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Stardock CEO Brad Wardell is on this weeks edition of the Jumping the Shark podcast. A big topic of discussion is the GameStop sale, and what's ahead for Stardock and PC gaming.
Wow, all I can say is "Wow". I've just listened to that entire segment and I understand Brad so much better now. He really has a sensible head on his shoulders! I sorta got that from being part of these forums through the whole Elemental learning process (and I'm glad I didn't quit the forums when I initially said I would), but such a frank interview was very refreshing for a CEO of Brad's stature. And there's not too many CEOs that people can actually feel comfortable referring to by first name only.
Best regards,Steven.
Interesting interview. I didn't learn anything of substance from it. But enjoyed it all the same. And there were little tidbits of clarifications. Like Brad saying he actually had held a couple jobs. In a posting in these forums, he'd made justification for something or another by saying he had never worked for anyone else. That he had come right out of college and founded Stardock. Missing the whole working for someone else experience. ;~p
If he is doing things out of PR, he's doing a damn good job of it.
Lying about Misrepresenting stuff may gain some short term advantage. But I think in the long term your much worse off for it. You lose credibility and become that guy who will say anything to cover his ass or to get his way. Brad makes a joke? in this podcast that he has to "..tell horrible terrible lies to get the top tier talent here". He says this in a couple different ways. And I've read him say it in interview and in SD blog. So either it's true, half true, or is just a false excuse. Whatever the case, this raises a white lie red flag. Enough of these little red flags get raised and I begin to doubt a persons word.
One red flag thats had a big impact on me, is all the hype Brad put into his decision to expand SD's game unit. It was marketed as the ultimate in post sale support. All these resources were being devoted to fix War of Magic. Then later Brad says there are only 3 people working on E:WOM, the rest are focused on E:FE. I'm sure that some of the E:FE team bounce around and help out with E:WOM. But that is still very different than surpassing industry standard in regards to post sale support. He's done what everyone else does... reduce staff on game X to focus on game Y. He had told us that he was increasing E:WOMs staff, but in actuality he has reduced it.
There are a number of other red flags which have been raised. I won't belabor this. I just don't put much trust in what Brad says anymore. I still respect the guy, but I've gotten the feeling that his famous openness isn't what it's cracked up to be. It's beginning to feel like standard marketing cheese. Either outright falsehoods and misrepresentations, or weak conviction. Likely a combo, but with some earnest intent.
Jesus, really? Brad's giving me two free games. You are really searching for a reason to bitch. Do you read what you write? Does it sound justified in your head? What the fuck do you think is fair? What should Brad do? You don't want to make FE a standalone? Well, I think most of us agreed, including Brad, Jon, and Kael, that WoM was too flawed in design and to really make a better game, they started from scratch. What more do you want? Instead of just fixing WoM, which he is doing too, he is remaking the fucking game and giving it to you for free! Are you delusional? Isn't that above and beyond what any gaming company has ever done? I don't remember any other fucking company giving me free games like that?
I agree with what Xia is saying... I mean really... you wouldn't see Blizzard Entertainment or EA giving away free games and ALSO advocating to FIX a game they screwed up.
hehe - "My jet fuel doesn't pay for itself."
Still listening to this podcast now. Thanks for giving another interview!
uh... what? That was in the discussion about the "lovely" weather in Michigan and that perhaps locating there doesn't offer the same climate as in CA.
Or... its a joke. The weather in Michigan and Ohio is often craptastic.
As far as the staffing allocations for elemental, mayhaps you have a point there. But that said, they are still pushing patches 8 months after launch. If I only need 3 dev's to meet the release schedule of a patch (and that is deemed an acceptable timeframe), I doubt I'd assign more folks to work on the project.
Quoting just because it should be repeated. Most reasonable post of the day.
damn straight!
Lord Xia is once again the voice of reason.
I have no problem with the decision to put most of the resources into E:FE.
It will be a far superior game and it will be free.
I can't fathom how anyone would think this is a bad deal.
No one's perfect. Brad made plenty of mistakes with Elemental, but he's taken every reasonable step to fix the problem. Now we just have to see if they pay off or not. With the FE info given so far, I am optimistic, and I even think Brad's WOM work has a chance.
WhiteElk, I hope you realize that Brad was joking on some of this stuff, or being sarcastic- it was rather obvious to me. That said, it does take more to bring talent to Michigan, as let's face it, it's not exactly a tech mecca.
Nugent needs to move back.
Nice interview Brad.........
Not alot has changed in my opinion about SD's customer support. I've seen people ask for and then say they got partial refunds as per the GBR. Though in this instance it is more precisely product support that I am interested in. But in that to I have seen the near weekly patches. Big time kudos to them for all that. But I'd have liked to see E:WOM finished. It's been being finished for 3/4's of a year. Dragging out its finish in order to reallocate resources to another title seems to me to be the opposite of what Brad was talking about just a couple months ago.
Now I know, he says that SD games are never finished because SD famously keeps on updating the game into the foreseeable future. But you know what I mean. Like in fun playable state kind of finished. The fun may be subjective, but the OOM's and graphic glitches are not. Though as Brad says, it may be that it's only a small fraction of people who experience these errors. But I've grown to doubt things. Enough little white lie red flags have been raised that I have begun accurately anticipating some. Excuses and justifications, ass covering and positive spin. To the point where I was able to predict the general tone and content of this latest interview. Once I get to that point of having predictions proved, then I begin placing more value in those collective flags.
Those two examples I used in my first post are as I say, just a couple of many. By themselves they don't mean much. But they add to the rest and the whole has taken my notice. I used those examples because they were used in the interview.
Anyhow, I won't be taking part in E:FE unless I have opportunity to review, and then accept gamestops term of service and privacy policy Before they take over our customer accounts... with enough time that I may cancel my account in writing as per Stardocks terms of service. I do not want gamestop to have opportunity to monetize my customer account information. Thats my own decision and the consequences are mine to accept. But from the day I purchased E:WOM, I have been interested in it's completion not its sequel. I can see how the changing of priority from E:WOM to E:FE is acceptable to many or most. And I can see how it is good for SD to focus on a new game that they can sell, versus one that they have already sold. But this is different from what we were told would happen.
