Re: Dominions 3, in Computer Games Magazine: Most.
 

EDIT: Deleted.

What I really wanted to say was: I can and will wait anyway.

Re: Dominions 3 anticipation, a very bad move
 

Ok, i remebrer times (around Norfleet) that the forums were crowded. Daily posts level similar to SEIV. And you know how important is the fan base to a niche game like this. I think announcments has put a lot of players and fans in stand by. KO told that markenting is not their job nor their decision, so the bad move is not due to them. Pleased to hear this.

Re: Dominions 3 anticipation, a very bad move
 

Frankly I think the drops in posts are mostly a factor of time passing, I guess lack of recent patches etc might have been a factor as well though. Dom2 never had quite the following that SEIV appears to have, nor did the dom2 forum deal with quite that range of topics or appear to have quite as much personal relationships between the posters, perhaps due to the better modding capabilities of SEIV, but who knows. Either way the decline of number posts in the dom2 forum is pretty natural, most threads are rehashes of old subjects, I guess many of the old players have moved on to other games, or felt that the topics they feel like discussing have allready been dealt with, or just don't have the stamina to go over them again.

Re: Dominions 3 anticipation, a very bad move
 

Was the picture from Dom III?

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Damn, I really have to try and find that magazine! Where in Finland can you get it? Book shops in big cities? Or was the picture online?

BTW, here are some statistics:
89332 posts total (more when you are reading this, of course). The first posts that appear are 27 months old. This gives us average of (89332 posts / 27 months) 3300 posts per month, or about 110 posts/day. The real number is little less, probably, but even with 28 months the post count is 106/day. Not bad at all. Today, there have already been about 40 posts, in two days there have been 86. So yes, there aren't nearly as many posters as there used to be... but the Old Ones will return. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

How many of us even remember Saber Cherry? She took a pause of at least half a year. And she is one of the most mathematically productive people I know of. Besides that, she did the Battle Simulator, which gave lots of raw data on units and their combat effectiveness. I never used her statistics, but they were very interesting to read, and were quite informative.

Re: Dominions 3 anticipation, a very bad move
 

I think Johan O. has it right. I still read the forum regularly, and contribute fairly often, but not so much as I used to (not that I was ever one of the top contributors). This is mostly because it has all been said already...

Re: Dominions 3 anticipation, a very bad move
 

Maybe everyone is just out playing CivIV http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Dominions 3 anticipation, a very bad move
 

I think many fans are just taking a break while waiting for Dom3. Personally, I'm enjoying vacation from Dominions. Playing so many MP games was quite stressful, and it will be good to come to Dom3 refreshed http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Dominions 3 anticipation, a very bad move
 

Apparently I'm not a rare case, taking a bit of a break from Dominions and just checking the forums every now and then for any new tidbits for Dom3. When it comes, I'm sure to buy it. And maybe get back into the habit of getting regularly beaten by Alexti. Hope not, bad for morale. :>

It's just that most discussions in the general forum feel like "been there, done that, at least several times", and I never caught on that modding stuff.

Old ones (neither the great nor we the lessers) aren't gone, just sleeping. When the stars are right, when the stars are right... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Dominions 3 anticipation, a very bad move
 

Lobotomize yourself, with Mindless status you'll never fail a morale throw. :p

I guess everyone is taking a break then...
Me too, actually, I go over the forums once in a while when I have nothing to do (it takes less than a minute anyway :\), but don't actually play the game. (Unless someone sparks my imagination with a new strategy or idea)
Its probably because, knowing that dominions 3 is coming, people don't want to feel like they are "wasting" their time on a game that will soon be almost completely abandoned.