[quote who="Nick-Danger" reply="183" id="2760941"] [... Stardock's] 'resistance' [to some beta-tester recommendations] is a much better choice [of word], and I should not have used 'disdain', as it's too negatively connotative. [/quote] Very gracious and generous of you to overtly recognize your hyperbolic faux pas . [e digicons]*_*[/e]
[quote who="Nick-Danger" reply="166" id="2760587"] [...] [ During the Beta Test : ] -there was a mindset regarding constructive criticisms that not only were they too often ignored when they differed from what brad thought, they were too often met with disdain . -there doesn't seem to be sufficient recognition of this, enough to indicate that the mindset has significantly changed -if that mindset hasn't sufficiently changed, then
Brings up memories ... It used to happen to me when I was a Master of Magic n00b, in 1994 and 1995.
[quote who="Baleurion" reply="215" id="2758031"]I'd be more happy if they put ALL their effort and new content into the main game, the main custom game / multiplayer mode, since thats what we'll play the most anyway.[/quote] I agree 110 % .
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="37" id="2755521"] Minor factions will focus on building one kick-arse metropolis but they won't expand. [/quote] Oh, yes !! Transform those minor factions into extremely* effective regional Powers -- somewhat like Iran threatens its geopolitical region without being able to project military forces outside of it. * > Of course, that "extreme" value would have to be scaled in relationship with the A.
[quote quoting="post"]I'm probably a little bit on the side of being "cautiously optimistic".[/quote] I'm certainly very much on the side of being "intelligently* optimistic". * > "Intelligence" referring here to a very informed knowledge based on my dealings with Stardock and its dedicated CEO (since the Galactic Civilization 1 beta, a long time ago), and more recently based on the nu
[quote who="nocomp22" reply="51" id="2757487"] Actually, when you purchase a product, you really are entering into a contractual agreement. The producer is offering a product with a set of adverstised features. The consumer is accepting the product with the expectation it will work as advertised. Since this game clearly does not meet its obligations, the producer can be held in breach of contract and the consumer has every right to expect reparations to THEIR satisfacti
This thread had a great start : showing solidarity & support for Stardock. But now, it is being derailed & hijacked by spoiled-brat consumer-kings and their unfair "restraunt" analogies.
[quote who="Annatar11" reply="94" id="2756784"] For [Stardock CEO "Frogboy"] to try to argue the distinction between him firing or him laying off is rubbing salt in the wound to the people who lost their jobs because of his mistake in the first place. I'll always have a lot of respect for Stardock and will remain a loyal customer, but at the moment I'm not sure how much respect I'll have for the man in charge. [/quote] [e digicons]8C[/e] I have been a registere
[quote who="JesperEB" reply="10" id="2756237"] No, save your [$ 50] for when Civ V comes out later this month. That game is far more likely to have been tested and finished. [/quote] I disagree. I regularly was on the Civ 4 forum when it came out : many users loudly complained because of a lot of bugs and broken features. Later on, I purchased the official sequel Civ 4 : Colonization (developed by the very same Firaxis, and produced by the very same 2K compani
Commenting, here, on Stardock CEO Frogboy's reply # 60 to the cheap shot sent in his direction at post # 52 : Frogboy post # 60 is extremely impressive in its cool, calm, polite tone and style -- taking care to express reasonable explanations, in reply to an unreasonable guy who didn't merit any serious explanation from the owner of a hard-working corporation. Extremely rare are CEOs who take the time and trouble to read numerous forum posts and to compose analytical replies -
[quote who="Alxander" reply="50" id="2756597"] Well I guess Stardock's best game is a 4.0. Such an amazing developer [/quote] Petty & puerile, cheap shot.
[quote who="Nick-Danger" reply="5" id="2755788"] My condolences to those laid off and I hope they find quality work ASAP. [/quote] May I express the very same feelings of deep empathy and good wishes -- as many others have expressed on this thread ?
