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Reply to What is a good 1v1 multiplayer game? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

- If you do a little recon, you can find the open source version of Transport Tycoon, which has multiplayer (as well as loads of mods you can use). - Dawn of War 2 has a great Co-op RTS campaign. It does have some RPG elements, but should be manageable. - Altitude is a fun multiplayer game with 2D dogfighting that you can play for free to some extent. Not sure how fast his ping is, but it should be fun to play against the computer (or each other).

Reply to Elemental: Beta 1 retrospective in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

I missed the switch from RTS to turn style, and I'm really disappointed. I'm not saying I won't enjoy the turn style - I was just really pumped about the Lords of Magic style of the game. To me, turn style fights are a bit too hardcore, and it scares me that it might hurt the size of Elemental's potential audience. I just don't care to spend a huge amount of time deciding who should be on what square - I'm a Summoner, I order my legions, I don't care whether a foot s

Reply to What Did You Play this Weekend? in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

I thought about playing Elemental, but was afraid of having fun, so I didn't. Instead I played a bit of WoW - just starting out with my girlfriend, been a nice time killer so far. I also played League of Legends, my current standby.

Reply to Tyranids and Zerg in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

Ender's Game combines the bug and hive mind tropes, and it was written in its first form in 1977. This successfully predates the movie Aliens and leaves us with an easy counter-point to the original debate. There are lots of variations of the bug/hive-mind theme in scifi novels that predate Ender's Game, but I'm not familiar enough with them to point to one that specifically relates. As for the Protoss, it really isn't hard to come up with an alien race that has s

Reply to Elemental: Good News Everyone! in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="arstal" reply="24" id="2618964"]I wonder if the Civ 5= Steam announce had something to do with this. I'm sure that Stardock didn't want the two games released at the same time, but with the Civ forums being in anger over Steam, competing directly might now be a good idea. [/quote] I doubt that they are changing their mind based on Civ 5. The best thing that Stardock can do for Elemental's sales

Reply to Elemental: Good News Everyone! in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

....Its not April first, is it?

Reply to NotebookReview.com Takes a Look at Impulse in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

They aren't saying you should/must use facebook, they are saying that the community features of Impulse are not a replacement for Facebook. Everyone has a familiarity with Facebook, so it is an easy benchmark. I would love a gaming service that provided me with the means to easily keep up with what my friends were playing, talk about games, and invite them to new games. Impulse and Steam both have taken steps in this direction - meaning they want to have Facebookish features

Reply to Elemental:SimCity...I am having Fun with BETA! in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I really like this idea. One of the themes of Elemental's development is depth without complexity, and this slides right in. It does make city building placement matter (instead of right now, where its just a hassle). If it gets to be too complicated, its easy enough to take out.

Miner Dig Deep - Solid PC Version? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I was at a friend's house, and played a little $1 game for the 360 called "Miner Dig Deep". You are a little miner dude, and you make tunnels and elevators to go deeper and deeper in the mine, so you can get resources, so you can upgrade your equipment... The whole game is very zen, as the only way you can die is via a cave in or falling down a sh

Reply to More discussion of Factions and Races (long) in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Luckmann" reply="60" id="2605804"]This is where I'll chime in and just say that I absolutely hate the way you've divided it up into "Kingdoms" and "Empires", instead of more iconic, individual, descriptive names, regardless if they belong to the western or eastern bloc and their race(s). There. I said it.[/quote] I won't go that far, but there is a lot to be said for, say, Lords of Magic's faction names - Life, Death, Chaos, Earth, Air, Fire, etc. They may

Reply to Rethinking factions… in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

It took me a few reads to get what the OP was getting at - and that is because the tradeoff decision he talks about isn't linked to the poll. People are not attached to the existing factions . Because of this, we are taking away stock races . Huh? If anything, to me, this means take away stock factions, or add in more races to make the factions more different and memorable. I am all for custom factions. I like the

Reply to Starcraft II Balance in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Two different things: - Balance in a competitive RTS is tricky business. The rule of thumb is to balance it for the top level players, and eventually the skill level of lower level players will increase to reduce balance issues in their ELO bracket. You can't balance for the beginners and the experts. - I agree, certain tactics are extremely hard to deal with. With flying units and cliff walking units, the terrain seems to matter less and less. I rememb

Reply to Starcraft 2 Preorder Beta Keys in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

If they do run out of keys at EB Games/Gamestop, you can cancel your order online with no questions asked. You can also go to their store and have the key printed on your receipt. You have to "activate" the key the store gives you, but once yolu figure out whats going on its not a big deal.

Reply to Starcraft 2 Preorder Beta Keys in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Nice to see some guys I know signing up. I'm Impossible.Impossible. :)

Reply to Starcraft 2 Preorder Beta Keys in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Code just arrived in my e-mail. Assuming my internet connection stays steady, things are looking up for tonight!

Reply to Starcraft 2 Preorder Beta Keys in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Still no code. Going to go to class, try and focus on statistics instead of siege tanks, and maybe if I'm a good boy Santa will bring me a present.

Reply to Starcraft 2 Preorder Beta Keys in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

If they don't, you can cancel the pre-order and order it locally, assuming your local shop has codes (some have run out, some are fine).

Reply to Starcraft 2 Preorder Beta Keys in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="XeronX" reply="9" id="2599887"]Got mine first thing today as soon as I saw the post. Already played 3 games as a terran and lost two, yay go me. And no we didn't all have beta keys yet. And Pacov ty for posting about it you are a god among men.[/quote] How long did it take you to get your code after you purchased? I'm looking for signs that say I won't be getting one. :P

Reply to Starcraft 2 Preorder Beta Keys in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

This is still a bit of a crap shoot, although I suspect less so than other means. In particular, the in-store method has them print the key on the receipt, and if you call ahead you can find out if they still have keys to give out. We will have to see if my bad luck holds out. :)

Reply to Starcraft 2 Preorder Beta Keys in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

1. I've opted in on my two Blizzard accounts (I own two copies of Diablo 2 for item transfer purposes) 2. I've opted in to a PC Gamer contest for a key, but that has been the only one I've seen. 3. None of my friends have beta keys. 4. I do not know of said forum or said designer. 5. Blizzcon is on the West Coast, in here in Atlanta. The opt in and contests have been pretty selective, so far as I can tell. &n

Reply to April 2010 2v2 Demigod Community Tournament - Rules and Registration in Demigod Demigod Forums

I'd take Oak and Erebus over UB and Sedna in a 2v2 any day.

How to Waste Bandwidth: My quest to give live commentary on Games in PC Gaming Demigod Forums

With the upcoming Demigod 2 vs 2 tournament, my desire to provide commentary for games has been renewed. In the process, I've found a wonderful way to waste my bandwidth. ONE: The Game itself Demigod isn't just an RTS - its a peer to peer RTS. That means for each additional player, you add in more upload requirements. With commentary, you need two extra players - that means I'm uploading and downloading data from five people. <s

Reply to April 2010 2v2 Demigod Community Tournament - Rules and Registration in Demigod Demigod Forums

I have a last minute request to switch alternates, hellabadass for socialistryan. If I missed the deadline, thats O.K.

Reply to April 2010 2v2 Demigod Community Tournament - Rules and Registration in Demigod Stardock Forums

I would like to register as well. FutileEmotion + Tshughes, with SocialistRyan as an alternate.

Reply to Forum feature I recommend using in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Splitshadow" reply="9" id="2592201"]Quotes now work in Chrome in case anyone hasn't noticed GJ Stardock[/quote] Woah! My life is officially changed.