I'm happy Stardock is dropping multiplayer support for FE in favor of devoting more time and resources to the overall experience. I generally dislike TBS MP; I doubt I would've even tried it. Now, for FPS and RTS games I love human opponents, just not for TBS.
The background looked cool but I definitely prefer the new spacing. Thanks!
I think they made minor changes to the forums. The gap at the top is now smaller.
[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="36" id="3057761"]I can't click on people's name attached to their post to open up their profile. Might be something to do with my work comp being a turd, but I will check when I get home.[/quote] I can do it in the latest stable Chrome. What browser is your work computer using?
That's an awesome tactical battle map. I wonder how he ended up in the Colosseum?
[quote who="Cruxador" reply="26" id="3057328"] Looks good overall. However here on the forums, these grey bars where the reply and quote buttons appear don't look pretty. They contrast too hard with the rest of the site. They should be darkened by like #666666 or replaced with something else entirely. Also the bid space at the top may look pretty, but scrolling past it for every thread is just annoying. Get rid of it, or put an anchor point at the beginning of OP'
Why the hell are you still using 3.6?
The screenshots look awesome. It does look like the tactical maps take at least some inspiration from the location on the strategic map at which the battle takes place. For example, I would guess the bottom screenshot is of a battle taking place at a city. Is this in fact the case?
Now that you've introduced unit based turns it is difficult to see why they haven't appeared earlier in games. Like Frogboy has said, unit based turns offer much more depth than player based. I'm really looking forward to playing the beta.
I run 64-bit versions of Windows and I do play games. I'd be excited to see 64-bit games because I want to see what developers can do. It certainly wouldn't be my only point of consideration; I'm not going to run out and buy a 64-bit game I have zero interest in. But it may push me over the edge.
I'm very excited. FE looks really good. I sense a long weekend coming in two weeks...
I only bought Stardock games on Impulse so I have zero need for it now that you can get all their games directly from them now. I like Gamersgate a lot. There's no client or anything and no limits. I like Steam for the social features.
But if getting married has no effect than why would it be included? It's just a feature that has no purpose. If there were no offspring from or effects of the marriage I don't think it helps immersion at all. A full fledged dynasty system would be cool but I fully agree with their decision to scrap that and focus on other features. Of course, a hybrid monster of FE and CK2 where you can control a dynasty of channelers as you try and expand your rule would be awesome.
[quote who="LORD-ORION" reply="14" id="3051327"]So how much longer until digital distribution cuts out the need for a publisher? Especially for PC only titles.[/quote] I think one of things Frogboy was trying to say was that you can't cut out the publisher entirely. Even if the publisher no longer has to produce physical media they still play an important role in game development.
I really liked the post. It's interesting that the divide between the publishers and developers is so important even if they're part of the same company. And if the examples given are indicative of the kind of feedback this system is giving you on the game prior to the beta than I think it was an excellent move.
Cool. I think having the spells coming from champions is a really cool mechanic. It makes champions more valuable and makes magic have an added air of mystery; you have to depend on the knowledge of other heroes instead of researching them all like technology.
The game looks great. I have a question: you said your champion left. Can champions defect or abandon players or did I mishear and the champion actually died?
The game looks awesome. I'm looking forward to playing it.
[quote who="onomastikon" reply="10" id="3039499"] Hello there. I also enjoyed reading your review (although at times I found it a tiny bit too verbose -- I mean this merely as constructive criticism! Sometimes less could be more, but that is merely my opinion.) You did a good job, only very few typos. I have a couple of questions, if I may. I am still one of those people who are greatly inhibited by what seems to be a very hefty pricetag for this game. Hence: 1. I h
[quote who="LightofAbraxas" reply="110" id="3039171"] And now I'm never going to be able to take that guy seriously again.[/quote] Have you ever?
[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="39" id="3038604"]CK2 looks good, but will probably wait a bit for them to patch it before I buy it. Paradox being Paradox and all. Super excited about it though, CK is one of my all time favs.[/quote] I definitely can't fault you for that but the various let's plays all look really good already. I know that doesn't necessarily speak to stability on a wide range of systems but hopefully with two months still to go they'll polish it down to a
People seem to be getting a little antsy. I think a new beta ETA would calm everyone down.
It seemed to be a thorough review. I enjoyed the first expansion and it sounds like Legends made it a lot better. I don't think DW will ever command a large fan base though. It doesn't have flashy graphics and it has very deep, complex gameplay. I don't mind the graphics and enjoy the complexity but I don't think it's a recipe for mainstream success.
[quote who="Thormodr" reply="37" id="3038356"]I check in everyday to see if there is new info. The only other games I am remotely interested in are Torchlight II, Victoria II: A House Divided and Crusader Kings II. All these games will be out in 2012. [/quote] CK2 looks awesome. That and FE are the two games I'm really looking forward to.
[quote who="Lantros" reply="2" id="3037085"]Btw. i got a stardock mail with this video.You know it? http://www.screencast.com/t/bYqzAuZw9T9 Its really not fair to let us wait. [/quote] How did that video sneak through without anyone noticing it?