This is some of the point I was trying to make(minus the name calling of course, which is unneeded/which I mostly removed).

Some more mostly food points and mostly true statements.

Also true once corrected a bit(sorry about that...I find the rude name calling not helping and the accusations of certain terms to not be truthful of civil discussion. The rest of the points hold mostly true, though.

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It's not hom most likely, but my "fans" following me around and hitting most of my posts as usual to be able to drop me the max 5 rep per day.....no theorizing needed, and just pay it no mind like I do.

Eh, who knows what is happening behind the scenes...I DO KNOW, however, that the forum code is a buggy mess so anything might be possible!

This...it affects nothing and it seems mainly the controversial stances people cannot handle get low rated(well some bad posts also get low rated) so at least I know which posts to read first.
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You DO recall the advice I gave you on how to not get so low rated and get along with others right? About not mentioning TinyE at all? Just checking.
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Now back to the game being discussed.....I for one hope it comes here soon, as it seems decent enough & I love Wiz 8.

Do blame RWarehal he keeps going on like a broken record when it comes to choice cause he feels he has the answer why there should be no choice and we should just accept things cause he is Corporate shill who seems to feel he is GOG representative. He even goes as far as to make up fake shit and put words in your mouth so he can seem like the beter person.
Those are just the SJW which GOG seems to be infested with they can't cope with critical debate so all they do is downvote cause they can't make an argument.

FWIW he did calm down near the end and was more reasonable, which is nice to see, but it was a bit hard to even want to try replying calmly at some points.

BTW as for that post you replied to, don't mind such kinds of posts if the stuff being complained about is ontopic. Many times I noticed others(or me) would be talking ontopic yet arguing a bit and someone would come in and complain about it and then leave......I don't get why some just don't "walk away" when they see such and feel the need to complain about such if they subject themselves to it in the first place.

Corrected for accuracy....trolls are of any side and are usually the problem, along with NIMBY types(look that term up if you don't know what it means).

Addition: It seems mainly those that praise the store get more uprated and those that are more critical of certain things get low rated...gog likely has a few fan boys/girls/xirs floating around, same as any site.
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Now to all: Let us get this thread back ontopic before we get the staff to "visit" and "opposite of unlock" this thread.

I offer an alternative explanation, if it is a cruel bite at players who prefer games like Wizardry and things like it, in that they have a knack for self punishment.

You talking about the Wiz games being hard?

The games are fun enough, and as for punishment....many games we have here could also fit that bill and then some.

Less "hard" more "cruel & spiteful". Loads of false hope along with chain yanking, I understand. Such as level drain or a teleport trap that stones your entire party.

Eh, i'm used to it by now, what with old adventure games being very unforgiving(forgot a needed item, time limits in some areas, moon logic, etc) in the olden days.

Actually, this game is more like Wizardry 1-3 and 5 than Wizardry 8, so don't expect something like Wizardry 8.

Another similar game to look into is Elminage Gothic, which is available on GOG, and unlike many of the Japanese Wizardry spin-offs/clones, is actually quite difficult and punishing once you get past the first dungeon.

Is it here on Gog? If so i'll add it to my list...thanks for the suggestion.

Actually, telepoet traps don't stone the party; rather, they teleport you randomly, and possibly into rock (if there is any on the floor you're on). Teleporting into rock will inflict LOST status (which is meant to be incurable) on your entire party, who will then be deleted on exit of the cemetery. (In the Famicom games and games based on it, and in the Wizardry Gaiden series, this will only inflect DEAD instead of LOST, and your party will be sent back to the castle where they can (hopefully) be resurrected; especially nice given a certain nasty trap in Wizardry Gaiden 4.

(By the way, teleporting into rock is possible in Elminage Gothic; in fact, I have more than once had a certain flying fish enemy ambush me and teleport me into rock before I could do anything. At least, unlike most versions of Wizardry 1-3 and 5(when played without save states), in Elminage Gothic, you can just reload a save if that happens.)

Reminds me of Wizardry 4, which does this sort of thing. (But don't play Wizardry 4 before Wizardry 1; there's at least one puzzle that expects you to have played 1 first.)

Yes, Elminage Gothic is here on GOG, and I do recommend it; I got many hours of playtime (I think well over 60) before I quit in the final post-game dungeon.

Woah, this thread just got certifiably elevated to GOLD-TIER!!!

My hero! Do Tauto next pls!

Will remember that.


Sounds good....I will add it and wait for a sale(not because I dislike it any, but because I am on a budget).

Not to go offtopic much, but Tauto is much better here than Tiny was...i'd rather any of Tiny's alts go first.

There is another game: Elminage ORIGINAL: Priestess of Darkness and The Ring of the Gods. Only on Steam, not on GOG (of course, LOL).

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Elminage ORIGINAL has two wishlists on GOG:
- https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/elminage_original (83 votes)
- https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/elminage_original_priestess_of_darkness_and_the_ring_of_the_gods (4 votes)

Nice find....though they really should merge those two entries I think.

I am still trying to wrap my head around this. Let's assume for the sake of argument you are right and that this is "brigading." Explain to me how what happened with Opus Magnum wasn't the result of "brigading" as well. You mean to tell me all the posts based around that game's rejection weren't "brigading?"

The problem isn't about shilling for or against GOG or whichever corporation. It's about biases, which affect all of us to some degree or another, but this is emotional not rational. The fact of the matter is that there is just something about these old school dungeon crawlers, or their perceived audience, that irrationally bothers people.

Oh and I just saw this front page topic: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/panzer_dragoon_remake_2019_confirmed_for_a_pc_release_this_winter

Eek! More "brigading" for a game to be here.