Is anyone having fun with this game?

[PhilD]

Hey, I hate this game. Can't stand it. I'm only playing it several hours a day because I'm a masochist...

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[Morkilus]

I can't imagine what some of you gripers think about things you actually don't like. If you're playing as much as it seems you are, it seems pretty obvioius what you think about the game.

I just wish I had as much time to play as I do reading this board Maybe when I quit my job

[B0rsuk]

I occasionally get accused of being a malconent just because I rarely praise stuff that works fine (and doesn't need fixing). In general, Dominions3 is very fine game, and I decided to buy it because it gets me more bang per buck than Dominions2.

That being said, in mainstream gaming communities Dominions3 would be named 'Dominions 2 deluxe' or 'Dominions 2 expansion pack'. I don't need fancy graphics (I play roguelikes regularly), but for me Dominions3 offers a bit too little as far as gameplay innovations go.
One thing that could've been easily improved without much effort would be getting some high quality sound effects. I really appreciate good sound effects in games, sometimes even more than music (I listen to music A LOT). I don't know how much does it cost to license/buy _good_ sound effects, but good sounds really improve atmosphere. It would be mostly battle effects in Dom3, but still. I mean, you don't have to rewrite a lot of code to get better sound effects. But I'm pleased with more music, and can't wait to check extra music from full versions. What's interesting is that Dom3 music seems to get less praise than Dom2 music did. I understand that Illwinter had to name the game like this (Dominions3 instead of Dominions2.5) because it sells better this way, I presume. I can't blame them.
I still think the game is worth the money.

[PashaDawg]

Having tons of fun here!

[upstreamedge]

I am having fun, I am writing a D&D adventure based in the middle era and am playing some mp games.

However, I am a little irritated about some of the balance things in the game. But it is no biggie as I am sure patches will fix the problems

[Gandalf Parker]

As I said there are plenty of gripe threads. I wont say they shouldnt exist. Im just trying to fix the impression that the game sucks. Particularly with so many players working their way thru the way that the game works (and eventually discovering that many of the "broke"s arent really broke). Suggestions are great but too many ***** threads arent going to get anything fixed if they kill the game instead.

[UninspiredName]

I'm definitely having fun. Soon as next payday, I plan on buying.

[Agrajag]

I'm having fun.
Not as much as I hoped as I'm having trouble finding time to play Dom3 (mainly because to get a game set up I need a really long time, to plan strategies before the game starts among other things).
If I would've answered that question during the weekend then I would have probably left out the last part

[Tyrant]

I agree with all of Cainehill's gripes, but i am having a blast with it anyway. Rough edges on niche game made by two guys who have day jobs? Of course! Since they made not one, but two games that are on my all time favorite list, i forgive them.

Perhaps this is an age thing. I remember the days when it was foolish to buy a 'puter game before you played someone else's copy because many of them did not work *at all*! I played a terrific game called VGA Planets for years despite the fact that the hostile paraniod hermit who made it never bothered to make functioning interface- you had to use a third party add on! The hobby has come a long way since then, and standards are much higher, but it's easy for me to overlook little flaws if there's a great game underneath, and with Dom there definatly is Three cheers for IW and Shrapnel!

ps (i think that they will fix some of these things in the patchs too)

[J Henry Waugh]

Love Dom3, the random map feature is awesome, and like how the game tools has moved out to a separate menu option, along with random map and other tinkering features...

There a few disappointments -- IMV, the battle reports I wish were more detailed, at least at commander level - i.e., which commanders dies, which routed, how many fallen/wounded for each commander... ...and the F1 screen, which I was hoping for improved UI enhancements - namely, ability to sort (and/or filter) by troop totals, magic, income, resources, etc....

Overall, very pleased and stuff like game balance doesn't bother me as given Dom2 history, patches will no doubt address the blatant and obvious balance issues. Like stated, the biggest problem is finding enough Dom3 time...