I withdraw from my part in this conversation as this direction I've gone has developed the potential for too much negativity. I had wanted to share my point of view and perhaps engage in dialog that may modify my pov or solidify it. This reasoning is not worth any trouble over. If someone feels they need to respond to what I have said, you are welcome to PM me. If you want to publicly discuss any aspect of this, then PM me a link to a new thread created for the purpose. Apologies to any who has suffered from the negativity ;~p
WhiteElk, you're still getting FE for free. You can judge from that.
E:FE is only being distributed digitally. Same with its patches as well as E:WOMs. I'd have to have gamestops Impulse to get them. It seems we won't have opportunity to review gamestops terms of service and privacy policies before that happens. And according to Impulses current terms we must request account closure in writing not email. Time grows short to ensure that the account is closed before gamestop takes over. I do not accept gamestops current privacy policy. And am aware that they are currently in litigation regarding the mishandling of customer information. A long list of other law suits give me more reason to distrust gamestop.
It is my choice to take a cautious stance regarding how my customer accounts are handled. And it is my point of view that monetizing customer account information is wrong, but more so it is a security risk. I've seen this all before. I accepted SD's terms and privacy policies so I bought the game. Now comes a time where I have the choice to either accept gamestops undeclared terms, or lose my Impulse account. I won't blindly accept their terms. And I don't accept their current terms. So I lose the ability to download E:FE and future E:WOM patches.
Brad still doesn't answer the people who have asked him if there will be alternative ways to get patches. Some months ago, before the gamestop news, Brad said they were considering burning patches to CD and mailing them to customers who requested them. He declined to answer if that is still a consideration. And he declined to talk about any alternatives. So I have to assume the choice is to lose the game or accept gamestops terms.
as for the gamestop thing, I'll wait and see what happens... it's a wait and see situation right now with that... if you don't want to wait and see... then that's your decision... not ours.
Oh my goodness! Listening to the interview as I type this, I just got to where Brad says there will be a 3rd game and it will be free for those who pre-ordered E:WoM, this just made my day!!! I was wondering, I had heard about this, but I was not sure if it had changed. I'll be honest, I have not played the game for forever (part of that is my crappy computer). I was regretting that pre-order of the collectors edition, but I am excited I'll get two games for free. Even if I can't play any of them on my current machine, I will be upgrading eventually. Hopefully by then I'll have something fun to play too?
Anyway, this made me very happy to hear. Wanted to share.
While I don't feel the same way as WhiteElk, the part where Brad said he's never seen Valve as the competition made me raise an eyebrow.
Yes, good point. I think that part at least was purely PR/spin.
I wish Brad could appease the tinfoilers (Sorry, but that's how I see you guys), by offering retail FE as mail order (at a higher cost, even if it's just like the retail disc I got for Altarian Prophecy all those years ago)- BTW, I had to get retail due to not having internet access for six months- by the time I got internet again GCII was in beta.
But I wonder if hardcopy patches might mess with the GOO DRM scheme?
I think I fit somewhere between these extremes. I once was exceedingly naive. I blindly trusted that all would always be well. One just had to toe their own line and everything would fall into place. My ignorance was not blissful. Life experiences have taught me caution. I am rewarded for due diligence, and I am punished when I'm careless.
I've been burned twice by electronically distributed media: to the tune of a couple hundred dollars. And I've suffered the consequences of having my checking account compromised: I was working through my first year of college and barely made enough money to pay for life expenses. A fraudulent withdrawal was made on my account which overdrew my overdraft protection. The bank reversed the fraudulent transaction and my account balance was restored. But that transaction, in combination with my automatic deposits, exceeded the limit of my overdraft account. As a result the bank disallowed my use of overdraft protection and required immediate full payment. I couldn't pay in full. So I accrued increasingly high - late payment fees. It took me a looong time to pay off that loan shark like interest and fees. Additionally two of my auto-payments were declined, so I accrued payment cancellation and late fees on my gas card and college bookstore accounts.
It was a tough recovery. I couldn't afford buying gas so I cycled the 12 mile one way commute to school. Was enjoyable but cut deeply into my already time limited schedule. I can't accurately describe how great that impact was other than to say I literally budgeted time by the minute. I dropped a class so I could gain time for extra work, and so I could sell those books back to the college bookstore to get them off my back. I took on a second part time job but still had to go on a severe diet. ++. I paid a stiff penalty for a circumstance beyond my control... or so I thought. Had I better researched my banking options, I would have selected a more reasonable institution to manage my account. There would have been nothing to recover from.
I've had many other opportunities to learn caution; such as my time as a drug store manager and catching an employee stealing credit card carbon copies to sell to another crook. And my time on the investigation side of Pinkerton Security and Investigations looking into other credit card crime perpetrated by store employees. ++. As well I have taken careful notice of three decades worth of big business behavior. I think it is quite reasonable for me to show caution when dealing with them. Particularly when it involves online banking information; and most especially when it involves a company with a litigation history like gamestops.
What exactly has Gamestop done to make people hate them?
Well, they sell used games as new some times, they kind of treat their employees like shit, making them work crazy hours and shove preorders on customers. I'm sure others have more info. I don't hate them, I just don't trust them. I buy from them at times. I hangout at one where I like the geeks who work there.
Maybe my memory is failing me here, but wasn't it Gamestop who caused Stardock problems with Demigod by allowing people to buy it before the servers were ready? If so, then I imagine, Brad required some convincing before he sold impulse to them.
I can understand WhiteElks caution. The PC gaming market at the moment, is in my opinion, very consumer unfriendly. I am very wary about picking up games these days for the PC. Given the fact that there are no refunds on games once the box is open (at least where I live) unless the CD is damaged, and the DRM implemented by publishers, I really try to check out a game in everyway I can (without pirating) before I commit to buying it.
