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Gandalf Parker · #51 November 4th, 2008, 06:25 PM

I might pre-order it. Ive been a followers of Brad for longer than most. Back when he was on Atari's and OS/2 and he was the most mentioned game source in the AI newsgroups. I heralded his coming to the newsgroups when he finally decided that Windows and Intel machines were advanced enough to support his games.
Ive always pre-supported his projects.
But I wont be expecting a MoM.

S.R. Krol · #52 November 4th, 2008, 07:40 PM

Brad talking about Elemental...

http://www.quartertothree.com/game-t...t=48528&page=2

NTJedi · #53 November 4th, 2008, 07:53 PM

Official release news from Stardock:

http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=1135

NTJedi · #54 November 4th, 2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WraithLord

New AOW doesn't seem likely. I often frequent the AOW heaven (nostalgia I guess), and the word there is that the AOW devs are going for a new installment of their PSP game (overlord I think).
Too bad

AOW is a great game (though AOW2 wasn't, but AOWSM was better). I would love to see a continuation of the franchise.

I agree... the AOW series could have evolved greatly yet the devs lacked the vision. They now pursue an unpopular game because it brings more money. As I wrote in the AOW forums... it's like Michelangelo giving up his current works/interests and goes into becoming a tax collector because it's more money. If only they would have known what might have been.

Endoperez · #55 November 5th, 2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by NTJedi

I agree... the AOW series could have evolved greatly yet the devs lacked the vision. They now pursue an unpopular game because it brings more money.

If they get more money out of this "unpopular" title, it can't be unpopular. I think you're just angry because you don't have a PSP to play their game on.

Also, your metaphor sucks. It's more like Michelangelo going to the Vatican to paint the Sistine Chapel because a Pope wanted him to make something to show for huge masses of people who wouldn't know a chisel from a brush.

Endoperez · #56 November 5th, 2008, 03:04 AM

Sorry about the double post.

S.R. Kol, thanks for the forum link! That's great stuff. I especially liked how he described betatesting and its importance to the final game. That's really the first thing that really caught my interest.

Does anyone have any more detailed info about how the betatesting works? Is it straightforward "all preorders get to the beta", or is it something else?

WraithLord · #57 November 5th, 2008, 03:51 AM

I have pre-ordered yesterday. As far as I could tell there are two ways to preorder- either choosing to join the beta or not.

I've chosen not to join the beta as I prefer making rather then finding bugs

Dragar · #58 November 5th, 2008, 04:01 AM

I just pre-ordered, probably a rash decision but have to support people developing one of the very few types of games I want to play

Epaminondas · #59 November 5th, 2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Endoperez

If they get more money out of this "unpopular" title, it can't be unpopular. I think you're just angry because you don't have a PSP to play their game on.

Yes, Triumph moved away from the AoW series, precisely because it was "unpopular" in terms of sales.

DonCorazon · #60 November 6th, 2008, 02:57 AM

I pre-ordered. Looks cool and like Dragar, I like to support my favorite genre.

Also, Gamespot has a preview up here. Pretty much the same material as others.