[quote who="Annatar11" reply="10" id="2750873"][…] Note though that USPS doesn't do shipment tracking.[/quote]They do if you pay for it (e.g. using Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation for domestic delivery). Tracking is also a default feature of Priority Mail International unless the shipper used a PMI Flat Rate Envelope or PMI Small Flat Rate Box (a possibility with the Elementa
[quote who="Cryptomancer" reply="159" id="2750926"][…] "I've got great confidence that it'll live up to its potential by launch day."[/quote]I'm sure it did, for varying interpretations of "potential". :)
I'm in the US (Maryland) and have not received my copy yet. The Stardock store had a hiccup when I ordered it (the night before release day) so I requested (and received) confirmation from Stardock that it had shipped, but alas no tracking number for reassurance. I'll give it to the end of the week and then I whinge. :)
[quote who="Jandurin" reply="7" id="2737557"]yeah he was apologizing for the pun, not saying it was a sorry game[/quote]To clear up the (unintentional) ambiguity, it should have read "elements (sorry)". Perhaps with a strategically placed emoticon. :)
[quote who="rossanderson48" reply="34" id="2737171"]I prefer squares because the normal nature of land is a square not a hex.[…][/quote]Last I checked, the normal nature of land is to not be gridded at all. :D
[quote who="TheProgress" reply="17" id="2736470"]Personally, I think the game should use triangles.[/quote]Funny, I was thinking tesseracts might be the ticket.
Here's a post that best exemplifies my disappointment with the game and with Stardock: Elemental: From Beta 4 to Gold to Day 0 . It's a bemusing summary of why—in my opinion—the game was not ready for release. Obviously Stardock in its official capacity (having actually released the game) and an assortment of developers, fans, and other players disagree. :)
[quote who="Annatar11" reply="7" id="2734349"]There's not much to give. I don't belive USPS actually provides any tracking information for priority mail.[/quote]The USPS can provide tracking information for Priority Mail. I ordered the Elemental book from Amazon and they shipped it via USPS Priority Mail and sent me a tracking number—I just tracked it; it's out for delivery today so I should be getting it in an hour or so. It's an optional service
If you have no qualms playing a game that plays like an early beta, [quote who="Temparr" reply="45" id="2732144"]I am waiting for the 2.01 Patch to play my already paid for limited edition pre-order copy. Which reminds me, and off-topic, when do I get the LE stuff? Has anyone gotten the LE goodies yet?[/quote] According to Stardock my LE box shipped today and I will have it in 3-5 business days (believe they shipped it via USPS). To the OP, if you
[quote who="Jharii" reply="121" id="2728954"] […]If you feel the game is incomplete, return it. Stardock has been completely transparent with their release plans, including the Day 0 patch.[/quote] Are these release plans spelled out on the box sitting on a store shelf? Were they spelled out on the marketing email I received yesterday, which led me to the Elemental page and consequently to place my order for the LE box? (I'll give you hints; the answer ha
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="84" id="2728556"] […]We consider the game, as released, finished.[…][/quote] Stand by this, then? The game I receive in my LE box will need no update? [e digicons]:grin:[/e]
[quote who="Polynomial" reply="19" id="2727234"]Well, I'm not going raaaaaaaaaaaaage like the other people. But I wouldn't mind some hand holding for the $60 I spent on this >.>[/quote]I pretty much resigned to the fact that my $90 (hey, I'm getting the book too!) is a long-term investment in what the game will be in a few months rather than what it is on launch day. The "training manual" PDF recommends: "We encourage new players to start with the Campaign mode, which will intro