I wonder about the creative path to Elementals (at Stardock assuming). This may be laid out somewhere on the forums, but it is interesting to speculate.

Did a developer just say "Hey, lets make a semi natural new version of 'x' classic with these other bits that we really like?". It's development evolution (from what little I have read) seems to indicate that it is a game that the devlopers would play. Much nicer than "Surely the the mass gamer population would like (another doom?)".

It is good to see how keen the Stardock staff are reporting this game in the forums .