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Reply to It is all our fault in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="MagicwillNZ" reply="14" id="2757022"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 12Guys, Let's focus the blame where it belongs and that is on ONE person: ME. I could list out the sins right here: I violated my long-standing tradition of monitoring the forums and playing the game and instead focused on working on the game directly. If I had spent more time on the forums instead of the compiler, I'd have been convinced of having a public Beta 5 and then like

Reply to Gamespot Review is Up in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="arstal" reply="6" id="2755937"]A 4.0 is harsh. 5.0 or 6.0 maybe, but not 4.0. [/quote] Did you read the review and then determine what the score should be? Scores don't really matter, just read what the guy has to say and see if you agree or disagree.

Reply to Any truth to the rumor on shacknews? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

What do you guys think of making high quality casual games? They may not be grand-scale epic strategy, but games like Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled are fun and don't cost nearly as much to make. They can supplement Stardock's revenue and help you guys get that second games team back one day.

Reply to Why is everyone upset the game came out "early"?!? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="nocomp22" reply="132" id="2753638"] To all those who plan on getting a refund, make sure you have everything ready up front. This means the game's serial number, your hardware and OS specs, descriptions of the problems and how to reproduce, a .zip containing all the logs produced by the SDSupportTool.exe, and maybe a few of the .zip files found in C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Elemental - War of Magic that follow this format: Elemental1_06-2010

Reply to Why is everyone upset the game came out "early"?!? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="divvu80" reply="10" id="2752623"] Quoting BoogieBac, reply 9Right below this thread, on the forums list, was another post called "I did not pay to Fix or Finish Elemental", which I beleive is (ironically) the answer to your question. When we put something out, and it gets a 50% dissatisfaction rate on our own forums, that's a HUGE chunk of our customers that feel it wasn't ready to be put out. There's a lot to learn from the release of Elemental, and 'let's make ev

Reply to Why is everyone upset the game came out "early"?!? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote]Those with the loudest voices against its "condition at release" were those who pirated the game and couldn't get the release patch. They got a buggy prerelease version and were upset about it.[/quote] That is probably one of the most asinine and offensive comments I have read on these forums. Oh and it's even factually incorrect, the patches were available within 24 hours of their official release by the pirate group called "Skidrow". So no, the pirates are not the one

Reply to Elemental Game Review(s) Thread in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="niteshade6" reply="171" id="2751514"] Quoting Xan, reply 168Elemental'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 onl

Reply to Elemental Game Review(s) Thread in War of Magic Stardock Forums

IGN just issued a statement: http://pc.ign.com/articles/111/1117649p1.html [quote]The short answer is that it's coming. The long answer is that due to a series of scheduling conflicts with me, the reviewer, as well as issues with the game, enough time hasn't been spent with the game to properly evaluate it…yet. At this point I'm really enjoying the game – except, that is, when it doesn't work or c

Reply to Elemental Game Review(s) Thread in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Tridus" reply="122" id="2748393"] Quoting fatindian, reply 121dragoaskani seems to think that gaming "journalists" from big sites have some special skills that make their reviews more relevant than anyone else's. Gimme a break. It's probably the opposite since the publisher ad revenue they generate makes their credibility suspect compared to a 100% independent reviewer. IGN is a major gaming review site so their reviews are automatically more c

Reply to Elemental Game Review(s) Thread in War of Magic Stardock Forums

dragoaskani seems to think that gaming "journalists" from big sites have some special skills that make their reviews more relevant than anyone else's. Gimme a break. It's probably the opposite since the publisher ad revenue they generate makes their credibility suspect compared to a 100% independent reviewer. IGN is a major gaming review site so thei

Reply to Good experience with Stardock customer service in War of Magic Stardock Forums

To which email did you send the refund request, sales@stardock or support@stardock? I sent it to sales and I haven't gotten it yet, so I'm wondering if I should email support.

Reply to What I think you guys need to do over the next few months to win people back. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Jharii" reply="155" id="2746618"] I am speaking for the majority. Because the majority bought a game, which according to Stardock themselves should have been better than it is. You can't back up your stance just like I can't back up my stance. There is no way to know where the percentages lie. EDIT: Yes, NWN and Civ "shined like diamonds" because of mods, but they didn't stink like a turd like Elemental does upon release. Opinion.[

Reply to What I think you guys need to do over the next few months to win people back. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Jharii" reply="152" id="2746517"] Quoting fatindian, reply 148 BOTH Neverwinter Nights and Civilization 4 did not have a release like Elemental's. Civ 4 was very fun on release and NWN had a perfectly decent campaign. Neither of them had major gameplay and playability issues. Yes, we get it, Elemental is very moddable, but we (most of us anyway) didn't pay for mod tools. Who is this "most of" you speak of. Are you now sp