Fact is that in some peoples eyes Gamestop has a long way to go to prove themselves. I guess the question that needs to be answered is should they be given that oppotunity. I have a great deal of respect for Brad, so personally I'm willing to wait and see what happens with Gamestop. If things don't work out then I'll simply stop using impulse which is a shame, because I love Stardock games.


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PLYMOUTH, MI - January 11, 2011 Stardock released the details of the next chapter in its Elemental fantasy strategy game world. Elemental: Fallen Enchantress includes an all-new battle system, more sophisticated spell casting, an updated economic system, new game mechanics, more creatures, quests and much more.
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress will be released as a stand-alone game but will be free to all players who purchased Elemental: War of Magic in 2010 and will be heavily discounted for anyone who purchases Elemental: War of Magic prior to Fallen Enchantress's anticipated Summer 2011 release.
Elemental is a strategy game in which players build a kingdom from the ground up in a shattered fantasy world. Players build cities, raise armies, research technologies, learn magical spells, go on quests, recruit heroes, negotiate treaties, learn spells, build a family dynasty and more.
In Fallen Enchantress players will be able to explore the world of Elemental and discover a wide range of unique locations, including dangerous wild lands that can't be settled until they are conquered. There are areas like the Bhinadmi Fissure, a massive chasm that spawns demons and earth elementals, until a player goes to the edge and challenges the elemental lord that dwells within. These undiscovered lands contain new characters and creatures: from the tragic Butchermen who wander the lands around Red Springs trying to pass their curse off to another victim, to Morian the Ruin of Summer, who was once a powerful nature elemental who has been driven mad by the Cataclysm and the destruction of his forests.
Derek Paxton, lead designer for Fallen Enchantress, said, "In Fallen Enchantress we wanted to focus on exploring the world outside your kingdom's borders. The world isn't empty and waiting to be settled, it is dangerous and needs to be conquered. There are unique locations with their own history and guardians; monsters settled in their lairs and vast wild land areas that offer their own challenges and rewards. There will be areas the player would do well to avoid for most of the game until he builds an army that is able to conquer them."
To face these new challenges, Fallen Enchantress adds a host of spells and magical equipment. Sacrifice a champion to summon a powerful demon in battle, envelop an entire enemy kingdom in the icy grip of winter or open a gateway to a shadow world that dark creatures can come through. Players can also recruit champions who specialize in different types of magic and outfit them with magical equipment they create, recover from monster lairs or earn through quests.
"Fallen Enchantress brings the world of Elemental alive. Don't expect many of your scouts to return, but those that are daring, lucky or strong enough to survive will be rewarded for their journey," concluded Paxton.
Stardock has brought in additional talent in recent weeks to aid in the development of Fallen Enchantress including Jon Shafer, lead designer of Civilization V and Sci-Fi/Fantasy author David Stern to aid in the in-game lore.
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress is expected to be released in the Summer of 2011. It will be free to those who purchased Elemental: War of Magic in 2010 and be available at a significant discount for those who purchase War of Magic.
About Stardock
Stardock is one of the world's leading developers and publishers of PC games and desktop software. Its PC games include Sins of a Solar Empire as well as the Galactic Civilizations series. Its desktop software includes Object Desktop, WindowBlinds, and a host of other programs for customizing the Windows experience. Its software can be found on most new Dell PCs as well as HP and other PC makers. Learn more about Stardock by visiting www.stardock.com.
Really smart move.
Sounds awesome! I have a question, will these new areas and elements like the Fissure and Red Springs and such be randomized in sandbox game maps, or are they only part of a campaign?
I'm a bit confused as to why this is going to be a stand alone expansion. So if I wanted to play a vanillla game of Elemental, I'll have to load up Elemental, but if I want to play the expansion, I have to start it up. SO in a sense I'll have two Elemental games, or will the expansion somehow register itself in Elemental so I only have to start up one to play both? Or will the Expansion feature all the same things from Vanilla, so in a sense makes it obsolete?
As in you don't need Elemental to play it? Seems like a smart move if this means you can get the game to be reviewed all over again. That is a smart move aslong as the game continues improveing at a rapid pace
That's one possibility, although expansion packs traditionally get their own review in the gaming press. I think it's more a matter of appealing to new customers who would likely find it more attractive to buy a standalone expansion rather than buying the original game plus the expansion. There's probably a practical reason behind it, too: if they're really making such sweeping changes then it may be easier from a development standpoint to approach the expansion as if it's a new game rather than trying to extend the current game without breaking things.
If I hadn't been a believer, I'd be one. I bought Elemental despite having a totally underpowered PC. Alas, I couldn't play the game yet. But the investment was still worth it - the game is being improved all the time and now this. Yes, Stardock remains at the front of my PC gaming (The only thing I really want to play on a PC is turn-based strategy games).
You can't play it on cloth map? You must have a really old PC.
Or will the Expansion feature all the same things from Vanilla, so in a sense makes it obsolete?
If the expansion features all of "Vanilla" then vanilla is not obsolete.
WTF! Kael and Toby, you've ruined Elemental! How the fuck could you think these are good changes!
Just kidding, looks great to me, can't wait. Just wanted to have a psychotic rant that included Toby.
If the expansion features the same gameplay elements from the main Elemental game, then yes the vanilla game is obsolete, as in I'll never click on the elemental.exe to start and play the game. But then in a sense I'll have two copies of Elemental on my computer, which I'm not overly crazy about either. Can we then uninstall and delete the original Elemental?
Well, that's what I was also thinking, or maybe the second "expansion" (since the "first" could not really be called an expansions since it's a stand alone) will bring back together the War of magic and Fallen enchantress .
I've been longing for the hate...
You mean we can create/craft magical items?? finally!!
Wonder what that bit about champions means? I thought champions had no spell books of their own but whatever the sovereign had (within INT limits)
Spells are from the design a spell contest?
All-new battle system - initiative based system?
