WHEN WILL ELASTO MANIA DIE?

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WHEN WILL ELASTO MANIA DIE?

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As we all know games eventually die out. So when do you think elma will? This year, next year, 10 years?

I think max 5 years and elma might be gone :cry: .

What do YOU think???
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I hope it will never die. It would be damn cool be 80 and play Elma!! 8)
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depends very much on if balazs makes new elma..
let's say i won't....then I think it will atleast take 3-4years, hopefully more.
But if he makes new elma AND new internals, it will take over 7years
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Like Kopaka said if Balazs release a new elma with new internals and new functions (read New versions-topic) elma and "elma 2" would be played for many years from now...But if Balazs don't release "elma 2" then I think elma will die out when moposite is shut down..:(
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And Bonobo I don't think you would like elma that much if you play it until you are 80 years old... :roll:
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Well i think it can stay alive 4-5 more years no doubt about it.. i think I will allways play it... :) maybe not this serious just..

But if new version comes then it will be much longer! 10 years!!!
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i've just been thinking about it :)
I think 2 years or something like that...

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abula - what time frame was given in elma forecast,
think mayb we should do a knew one
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abula - what time frame was given in elma forecast,
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Well, there are lot of good old games like Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior that people still play.
And I mean the OLD ones
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Its true, but elma isnt like normal games...
usually, games are a story, you can complete them...then it finishes...
elma doesnt have an 'end' so you keep playing....on and on...blehh
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145773 AD
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Doddddy wrote:145773 AD
not possible, the end of the world is 99999AD
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i think it will be played for a very long time (like half life)
AND i also think end of world willbe much sooner...
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it will die May 15th 2003. PX will end it. PX as Planet X that arrives and kills 90% of us.
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onlainari wrote:it will die May 15th 2003. PX will end it. PX as Planet X that arrives and kills 90% of us.
the survivors can keep on playing, or maybe the Zetas will start playing elma, OMG we'll have intergalactic record tables :)
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nah it wont be fair caus they will get inside the computer game and use mind control on the elma guy, to make him go faster, a method that will be undected by any anti cheat shit ever, or they will have some freaky super eyehand conordination and ability to tim everythink to perfection,
basically the tt will be under 35 in no time
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I think it's mainly up to Balazs and the mopocrew to decide when elma passes on to the eternal fields, so if everything continues to go as it's been going up till now, then we'll have to teach our grandkids the good old styles someday :P

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I HOPE ELMA NEVER DIES. EVEN IF IT DID, I WOULD STILL PLAY IT, UNLESS I WAS BLIND AND DEAF OR SOMETIN' :roll: .

LONG LIVE ELMA!!!!!!!! :lol:
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NEVER! You can always drive better than the world records, but only if you are really good at ELMA...
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Post by Tisk »

Since Elma was released, it has become always more popular and popular. And I don't think it's going to stop any time soon.
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Slender Belly wrote:I HOPE ELMA NEVER DIES. EVEN IF IT DID, I WOULD STILL PLAY IT, UNLESS I WAS BLIND AND DEAF OR SOMETIN' :roll: .

LONG LIVE ELMA!!!!!!!! :lol:
Agree, the sound is very important. You just can't play without sound, would be like playing Q3 without a screen. btw Q3 is still the king of fps! :)
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My sound doesnt work, so I play without sound :(
I listen to music instead
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The sounds in elma get annoying really quickly. I play with sound off.
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ah.... i forgot...
maybe it dies when new (better) version is released
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i think if there's no new version released, it might die, but i can easily see someone starting an elma revival afterwards, in other words, elma will be around a LONG time.... well hopefully anyways :D
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Slender Belly wrote: I WOULD STILL PLAY IT, UNLESS I WAS BLIND
i bet you that dmd could play blind, but mayb not deaf
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insane guy wrote:ah.... i forgot...
maybe it dies when new (better) version is released
But Across still lives, doesn't it?
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i said maybe
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Post by Napoleon »

I cant see why making this topic... Everyone knows that the answer iz NEVER! :wink: :) :D :P
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is sad taht we see very seldom tehm new noobs ;( feels like we had zworqy and juski for ages ;S shud get new bangos or jast go eat vanilla munkki ;o~
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I am a newb, technically.

Not that I am hoyling the internals, but I do join the belma fun every now and then.

By the way.. where do I get belma 1.004?
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RiNSpy wrote:I am a newb, technically.

Not that I am hoyling the internals, but I do join the belma fun every now and then.

By the way.. where do I get belma 1.004?
http://zworqy.com/belma/
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That's 1.002.
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No, it's 1.004
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Post by The_BoneLESS »

The game itself will never die, the scene will eventually.

I feel like it's actually beginning to fade mainly because we don't hear from Abula anymore and many contests were dropped (KOM,LOM,etc).

Ballelma clearly brought interest back but, i don't know if it'll last... (i sure hope so)

One thing i remarked is that the scene merged towards short term activities. The main interest is battles and short levels (hoyling levels). We no longer see contests (except for Mopokup3), nor levelpacks with regular levels (Olliz, skint, villej).

might be a sign of something...
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that's why I have been pointing fingers at abula, cant be that hard to update records and most essential news OR give someone else teh keys to do it at least, jeeses.

elma dying is overdramatized at this point though, I'd say february looked worse than it is looking now. Besides I quitted wow, not only because I grew tired of it but also because I realised I love elma and want to show an example how to fight against the game dying. I have put elma to #1 habbit, whether it's good or bad day I'll spend time with my "habbit", just like guitarplaying or whatever. I don't know, I see a difference in playing a game or spending time with habbit at least, because there are more principles involved, evolving skills and stuff.

Might sound like an obsession since there's nothing to gain :p but not like I gained anything by playing guitar, in fact elma has greater things to offer imo
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zweq is right, im sure moposite could really get going with some fresh blood
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Kopaka wrote:No, it's 1.004
Sorry, my bad.
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Post by Kale »

You are right, people. I dont think elma scene will die soon, but some day it dries out, for sure. Moposite should have some new ppl or scene might die sooner.
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Hope Elma will last for a long time...

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Re: Hope Elma will last for a long time...

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[Johnny] wrote:Fuck it's sad that Elma is kinda dying away im my opinion, I try to play elma quite often and send recs to Skintatious but still it kinda feels like I'm the only "quite good" player doing that. I remember 'bout three years ago when I was visiting my brother 'Chazz' and he was playing battle with about 25 other dudes! Nowadays I go there or friend Jake's place theres none playing battle... I hope Elma scene will be revived someday.
maybe that's cause they completely stopped playing?! :?
But plesase convince Chazz to come back and start making battle levs, he's still the best ever.
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Uhm, big words by Zweq... Summer soon, no job...
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Abula wrote:Uhm, big words by Zweq... Summer soon, no job...
possible to work with pexi and make world cup?
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jaytea wrote:
Abula wrote:Uhm, big words by Zweq... Summer soon, no job...
possible to work with pexi and make world cup?
I guess WCup6 isn't priority at the moment. At least for me, maybe px can do it.
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Abula wrote:
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Abula wrote:Uhm, big words by Zweq... Summer soon, no job...
possible to work with pexi and make world cup?
I guess WCup6 isn't priority at the moment. At least for me, maybe px can do it.
If WC ain't your priority, i'm guessing you are working on an automatic state.dat uploading system for the records section! I really don't see what else is more important than WC...
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Wtf, wth? WC isn't a priority? What are you busy with, then?
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Well Abula has never been the organizer of World Cup, px has.
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