[quote who="Tryan1981" reply="14" id="2755994"] I do place a fair amount of trust in gamespot reviews which at least for me, have been fairly on the mark the vast majority of the time. [/quote] As a paying subscriber to Gamespot for many, many years, I do not share your "vast majority of the time" evaluation. You are entitled, of course, to your own opinion -- as qualified by your honest "at least for me". Mine would be this : Gamespot reviews, at least for me, hav
If you care to do something positive, instead of being passive echoes of one Gamespot reviewer's opinion -- and that's all it is, a personal opinion -- please vote on Gamespot, granting a higher user-rating. It often happens, on Gamespot, that the aggregate user-score is much higher than the official reviewer's score -- who is just one guy, with his pseudo-expert opinion. EDIT > Because of reply #15, I remove an incorrect information I had given in my
In 15 days, I've seen Elemental prodigiously progress from version 1.01 up to the current 1.07.025 ! No other game-development company works as hard and as swiftly to patch and upgrade its creation -- in ½ month. Thus, the future is very promising : Stardock's CEO and development Team are extremely committed and extremely dedicated. I shall buy and play Civilization 5 , in parallel to Elemental : very different game experiences, fo
[quote who="TheBirthdayParty" reply="2" id="2755365"] How do I check my window's resolution? (Using windows 7) [/quote] Right-click on your Win7 desktop. Click on the "Screen resolution" line, in the list. Then, click on the small arrow next to your screen's resolution. A vertical slider will appear. At its top is the maximum resolution your monitor can support : it is usually the correct one. Windows might recommend another (lower) resolution : try it only if you don't like the
Thanks, Temparr , for the +1 karma. My account stated that I had received karma in the past, but I was overtly stuck at 0 -- I wonder why. Your kindness merits that I reciprocate : [e digicons]k1[/e] to you.
[quote who="Kardiophylax" reply="154" id="2753866"] I'm still here and still waiting. I just hope you [Stardock CEO "Frogboy"] can deliver on your promises. [/quote] As a very satisfied customer of Stardock since 2001, I can assure you that Stardock will deliver on its promises. You can deposit that assurance in my Royal Bank of Canada bank.
And let's add Stardock's CodeCritter to the Honor roster. He, also, is active in the evening. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] I have a ATI videocard, and I've updated its drivers to the very recent 10.8 version. Updating them is very good advice, indeed. (By the way, my series 5000 ATI card has never experienced any graphical problem with Elemental .) You can get the most recent ATI drivers here : <a href="http://sites.amd.com/us/game/down
I hope that everybody is noticing that Stardock representatives kryo and Yarlen are actively replying during the evening. That's impressive.
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="45" id="2753014"] [...N]ot only did we think v1.05 was ready for everyone but we felt v1.0 was too. That's the level of disconnect/poor judgment on our part we're talking about. If the game had come out in February, it would still have been a disastrous launch because lack of time wasn't the issue. It was blindness, sheer blindness. We felt the game was finished. And I speak of v1.0, not v1.05. Blindness [...T]he game wasn
[quote who="fsovercash" reply="3" id="2752590"] [A ...] I am a professional software developer, and part time game designer , and I can tell you that I wouldn't release something like this for free, much less for money. It would ruin my reputation. [...] [B] I am infuriated that it was released in a state that isn't even good enough to be classified as beta. This is an alpha release through and through . [/quote] <span style="font-s
The very beginning of the current PC Gamer issue (# 205 : October 2010) -- the first 2 pages after the magazine's cover -- is a 2-page advertisement for Elemental , paid by Stardock. Those full-page, 2-page ads are very expensive. Stardock is a regular advertiser in that monthly magazine. Let's wait and see if PC Gamer will dare publish a negative review, with a mediocre score, in its November issue (out in 3 weeks). In
You can get Heroes of Might & Magic 5 (version 3.1), on Impulse, for less than $10. An Autumn 2008 game, it is much more beautiful than Elemental ... if you play it on a 20-inch+ monitor, with all graphical features maxed-out.