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[quote who="ScienceMad" reply="3" id="2645508"]Trust me! Impulse is the best... why: 1. you dont have to be online to play singleplayer or LAN... on steam when my net is down... i cant play 2. you can have the game on many computers... possible with steam but you can wipe your savegames.... 3. you have unlimited download ... for ever... or until impulse closes down... wont happen 4. it allows modding of game files.. steam does not!

I think its cool, especially if there was some mini or browser game to come out...but is it anymore than just flavor to the points? That or you get them all on new character creations? :)

[quote who="kryo" reply="9" id="2645397"]As an addition since it has come up several times, please do not try to get points for wishlists on both EBGames.com and Gamestop.com. Both sites are the same company and share the same database, so you will only get credit for one or the other. [/quote] ROFL, ok I'm guilty. I didn't know they were the same. But I was viewing unacom's quests...saw ebgames as one of his points, so did it myself. I'm going to guess we're all g

look for "view public page", "see what others see", etc. Otherwise you're in your own settings page...to which others can't see.

[quote who="Storm" reply="15" id="2645190"]I've also noticed that referrals have been credited to some but I Have not received points for at least one of the referrals I've made and my buddy used the email I sent him to create his account. Don't get me wrong, I'd still refer them because I am super excited about this game, but I do feel the system is flawed. [/quote] I've noticed a lot of that as well. But it

[quote who="kyogre12" reply="4" id="2645180"] Quoting zampolit, reply 3 Digg links that have been submitted and placed in an article/news by an admin I will admit, I never used Digg until this competition. What exactly does this mean? Meaning the first person to link an article and "digg it" is the only person who can get credit? Neither had I, but now I'm glad I found out about it. My

Guess this just comes to the philosophy...which is more important? Winning a battle or the war? If it was any other developer, it would be on both DD sites. However, its on one. So does this product contribute more to $ by getting more distribution...or contribute more by keeping it in-house? Two thoughts: both. :) My perspective 1) I didn't know impulse existed until Sins Entrentchment. Since I was a steam player first, I buy 99% of my

[quote who="Whiskey144" reply="8" id="2645163"] Valve wouldn't put their games on Impulse in the first place because they control significantly more DD market share. [/quote] Exactly, nothing wrong with being #2. And I am sure steam is confortable with its lead. So why wouldn't they want to sell a soon-to-be-great game and make some $ off that? Its still good business without risk of losing market share. Steam-ers will remain steam-ers...BUT this coul

[quote]Digg links that have been submitted and placed in an article/news by an admin[/quote] I will admit, I never used Digg until this competition. What exactly does this mean? Meaning the first person to link an article and "digg it" is the only person who can get credit?

[quote who="Kestral2040" reply="12" id="2645150"] Like I said, I'm looking to get a Top Quests view in there soon to see all of the cooler stuff people have done. [/quote] Hrm, now going to have to think of something. I do have something humorous I'll make...but have to wait until I travel back home this weekend...stay tuned

[quote who="kyogre12" reply="1" id="2645145"]Haha, well you know how to change that, right? But slightly more seriously, I think the only time a tie will matter (cause everyone in the top 10 gets the same prize) is if there is a tie for 10th. [/quote] Pillaging and raising? JK I don't care if I'm #1...it just happened to end up that way. as long as Z > 11 I'm fine. Just trying to have a healthy foundation since this is a long term game. Considerin

[quote who="Pantasd" reply="2" id="2645135"]never steam is for nubs who play cs and cod [/quote] I disagree. I am a steam-aholic. I have 50+ games that I purchased from there. Interesting enough, I got Sins as soon as it came out and never knew about impulse until Entrenchement came out. I loaded it for the first time and that's all I've used it for. This game will be the 2nd time. Yes, they may be competition...but i

The chits lie! I demand a recount! :) That or the ranking system is alpha-ist! Z was there first, but when equal is after K! *rocks in office chair finding that happy place*

Thanks ID for the update and that is good news!

*ducks from flying objects* But, seriously...steam (as per Stardock CEO) has 70% of the digital distribution market. That's a lot of players. There is also a LOT of steam-only people out there. So by not publishing, even to a rival, means potential loss of a lot of players. I'll even volunteer to run the Elemental official group and assist moderate the forums. I just would like as many people as possible for multiplayer games. But put aside the fact t

I apologise ky ogre. You are correct that I cannot see your comments and to my perception, which I admit now is wrong, it did appear to be a wtf in my eyes. I apreciate and respect you took the time to respond and clarify. I'd share a major mana potion with ya at the bar anytime. :) Overall apologies to fellow gamers and staff. Just wanted to point our my perception, which I know was not your intention.

Ok, as you know from my previous posts I was really looking forward to this as it was fun. However, I see that its fatally flawed and will be difficult to win. 1) The number of submissions has to be overwhelming, so near impossible to QA 2) I have done as some other "top people" have done and hosted the videos and made links. They got points, I didn't. So, maybe that's not valid anymore...but they retained their points. (and they keep reposting

They are covering and monitoring, I will admit I tried to submit a cheesy reply as a quest reward. I got 0 points! So, to make sure you qualify make sure there is content that will educate, guide, or assist people when they read it. So, being a troll will NOT get you anything other than arthritis here! Plus, it helps keep the forums clean with good posts! I was kind of worried myself of people just posting for points sake.

Doh, that's aweful. I've noticed people shooting up 200+ points quickly...almost makes me fear that's what happened. Maybe an audit and removal would be warranted. Otherwise, while fun, this event will be hard to compete honestly with. :( I know I've gained all my points from real/warrented events.

I love running long term/persistant games. Here are some thoughts of how to make a dedicated persistant world. Gameworld mapsize is maximum(unlimited if able), enrollment is limited Required to register with server to setup avatar, login, and contact info Rules/expectations are set and "agreed" to...with variables such as contact times, play times, etc Your character is created and located somewhere in the fog of

[quote who="Island Dog" reply="1" id="2643706"] Identifies users/emails contacts for marketing/solicitation Let me just note before someone mentions it that we do not harvest or use any e-mail address submitted for mailings lists and such. Any links submitted are just for verification. [/quote] Ooops, my bad. Sorry! Just trying to motivate the masses to join and participate because everyone can benefit from it. Not only that,

Ok, so I first saw the "Join the Army" link and said, hrm...could be fun. Now I look at it like a crack addict as its completely fun and addicting. But, the more I participated the more I came to the realization that Stardock is a marketing genius. All of the activities that receive "points" are for marketing! Identifies users/emails contacts for marketing/solicitation Users boost awareness on common/major websites for the book/game by forum/wish-l