kyogre12

Taken. It was fun, even if it didn't have as much substance as previous ones.[e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

[quote]I've noticed that GW Swicord has drastically declined his posting recenrly..... make of that what you will.......[/quote] So has Annatar...

Week 8 of the Elemental twitter updates has begun! (There really needs to be some more so I can start a new post[e digicons];P[/e] ) This particular update made me cry[e digicons]:'([/e] and I imagine it will make many of you cry, too. On the other hand, some of you (you know who you are[e digicons]:cylon:[/e] ) will be cheering this update. For everyone who is not cheering, I will be handing out pitchforks and torches[e digicons]}:)[/e]

[quote]I must have missed a post somewhere where someone said the game should have "graphics like Crysis".[/quote] I was exagerating when I said that because Hortz was saying that the graphics for Elemental were "minimalistic" and seems to be under the impression that Elemental should have hyper-realistic uber graphics that break most computers, a-la SupCom, Crysis, etc.

[quote who="Scoutdog" reply="5" id="2327087"] LOL, that is the first time I've ever seen someone curse his parents for not getting busy sooner.Is three and a half years too much to ask...... who stays engaged for eight years, anyway? [/quote] You got lucky. I missed out by a measly 6 months[e digicons]:'([/e] I could of lied about my age, but I wanted to do the right thing (and not face any legal repercussions[e digicons];P[/e] )

Personally, I would recomend an iPod. Since you do a lot of exercising, I would recomend the Shuffle. Granted, I have no experiece with the newest one, with the controls on the earbud cord, etc, but I have the previous generation, and it's great for working out. I've had no problems with it skipping, etc, and it's small enough that it probably won't get in your way. Granted, you never know what song is coming next, but I don't have enough music for that to be a problem. You also say y

[quote who="BoogieBac" reply="25" id="2326383"]Sorry for anyone that didn't get in...'Damn you, random number generator!!!!!' [/quote] I'm thinking "Damn you, NDA!!!![e digicons]XO[/e] " If it weren't for that, it wouldn't matter that I was 6 months too young. I actually like your random number generator quite a bit.

[quote who="Hortz" reply="19" id="2326381"] Quoting kyogre12, reply 4 Quoting Hortz, reply 2 It's not that it is just cartoonish, but that it's extremely minimalistic. Because a game that could potentially have 32 players and hundreds, if not thousands of units should have graphics like Crysis, and should only be playable on computers that won't exist for another 3 years. Gee, that makes total sence. Oh, and that's sarcasm, by the way<br

[quote who="Ron Lugge" reply="21" id="2326294"] Quoting kyogre12, reply 9 Actually, I think someone else already said it's via e-mail... Well then someone else violated the NDA Or they heard it would be e-mail from a Stardock employee, and I'm just babbling nonsence You nonsense babbler you! [/quote] babblebabblebabblebabble Sorry, I couldn't resist [e digicons]O:)[/e]

[quote who="Tridus" reply="10" id="2326205"] Hurry up and get here September! [/quote] Please September? [e digicons]:pout:[/e]

[quote who="Ron Lugge" reply="7" id="2326195"] Quoting kyogre12, reply 1 Quoting Hawawaa, reply 22Nevermind its email... ill shut up. I'm pretty sure you just violated your NDA by admiting you're part of the alpha Actually, I think someone else already said it's via e-mail... [/quote] Well then someone else violated the NDA[e digicons]:P[/e] Or they heard it would be e-mail from a Stardock employee,

[quote]On the other hand, I'd like to speak up to any other defending fighters in the War on Verbs and say that one large reason that 'related' thread was such a failure is that "to fail" is a verb. Part of what makes the enemy so insidious in the War on Verbs is that they despise (or just can't understand?) the fundamental Indo-European sentence structure of subject-verb-object. Sure, it can sometimes make very good evolutionary-linguistic sense for the occasional verb or noun to

[quote who="Hawawaa" reply="22" id="2326134"]Nevermind its email... ill shut up. [/quote] I'm pretty sure you just violated your NDA by admiting you're part of the alpha[e digicons]:P[/e]

[quote who="Scoutdog" reply="2" id="2326075"]Ok, so minors definately can't sign the NDA, right? (Please say I'm wrong). [/quote] Unfortunately, you're right. I'm a minor, too (by only a couple months), and Yarlen confirmed to me that you have to be 18+ to participate[e digicons]:'([/e]

[quote who="Hortz" reply="2" id="2325801"] It's not that it is just cartoonish, but that it's extremely minimalistic. [/quote] Because a game that could potentially have 32 players and hundreds, if not thousands of units should have graphics like Crysis, and should only be playable on computers that won't exist for another 3 years. Gee, that makes total sence. Oh, and that's sarcasm, by the way[e digicons]:P[/e]

Well dang, that's disapointing...

[quote who="Denryu" reply="16" id="2325166"]Confirmed that there will be an NDA for alpha for certain, and possibly for gamma. [/quote] Whoa, when did that happen? I distictly remember a thread where it was said there would be NO NDA for the alpha. Where was that?..... Here we go: https://forums.elementalgame.com/354834/page/4/#replies Reply #91 by Annatar. Did something change between then and now?

Taken. I'm curious to find out how many people think they are 100% sure they will be in the Alpha. I assume that since you have questions like that, you will put out the results before Thursday, no matter how many people take it?

[quote who="Ron Lugge" reply="14" id="2325088"]Question: does anyone know if thursday is the day we can start playing because they've released the stuff, or if it's 'merely' the day they start setting everything up? (Mailling out NDAs, registering serials but not giving access to the game, etc etc) [/quote] I thought they had confirmed there would be no NDA's? From the sound of it (not that I have anyway of knowing for sure[e digicons];P[/e] ) on Thurday the lucky fe

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="25" id="2322143"] Quoting kyogre12, reply 18 ... You're kidding, right ? Sins has one of the weakest multiplayers I've ever seen for an RTS. Go to the forums, there are a ton a people complaining about how very few people play online. At peak time there's about 150 people online No, I wasn't kidding, but I'm very poorly informed on account of being one of those folks who goes away promptly after reading "real-time." I

[quote]But then I remembered that Sins is one of those 'real-time' thingies with a strong multiplayer focus[/quote] You're kidding, right[e digicons];P[/e] ? Sins has one of the weakest multiplayers I've ever seen for an RTS. Go to the forums, there are a ton a people complaining about how very few people play online. At peak time there's about 150 people online

I like the idea of an extended beta process. More polish and features is always good. Although, I am curious about the schedule. For both the normal and extended, it says beta 1 will begin in August. Is beta 1 the same as the alpha? If it is, then the people who don't get in would be waiting a long time (October or January[e digicons];P[/e] ) I thought you were planning to do about a month of Alpha, then the beta would go public at PAX in September. Is that no longer the case?

Just put up the first update for week 7. One week to go and the Alpha is still on track!![e digicons]:drool:[/e]

First off, the "Pole Shift" that was mentioned earlier is a shift in the Earth's rotational axis, not the magnetic field. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_shift However, this is just a theory that has yet to be proved. There is evidence that the rotational axis can move, but very, very slowly, about 1 degree every million years or so. For pole shifting to be a problem, it would have to happen very quickly, and there is no evidence of

If I send you cookies, will I get in the alpha?[e digicons]:pout:[/e] Ok, all joking aside, here are my real questions. I outlined these in another post, but I imagine you don't have the time to browse the forums too closely[e digicons];P[/e] What sort of things can you put essence into? Is it limited to other units (champions, priests, etc) and making land livable, or can we do other things with it? To use the Lord of the Rings example, can we imbue our