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[Urist McDepravity]

On the Elemental front, reading some of Brad's recent updates, I get the impression he's slipping back into his old mode.
When you make an update post about your game and leave post scripts that undercut a ****ing 30 year old Nintendo game...

That was BoogieBac, not Brad tho.
Brad posts only with FrogBoy and Draginol accounts.

[hemmingjay]

what did you tell stardock to get a refund?

[forsaken1111]

what did you tell stardock to get a refund?

TO: sales@stardock.com

This e-mail is in regards to an order placed on June 11, order number XXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXX

I would like a refund for the product "Elemental: War of Magic"

Reason: The software is not feature-complete as advertised. At the time of sale, and still to this day on your website, the game advertises "Online multiplayer games support up to 16 people playing at once." The software did not support multiplayer at launch, and still lacks this feature now several weeks later. Please remove the software from my account and refund the full amount paid ($49.95).

-Wes

The response was that since the pre-order was processed in June they could only do a refund for store credit, which I accepted. At the time I wrote that(September 9th), multiplayer was still not available. I don't know if it is now, obviously, since I no longer own it.

[Elven_ranger]

So, how does the game play now that it's at 1.08?

[nenjin]

Maginally better in some areas, gutted and in flux in others.

[forsaken1111]

Is multiplayer in yet?

[Heavenfall]

It's in a "beta" version you can download through impulse. It's fairly useless, as you can't save, and you can only play against 1 AI at a time (which seem to be stuck on the worst imaginable difficulty setting).

[forsaken1111]

Amazing.

[Deon]

Yeah, 1.8 doesn't feature a playable multiplayer yet. If you want MP, get beta.

[UristMcUsithumom]

I just love Stardock games, GalCiv, SoSE those are great games and it seems apropriate to pay the price asked. But 50 bucks for beta, proudly called 1.08 version? It's not even funny. What was they thinking? I mean Stardock is developer and publisher, what possible reasons could drive them to release this chunk of a code and for that price?

[Viken]

Sense GalCiv, this is the first time that Stardock had developed a game from start to finish.  Brand new engine and everything.  The other games, Sins of a Solar Empire included, where helped along with already-completed engines and systems from outside developers.  Not quite the same.  Even then, I think Elemental is a good game in its own right, and I'm pleased with the continuing updates and systems that  continue to come online.  As for the multiplayer, it'll be activated in 1.09, coming out sometime soon (possibly this week).

[Moogie]

Uh, this is kind of off-topic, but... did Pathos (OP) delete his account or something? His name has become plaintext. o_O

Maybe it was always that way, but I've only just noticed it.

[Urist McDepravity]

Uh, this is kind of off-topic, but... did Pathos (OP) delete his account or something? His name has become plaintext. o_O

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=63035.msg1460271#msg1460271

[forsaken1111]

Uh, this is kind of off-topic, but... did Pathos (OP) delete his account or something? His name has become plaintext. o_O

Maybe it was always that way, but I've only just noticed it.

Why would you ask this here of all places?

And yes, Pathos was like 4 people and they are thankfully gone.

[Fikes]

No one would notice if I was deleted...

 

I haven't played elemental since Civ came out. I really wish I would have asked for a refund and bought Master of Orion, Age of Wonders, and Star Ruler, since those are apparently on Impulse now. Anyone one of those games would have given me much more joy than WOM.