Reply to What I think you guys need to do over the next few months to win people back. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Jharii" reply="139" id="2745855"] Quoting empire2008, reply 138 Most games don't care about mods .... this will not have huge impact on the fame. The typical gamer wants a playable game out of the box. Not one that takes mod to be fun. If the game is fun and mod extends that fun .. great! But, if you need mod to make the game fun .. Mod'ing will not have a large impact. This is not most games. This game was built with a prim

Reply to A quick note from Brad on Elemental in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="jshores" reply="104" id="2744898"] Quoting fatindian, reply 98 Quoting jshores, reply 93 The state of PC entertainment has changed since 2006 (when we released GalCiv II) and it is our responsibility to stay with the times. What hubris. Psst... ("Hubris" doesn't mean what you think it means) It does. The

Reply to A quick note from Brad on Elemental in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="jshores" reply="93" id="2744802"] The state of PC entertainment has changed since 2006 (when we released GalCiv II) and it is our responsibility to stay with the times. What hubris. [/quote] Psst... ("Hubris" doesn't mean what you think it means)

Reply to I'm getting sick of this. EWOM was not meant to be an End Game! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote]"If you try comparing it to the steaming pile Civ4"[/quote] I bought and played Civ4 on release. You are really stretching comparing it to Elemental's release. Take off your blinders.

Reply to What I think you guys need to do over the next few months to win people back. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="charon2112" reply="86" id="2742623"] Quoting Bettik, reply 85 Quoting charon2112, reply 76Look, I am not gushing. All I've been saying is that--for me--it is fun, addictive, playable. Looking at the vitriol being spewed on these forums, you would think the game fried everyone's PC on executing. Like all of Stardock's offerings, they are not for everyone. Not many people are big fans of 4X games. While you're saying this, reali

Reply to What I think you guys need to do over the next few months to win people back. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="charon2112" reply="83" id="2742568"] Quoting Dethedrus, reply 80Are you claiming that it's *MY FAULT* that I don't like buggy games that are missing many of the promises the developing company offered to us, the buying public? No, you can dislike anything you want. I'm simply saying that I like the game very much. Even in it's imperfect state. I probably would like it less if I was having all the trouble some folks seem to, but a

Reply to I'm getting sick of this. EWOM was not meant to be an End Game! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Rune_74" reply="46" id="2742555"] Quoting fatindian, reply 45 Quoting Krooldeath, reply 42 My God, does anyone appreciate the fact SD created a PC game rather than follow the console route. Have we become that shallow and selfish that what they are trying to do (and will succeed) is not good enough? When have we last saw a game like this? Krool You are such a fanboy, it isn'

Reply to I'm getting sick of this. EWOM was not meant to be an End Game! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Krooldeath" reply="42" id="2742532"]My God, does anyone appreciate the fact SD created a PC game rather than follow the console route. Have we become that shallow and selfish that what they are trying to do (and will succeed) is not good enough? When have we last saw a game like this? Krool[/quote] You are such a fanboy, it isn't even funny. We're supposed to revere Stardock because you think it's a virtue that they re

Reply to I'm getting sick of this. EWOM was not meant to be an End Game! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote]The first month of damn near every game that comes out is a nightmare.[/quote] Umm... no it isn't... Most games that are released play just fine. Nowhere near "nightmare" level.

Reply to I'm getting sick of this. EWOM was not meant to be an End Game! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Wexmajor" reply="39" id="2742513"]I hate Starcraft 2 as much as anyone with good taste but I sure as hell did not pay for NWN: Strategy Edition. I paid for a game. I expect to get my money's worth within a few months. If the game does not get redesigned to become a decent successor to MoM within a few months I will feel very pissed off and ripped off.[/quote] As someone with good taste, can you tell us why do you hate Starcraft 2? Can't

Reply to Elemental C+ 1up Review in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Marks1381" reply="5" id="2741901"] In fact, you aren't better off keeping it for 30 days. You are better off getting a refund (if you don't like the game, of course) and then if you feel the game has improved, buy it 30 days later. True, but when you have a company sending out major patches this often you really might be better of keeping it and just seeing whats changed or not. You know this game wont be in the bargain bin for atleast a year so u

Reply to Elemental C+ 1up Review in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I asked for a refund. If the game improves significantly and becomes really fun, I will purchase it again. In fact, you aren't better off keeping it for 30 days. You are better off getting a refund (if you don't like the game, of course) and then if you feel the game has improved, buy it 30 days later. I'll still be on the forums and on the site reading about the evolution, but I don't have to play the game when I don't get any fun out of it. And there's no point keeping the g