I do come here for info and updates................but this is "not" more fun than the game. Not even close.........   Sorry!

Well, I can understand what you mean but... Let's not post anymore on the subject, search the board for a thread named S**t happens, the OP summarized quite well my opinion on the matter

It's weird but you're right.

When I bought the game I didn't really spend much time actually playing it as it was apparent immediately that it was full of bugs and rushed out the door way too soon. However, I could see that the game had potential, so I followed the forum looking for patches and info.

All of the ongoing posts from Wardell, the dev team and the community had me checking the foum regularly.

I've kind of given up on actually playing Elemental in the near future but still feel that between the 10 hours spent in the game and the 10 hours spent following the whole release debacle that I've somehow gotten entertainment enough to make me feel that my money wasn't wasted buying the game.

Whether or not Elemental will turn into a great game down the road remains to be seen, but I'll probably check in on it from time to time just to see what happened.

The last game that I bought before Elemental was WC2 so I must admit that the contrast is striking.

Wait... I love the people, love the community, but I HATE the forums.

  Here's Why!

There's no Spoiler Tag

There are no file attachment options

Any time you edit an OP it FORCES you to type a reason why, even if it's just a minor edit like a single character spell correction.

And there are several other gripes.

I also just find the game enjoyable as it is, well as it is after I've modded it (I couldn't stand the default colors for a couple of factions, and I had to diversify the terrains to include desert and winter). I look forward to the next patch.

I agree. Add poor multi-quote functions too.
But the community here is stellar and that weighs up for a lot of technical crap.

The last line is particularly ironic given that Elemental will be at least 2 weeks after launch before it has any form of working multiplayer. The only other game I've ever bought with a problem like that was Demigod (and that took 3 weeks before I could play on the official servers, but at least it had LAN play so Hamachi made it playable).

For their next game, I REALLY hope they take a "when it's ready" approach to releasing it. Their reputation can only take so many botched releases in a row before people see "Stardock" and automatically assume "buy in 6 months".  (And since Elemental basically doesn't exist at retail anywhere outside the US, I don't think making the retail date was worth the reputation damage this launch caused.)