Let us try this again. MP, usually you and a friend, can be fun. As long as that is balanced between map and starting positions. If you want MP with other nations controlled by the ai, then you need a solid ai, especially in co-op mode. So, IMHO, it would be good if the ai, whether single or multi player, was solid.
[quote who="Blaze of Glory" reply="6" id="2763730"]Imbue a low level champion, usually spouse first. Every level up is +3 essense, so quickly I can have a sovereign with 20+ essense and 2 oe 3 others with 6-12. Then the kids grow up and start with essense and level up. By mid game I have at least 6 channelers or more. that are pretty powerful As to the spell that is -10 for everyone, can't miss. That needs nerfed badly. However, it should also be fixed that a squad or company only
Imbue a low level champion, usually spouse first. Every level up is +3 essense, so quickly I can have a sovereign with 20+ essense and 2 oe 3 others with 6-12. Then the kids grow up and start with essense and level up. By mid game I have at least 6 channelers or more. that are pretty powerful As to the spell that is -10 for everyone, can't miss. That needs nerfed badly. However, it should also be fixed that a squad or company only loses 10 for the entire group while individuals lose -
You go negative when the wages of troops push past your income. It is easy to miss that it is going negative as there is no warning. I went from +8 to -1.5 after building some companies and didn't realize what was going on until I received messages my troops were deserting because I was bankrupt! Granted, I should have keep better tabs on the gildar total at the top. Guess I was channelling the Federal Reserve and thinking I could just print money [e digicons]:P[/e]
I agree with yout first three points I don't understand point 4, I think it is fine the way it is. as to your other 2 additional points, I have no clue what you are saying.
It does seem there should be a "too hit" and a "damage" You could hit a rock golem, but if you hit it with an arrow or something with low damage, then you shoulldn't be able to really do much to it.
[quote who="the_Monk" reply="19" id="2706128"] Syndicate (the original game) and Crusader: No Remorse were/are two of my all-time favourite games ever! Man I hope they don't screw this up........sigh [/quote] Agreed! Unfortunately things never seems to quite go well. Look at the Pirates reboot.
AeroWreck The attack/counterattack - In principle, I agree with you. There are a couple of issues though. No unit should be able to counterattack more times than it could attack during that unit's turn Ranged attacks on both sides should be handled first. It shouldn't be an attack/counter in that instance. Both sides just target who they want, then melee. Not a fan of resurrecting the dead. If I lose a single unit, it costs me MP and time/resour
The issue is when you lump a bunch of them together. The attack/defend seems to be The 8 archers with 6 attack and the defender has say 20 defense So when I attack, it isn't 6 attack vs 20 defense 8 times, it is 48 attack vs 20. So essentially I can kill almost anything before it gets near me if I can build an army of channelers and longbowmen parties. If I use war hammers or something like that, then it becomes 192 vs 20! In this scenario, all I have to do it sit
[quote who="_mfp" reply="7" id="2760723"] This is the internet. Ha! I guess that slipped my mind somehow. For all the Internet's greatness, it does seem to lower inhibitions faster than alcohol, and rage abounds. I guess we can be thankful the people with suggestions are just as vocal. [/quote] You mean the internet posts and alcohol cannot be combined into an uber bitch-fest? I thought they were like chocolate and peanut butter...
[quote who="kryo" reply="66" id="2760866"] Brad I have an idea. Instead of having praise threads and critical threads all over the place, why not start and sticky two threads for just that purpose? With the understanding that people posting those types anywhere else in the forums will have their post deleted. It would make it easier on you and your moderators. Because people would inevitably wind up crossing threads, so we'd just have two stickied flame wars. [/quot
[quote who="Gwizz41" reply="9" id="2760826"] quoting post Hi Brad, Déjà vu. Brad has already spoken numerous times in threads started and posts made! [/quote] Whew, thanks for posting that, saved me an hour of reading the forums...
