Xan

Are we really having this conversation? Seriously? Of course you will release 1.1 before Christmas. It would be moronic not to. There is no comparison between 1.09 and what you have now. Hell, there's no comparison between 1.09 and what you had two weeks ago. It's night and day. What the f*ck are some of you smoking? Second chance? It's a goddam patch. It's not going to get a re review. It's a patch. A massive; huge; wonderful patch but still a patch.

@Dadoo2: For someone who can't even construct a properly quoted response you sure complain a lot about the faults in others. Do you think Frogboy personally codes pathfinding in the game? If not, what does your comment have to do with game design?

[quote who="solidsmooky" reply="58" id="2786940"] Quoting Zawath, reply 7Kael already asked if he could work on Elemental's backstory but Brad turned him down http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7415642&postcount=2 Hahaha.. jesus christ Brad what the hell man? Kael is awesome. Wow. Welp at least we get FFH3 for Civ 5. I can't wait for that with Civ 5 mechanics it is going to be ridiculous, especi

[quote who="lord ebonstone" reply="253" id="2783427"]If you have the slightest inkling that Elemental at release and Civilization 5 at release are even in the same stratosphere of quality, you're a blind fanboi. Or just have an incompetent editing team, ala 1UP.[/quote] LOL. The difference is that Elemental's issues are fixable in a pretty straight forward way. Civ V's problems are core to its design and it's unlikely that Firaxis is going

Wouldn't you also have to put the spell name in the spell book also? You defined the spell but not the spellbook.?

[quote who="Warmark" reply="313" id="2767986"] Quoting Tormy-, reply 311 Eh? I am not registered on Qt3, but as I heard the Qt3 community is "mature enough", so this sounds weird... I've been a registered member at Qt3 for many years and there are lots of bright, knowledgeable and mature gaming people from inside and outside the games industry who post there. But the Elemental thread IMO is a lot less "mature" overall and more disrespectful to each othe

That Gamespot review is reasonable in tone but atrocious in score. Do they even look at the scores they give other games? Temple of Elemental Evil got a 7.9 from them which is a game that suffers from many of the same sins as Elemental. I think the user score on the game (6.7) is a better guide.

[quote who="BOTA99" reply="218" id="2755548"] Quoting Burningpet, reply 84When Demigod had it's fiasco launch, and Brad went all sincere about their errors, i felt really impressed. now i just feel a deja vu. I would like to second this point. I guess no one here - or very few others here - played Demigod. This is NOT the first time Stardock has done this to some of us and as far as I am concerned, first time shame on you, second time sh

LOL. This is priceless. The game doing a self check to make sure it's correctly patched is now DRM? Oh the drama. What's next? Car warning lights telling you there's something wrong with the car is a form of anti theft? Christ, I love this forum.

Elemental's going to get a 60 or so metacritic average and you think they should be counting their lucky stars? Only an idiot or asshole would consider that lucky, take your pick. Go out onto Metacritic and look at the types of games that get a 60 metacritic average. MOO 3, a total POS game got in the 60s. Elemental has its flaws but it's a masterpiece compared to MOO3 when it launched. And only became marginally better because of fan patches later. So spare us the hater b

[quote who="Surge72" reply="18" id="2749696"]I might have to ask for a refund if they are going to modify the game to an extent that when I play MP, its a different game. Surely if the tech tree requires a change in order for it to be fun in multiplayer, then its flawed from the beginning and there is something wrong with it in SP. There shouldn't be a difference between SP and MP, apart from playing against the AI to playing against some mates online.[/quote] You are aware that Starc

[quote who="Palmtree" reply="107" id="2749527"] Quoting Xan, reply 102 It's called decency. From where I'm sitting it looks more like a very ugly lashing out, championed by a Stardock employee no less, against a woman who said critical things in a reasonable manner. The personal attacks, the way her motives have been put in question, the way people have ignored what she said and focused on who she is, that is childish.

