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Persistent Worlds in War of Magic Elemental Forums

So I've heard mention that Elemental will work similar to Spore, in that users will be able to upload their own custom creations to the game. I'm a little confused here. Spore worked because the Universe was persistent for all players. A player's creation got uploaded to a master server, where it was dispersed to each user's computer. A Turn-Based Strategy doesn't work like this. Players usually connect to each other via LAN or VIA IP. There i

Reply to Open beta vs pre-order beta in War of Magic Elemental Forums

So does it still count if I were to pre-order the game a day before Beta is released? Or is there some kind of deadline to pre-order for those who want to be in Beta?

Reply to No Sandbox Play? Only Campaign Play? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

What do you mean by "sandbox mode"? Do you refer to "skirmish" or "quick battle" where you set up pre-conditions against the AI/other players? I've just never heard of "sandbox" used in conjunction with a TBS or RTS.