've bought all my games from them full-priced. I just respect them as a company that much.

Reply to has anyone had the midnight stone quest work? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I couldn't find any stones. A little more textual help on this quest would be great.

Reply to Why can't I edit the channelers I create and save? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

This had better be in a patch. I want to customize my character to be perfect over multiple plays.

Reply to Display resolutions make me a sad panda in War of Magic Elemental Forums

This will probably be just like Sins of a Solar Empire, where netbook res was never added, but a mod was released to allow it to play at that res.

Reply to Elemental: Interim PRE-day 0 update in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Any progress on the memory leaks that cause the game to slow to a crawl? Kyro posted in this thread https://forums.elementalgame.com/391534 , but I was wondering if you guys had figured out anything yet.

Reply to Game slows down to a crawl the more I play in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Here's my pastebin. Experiencing lagging as well. http://pastebin.ca/1923556

Reply to Possible Broken Street Date in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Wow, this sucks. Take legal action, if at possible. Even if it will derive you little monetary benefit. This trashing of indie developers cannot continue. And wow, thanks for the early release.