Elemental all-purpose thread

Blackadar · 2010-09-04T09:58:55.000Z

rune_74:

I have lurked here for awhile reading some of the posts on here. All I have to say say is wow.

I understand some are upset by the game, it was released buggy as hell and needs a lot of work. But to character assasinate a person like this? It is very disgusting. I don’t know the whole history of you guys and Brad, but I wonder why he even bothers to deal with this forum. You don’t find it funny how the only new people you got from the Elemental forums were the ones that were banned?

You have a member of this forum actively stalking Brad(Mike thats you) and fully supported by his wife(Angie thats you) and you all stand around playing dumb to it? Seriously? If you are supposed to be developers and insiders from ther companies no wonder the gaming industry is shit.

I cannot believe it is allowed here to attack a person like this thread has done for nearly 153 pages.

You all should be ashamed of yourselves…you are adults?

(Notice I said nothing about the game, other then it was released to early, so take your fanboy stuff an shove it)

Do you even know what you are talking about? The only person actively stalking Brad was banned over a week ago. The other person who has been attacking his motives has been told to shut the fuck up by numerous people and earned a spot on most folks ignore list. I don’t see any other posts directly attacking Brad, but the condition of Elemental.

So quit the bullshit, because everyone can see right through you.

Phydeaux · 2010-09-04T09:59:26.000Z

Bingo.

Thread quieting down, someone shows up and starts stirring up trouble from god knows how many pages back.

Guys, please keep in mind that while this thread was in its red rage phase, attention was drawn to it (and the bboard in general) at Stardock’s forum. That place is populated by fans, a few of which, though not at all the majority, have fanatical devotion normally reserved for Mac Zealots (I saw one person compare the game to high art and imply anyone who doesn’t love it is a simpleton).

This thread really should get closed. It’ll make it less convenient to troll.

… or it could just be Punch Line again.

Demon_G_Sides · 2010-09-04T09:59:35.000Z

rune_74:

Why? This shows what this forum has to offer, I mean, don’t you want people to see this?

Broad sweeping generalizations? Check.
Making an isolated case the focal point of a something’s existence? Check.
Douchebaggery? Check.

Wow, it’s like looking into a mirror for you, isn’t it? You’re not presenting your case any better than Matt, and you’re dragging random other people into it.

Pro-tip; you’re not going to win this one.

Anaxagoras · 2010-09-04T10:01:25.000Z

Cory:

God bless open registration. Rune_74’s account is just an hour or two old.

But he has so much worthwhile to say!

rune_74 · 2010-09-04T10:06:08.000Z

People generally do not like being called on what they do, and as you can see none of you like it. As an outsider, this is one of the first threads I saw on your forums. It did and does not shed you all in a good light.

Unfortunately, the majority of you think it is fine, nothing I say will change that. An open registration some of you mock because it allows people who do not share your feelings to express themselves. You dismiss anything that doesn’t share your views, this is hardly a forum.

Phydeaux · 2010-09-04T10:06:54.000Z

rune_74:

And? I told you I just made the account, I told you I was lurking…why does it make my points any less true?

Reported.

rune_74 · 2010-09-04T10:08:15.000Z

Phydeaux:

Reported.

Since I am new, does that mean I’m reported? Not quite sure why for what h qouted?

Murbella · 2010-09-04T10:10:00.000Z

rune_74:

Since I am new, does that mean I’m reported? Not quite sure why for what h qouted?

Reported for questioning being Reporting.

Kalle · 2010-09-04T10:12:43.000Z

rune_74:

You dismiss anything that doesn’t share your views, this is hardly a forum.

No, that is every internet forum, everywhere. The tribal instinct to tell outsiders to “STFU n00b!” is part of human nature.

Though we of the qt3 tribe might seem hostile at first it is possible to win us over by carefully observing tribal behaviour in order to see what is viewed as acceptable behaviour. It helps if you’re able to present yourself in a manner that is eloquent and semi-literate. Since you possess neither of those skills your chance of swaying the opinion here is practically non-existant. Lurk more, post less. Maybe some day you’ll get it.

Phydeaux · 2010-09-04T10:14:14.000Z

It’s more like a forum in-joke. Reported. means that I’ve clicked on the little ‘caution’ sign next to your name and told Tom Chick that you’re probably here to troll (and while I was at it, I asked him to -please- close this thread, already). Tom asks us to point out when someone’s been reported, so we don’t send him 50 reports all at once. It’s really for spambots. Nothing will come of it. I posted one for Punch Line, too (Goldstein’s, I was totally kidding).

It appears that you’re here to just troll and stir things up, a lot like Punch Line was. The awful truth is that a lot of us felt personally betrayed by Brad because he was in this thread, telling us the game was awesome, the internal builds coredumped ice cream and rainbows, and the dev team was done early, sipping pina coladas on the sand. When that turned out to be the farthest thing from the truth: Well, a lot of us felt personally huckstered. We’ve mellowed out since then. Life, and mistakes, happen. As for the Brad/Gallant saga… fucked if I know. But there were missteps on all sides, including Stardock’s. Just let it drop, dude.

rhinohelix · 2010-09-04T10:14:52.000Z

MrCoffee:

I think we would be doing a great favour to humanity if we just let this thread die.

It should have been locked to die 40+ pages ago. It is weird, sad, and a little scary to see people from here pursuing Brad and his minions around the internet. Single-issue posters bringing outside drama onto this board drawn purely by the corpse-candle glow of this thread? Come on.

BobJustBob · 2010-09-04T10:15:08.000Z

Phydeaux:

while I was at it, I asked him to -please- close this thread, already

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Emmanuel_Goldstein · 2010-09-04T10:22:58.000Z

rhinohelix:

It should have been locked to die 40+ pages ago. It is weird, sad, and a little scary to see people from here pursuing Brad and his minions around the internet. Single-issue posters bringing outside drama onto this board drawn purely by the swamp-gas glow of this thread? Come on.

It’s always 11AM somewhere.

dbd1963 · 2010-09-04T10:31:45.000Z

BobJustBob:

huge dino pic snipped

I think that’s two dinosaurs makin’ out.

frank_austin · 2010-09-04T10:32:19.000Z

I hereby ban the use of the word “stalking” by the internet at large.

Equisilus · 2010-09-04T10:45:02.000Z

Cory:

Sorry if this was already posted, but Gamespot’s review is finally out:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/elementalwarofmagic/review.html

It was. It just got lost (and/or ignored) because the rest of the conversation is ever so much more stimulating than a Gamespot review, apparently.

Interestingly enough, of all the games that I had an interest in before release, ever, that’s the worst a game was ever reviewed/scored (on Gamespot).

Hans_Lauring · 2010-09-04T10:50:52.000Z

BobJustBob:

[kissing dinos]

Wow!
I had to copy that to a graphics program just to see what it was. But nice dinos… I thnk Zylons monitor exploded.

AndrewMyers · 2010-09-04T10:56:43.000Z

Equisilus:

nterestingly enough, of all the games that I had an interest in before release, ever, that’s the worst a game was ever reviewed/scored (on Gamespot).

Hey, it outscored Battlecruiser 3000 A.D..

Andrew · 2010-09-04T11:00:07.000Z

Phydeaux:

(and while I was at it, I asked him to -please- close this thread, already).

This thread is admittedly a bit of a festering hell hole, but it has managed to keep the Other Elemental Thread pure.

Emmanuel_Goldstein · 2010-09-04T11:04:34.000Z

frank austin:

I hereby ban the use of the word “stalking” by the internet at large.

No good, they’ll just switch to “doubleplus crimeposting.”