More sophisticated spell casting - wonder what this one is?
An updated economic system - bah
new game mechanics - er.. might as well just say "new stuff"
I'm pretty sure we'll be given one game menu from which either expansion or vanilla can be selected to play.
But claiming that Elemental vanilla is obsolete is plainly incorrect for two main reasons:
1) this is Stardock we're talking about here where "no app is left behind" (I saw that title posted in GalCivIIForum and felt it was fitting to use it here) thus Vanilla will continue to be updated and I'm certain that it will provide different content than the expansion. You won't have 2 copies of the same Elemental, but you will have two different games of Elemental.
2) if Vanilla were 'obsolete' then its contents would not appear in any expansion because then that would make the expansion obsolete since it would contain 'obsolete' content.
And people can uninstall anything, up to and including the OS if they so choose....but why subject yourself to so much misery?
You are completely missing the point. Are you being deliberately obtuse? If the Expansion includes everything the vanilla game has, then I would not ever click on the main Elemental executable to run the game. Why go into Elemental if the expansion has everything in it?
If however they do remain two separate collections of content and gameplay mechanics, I now would have two different "Elemental" games to choose from, and click on an approrpiate one in order to play. And two different Elemental games to keep up to date. Thus the main Elemental game does not become obsolete, but they're two different games at that point. Quite frankly, I do not like the idea of two separate games. I'm not a big fan of stand alone expansions to being with, an "expansion" should expand the original game, not be a totally different application (game) in and of itself.
So either the expansion supercedes the main game, or it is a different game altogether. I either have 1 game that includes everything, thus making one obsolete that'll never be played again, or I have two separate games.
Once more, if the expansion has everything in it that Elemental does, why would I have or keep Elemental itself, it becomes obsolete. When "Elemental" gets updated, I would expect the expansion to be updated since it includes everything Elemental has.
So what? Whats the big deal if it's either one? Why is everything some monster fucking issue with geeks, damn, I feel bad about the people at Stardock who have to put up with us. Oh, and the games are going to be 2 separate games, Pretty sure Brad has already stated this. So? All I got to say is, Thanks Stardock, it's free, so if I could think of a reason to bitch, I don't think I should or would.
No body said it was a monster fucking issue, except for you. Why does everyone on this board have to be a prick. I merely asked a question initially, a perfectly legitimate question.
I want the word 'green' in the title. It sucks that it doesn't. I think that Stardock owe me an apology unless they put the word 'green' in the title somewhere! I bet Stardock won't apologize though because they are a big business that doesn't care whether it's core fans want the word 'green' in the title.
The source of your frustration comes from within your own mind.
It will be 2 different games, each with their own updated material to gain.
Thus, with these being 2 different games, contents of neither are obsolete. Even if "vanilla" is wholly integrated in the expansion, the same cannot be said about the reverse order. Thus, they are two different games.
1+1 does not equal '2', but 1+1 equals '1+1'.
It would be wise of you to release all auto-assigned significance of worldly aggressors.
Be at peace.
Peace through submission.
This may answer your question since I failed to.
It was just posted.
Very cool. I'm glad the development for Elemental (the Elemental series?) carries on. I like the changes listed - I hope there are many more that we get to drool over soon. It seems like a wandering Sovereign challenge game mode would really fit into Fallen Enchantress, sort of like Civ's one-city challenge, except its a *no* city challenge.
Good news.
Regarding the announcement:
"That's what I'm talking about"
Good Luck in your endeavors!
These news are just so bloody great! They are adressing the things I want the most. A greater feel to adventuring, and a more diverse world. Also a world that's not being urbanized in 1-2-3 by city spam all over the place, but a world that remains wild and exciting throughout the game. Clever thinking Stardock lads!

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Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #21 | ||||||||||
So Reives, are you the creator of Quintessence? I wanted to play it but I'm one of those lazy guys who's too lazy to navigate the game's site XD.
Sorry if I caused trouble, can I have the direct download link to the first chapter. I heard it has many and I would like to start from the first.
Posted on: 2008/2/4 6:13
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #22 | ||||||||||
Yep. Sorry for the unclarity, the download link on there is actually chapter 1-6 inclusive instead of just 6. http://www.quintessence-tbv.com/Quintessence_Chap1-6.rar
Posted on: 2008/2/4 10:09
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #23 | ||||||||||
So, the download contains all six chapters right? I'm downloading now and will play it in my laptop. My computer's sound card was ruined so, sound related issues will have to go there. XD
Posted on: 2008/2/4 10:31
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #24 | ||||||||||
(Which is quite ironic, since those who does not read dialogues often proves to be incapable of reading disclaimers as well.) @Rieves - brilliant! I think ya just cornered the problem, lol. Yer game is remarkable, and I am very happy you can't be disuaded from doing it differently, yer own way. Why do the critics expect these games to be all alike? I think you'll have many fans in spite of the nonsense from folks who don't like ta read. RPer's will love it!! (I don't think these same people are going ta like my RPG either, there is a lot of dialogue, but without as many cut scenes.)
Posted on: 2008/2/4 10:55
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Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #25 | ||||||||||
that sounds interesting Onefeather!! i would love to check it out!!
and that must be why i'm totally obsorbed in this game, i love to read, and i love the flashbacks! i love how they come back peice by piece until we get the whole thing!! and thanks for the help Rieves!!! that was where i got hugely stuck!!!
Posted on: 2008/2/5 14:45
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #26 | ||||||||||
All this hate because i don't like the game is ridiculous. And saying it is "story-based" in a disclaimer doesn't actually explain what it is. Aveyond is story based. AP is story based. Quintessence is exclusively story based. I don't mind reading. You said i was incapable of reading disclaimers. I read it. Perhaps the disclaimer should be accurate. I think it's great you like the game but yelling at me for having another opinion is immature and ridiculous.
