I have been interested in this game for a while. I have read a TON of negative stuff about this game, and I come here and most of you seem to be enjoying it, (barring the bugs). Should I buy it now, or give it 6 months to see if the game is actually "finished" a bit more before throwing my 50 bucks at it???
"And i mean, if you pay the 50 bucks now or in 6 months, whats the difference?"
Because in 6 months this game will be so price reduced it makes sense to wait since they cannot sell any copies at 50 dollars.
If you are the kind of person who likes to pre-order and play the beta, I think you'll have fun watching Elemental evolve into the game it is meant to be. If you are picky about your game and demand polished perfection, then you'll definately want to wait. Since you are asking, I'm inclined to say just wait. But if you are feeling adventurous I think there are plenty of worse ways to spend your money.
There's currently a price war on Amazon, price went down another dollar today. A few sellers are duking it out, it's down to 28 dollars, brand new.
Thanks for all the replies. This was the kind of input I was hoping for. I will probably wait a month or so and see how much has improved in that amount of time before I decide.
Thanks again!
I had three companies on my, "Pre-order buy automatically list". Paradox Interactive, Stardock and Creative Assemblies (TW games). The reason they were on that list is releasing solid products based upon strong pre-release testing and even stronger follow-up support. PI got bumped off that list with Hearts of Iron III, CA lost their seat with Empire and now Stardock fell off the wagon with Elemental. They all released those products in equally bad states of un-playability. PI and CA never have fixed their games to an acceptable state, Stardock still has a chance to redeem itself.
From now on I wait for reviews and a few patches before I buy...sadly...As this kind of puts a damper on the excitement of new releases, but in today's market, buyer beware...
Wait.
It's a really, REALLY bad representative of fantasy TBS at the moment. You'd be far better waiting until the horribly broken gameplay elements are at least stable (braindead AI, no real diplomacy, insanely imbalance combat mechanics, barely one dimensional magic system).
Some people love the game in it's current state, but I think they're really giving Stardock short shrift by not calling them out on the game. Low expectations only lead to bad games.
Well if you want the expansion for free, buy now.
As a paying customer I would adivse getting it now to support Stardock and jump on the train of fun as they improve on what is already a great game. Sure it had some issues but for the most part it's really stable and doesn't have that many problems. I can play full games to their end and have only had 1 crash since the game came out. Get it now and stop listening to the trolls who probably don't even own a copy.
Wait and use that money to buy Civ 5 next week. Don't listen to the fanboys. This game will be fun in a year, plus it will probably be 30 or 20 bucks by then.
Wait and see if gameplay has improved enough with patch 1.1. If not, wait for 1.2.
At that point, or at any point after, before patch 1.3 is out, either buy it or not, since if you buy it later, you won't get expansion pack for free.
I bought it last week and must say I am really enjoying it. I realize that my saves will be useless after each patch is released but I am ok with that. I love Sandbox type games and LOVED Civ4. True some of the game needs to be balanced better and there are a TON of spelling errors and the like... nothing too bad.
The game is complicated and it very well might take several weeks to get really good at it and really understand it. True, it all might change, but I find it hard to believe the fundimental game mechanics will change THAT much.
I have not had any crashes and I have played it on four different machines, two of which were not up to snuff hardware wise and the game barely ran on it.
I will spend my money on CIV5
it looks awesome
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9553042
I'm confident the Devs will fix the game and in due time it will be great. I bought the game on release, but I'm not playing it anymore. I find one bug in particuliar to be a game killer, where the AI seems to be completely ignoring basic economy mechanics. Given Stardocks record though, I'm not worried.
It's less than 30 dollars brand new, unopened right now.
It's actually dropping 1 dollar/day on amazon. I bought it for 29.95 two days ago, now it's down to 27.75.
Don't support steamworks/steam.
Civilization series was never really any better after CIV II. If you're buying CIV V you are just buying into the same donkey milking crap you've already bought into before. Pick a civilization, research the same damn tech tree you've been researching since CIV I and go for the victory you've been going for since CIV I & II the race to space because the AI is never going to vote you the leader of the game. Oh boy this time there is actually a race in space oh boy yeah I want to spend another $50 on the series for that crap. Oh boy it has HEXES now instead of squares, Oh boy it has armies of units instead of the single type we've all used for 20 years now. lol Don't forget it's THREE-DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE woohoo. lmao. Another stab at milking the donkey of the same game they've been milking with for years. Glad I did the series like one of you above is saying to do for Elemental. I got Civ IV complete for $7.99 yep that's right the entire series for $7.99 as I'm not going to waste my money on the same crapola donkey milking game it's always been after Civ II. Civ II is the best and will always be the best.
I'm trying not to laugh here, and I'm sure you guys mean well, but there are MAJOR.....MAJOR flaws with this type of reasoning when laying down hard earned cash on video games. Or anything else for that matter.
Exactly. I'd say why risk missing out on the fun of playing another game that's actually complete? Maybe you'd find discovering bug fixes fun but all the real content will be new to you no matter when you start playing.
In addition, everybody seems to be 100% positive Stardock can fix this game. As much as we all hope it will get better, I think they may be in over their head on this one. I know they have a strong track record of improving games post release but I'm starting to have my doubts about this for Elemental. Between the technical challenges such as fixing the AI and revamping the combat mechanics and the constraints placed on the game by the predetermined lore it seems like fixing the game is going to be a challenge. I hope Stardock is up to it but I'd recommend that anybody who has not purchased the game wait as long as they can to see if the patches are really going in the right direction.
I hope you aren't comparing this to Civ IV. I hated Civ IV.
I would buy both:) Don't listen to the haters:P
Based on most reviews you are in the minority... And FFH is pretty much one of the best user made mods for a TBS strategy game of all time. So...sucks to be you.
Do you like to be a beta tester even if you have to pay money for it? (serious question, not a joke, I do for example) Then buy it. You will see how game progresses and you will have influence on this game - Stardock listens. But be prepared that game is not that interesting right now. What is fun is to watch it grow, and becoming good game - it is different kind of fun.
Absolutely +1!
Bought it - have been playing it every day - looking forward each day to a patch - and liking the responsed from devs on the game and patch ETA.Lots of potential to increase the gameplay fun - i say go for it.
Wait it out, I bought it and I probably won't be playing for another three months or so.
I came back to re-address my comment above. I still say buy it. I had a good time with it until I became very very bored with how shallow it feels. It's now sitting there unplayed for the last week. I WILL play it again, probably at 1.1 where Froggy said the real changes are happening, not 1.08. So, in the meantime, I'll play Civ5 when it gets here. To me, it's not a Civ5 vs EWoM issue.. I think both will be great.
But still, buy it, you may enjoy it longer than I did and maybe by then the changes that actually make it a bit deeper and more exciting will have come into effect. I think, in the end, you'll buy it, so why not get something out of the same money instead of delaying it a while longer. I'm bored now, but I will be back to play it and I'm sure I'll enjoy it... eventually.
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