Will there be a Dominions 4

[TheConway]

Basically WL, I'm saying that the FTBS genre doesn't really exist anymore. I honestly can't think of one that has come out in the last couple years.

[WraithLord]

Originally Posted by TheConway

Basically WL, I'm saying that the FTBS genre doesn't really exist anymore. I honestly can't think of one that has come out in the last couple years.

*sigh* sad but true

I just read an article today re. WoW basically praising bizzard for having come up with this golden eggs goose. So yeah, FTBS is dead. Long live the new king - pay by the month/hour/minute MMORPG.

I guess I'll be playing more dominions for the years to come, hope the player base would remain

[Knai]

Originally Posted by WraithLord

*sigh* sad but true

I just read an article today re. WoW basically praising bizzard for having come up with this golden eggs goose. So yeah, FTBS is dead. Long live the new king - pay by the month/hour/minute MMORPG.

I guess I'll be playing more dominions for the years to come, hope the player base would remain

TBS is still going strong, if not necessarily FTBS in particular. Look at Battle for Wesnoth, its not immensly deep by any stretch of the imagination, but for freeware it is incredibly impressive. It generated fairly massive interest as well. Civilization is still going strong, Elemental: War of Magic came out, and while they might not all be good, it shows that interest remains. An occasional gem gets spit out, just like every other medium and every genre within every medium.

[Soyweiser]

Originally Posted by Knai

TBS is still going strong, if not necessarily FTBS in particular. Look at Battle for Wesnoth, its not immensly deep by any stretch of the imagination, but for freeware it is incredibly impressive. It generated fairly massive interest as well. Civilization is still going strong, Elemental: War of Magic came out, and while they might not all be good, it shows that interest remains. An occasional gem gets spit out, just like every other medium and every genre within every medium.

Not this discussion again.

I think you are wrong. Search the word niche on the forums, for my arguments and further discussion .

[oldrocker99]

I'm not waiting for DOM4, but I sure wouldn't mind a 3.28 patch. Currently Illwinter is still patching Conquest of Elysium 3, and I presume that they'll eventually return to DOM3.

I hope...

[nordlys]

Originally Posted by TheConway

Basically WL, I'm saying that the FTBS genre doesn't really exist anymore. I honestly can't think of one that has come out in the last couple years.

Eador. Basically Dominions meets HeroesM&M. N/A on english though.

[nordlys]

Originally Posted by nordlys

Eador. Basically Dominions meets HeroesM&M. N/A on english though.

Apologies for necroing and not so subtle advertising, but yesterday, Eador was finally released in english through GOG.com. Goes for 5 bucks first week.

(and there is a sequel/remake in the works, trying to be steam-greenlighted, but that's something for the future)

[Soyweiser]

Originally Posted by nordlys

Apologies for necroing and not so subtle advertising, but yesterday, Eador was finally released in english through GOG.com. Goes for 5 bucks first week.

(and there is a sequel/remake in the works, trying to be steam-greenlighted, but that's something for the future)

Adding links would make it even less subtle.

[jowe01]

"Elemental - War of Magic" is one FTBS game that has come out recently. Current version, 1.09, is still rather bugged, shows weak AI and generally does not seem to me to be better in any respect than e.g. AOW2. However, the developper seems to be dedicated to drive the game forward through patches, so there may be potential in it.

[WraithLord]

I'll probably aim to buy it @ next year's xmas offer.
For this year's Xmas I'd have wished for a new patch for dom with maybe a new nation (EA Machaka?, MA Bogarus?)