Posted on: 2008/2/6 11:20
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #27 | ||||||||||
dude, if your talking to me, which i hope your not, then i don't know what your talking about. i just don't like when people post bad comments on games and stories. i'm not mad for having your own opinion or anything, i just don't like negative comments is all. but i won't get mad over something like different opinions. i like the game you don't, not much to get mad about.
and now i need help, again. i'm at the part where i'm suppose to explore town, and i've done so. i've gotten the music box for the one girl you seem to scare away, and have the action figure that seems to want something, but i guess i don't have that something... and i can't move on either because even though i've explored every building except the locked ones, it won't become sunset!! what do i do??
Posted on: 2008/2/6 12:25
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #28 | ||||||||||
Games will not please everyone. Everyone will have their own opinion on it. Whether it's negative or not, I think everyone's opinions should be respected (as long as it's constructive and not just blatant flaming/bashing someone's creative work)
Posted on: 2008/2/6 13:22
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #29 | ||||||||||
Calm down, xbotter.
The disclaimer describes it as an "interactive show", "unlike typical RPGs", "focus on its story rather than gameplay". Either way, there's no need to get all fired up over it - I was phrasing it as a general statement with no specific targets. Not only that, the responses were so mild that I honestly don't see how you came to the conclusion of people are even remotely "hating" in their responses. Quoting from your initial post: "I've played up to chapter 5 and this "game" is awful. It's like not even a game. It's more like one long cut scene. If you don't mind pressing the spacebar for hours and reading a story you'll like this game. If you like a little action this game is not for you because there isn't any." Don't you find it ironic that you are accusing others of being "immature" while you yourself opens with a typical discouraging destructive comment as opposed to a constructed one? If I myself were to read that without knowing, I'd be turned off to try it myself even if I like story oriented selections. Such info makes it sound as if it is just a space bar spam with nothing more to offer, which is a rather falacious to a degree - and hence it is only natural, and just as politically correct, to respond with my opinion toward the (opinionated, if you will) misleadingness of your's. No one is opposing your opinion itself, and I respect it just as any others - but rather the attitude and irony in which it was presented with. If you reread the responses to your comment, you would realize that there was much agreement with you in the constructive aspect of your post. Which was highly appreciated, by the way, as I spent more time agreeing with you than otherwise.
Posted on: 2008/2/6 13:57
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #30 | ||||||||||
um, okay now that that's hopefully settled(seriously, it's not worth getting into a fight over nothing!) can someone possibly help me? i think that sounds kinda rude myself, so i understand if you do too, but i would really like some help! if you read my previous post you could find out what for. it really isn't worth retyping.
Posted on: 2008/2/6 21:35
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #31 | ||||||||||
Oh, I thought I sent you a PM about how to get past that. D: If you didn't get it, here it is:
"To continue, you have to complete the following 3 tasks: -Visit Alden's Memorial northeast of the starting place (Royal District). -Visit the Central east of the starting place (Royal District). -Complete the mini-quest started from one of the northern houses in Southern District (the sky will darken when it is completed). [No specific order.]" Sorry about that. D:
Posted on: 2008/2/6 21:56
Re: <Quintessence - The Blighted Venom> | #32 | ||||||||||
Just wanted to say I really am enjoying this game so far. I am a sucker for games like this where a good story is the main focus.
I noticed there is no graphic for the rubber hammer in the inventory now that I have downloaded up to chapter 6. It was there before. A glitch maybe? It's not really a big deal, just thought I would point it out. Also, does the mini candy cane in chapter five have any use? Can it be used in that chapter or saved for a future one? Can't wait to play next chapter, keep up the good work Xchain
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Thanks! I'll look into the rubber hammer thing. For some reason I don't remember ever having an icon for it due to slacking off though, heheh.
The mini candy cane actually does have an use. Nothing serious though, just an easter-egg item that can be used through something else.
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Thank you, Reives
I was able to figure it out after reading your hint! The results were interesting, Xchain
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I like this game
But I can`t pass chapter 3 I hate that snake in the caves
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"No matter what others say, you must never lose pride in being a woman. Even when you're standing on the same stage as men, don't change yourself to be like them. As a woman, do the things that men can't." - Kochou(Saiunkoku Monogatari) |
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Just force him through areas where he can only go one way (like at the very top) and shoot him with lots of arrows then run around and heal yourself heaps while he's burrowing until he settles and do it again.
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I love this game actually a lot, one of the best I've seen so far.
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Quote: Sorry but it's only fair all opinions be shared. Not just rosey ones. And the people that don't play it will thank me lol It seems you really are trying to discourage other people from playing this game, and no one who doesn't play it will thank you, because they will have no idea what they are missing. Your 'opinion' is nothing but worthless propaganda, since it is blatantly intended to make other people's decisions for them. Hopefully most folks reading this aren't that mindless, and your influence is as futile as your attempts to disguise your biased comments as 'opinions'. The difference is as simple as comparing the two statements: "I didn't like this game." TRUE or "I didn't like this game, and no one else will either." FALSE Even if there are other people who don't like it, you're not doing them any big favor by deciding they don't have to find that out for themselves.
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Thanks guys. :)
The production of the new chapter's going well, about halfway there I believe. Here is a new BGM that I just finished composing: http://www.quintessence-tbv.com/The%2 ... nrise%20-%20Kan%20Gao.mp3 ["The Last Moonrise"(c) Quintessence - TBV and cannot be used, sorry. :x ]
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I haven't try out your game yet because my computer couldn't support RPG Maker games anymore due to the graphic card suffered a damage (FPS had been slowing down when transition going on)
Say, how many people you got in your group to make the game. Kinda makes me feel left out from the RPG world because I'm working onmy game all by myself :'3
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In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, security remains a focus for area school districts.
Allen ISD added an additional security measure to its elementary schools in January when it activated the magnetic locks on all of their front doors, and the district proposed a review of its overall security measures during Tuesday's school board meeting.
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St. Anthony's staff and volunteers joined hundreds of supporters at MoMo's Restaurant on Monday, June 11th to toss pennies for the 35th annual Penny Pitch to benefit St. Anthony's Dining Room. This year, the Penny Pitch broke a 35 year fundraising record, raising over $72,000! Proceeds from this event will translate into over 144,000 meals for hungry and homeless San Franciscans.
Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, Police Chief Greg Suhr, and President of the Giants Larry Baer tossed out the ceremonial first pitch. KNBR radio hosts Murph and Mac, along with Bay Area comedian Bob Sarlatte, kept the crowd energized as the competition unfolded.
Shari Roeseler, St. Anthony's Executive Director remarked, "For 62 years, the business community has stepped up to the plate for St. Anthony's. For over half of those years, leaders in the community have organized the Penny Pitch to throw change and change lives. We couldn't do the work we do without the steady support of people like Pete and Janet Osborne and the late Ed Moose."
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – May 7, 2009 – Napa Rose restaurant Manager Joy Cushing, of Huntington Beach, California, has passed the grueling, week-long Advanced Level Examination of the International Court of Master Sommeliers, bringing the total number of Advanced Level sommeliers working at Napa Rose to five, the most of any restaurant in the world.
Cushing's achievement puts her one level away from the elite title of Master Sommelier. It is also a tribute to the mentoring of Napa Rose General Manager and Master Sommelier Michael Jordan who, since 2001, has coached more than 300 Disneyland Resort cast members to the status of certified sommelier.
CELEBRATION, Fla. (May 11, 2009) – In a Disney exclusive, numerous Disney Channel stars will set sail this summer, joining thousands of Disney Cruise Line guests aboard the Disney Wonder for eight special sailings during the first-ever "Disney Channel Summer at Sea," presented by Kodak.
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Scheduled to be attached to UP, the Disney Channel has just premiered the trailer to the Princess and the Frog and so it naturally found its way to YouTube. Enjoy.
Disney/Pixar has teamed up with cluster balloon pilot Jonathan Trappe to promote the UPcoming new film by recreating Carl Fredricksen's helium-tastic voyage on a much smaller scale (right down to using Carl's armchair instead of his house). Two teams will be leading a 20-city tour on either coast which already began back in late April.
Today, the west coast tour visited the Pixar Studios campus as shown in the photo on the left.
Remaining tour dates are as follows:
May 11: Cleveland, OH
May 14 through May 19: New York City
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For more information on the tour including cities that have already been visited, check out Trappe's website.
Also trailblazing the skies (as seen in the photo above) is an Up-branded zeppelin from Airship Ventures. For a great read, check out their blog at Up Ship! which offers dozens of photos and videos of behind the scenes work at the company including work on the Up zeppelin, including this great view of the cluster balloon launching at the studios.
May 7th, 2009, Los Angeles, CA — Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store announced today that the new BOOM! Kids line of Muppet and Disney/Pixar comics will be available to their customers starting immediately! Newsstand editions of THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS, CARS: THE ROOKIE and all forthcoming Muppet and Disney/Pixar comics will be hitting the shelves each Wednesday as new comics are released!
"We couldn't be more excited to be the only comics carried at the Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store," said BOOM! Kids editor Paul Morrissey. "I can't wait to see the fans' reaction to these great books!"
From May 10 through June 14, Those Daring Enough Will Get to Participate in the "Wipeout" Road Trip, Featuring the Spinning Log Roller and Sucker Punch Wall, for a Chance to Win Fun Prizes!
Just like the popular "Wipeout" obstacle course that delivers laughs, moans and groans to your living room, daring participants will get a chance to partake in the "Wipeout" Road Trip with a modified replica of the course. The replicated course will be set up outdoors and will feature the ever popular Spinning Log Roller and Sucker Punch Wall that will offer participants a chance to win ABC and "Wipeout" branded prizes which may include water bottles, rally towels and t-shirts.
From Sneak Peeks of Exclusive 3D Film Footage to Summertime Snow – Disney Pulls out All the Whistle Stops for 40-City Traveling Experience
BURBANK, Calif. — Disney is pulling out all the whistle stops and taking its show on the road with a spectacular immersive and interactive 40-city train tour including a 3D sneak peek of film footage from the upcoming movie "Disney's A Christmas Carol," it was announced today (05/08/09) by Dick Cook, chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. Set amidst a snowy backdrop—complete with all of the sights and sounds of Christmas including carolers, decorations, giveaways and many more surprises in each of the 40 cities—the Train Tour is being launched with HP on board as the title and technology sponsor and driven by Amtrak. This family event is for guests of all ages and is free to the public.
Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, "Disney's A Christmas Carol" opens in theatres November 6 in Disney Digital 3D™ and in IMAX 3D®.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Woody and Buzz are heading north.
To accommodate a growing slate of nonfeature projects, Disney and Pixar will launch an animation studio in the fall in Vancouver.
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Bulls centre Johann Sadie will miss at least three weeks of Super Rugby.
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26 Feb 2012, 17:26 pmIf Sadie's AC joint was injured enough to get him off th efield immediately, I highly doubt it will be just 3 weeks. Matfield had a similar problem when they dropped him on his shoulder in 2010.
I injured my AC liont too, took me mounths and months, and it still never was the same.Shame poor Sadie, ag boetie, climb into that hyperbaric chamber and eat a small farm and get well soon.
26 Feb 2012, 17:31 pmMaybe Kirchner will be starting at 13 now, that would certainly mean better cover at 15.
26 Feb 2012, 17:38 pmthe bulls didn't lose watermeyer & dippenaar, heyneker meyer told them they're useless & told them to bounce.
26 Feb 2012, 17:42 pm@Transformation(Transformation)-3:
Comeon Trance, that's not true.
Anyways, good for both of them, we have enough in reserve, wouldn't mind seeing Francois Hougaard a 13 either, like the 2010 CC when he was ripping up the field there.
No worries, new team, lots of nerves, new experience for them, gotta get the eyes in, and then it will be one Blue stampede after another.
