xarilius

Reply to I'm honestly not sure if I love this game or don't like it. Impressions from a NEW player. in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

The randomness about the start location is one of the things that was troubling me too. I've played about 6 games so far, and there are some starts that were just ridiculous compared to the others. One start I started fairly close to some dragon shrine thing where once I built a monument (was still really early in the game) it gave me an ashwake dragon every x turns, up to 3... those things are ridiculous. I ended up clearing the master quest in a relatively short time after t

Reply to The game is too easy (challenging) in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Yeah I think you should always take what you are given and roll with it. Restarting until you get a good starting position or reloading everytime something doesn't go your way is just cheapening the game.

Reply to The game is too easy (challenging) in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

While I agree that most of you probably know the game better than I do as you have much more games under your belt, this whole attitude of "go play 20 games then come and comment on what needs work" is silly. You do realize that the majority of the people buying a game like this may never get past the 5-10 game mark, let alone 20? The value of a criticism from someone that's played 2 games is as valuable as someone that has played 20 games for a game developer, at least for one that

Reply to The game is too easy (challenging) in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

While most of what you said is true, I disagree with 2 points - 1) Modern games are not more complex than older games. Most of the modern games in the last couple of years tend to be more dumbed down to accomodate the "console crowd" and not increasing in complexity, this is why I applaud and support companies like stardock, paradox, etc. for continuing to make complex games for those of us that like complexity. Some of the most complex games I've played in the p

Reply to The game is too easy (challenging) in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Some background: I've never played the beta, but have played elemental for a few hours around release (before I immediately uninstalled), and also is a veteran civ player that still occasionally plays civ4 (because civ5 ai is terribad) on emperor/immortal. I'm a staunch believer in never reloading the game barring crashes and what not, as I believe living with your choices adds an additional element to the game. I've got this game for 2 days so far, and played