[quote]Paradox routinely does the same with their games - they are released mostly with gamebreaking bugs (EU3, or HOI3), but after several months/years of polishing, the games begin to shine.[/quote] Put that is the problem. PC games are dying because they come out buggy and it seems most folks these days won't wait for six months or a year. They will be on to the next thing. As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. While there may be a core gro
I agree in principle with the OP. I have myself lost it a time or two, not out of a desire to flame, but in frustration. I was so excited and looked past some of the posts that it wasn't ready yet, trusting StarDock was holding back some things at it was really just about polish at the end and they were all over it. From the reviews, obviously not quite. The 1.07 should have been the zero day, but even that still has problems. Look, most of us preordered because we were excited and lo
[quote who="Raven X" reply="22" id="2759161"] Quoting Rune_74, reply 20 Quoting Blaze of Glory, reply 18 Quoting Rune_74, reply 14 Quoting Blaze of Glory, reply 12 I would like to think we all agree that the heart of Elemental is solid, No one seems to disagree that it is not polished. I have enjoyed some of it, but there are areas where it seems it wasn't finished. Now, if "fanboys" like us beta testers are raisin
one of the top 5 dumb, but sometimes entertaining, threads I have run across.
[quote who="dragoaskani" reply="23" id="2758478"]Good or bad I won a free signed copy of it which is supposed to be mailed out this week. So once I get it we will read it for shits and giggles at the very least. [/quote] Win win!
[quote who="Rune_74" reply="14" id="2759055"] Quoting Blaze of Glory, reply 12 I would like to think we all agree that the heart of Elemental is solid, No one seems to disagree that it is not polished. I have enjoyed some of it, but there are areas where it seems it wasn't finished. Now, if "fanboys" like us beta testers are raising questions, what is the casual gamer, who doesn't come here to look at the journals, supposed to think? <b
I would like to think we all agree that the heart of Elemental is solid, No one seems to disagree that it is not polished. I have enjoyed some of it, but there are areas where it seems it wasn't finished. Now, if "fanboys" like us beta testers are raising questions, what is the casual gamer, who doesn't come here to look at the journals, supposed to think?
Look, you had a dream, the story behind it is good. It just wasn't fleshed out enough. I get the deadline of August vs February and the book release date. This is your baby! You thought it was solid, but you were not correct. You blinded yourself and, well us. The beta testers bought into you could pull something out of the nether regions. You missed. Sorry, I was really pulling for you, but you missed. I still have faith you will pull out a good game, but, man, really? For all your "
oh come on folks. what about Conan the Barbarian and all that lot? What I find silly is all the "heroes" are always in very good shape. No fat merchants, scholars, etc? I would be nice to see tall, short, thin, fat, etc. NPCs as well. Instead, we are discussing fashion? No one ran around in armor 24-7, it was too hot and bulky! So let's have them dress up like Ken and Barbie and have parties where everyone judges you by your clothes.
To be fair, the story was somewhat intriquing, the style it was written in was more my issue than anything. As I said, I only read the first 25 pages, so obviously not a full on review. I wish the book well.
[quote who="awuffleablehedgie" reply="20" id="2751964"]programmers are notoriously bad about spelling and grammar when it comes to output-texts (: Just sayin'. But there was a Dev Journal where Brad said there was a guy basically writing all the lore for the NPCs and stuff. Some of the NPC stuff isn't half bad. [/quote] Hay, I be a programer and my spellin and garamer is gud!
[quote who="Raven X" reply="93" id="2757635"] Quoting Blaze of Glory, reply 91 Rave Raven, I wish you would stop skirting topics and being vague and get to the point of what you believe! Ok, I LIKE SEX IN VIDEO GAMES!!! How's that Blaze? [/quote] I get the feeling you are holding back. You need to express yourself more, Raven...
Rave[quote who="Raven X" reply="90" id="2757620"] Quoting James009D, reply 6 I must admit, it would add a little more flair to the game and uniqueness to women. I don't quite understand why (other then the programming prospective... which is easier) there is opposition to including this in games. Mount and Blade is the same way. Also, it shouldn't matter what type of a fantasy game this is... or if it's a fantasy game at all. Man,