26 Feb 2012, 17:58 pmSad to hear but he is a bit injury prone.Meyer duped the Bulls into paying millions for Sadie.Got as feeling it's going to end bad for all parties concerned.While in rehab he might learn what the word 'humility' means.It certainly doesn't mean to bad mouth your former team.
26 Feb 2012, 19:28 pmConsider it payback for Habana.
26 Feb 2012, 19:51 pmHas JP been cited for that "tackle"?
26 Feb 2012, 19:51 pmPity for Sadie, amd well done to the Bulls for the victory , no it wasnt pretty but a win is a win , end of the day the score is all that is remembered, well thats the norm,
I remember some clowns in here blamming JPP for Sades injury , a total load of crock , Sadie himself said he fell badly
as for my Sharks?? yhey have only themselves to blame for the loss!
26 Feb 2012, 20:04 pm@President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-8: hey fella how's it going???
Close call by your boys, I expect them to be a lot better next week
26 Feb 2012, 20:16 pm@Agile T*t-Tyrant(Anairetes agilis)-4:
Actually, Trannie's pretty much correct.
Watermeyr and Dippenaar didn't cut it.
26 Feb 2012, 20:19 pmVermaak to 9 and Hougaard to 13.
26 Feb 2012, 20:22 pmWatermeyer was decent inside center should have kept him actively involved.. Dippy Dippenaar was only good for seven's
Kirchner will be kak at 13 as much as he is kak at 15, Sadie started believing some his own overblown hype, now he gonna have to cool off in the cooler incubator and start all over from scratch..
Thas how it goes thas how it blows in the blow torch cauldron.
26 Feb 2012, 20:41 pmOr else give Engelbrecht an extended run at 13, to settle into the position. It might be that he is suited to the position in the long term.
26 Feb 2012, 21:07 pmI doubt whether Engelbrecht has the skills to play at number 13- he is an out and out finisher who hardly ever passes the ball- his lack of skills in general play was the main reason why AC preferred the more solid but less exciting Poolman ahead of him last season.
Having said that, I do rate Engelbrecht as a wing- he should score quite a few tries for the Bulls this season.
But he is no Shadow- it was a good swop for us imo.
26 Feb 2012, 21:19 pmWhen have 13′s in SA been good passers of the ball? Mostly, they are just strong runners and hard tacklers.
Andre Snyman
Japie Mulder
Jacque Fourie
Marius JoubertYou name them.
Mostly the outside centre in SA just runs into a gap that someone else created for him, or he takes the outside gap after running a good line.
Engelbrecht could do this as well as most. It is the defensive coordination that I would be more concerned about, but he is a hard individual defender. It is just the cohesion that needs to be developed with his centre partner.
Certainly, he should be more effective at 13 than Kirchner.
26 Feb 2012, 21:23 pmAs for Shadow? Good luck with him. I hope he brings you a good return on investment.
26 Feb 2012, 21:29 pmYou have a point but the names you mentioned all had more natural ball skills and awareness of players around them then Engelbrecht who seems to suffer from "white line fever".
Old Danie Gerber used to be able to pass quite well- he could even play flyhalf- but then again, he was a once in a lifetime player .
But Engelbrecht is still young, lets see- i just have my doubts.
26 Feb 2012, 21:32 pmStrangely enough he was the one Bull back who I always rated highly – since I saw him scoring an amazing try for Tukkies versus maties at Stellenbosch a few years back during a varsity cup game- therefore i was quite chuffed when he decided to move to CT.
26 Feb 2012, 21:38 pmShadow fitting in very nicely at Stormers thank you.. I think he's actually enjoying being part of a group of players who prefer to involve each other in a more synchronized type of assault and effort, rather than the Bulls like for one general (FdP) putting his one or two strike runners away into space and scything through the opposition..
Joe Pietersen, Aplon and Vd Heever seem to be gelling very nicely together as a combined unit, and VD Heever has the size and bulk the other 2 lack, so its actually a very nice coordinated unit of a back three division..
26 Feb 2012, 21:38 pmI haven't seen enough of Engelbrecht to comment about his "white line fever", although as a wing up to now, he was supposed to go for the line when he got the ball.
Anyway, we didn't buy him as a centre, but may have to shift him there in the short term.
And given the shortage of quality centres in SA at the moment, he might well make a better career out of it than having to compete with all the wings that seem to be popping up all over the show.
26 Feb 2012, 21:42 pmRegarding vd Heever.
He is a great attacking player, and has a knack for scoring tries.
Seems to have got a bit "dikker" in the *** though, since a couple of years ago, so not too sure about his conditioning.
26 Feb 2012, 21:44 pm*** = a ss.
26 Feb 2012, 21:49 pmOutside center and wing should be interchangeable positions in rugby
similar type assets and qualities required by both players, that why Jacque Fourie started out at FB / Wing and converted to 13, Bryan Habana started at Lions at 13 and converted to 11 at Bulls, JPP played FB and wing and is now playing 13, Terblanche played equally capably both positions, JdV has played 12, 13 and 14, so too Frans Steyn 10, 12, 13, 14, 15
JJ Engelbrecht could definitely acquire the skills sets to play at 13 and could become very efficient there..
I would transfer JdV immediately to 13 at Stormers he is no good at 12, we must switch them around and play De Jongh / P. Grant at 12 and JdV at 13 with Habana off bench because Pietersen, Aplon and Vd Heever is working a treat, and Habana is not…
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J. Pietersen, Vd Heever, JdV, De Jongh, Van Aswegen, Duvenhage
Schreuder, Grant, Habana off bench..
whatever Bulls gonna do remains to be seen but they got young Visser and Fouche to complement Kirchner, Basson, Engelbrecht, Ndungane, Venter, Steyn and Hougaard, and I wouldn't be in a hurry to throw Olivier in there because I reckon he spoils the party.. if anything Olivier must go to 13 and leave Venter alone at 12..
26 Feb 2012, 21:52 pm@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-23:
According to Beeld, Ludeke is seeing the doctor tomorrow with Olivier to find out if he will be ready to play on Saturday. If he is, he will slot in at 13 next to Venter who had a very satisfactory debut for a youngster.