[quote who="hairrorist" reply="105" id="2749517"]It's amusing because Bradley Wardell has nothing to do with his banning. Tom Chick does, and it was in response to Matt's behavior over a period of time over several different topics. Once again, for the record, I am also quite bemused at the rancor conjured by the suggestion that a videogame tie-in novel might not be all that good.[/quote] The "rancor" is not about the book. For the sake of argument, let's assume the b

[quote who="hairrorist" reply="100" id="2749489"]I find it hilarious that some people think that the Gallant family is so cut up over being banned from someone else's forum that they are expending any energy whatsoever into an elaborate revenge plot spanning multiple internet sites. This just keeps getting better and better.[/quote] LOL. Elaborate? She made a long winded, semi-literate snarky review on her blog and announced it on the site her husband was

[quote who="Palmtree" reply="93" id="2749470"] Quoting Arzon, reply 84 That thread is really depressing. Are these adults? You know, reading this thread got me thinking the same thing. The number of people willing to go to bat for a bad novel is astounding.[/quote] It's called decency. It has nothing to do with whether the book is good or not. I have no idea and I don't care. It's about really loathsome people who

They better not stop updating the game until it's the fucking spiritual successor to MOM that we were promised. I enjoy the game as it is now but I signed on as a MOM fan. I don't expect them to make a MOM clone but it should still scratch that same itch.

[quote who="hairrorist" reply="64" id="2749357"]Of course you don't have your mother review your book, and any review published by an author's mother should be taken with a grain of salt. However, if that review contains significant portions of text, you can easily make your own conclusions regardless of what that review concludes.[/quote] LOL. And I can also read the first chapter on my iPad and decide for myself. But the embittered wife of someone who has a personal problem wi

[quote who="hairrorist" reply="62" id="2749349"]Quarter to Three is the most popular forum for industry insiders. I'd hardly call them "human waste."[/quote] Which industry? The book industry? I doubt it. Maybe human waste is too strong a word. A more accurate term would be terrible, hateful, people who clearly have no idea how terrible and hateful they appear to be.

[quote who="hairrorist" reply="54" id="2749302"]Whether or not Angie's husband was banned from Quarter to Three, whether or not she and her spouse have personal feelings about Wardell and his politics, the quotes from the book itself support her conclusion. I really don't see why any personal feelings matter here. Bad writing is bad writing. Fantasy cliches are fantasy cliches. Unintentional hilarity is unintentional hilarity...[/quote] Yes and if your mom revi

[quote who="TheJaker" reply="56" id="2749314"]Heh. I learned about QuarterToThree.com thanks to PC Gamer and discovered a hilarious thread: http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=60997 Check out the asshole parade in that thread. It's hilarious. They're obsessed with Brad Wardell. [/quote] Holy f*ck what a pathetic show of human waste. I like the part how the lady who reviewed the book acts like she just decided to pick up the book at

Nick, do you ever get tired of being a dick? Seriously? Every post by you screams "sad sack". Shame on you for constantly wasting our time having to read your drivelings. Go away. A lot of us love the game as-is. New features and updates are exciting. Quit shoving your gdamn pretentious crap into every thread, nick.

That is nuts beyond nuts. The Fallen are lighter skinned than men. Wow. Blowing up a bridge to keep the enemy from using it. A Bridge over the River Kwai was just ahead of its time I guess.

[quote who="tevans6220" reply="8" id="2743998"]Point #7 is a little of a hot potato for me. I respect what he's saying but I feel the 1.0 version is the one that should be reviewed. Why? Because that's what shipped to retail. Somebody buying off the shelf and not knowing anything about 1.05 or not having internet access is going to be stuck with 1.0. That's the version that should be reviewed not 1.05 or later. I do respect Brad for saying they should take their lumps but I don't think he goe

People complain how modern games are dumbed down and when someone puts out a game that has some complexity to you get people wanting to be hand held. The game's not hard to play. You couldn't figure out how to equip your guy or cast spells? There's two buttons on your sovereign. Only two. One button equips him. The other casts spells. Did you try mousing over them? There are tool tips everywhere.

are you remembering that you take the stones to the enchanter and not to the inn?