Fistalis

[quote who="Ashnal" reply="22" id="3263992"]because those are all totals of 9 tiles. [/quote] really 9 tiles and the majority of spots are 2 3 or 4, How many 5 6 7 and 8s have you seen.. I have a hard time believing its 9 tiles and not 5.. [quote who="Ashnal" reply="22" id="3263992"]I think you're just misunderstanding the numbers here. We are NOT adding up the displayed numbers. We are adding up a hidden resource value for the nine tiles a city would draw resources from i

[quote]Hoestly, do you think there is any truth in it?[/quote] I don't see any false information. Some of it is pure opinion which is subjective.

[quote who="Mtn_Man" reply="19" id="3263970"] Quoting Lord Xia, reply 12It's not actually what is going on, the score the tile is telling you is the sum of all the adjoining tiles. So when you see a tile that says 4/3/2, it is adding up all the tiles around it to get that number. That can't be. If it's the sum of surrounding tiles than how can a tile surrounded by several 1 essence tiles only have 1 essence itself?[/quote] This is what I was thi

[quote who="catwhowalksbyhimself" reply="8" id="3263673"]I'm pretty sure it was anytime in 2010.[/quote] Ya you're correct. I coulda swore that when it was originally announced there was an arbitrary cut off date but i'm too lazy to search for the original post. It's moot anyway since the final stance was anytime in 2010.

[quote who="Lantros" reply="8" id="3263648"]I don´t find tatical battles shallow. They are short and fun. If i want deeper tactical battle i would play HoMM for example.[/quote] So they aren't shallow, but they are more shallow than HOMM? I guess it really depends on your personal threshold of what shallow is. But again.. opinions are opinions.. and people are as as likely to see them your way as the reviewers I suppose. But surely you can see how the reviewer came to that c

[quote who="user777" reply="6" id="3263557"] There must be a cutoff date to be eligible and I bought it too late.[/quote] 2010. End of October I think, or maybe it was december.

[quote who="JSchoeck" reply="3" id="3263614"]or if it is completely random.[/quote] There is a huge amount of randomness when it comes to which traits you're offered at level up, a point of contention for alot of us. For a melee type there is usually something that will pop up thats useful. But as a mage type you are pretty well at the mercy of the randomness.

Agreed, I think the way monsters work is probably the most annoying part of the game as it is. You have to either game the monsters and AI to keep them apart or be in a position to be able to deal with the consequences of them coming together.

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="2" id="3263574"]I really don't get this review... poor early game? That's the best bit! And shallow tactical battles - again - this is how the game was designed to keep the focus on strategy.[/quote] Well the early game is where your whole play through can be dashed due to bad luck, so i can see that. Although the author alludes to this his conclusion that you have to explore but many times are punished for doing so is pretty spot on. Sha

If you don't game much or at all, or do any graphically intensive work such as modelling etc, then it should be fine. Really depends on what sort of tasks you're doing.

Most likely they require crystal to build. Edit: Oh they don't show up at all? Hrmm.. likely still something not researched for them then, Its possible they need another Item you haven't researched.

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="40" id="3263550"] Quoting Fistalis, reply 35Funny how you constantly make claims/accusations that are proven false eh? (like when you said pioneers don't take 9 turns to build and told me my math was wrong when I said they did and then in your current play through it took you 9 turns to build one) This is the last time I ever post anything in response to your bullshit. I am tired of refuting every single point only to have you repeat nonse

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="34" id="3263385"]And you had the effrontery to accuse me of cherry picking.In that post I explained to you why the dragon woke up, and suggested ways of making sure that you do not wake dragons up, and how to prevent the AI from waking them up, and how to lead them away with a cheap unit if they come at you, and finally I gave you one of the (at least) three builds that I know who could have dealt with the dragon anyway.[/quote] And I appreciate you sharing

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="31" id="3263372"] You really do not know much about anything, do you? [/quote] And more personal attacks. I'm more than happy to leave you be, but you keep attacking me everytime I post something you disagree with. Not everyone agrees with you get over it. And believe it or not someone not agreeing with you is not a valid reason to constantly attack them, insult them, or spread falsehoods about them.

