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[quote]Except when it doesn't. "Balance" doesn't have to mean everything is the same, it means the factions all have effective ways of winning. Imbalance is when one faction has an unkillable unit. So you play that faction, spam that unit, and you win. That is not healthy for any game, single player or otherwise.[/quote] Of course you are right about that Tridus, mind you, your addition of the term "wild" to your immediate assessment is misrepresentative to say the least, but given yo

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Reply to SP, MP, LAN Level of importance to you in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]Balance is pretty important in single player too. Without it, you get fun things like the "play this if you want to win" faction and the "sorry, you're totally screwed" faction.[/quote] That is actually the reason why I prefer a game to be unbalanced, it adds a layer of difficulty/diversity, unfortunately I find that is precisely the sacrifice when multi is in the mix...not always, but often. It's very satisfying to play with a team that has a tough period on account of their s

Reply to 61 year old woman gives birth in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]Still, no option to cuckold husbands and impregnate mistresses does not mean we have to go entirely without bastards. I hope to see a few quests and/or semi-random free champions involve characters like Jon Snow in A Song of Ice and Fire.[/quote] You might end up with a FitzChivalry Farseer whose very presence turns the kingdom into chaos...ah Robin Hobb...what a deadset legend. Have you read the Farseers GW?

Reply to Diplomacy Screen/Player Interaction in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote]Do we have to dress up as our sovereign before we answer? [/quote] Yes

Reply to Don't be evil (Google) in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote]If Google wants to know so much...we should all just send them a stool sample. [/quote] lol! poetic terrorism at its finest...u legend

Reply to Hey, where did the past 2 days go? in Forum Issues Elemental Forums

[quote]I wish I had a dollar for every time I woke up on Monday and asked that question.[/quote] Criminy how much ARE they paying you? Sounds like a human rights issue man...

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wow imagine how boring being google would be

Reply to SP, MP, LAN Level of importance to you in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I play a fair bit of multi...but I have limited interest in Elementals multi, co-op with my partner is about it...she's in the beta already, but I have a feeling in the end we'll play far more single player than multi. The only thing that worries me about multi is if the diversity gets ruined because of the ultimately boring quest for balance, which will turn the game into lukewarm drivel the way it does to every game it locks onto to feed upon. Where all the hardcores can masturbate with del

Reply to Road Building…Your thoughts? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]I want my roads paved with the skulls of the enemys.[/quote] I endorse anything that involves the skulls of enemies +1

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Reply to Raven Reviews: Supreme Commander 2 in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote]I may install this on my wife's system as well just to test that theory.[/quote] This would be greatly appreciated if you have the time Nice review btw

Reply to Impulse gets Total Annihilation! in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

lol Stardock you legends...this game is still beautiful too, especially when you finally get to see fifty moho mines swimming through the air without a single dropped frame. Or putting a hundred hawks on patrol over an enomous base and watching them curve through the air on 2010 technology... Hey...any chance of some new "IMMENSE" maps...how hard could it be? Are you sewing the 1500 unit patch into the install? love u guys...srsly...

Reply to 61 year old woman gives birth in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]The polygamy trait would only have an advantage if your Sov is male, marrying multiple me won't improve a female Sovs birthrate[/quote] Unless you're some kind of fallen insect thing that thrives on diverse sperm to increase your egg sac potential

Reply to Where does the US's obsession with the free market come from? in Everything Else Elemental Forums

[quote]Government is what is keeping those rotting corpses around to screw us again. They should have all gone into bankruptcy, to either be restructured or liquidated.[/quote] Hard to disagree with that

Reply to 61 year old woman gives birth in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]Well, I think (personally) that Stardock should add *legal* polygamy as an advantage, and faithful monagamy as a "disadvantage"** **its not actually a disadvantage, but by maintaning Morale Authority, you are able to spend more points on other facets of life, its not to say that monogamy is "worse" merely that it allows you to be a better person in other areas. Likely Faithful Monagamists and Legal Polygamists would be at opposing ends, and thus have diplomatic difficulties.

Reply to Time Time Time. See what has become of me. in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]Perhaps you could "round-robin" the different things players can do during their turn. For example, it might be player A's turn to work on his economy; player B's turn to move units; player C's turn to carry out all tactical battles. Next turn, rotate the turn type. Just a thought, because so many times in TB games I wished I could do my economy or building while the other guy is fighting his battles.[/quote] Aye this is the way I would go. I've played a fair bit of HOMM mul

Reply to Player Input: Talents & Weaknesses in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]Anthropomorphic Projections: "Of course the animals talk back to me..." - Your sovereign has been on the internet too long and has developed an 'affinity' with certain furry animals[/quote] baha! you legend...I will never understand how little anthropomorphic gets used in the world, considering it is the prima of so many belief structures. Thanks for the laugh!

Reply to Dom 3 AAR in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]I'm just being picky, I called them plovers growing up and spent too many days harassing them so they would swoop us, oh the days... [/quote] hehe...poor little things, we used to have them nest on the property but the poor buggers lay their eggs on the ground. Hard to believe they've endured here with all the foxes we have.

Reply to Distant Worlds; 4Ex Space Strategy; What do you think? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I think so...but not immediatly...couldn't find the release date though...do they have one yet?

Reply to Are you worried about the sudden popularity drop of PC games? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote]Is PC gaming changing & evoloving? Yes. Is it dying? Not in the slightest. [/quote] *wink* nicely said general

Reply to Is anyone interested in Diablo 3? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Yeah I am, though I'm not dying to play it...I'm pretty sure it'll be hell fun...one thing I'll say about blizzard, they know how to dangle a carrot in gaming. And man I love the ridiculous amount of loot in Diablo games, the was boss characters just explode into phat ribbons of gold...awesome. [quote]I got Titan Quest and I need to start with it sometime before it gets too old....[/quote] Yeah me to...but alas...it already was for me. Which is strange because I still play ten

Reply to Silliness in Stardock games? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="22" id="2549930"] Not to go all second-generation hippie on you, but were you concerned about avoiding the critter harm in general or did you know that the baby spiders covering you were a good ally against a serious pest like roaches? (I admit I'm thinking a little bit about Elemental quests and the Giant Spiders we've seen in the betas so far.)[/quote] GW my friend, it was an explosion of intuitive will and as such I was not in a short term/long t

Reply to Road Building…Your thoughts? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]One last thing about roads. They are used for transport and trade. Rivers are also. I would like to see barges, rafts, docks, etc along "some" river routes. Rivers should be large commerce hubs or at least have a presence in some territories and/or geographic features.[/quote] Nice...I love that idea, especially if some fallen fiend can cast a pollution spell on it and ruin everyones megabux trade. Great thread everyone, I had no idea what a dark horse roads were.</

Reply to Silliness in Stardock games? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]I'd say "Snap," but I worry about ending up with a bunch of webbing all over me...[/quote] I once ran out of a house naked covered in baby spiders (combination of the need for speed and the desire not to hurt as many spiders as possible) and my housemate has brought one of his work buddies home to check out the property we were renting (serious business type - we were all a little more crazy). So I'm flailing my limbs and yelling 'spiders spiders!' and then I look up and see th