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Reply to My time with Elemental (Since when do unpolished, unfinished indie games set you back fifty clams?) in War of Magic Elemental Forums

That obnoxious highlighting has permanently weakened my vision. I will be sending you a bill for my corrective lenses.

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

Best Buy is stocking Elemental but the local stores I have called claim that their initial stock sold out. I assume that the first shipment was too small for many BBs.

Reply to PCGamer warning in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="52" id="2730783"]My biggest problem with the article is the quote he took out of context. Qt3 isn't just some random site. It's my home away from home. And Ben Sones isn't some random forum poster, he's a friend of mine (FB friend and all) and when he called v1.0 an "early beta" I admit, it ticked me off and I snapped back. I shouldn't have said it and I regret saying it, but for PC Gamer to take that comment without any context and put it out there is c

Reply to I saw the Credits and... (A Special Thank You) in War of Magic Elemental Forums

The names are also in the manual if you have trouble reading scrolling text... Congratulations to those named and unnamed. Your contributions were certainly appreciated.

Reply to [spoilers]Campaign progress help in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I hope this gets a fix. It is very misleading!

Reply to Elemental: Day 0 Preview in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

So those of us who are in a middle of the campaign won't be able to see the "improved" campaign unless we start anew? What exactly has been tweaked with it? I am curious as to whether starting over would be worth it.

Reply to Starcraft 2 is out in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Myles" reply="105" id="2698241"] Respect is kinda moot when you make statements that are stereotypes(and not even generally true ones) as well as passive aggressive insults. I enjoy SC2. I don't consider it a remastered SC1, but a sequel that is obviously is rooted in SC1. I also don't measure happiness in APM, of which mine is actually pretty bad. I enjoy it because mutliplayer is fun and pretty well balanced and the mods already in place are very good. I can only

Reply to Starcraft 2 is out in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Whatever happened to respect? [e digicons]:S[/e] If you don't like a remastered 1998 game, don't insult those who like it. Likewise, if you measure your happiness in actions per minute, why belittle those of differing opinions?

Reply to Starcraft 2 is out in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Let's compare our APMs everybody!

Reply to Starcraft 2 is out in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Eh, I'm not going to pay $60 to find out what happens with Jim Raynor and Kerrigan (that's all I care about, frankly).

Reply to Elemental: BETA 4 Preview in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

I have no idea what to expect for the campaign, but I am excited nonetheless. Don't disappoint me Stardock!

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Hey, the Russians invaded Seattle in World in Conflict. BEWARE!

Reply to What Types of Demigod Games are YOU Playing? in Demigod Stardock Forums

Offline favor carries over to online favor? I was certain that the two were separate. If not, that will certainly help new players.

Reply to What Types of Demigod Games are YOU Playing? in Demigod Stardock Forums

DemigodDB has been dead for some time, Pacov (web front-end is up, but the database is not). [e digicons]x_x[/e] Also, unless I'm missing something, games versus bots do not award victory favor. You can only gain favor for achievements earned against bots. The grind for favor items is one of the biggest problems for newcomers. The game's population is too small to afford such barriers.

Reply to [.806] [Suggestion] Pause of edge scrolling is to severe in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

I noticed this as well. People accustomed to RTS-like screen scrolling may find this delay to be a great annoyance. If the pause is intentional, can we get an in-game checkbox or slider to modify it? If the pause is not intentional, I hope that it will be resolved within a few builds.

[Suggestion] Food and Intuition in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

So there are many suggestion threads regarding food and population, but I would like to present a very simple problem related to the two: player intuition and the food mechanic. When I started playing in BETA 2, I discovered that my cities would plateau in population, and advancement would not be possible without additional food. Unfortunately, other than building that initial food producing tile, I had no idea what to do. I now know that it is extremely important to build near a food-rich ti

Reply to [Beta3][Suggestion/UI] Inconsistent Escape key. in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

Yes, PLEASE fix the consistency of the ESC key! I find it extremely irritating that I can't hit ESC to get out of the options window (ESC opens it, but ESC doesn't close it? how annoying!). I'm fairly certain that this will annoy a great number of users come retail release.

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Indeed Sareln, while Steam's high-traffic events (sales, major game updates) cause buyers grief, I have yet to experience any bandwidth shortages with Impulse.

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Spooky__" reply="46" id="2663121"]SteamWorks isn't tied to the Steam shop. VALVe usually offers a standard distribution agreement when giving away the SteamWorks API. SteamWorks is free to use and most developers/publishers also sign on the distribution agreement. So far there is only one exception. During the development of Supreme Commander 2, GPG had to decide which online multiplayer platform should be used. Their options were basically their old GPGnet client, Game

Reply to Windows Live Essentials Beta and Internet Explorer 9 Preview 3 in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="3java3" reply="12" id="2663072"] Too bad they appear to have eliminated the colorize feature, which was in either all of them or just live mail in the current gold version. Now, if they tweak the new beta and add the colorize feature just before it goes GOLD, then I will of course upgrade. But for now, I really doubt it. [/quote] Sounds like a potential WindowBlinds customer! *hint hint*

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Tridus" reply="44" id="2663081"] And you have some evidence that they are, I presume? Other then that we don't like Steam on this forum, therefore they're guilty? (And how would you prove the negative anyway?) I've presented an explanation for why people are using Steamworks, which makes games defacto Steam exclusives. Developers using it because it's the best platform isn't "pressure", it's the market in action. Better solutions are supposed to win. <br

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Tridus" reply="40" id="2662986"] So no, Valve isn't pulling strings to get the exclusives. Valve simply offers the best platform for developers that want to add things like achievements without having to build it themselves. The hope is that when Impulse Reactor is released it'll provide some competition in that space. [/quote] There is absolutely no evidence to support this. Valve may or may not be pressuring publishers to use Steamworks. Because such communicat

Reply to Windows Live Essentials Beta and Internet Explorer 9 Preview 3 in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

The Windows Live Mail beta is quite slick! I am loving the smooth animations and clean interface. If only I could tolerate the quirks of GMail via IMAP (multiple copies of emails due to labels system, properly removing the inbox labels when trashing messages, etc.), I would use the new Live Mail for Hotmail and GMail, instead of just Hotmail.

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Yeah, and these Steam sales are hard for people to resist. I have trouble persuading people as to the dangers of a Steam monopoly when Steam has frequent, incredible sales. How can I persuade users to purchase a game on a competing service if Steam has it on sale for 60% cheaper? Most people will follow the money.

Devuvuzelator Love! in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Non-gaming media exposure for Stardock, wooo! http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100625/sc_livescience/worldcupcrazinessdevivizelatorsquelchesthevuvuzela I've also seen the program (and the above article) cross-linked at various blogs, including political commentary blogs (talk about atypical audiences), so nice work Stardock!<span class="Apple" style