[quote who="mandela80" reply="34" id="2731832"]Wait 2 months, come back here and then ask this question. [/quote] Buy it now, enjoy the hell out of it, and supply raving reviews in 2 months when the people missing out come back to ask how the game is.
OP has been whining since 15 minutes after pre-release. Let him leave, we're better off.
[quote who="Annatar11" reply="19" id="2731084"] I've never seen a reaction this bad to a game This doesn't mean anything other than you haven't seen it. I have Heck, compared to Demigod this is pretty smooth sailing. [/quote] Or Age of Conan. Or Star Trek Online. Or Spore. Or about a couple hundred more. Heck, even WoW was a crapstorm when it first released. And if you want to see rabid flaming and trolling, go check out the D&a
Brad, you don't need to have any regrets. God forbid someone show an ounce of pride for the work they have done. And deservedly so. You guys busted your tails and provided a damn fine game to us. Is it perfect? Nope. But you already knew that. And you have been up front with the community on the holes that needed patching. It does not mean it's not unfinished. Elemental may never truly be finished just because of the nature of a gam
I appreciate the review. It's clear, concise, and makes excellent points without all of the flaming and raging that runs rampant. Well done. Elemental is more than just a game. It is a foundation. WoM makes use of that foundation to present to us a very enjoyable game that merely touches upon what Elemental will be in the coming months and years. This does NOT mean that it is unfinished. Merely that we have yet to scratch the surface of what Element
[quote]Looks like a case of pulling a statement out of context and then trying to beat Stardock over the head with it. I remember the days when PC Gamer used to have some actual journalistic integrity, but those times are apparently long behind us.[/quote] That practice was going on non-stop in the two threads that were locked. People were taking one sentence and using it out of context to try to further their antagonistic approach. It's actually a common practice of
The game is not only playable, it is very enjoyable. If you claim it is "unplayable," then please state your reasons, otherwise you really are not contributing anything except white noise. There is an inherent difference between being "unfinished" and "containing bugs." Elemental, by its complete nature, will never truly be finished. However, the core engine is intact, and the WoM game makes use of that engine and is very entertaining. In my opinion, it i
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="6" id="2729171"]Knowing Random House, they'll make sure you guys get taken care of. How do you like the book? It's the first one I've ever written. [/quote] I will be reading it as soon as I finish A Game of Thrones, but I am looking forward to it. Unfortunately, this new game came out that has put a serious dent in my reading time... :)
I saw this posted previously, but could not find it. After patching, you are forced to reconfigure all of your options for Game, Audio, and Video. These should be left in place unless the options change and the file needs to be overwritten. Even then, it would be nice to have this based upon each tab, not Options in their entirety (i.e. Game options changed, thus are reset. Audio and Video are left alone.).
I will be purchasing this for my Nook as well, so RH may need to be made aware that B&N sells the eBook as well.
[quote who="Todd Hawks" reply="128" id="2729133"] There IS no workaround/fix. If you took even one look at one (or several) of those truly randomly generated maps you would know that they aren't any good at all. [/quote] I have removed the seeded maps and have generated quite a few playable maps. One of about 10 were not playable.
LOL. Everyone just ignores the posted workaround/fix and picks up a torch.
[quote]I guess you can walk back the GBOR. It's disappointing. But you can't have the argument regarding multiplayer both ways vs. how finished you state the game currently is: He cites "team exhaustion" because of an early release is why Stardock has not enabled multiplayer yet. Yet you say here the game is finished. How can both be true? What about your comments back when you published the GBOR that companies should delay releases when a game isn't ready for release? O
[quote]So you get what we are saying when we say the game is not complete then? If you expect it reviewed with day 0, thats the complete game, not pre day 0. Just saying we should not rip apart people just for having an opinion.[/quote] It's beyond "just an opinion." It's become semantical rhetoric, borderline inane. Your response is just more of the same, trying to twist what is said into proving some kind of point. You think you are clever in doing this, but it is
[quote who="Profligate" reply="114" id="2728873"] I understand that there are a fair number of people arguing with me. But it looks like I'm not the only person in this thread with concerns. Also, I haven't resorted to name calling. You can call me a douchbag, I guess if it makes you feel superior, but it doesn't change my argument that this game hit the shelves unfinished. I would imagine that many of the players who purchased the game for multiplayer would agree with me. Also, anyone w
[quote who="Profligate" reply="87" id="2728581"] Wait a minute. I don't remember having a post hidden, but doesn't that go against my "right" to "demand" a finished game as according to your bill of rights? It literally says: Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state. I know it says that you, the developer, do not have to *listen*, but wouldn't hiding posts would be against this amendment? [/quote] You've bee
[quote who="endofdayz" reply="83" id="2728550"]The OP is right... they totally lied with the "1000's of units!" line and then this is what we get... This isn't epic. This feels incredibly dull. Wishing I hadn't bought it TBH... [/quote] We wish you hadn't more than you wish you hadn't.
[quote]Everyone who bought the game today is waiting around for a patch that's "the real game." I think situations like that are exactly was Wardell was condemning in that quote.[/quote] Then it's obvious that you have not been paying attention for the last couple of weeks, particularly when it went gold. The Day 0 patch was a planned event. I have never seen the type of communication and community integration that Stardock practices from any other computer game company.&n
I have Win7 64-bit on both my desktop and laptop. Elemental runs without issue on both systems.
[quote who="jscott991" reply="67" id="2728404"] Really? https://forums.elementalgame.com/391741 [/quote] I have Win7 64-bit on both my desktop and laptop. Elemental runs just fine on both.
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="64" id="2728373"]Profligate - if you're dissatisfied, feel free to return the game. [/quote] Michigan personality at its best. [quote who="Profligate" reply="60" id="2728305"]Shouldn't that have applied here? Why didn't they delay release until the 0-day patch was ready? Wardell also says that patching is "bull": Wardell went on to map out some of his thinking on individual items in the bill, explaining: "On the console, you don't rel
[quote who="Profligate" reply="51" id="2728217"]This is what I thought they were going for: This is what they delivered? [/quote] You obviously have not been paying much attention over the past year. And you obviously are not taking into consideration what will be presented to us by both Stardock and the community over the next two years. We've been handed a pretty damn solid TBS game engine with a pretty damn solid game attached t
Elemental is merely the skeleton with just a hint of meat on it (WoM game). The potential of Elemental is mind-numbing, particularly with the talent that is both in Stardock and in the community. Elemental, on its own, still stands very tall. I can't wait to see what is rolled out within the next two years.
[quote]Worldly knowledge renamed to “Tech Knowledge” to be consistent with the manual.[/quote] You should note that in the game creation screen that it is still referred to as "Worldly Knowledge" when hovering over the relative abilities that reference this (Kingom/Empire selection).
[quote who="endofdayz" reply="78" id="2724505"]Game shouldn't have been released in this condition. [/quote] Thank you for your repitition and persistence. Most disagree with you, but if you post enough, your single voice may be heard in every thread.