CEO Wardell also apologizes for his ”totally out of line” forum post. PC Gamer had the ”pre-day 0 version” he said, but the proper day 0 is ‘fine’.
”Elemental is one of the most exciting game ideas for a long time, but it’s been shoved out months too soon,” read PC Gamer’s article, noting that the ”scale of Elemental’s pre-patch problems is appalling and we want to warn you to stay away from the game for now.”
Rock Paper Shotgun also reported that Stardock Games had seemingly abandoned their once triumphed Gamer’s Bill of Rights, which is completely untrue affirms Wardell.
”We stand by it. It is, with some irony, our commitment to no DRM on our DVD release that ultimately caused the rough pre-release experience of Elemental,” explained the studio CEO. The retail street date was broken, ”and we felt we needed to release our gold version to our customers who had pre-ordered from us as well as to our beta community that helped make the game the outstanding strategy game that it is.”
”However, it also became clear that the pre-day 0 version of the game was problematic as outlined in the PC Gamer UK article. The official day 0 version of the game, what is available right now, should address most, if not all the issues that have been described.”
”That said, as is our long-standing policy, we will continue to release updates and improvements Elemental just as we do for the other titles we develop,” he added.
”I sincerely apologize and feel terrible for the effect my forum posting on Qt3 may have had not just on our fans but also my team that has worked incredibly hard over the past 3 years to produce what we hope, is a game that you will enjoy for years to come.”
Elemental: War of Magic combines RPG with turn-based strategy as you level up hero characters to defend a Kingdom you must nurture and see expand. Have you bought the new Stardock title and have been experiencing trouble, videogamer?