[quote who="Parogar" reply="28" id="3263359"]Well, I loved building up huge civilizations in Elemental, and I kind of feel somewhat limited in this game. I don't like having to traverse humongous stretches of empty terrain just to find the one other place I can settle. Granted, I am a new player to this game, but I have restarted my game about 4 times. MY very first playthrough was good, but I've been trying to get another good one and since haven't been able to. For in

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="26" id="3263340"] Quoting Fistalis, reply 24Initial land grab is something you HAVE to do, just as you HAVE to ramp up your production in your first city, just as you HAVE to bring taxes to none, just as you HAVE to grab resources, or LOSE. Then when I suggested you Try with a few cities and not min maxing sov or for unit production..(IE other metagaming Practices) that the only available option was research. Cherry picking much? Why did y

Your picture. You stated that Not spamming pioneers removed a large swath of viable tactics. That not having a min maxed Sov removed the other.. and that not min/maxing for unit production removed another. And only left you with research... YOU STATED ALL THIS, and when I repeat what you said You accuse me of painting a false picture? [quote who="Tuidjy" reply="6" id="3260381"]Initial land grab is something you HAVE to do, just as you HAVE to ramp up your production in your fi

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="23" id="3263313"]This is exactly what he is doing, and he is ignoring the dozens of play throughs that show the game can be won through varied means.[/quote] Not at all You're the one you stated..that not spamming pioneers takes most of the viable strategies of the table. That is what YOU said. [quote who="Tuidjy" reply="6" id="3260381"]Initial land grab is something you HAVE to do, just as you HAVE to ramp up your production

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="21" id="3263306"]I don't like being accused of lying. I may be an asshole, but a liar I am not. You accuse me of cherry picking your sentence. Ok, I'll analyze the whole post. Here is it: Quoting Fistalis, reply 9Pretty much my experience as well. Ya you'll probably need to restart and spam pioneers til you have 4 or 5 cities.. if you lose the pioneer spam contest at the beginning and don't have a min/maxed So

[quote who="Parogar" reply="18" id="3263278"]I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't mean for this thread to start a fight. [/quote] Nah you're fine. People just like to attack dissenters it's not your fault. We certainly want you to post any questions you may have. Don't let this scare you from future posts. [e digicons];)[/e] (unless of course its not toeing the line in which case you see what I have to deal with so you might wanna think twice about

[quote who="Emperor_Nero" reply="16" id="3263268"] Your shortcomings as a strategy gamer isn't our fault. [/quote] Yay More personal attacks. Anyone else wanna take a shot? Seems to be a theme here for anyone who doesn't agree. Love how you personally attack me, after his slanderous comments, and accuse me of being the one doing personal attacks. So let me get this straight.. if someone lies about you, and you defend yourself by calling out said lies. T

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="14" id="3263224"] This in my book come very close to saying "It's unplayable" and is the old litany I've been hearing from you since you graced these boards with your presence.[/quote] You mean back in 2010? Or during the beta? Nope.. there you go again with tall stories. News flash, just because they listened more to you metagamer types doesn't make my opinion any less valid. The more you make up stories and attempt to invalidate my opin

[quote who="Tuidjy" reply="12" id="3263212"] But of course, it is so much easier to sound like a broken record "The game is unplayable, the game is unplayable"[/quote] There you go again putting words into my mouth. I never once said it was unplayable. When you're done LYING OVER AND OVER you can go bug someone else who doesn't min max like you. I mean seriously.. do you just like to harass people and make stuff up?

[quote who="Parogar" reply="8" id="3263190"] Quoting Fistalis, reply 7Because some people spammed pioneers alot it was decided it would be more "fun" to force everyone to spam pioneers early rather than letting them expand at their own pace. So do I need to restart my game? I don't think I'll be able to do much, because the last 3 games in a row, I can't get enough territory. Then when I do find a place (having to REALLY look hard for it) I have t

Because some people spammed pioneers alot it was decided it would be more "fun" to force everyone to spam pioneers early rather than letting them expand at their own pace.