OrionM42

I think this is a good discussion, and I am glad that we are having it. (And actually, it really does more appropriately belong in this Discussion thread, rather than in the survey/data-collection thread, that I started.) Also, I don't really think that we are all that far apart ... I believe that most 4X game players want variety in the games they play. They want meaningful choi

Well ... clearly they were gone for a while ... and now they have come back ! [e digicons]:)[/e] [e digicons]:D[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [e digicons]:rofl:[/e] BTW, me and John LeCarre agree: you can't have too many Smileys !!

[quote who="Trojasmic" reply="12" id="3181556"]I'm a 3. FE Beta 3 is more fun than MoM. [/quote] My View exactly ... Call me a 3 too! BTW, I love Polls ! ( data, data, data ) ... so Thanks for starting this one, Onomastikon ! [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

EXCEPT, a lot of us are not complaining about how easy the game is ... and I think among the future players (people who come new to the game, especially after the retail version is finally released) may well fall into that category. They will probably expect a learning curve, but I would bet that a lot of them will NOT consider the game too easy initially ...

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More Data ! ... and some Interesting Discussions ... Thanks, Guys [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] The Distribution so far: Novice 0 <

As near as I can tell, the last official pronouncement on this subject was the 1st main point listed in Frogboy's Forum thread entitled: "Elemental: June 2012 Status". The complete quote was: " When will Beta 4 come out? The best I can say is "The Summer". It definitely won't be out in June but might make it in time for July. "

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Thanks, as always, for your input, StevenAus. BTW, for the sake of the next time that I update the statistics on this Discussion thread (like I did in my Reply #27 above), I plan to count you as someone who plays on the Insane level (unless you tell me otherwise). I am doing that on the basis of your own excellent Discussion thread (" I finished Insane Difficulty ... "), which (acknowledgement is due here!) was one of the reasons that I decided

Agree Completely with the consensus that has emerged among the first 13 respondents to this Discussion thread. So I have nothing to add ... except my vote/voice: Please fix/correct/improve this broken feature in the next update to the game ! Do

Interesting Info, Interesting Insights, Interesting Comments ... Thanks, Guys [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] The Distribution so far: Novice: 0 <p

[quote who="GunslingerBara" reply="28" id="3177682"]The Elemental ad has been replaced with a new one. Bara [/quote] I see it has ... Thanks for the follow-up, Bara ! ... and Good Move ! [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Okay, so I wanted to answer the Poll questions, for myself ... (1) The two games I have thus far completed, playing v0.915, have been on the Easy level. Prior to v0.915, I played 2/3 of my games (six total) on the Beginner level, and 1/3 on the Easy level. (2) The reason I choose to play on these easier levels, is principally because I want to have a good prospect of winning the game. I think that makes me a

I have noticed that the Action Bar at the bottom of the screen was missing, at the start of an interactive battle, on a number of occasions. Curiously, I have never had it disappear, once a battle had begun, (if that is what you are describing.) As Glazunov1 notes, I believe this is a recognized bug; and presumably it will be fixed in the next beta. (And of cours

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="10" id="3177124"] In my experience, different difficulty levels provide different levels of fun depending what kind of game you are playing. [/quote] Tuidjy, I found your observations above (your Reply #10) to be nuanced, and thought-provoking. In fact, it got me to thinking that I would really like to know what level(s) of difficulty other folks are playing at, too. So, I have started a new Discussion thread

Preamble: When E:FE v0.915 was released, I was overjoyed to see that two new levels of play had been added to the existing seven. The range of play difficulty now runs: Novice, Beginner, Easy, Normal, Challenging, Hard, Expert, Ridiculous, and Insane. I think this is about right -- 5 levels above Normal, and 3 levels below Normal. (I think Stardock made this latest change, partl

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[quote who="PocusFr" reply="2" id="3176951"]About the name generator, it is also used for cities I believe. And it is plain horrendous. Eshalliekkib. Really??? [/quote] Actually, picking memorable names for my cities is one of the things I enjoy most about 4X games. I never use computer generated names; and I always pick evocati

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="25" id="3177363"]Once Stardock gradually migrates into hard core porn, I think the ads will be a lot more popular. [/quote] [e digicons]:D[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [e digicons]:rofl:[/e] P.S. I'll be there ! ... for sure ... <

[quote who="GunslingerBara" reply="19" id="3177135"]I'll talk to the right people about adjusting or replacing that ad. Bara [/quote] Thanks for the official Reply, Bara ... Good to know that someone is keeping tabs on us ! [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Thanks for your additional reply (Reply #7), StevenAus. I really was curious; and I hope that my questions did not sound too stupid. In my defense [e digicons]:)[/e] I should add that I am on record (in another Discussion thread) as having said: " We

I like your question, stein220 ! Good Move ! One of things that I enjoyed most about Sid Meier's Civ 4, was that you could generate a variety of basic Map/Geographic styles in that game, such as: desert-river terrain, mountain-highlands terrain, American "Great Plains" terrain, etc. Of course, Civ4 also included the (by then, standard): continents, islands, and archi

[quote who="Gorde" reply="3" id="3176530"]Man! I'm glad I'm not that good, because I'd like the game less. Well played--glad to see it's at least doable by somebody. [/quote] StevenAus: Interesting !! Although, I think I am pretty much in agreement with Gorde, on this point. While I am glad to see that it is "doa

LightofAbraxas, I had a somewhat similar reaction (to yours) when I saw the E:FE Banner Ad the first time. In fact, in the first reply to Frogboy's Discussion thread entitled: "Elemental: June 2012 Status" (after first thanking Frogboy for the updated Info), I specifically asked the following question: " But one other question: WHY does the new one-line

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