Suggestion: Radical Redesign

from Elemental Forums

Don't hate me for this but this did cross my mind after discussing E:WoM vs E:FE with a friend...

 

 

First off, get rid of the name Elemental and just call it Fallen Enchantress. You already have the domain that doesnt mention elemental in it.

Second, scrap the race system of 10 human factions and go for the fantasy theme of all different races

Third, redo all of the graphics... its the only thing that FE is keeping from WoM and it might be a good idea to get as far as possible from that name

Fourth, launch with a box in stores!

Fifth, ....

Sixth, profit

 

 

 

 

 

This would probably delay FE another year, so if it doesnt happen I wont exactly be bent out of shape about it. I just see how much money and resources Stardock is putting into this game and then theyre not even charging the 100k people that own WoM and I just dont want to see the company sink if FE doesnt sell enough digital copies.

 

Regardless, keep up the good work and I cant wait to play FE beta

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I know you are new here so I'll inform you on how things work.

 

1. Elemental is the (don't know how to say it) overlapping name just like Might & Magic part in Might & Magic: Heroes VI is. It's there so we know which universe the game is in.

 

2. Brad said once that the difference between a Druid and a Vampire is "graphics and stats" <--- He said it in a more advanced way but that is what I got out of it.

They wanted the races like that so we're stuck with'em. They are gonna differentiate them though. Trogs are big and powerful and can wield heavy armor and two-handed weapons (they can carry more "points"). Urxen are like goblins and can't carry much at all.

Actually, Brad described the Fallen races once like this:

  • Trogs (Orks)
  • Urxen (Goblins)
  • Magnar (Dark Elves)
  • Resoln (Wraiths)

I tried to find the developerjournal but it's hard but I found this

There is a link to a picture which explains the race & faction relations but you can't see the image because Brads account has been suspended.

 

3. They like the graphicsstyle. It's also unique which helps make Elemental memorable just like Borderlands. That graphics is also "timeless" like World of WarCrafts in as the years pass it doesn't degrade as fast as realistic graphics do.

The graphics use ShaderModel 3.0. They can add SM 4.0 and 5.0 if they want which would improve it but that will be limited (SM 4.0 was promised for War of Magic).

 

4. Costs too much. In Europe they get like 1cent per game sold which is insulting. Digital all the way.

 

6. Actually they will lose money on Fallen Enchantress :(

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Hey, this is one of my favorite graphicstyles.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Brad has started many times that the Games Division does not make or break Stardock. They have other products. I wouldn't worry about the company sinking because of the Elemental series. If anything, if FE is a big improvement, I'm hopeful that new people will buy it.

 

It doesn't sound like you have read much about FE. As Campaigner stated, they are addressing some of your concerns, especially in making the races different. Not guaranteed that it will turn out good, but I'm cautiously optomstic.