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prod·i·gy (prd-j)
n. pl. prod·i·gies
1. A person with exceptional talents or powers: a math prodigy.
2. An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder. See Synonyms at wonder.
3. A portentous sign or event; an omen.
So number 2. In this case your special ability is so extraordinary and rare that it inspires wonder. I vote for Prodigy! I don't believe the name refers to the player, but the ability.
Prodigies are inherently young.
"Masters?"
"Celestials?" (A bit of a D&D heritage with that name)
"Venerables," maybe?
The idea and skills that I know about are great. The name, not so much. At least in American English, a Prodigy is a person who develops advanced level skills as a young child. For example, a 5 year old who is an expert level piano player. This skills are learned when your character is at a very high level, so your character is not a prodigy.
Not that it's a huge deal, just pointing it out.
...but I just can't put my finger on it.
I understand the distinction just fine. Thus the part about "I understand why DarkGod wants in on Steam's distribution and exposure network."
Frankly, I went and upvoted it on Steam days ago - it's a great game; I donated months ago; and I wish him all possible success in all possible venues.
I just consider Steam's whole business model tainted by the DRM practices. So do lots of other people. You could look it up.
I don't usually go out of my way to tell people what to think about it, though. In this case, I probably jumped salty at karzon's use of "Period."
If karzon didn't mean to say, "*I've* never heard of that thing you mentioned, so obviously *you* don't know what you're talking about," then I completely over-reacted, for which my bad.
If that's what was intended, though, my response stands.
I'm almost sure you are confusing two things here:- Steam distribution (downloader service)- Steam DRM (online, authentication checks)Does Steam distribution channel force the Steam DRM on games distributed by it? I wouldn't be so sure - there is at least one example of a game suggesting otherwise, and it is from this very genre: Dungeons of Dredmor are distributed DRM Free, through Steam. Really, I have just launched it, without Steam running, before finishing previous sentence.
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You keep adding stuff and we keep loving it :)
Awesome!
We haven't been introduced, have we.
I fully understand why DarkGod wants in on Steam's distribution and exposure network, but loathe is pretty much the word I'd use. No big, I'm not his only customer, and it's not like I don't already have the game.
Lots of people heard from in gaming magazines and review sites who hate being forced to log in and stay connected just to play a single-player game. Steam is only part of that problem, but it's certainly a big part.
Maybe you could try this thing called Google when you haven't heard of something. It's a big old internet.
Steam has been loathed in different games.
As an example: (Dead is Dead mode in X3: Terran Conflict) because if the internet connection to steam fails for *any* reason, the current progress of the game is lost permanently. This kind of behavior is devastating for the player, as tens or hundreds of extremely carefully played hours are wiped out because an internet server may have experienced a glitch.
I have not joined Steam in the past ( no reason to join ) but I empathise with the victims.
You're the first person I've heard of loathing steam/valve, period.
There are "scores" of ToME players who loathe Steam/Valve? Loathe is an awfully powerful word. When did we do a survey asking how many ToME players loath Steam? I missed that bit.
Nice addon idea.
Here's a suggestion: disabling level decay. Should be easy and I think it would fit nicely.
YES! Yes yes yes yes. I have long pointed people here when 'roguelikes' and such came up, because ToME4 is rock solid. Would love to see it hit steam and get proper attention.
OK, I misread, "steam people will all be considered donators that's all". That's if they choose to be. If they don't, they get what the free user gets. There are scores of ToME players who loathe Steam/Valve, so this won't be the only sour reaction you'll get. ; )
What ?
Steam people will pay for those just like donators do .. I dont see the difference
Great game, great community. Really hope this hits steam. It really deserves the popularity it will gain from being there.
So, Steam users get all the perks that we donators enjoy without contributing anything? That doesn't seem too fair if I'm reading this correctly.
It's really hard to read posts and comments with the new layout...
I'll tweak that :)
Rest assured, the game will stay free; donators have always had a few perks and steam people will all be considered donators that's all. Still free, still opensource, still flying! :)
Shardz, I don't know what you are (or were - post was edited) complaining about. Just because it's available on steam doesn't mean you have to get it there OR that it will cost money.
R.I.P.
Hmm... the picture up top sure is nice, but it's awfully big! The rest of the website barely has half my screen to be crammed into!
Great! Voted and favourited. Good luck!