Personally, I'd give Olivier another week to recover, as the Cheetahs have lost their centre as well and will have a new midfield combination too. So we don't have to risk Olivier if he isn't quite ready yet.
I'd go with either Engelbrecht or Hougaard at 13.
26 Feb 2012, 21:53 pmThat dikheid in Vd Heever's nether regions is just what the doctor ordered for No.14 style play.. its just what Stormers need too we need a big dik powerful runner like we used to have in Neil Burger and some others, and what Ray Mordt, etc used to bring to the Bok party, thats why Rassie fell in love with Nakalakukkivuki, only Vd Heever is head and shoulders streaks better than that overrated behemoth..
26 Feb 2012, 21:59 pm@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-25:
Hehehe. "Dikheid in the nether regions".
So I'm not the only one who noticed it.
Do yourself a favour and check out the youtube clip of the brilliant long range individual try vd Heever scored against the Highlanders in 2010.
He's most certainly packed on a few pounds since then.
26 Feb 2012, 22:02 pmJaque Fourie was a centre while at school. After school the Lions moved him to fullback, their mistake.
26 Feb 2012, 22:09 pmvan den heever is way overweight.only a fool would get excited at the sight of cellulite.
26 Feb 2012, 22:12 pm@CAPECRUSADER(CAPECRUSADER)-28:
He still has al the potential he had at age 20. He just needs to channel it correctly.
26 Feb 2012, 22:13 pmI see van den heever got a bit of an "alternative" hairstyle these days too- i hope his parents knew what they were doing when they allowed him to leave the relative safety of Pretoria for the" decadency" of CT.
26 Feb 2012, 22:16 pmJa Vd Heever used to be a lot faster back in 2010 and more sleek and gazelle like super sprinter, but like so many athletes who try out at rugby, you need some weight and bulk to bolster the big hits and bust through the tackles, that's why George North, Jamie Roberts, Ray Mordt, Jaco Reinach, John Kirwin, Jonah Lomu, Caucau all effective big ball carrying backs and wings
I don't mind Vd Heever sacrificing some his outright straight line speed for some bulk and power which we sorely need.. we got enough nimble able twinkle toe runners in Pietersen and Aplon, or Habana, what we need is a big fast locomotive who can break some tackles and vd Heever can become one our best assets in that dept. this year.. He could suddenly become recognized as a true able No14 wing
26 Feb 2012, 22:17 pmDecadence.
Yes. Personally I don't think the move was the best one he could have made. But he made his choices.
I think he needs the discipline that the Bulls setup would have enforced on him. Not sure the relaxed atmosphere and its conduciveness for prima donna development – see Habana, De Villiers, Fourie, Burger, Bekker etc. – is what a young man in his position really needs right now.
26 Feb 2012, 22:18 pmI am dik that it's Monday tomorrow
26 Feb 2012, 22:18 pmthis capecrusader fraud trying to bullshit everyone he ain't the mottly poepol capo as if his mind is not as transparent as a flimsy piece of cellophane paper on here…
26 Feb 2012, 22:19 pm@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-31:
In other words, what you had in JJ Engelbrecht…
26 Feb 2012, 22:35 pm@Tacitus(Deucalion)-35: swap for swap Engelbrecht for vd Heever.. who knows we might have got a pretty good bargain buy at the end of the deal…
Poolman is more of a bruiser type slower wing, while Engelbrecht more elusive open runner, though he's big he's not as bulky .. with Vd Heever packing on some weight and muscle we could get the best out of both aspects, a big and bulky AND fast wing…
26 Feb 2012, 22:46 pm@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-36:
Well, I think you have a dangerous back three now that Habana is no longer earning his pension out on the wing.
26 Feb 2012, 22:58 pm@Tacitus(Deucalion)-29: True,but he seemed slow as well.don't worry about the cape fraternity,they are just trying to soothe their pain over the engelbrecht loss.I believe that the bulls got the better deal here.
26 Feb 2012, 23:21 pmnow the capocunt wanna asscreep up the Bulls arses.. as if arse creeping up the Crusaders arses isn't already as yellow bellied turncoat cowardly as a despicable traitorous coward on the run enough to show up his true traitorous yellow bellied cowardly treacherous colors….
make up your mind capocunt who it is you actually support.. or I reckon its anyone that will bolster your sick traitorous treacherous back biting cowardly inverted sad sack agenda you so desperately trying to f'ck your own mind with…
27 Feb 2012, 00:50 amPlaying wingers at centre hardly ever is a success, should only be done in "emergency cover" situation or as a desparate attempt to prolong a players career.
27 Feb 2012, 01:26 am@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-23: Outside center and wing are certainly interchangeable. Same with other backline positions one channel apart.
JPP had an excellent game on the weekend – usually on the wing he is very lazy, and 13 forces him to be part of the action in greater capacity. Very skilled and strong backline player, which is what you need in the closer channels.
27 Feb 2012, 06:56 amAi.
We really dont need this.
Cant agree with moving Hougaard to 13, although he is more than capable of playing there he needs an extended run at 9 me thinks.
27 Feb 2012, 08:48 am@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-25: Like the dik Fiji player , Nakalavuki…????
27 Feb 2012, 13:04 pmGerhard v d Heever – the main culprit for the Bulls not to make the semi's (CC) last year. He was hondk@k against Griquas. In all fairness he did not chose himself at 15, that honours go to Ludeke.
Gerhard lost a lot of confidence after he missed out of the Bok team end of 2010. In 2011 he was not on par – both attack and defense. Good luck to him, maybe he can regain his "old" form.Regarding Sadie, Heyneke obviously saw some talent and with Jean / Jaque / Juan / Whitehead there at that stage, Sadie realised that he will get guarenteed game time at the Bulls.
I really hope that Ludeke will consider Hougaard at 13. Olivier won't be fit. Rather bring back JP Nel from Japan!!!! Tough, old school centre
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