Im in the same boat. Cant play this game as it is broken for me. So far money I spent isnt worth the game. Just waiting on the patches...

don't worry, i think they have enough out of memory reports to last a life time

I started getting out of memory tonight for the first time ever. But I just went from Medium map games to large games epic speed. Started getting out of memory errors since then. I think I managed 300 turns before first one. Now have auto save set to every turn to be on the safe side. Seems to OOM about every hour or two.

I run an IT service company and beleive in one rule. 'To err is human, to really %^&* it up takes a computer.'

You can assume you have problems that others have but IF there is some peice of software in the past has changed an element of your OS, that has held back some driver, software link or connection, that even just mildly increases the memory load, then the problem is not going to magically go away because of how they do the next patch.

I work 40 our weeks undoing the minor registry damage caused by bad software and malicious downloads. I have seen the games get bugs from simple registry cleaners closing options meant to be open for software installs.

If you have the time to complain about how great the game was going before it crashed, why not spend an extra few minutes to send in a report.

I do it just because the sooner the game is stable the sooner they can focus on multiplayer and content.

I really do think Stardock missed an opportunity with Elemental and are going to suffer. They should have delayed the release a month and spent that month in with all the beta people doing balancing and playthroughs. They ESPECIALLY needed this to fix the darn memory leaks and performance issues, that's down right inexcusable to me.

Some people are assuming Stardock can release the game at will. Anyone who has been following the game knows this is not the case. They had a choice to commit to this retail window, or one next year. They went with the earlier. Hindsight is always 20/20. 

Not defending the state of the game, or even the choice of when to release, but I think it's important to understand there are business agreements that go on behind the scenes that dictate these things, and after a point it is no longer a matter volition to any practical degree.

yeah because if it had been EA or UBISOFT it would have been like  ( ha! ha! we got your money!  now on to the next project!!!)   sad but true

I see what your sayign and everyone has there own opinion, but for me I love the game and im glad they released it as is.

Yes there are isssues (the late game slowdown is ridicolous later on, thats my only HUGE issue).

It will be nice when they release a bunch more patches and work on the AI,etc.. but I have already had mroe fun with this game then any other game this year and ive bought alot of games this year.

Im have a great time and I am glad its being improved regularly also.

I also dont have a problem with it being on the shelf. Ive seen tons of games released in much worse contitions on launch. The game works and is fun as hell for me. Some bugs and broken parts yes, like alot of games. But I have only had two crashes in about 35 hours, that is playable for me. I know others are having tons of crashes and that sucks, hope it gets better for everyone soon. But to me the game is very playable and very enjoyable to me personally. I know everyoen wont share my opinion or experience, but Ive loved the time ive spent with this game so far.

I've been in this from very early on.  I seem to recall a question from brad long before the beta started about weather the community thought they should release early or late as a general philosophy.  The overwelming majority replied that Stardock should wait as long as possible with a huge beta effort to ensure the game was perfect at release to make it a true classic.  Didn't happen.

Then there were also many comments that the game wasn't ready, but this was ignored by Stardock.  I don't understand why.  Brad said several times that the company didn't need the cash per se, that the non-game revenues kept that pressure off the game division.  Every feeling I get from Brad is that this game is his baby and he really wanted it to succeed right off and be a classic.  I just don't understand what motivation there was to rush it out like the big game companies do.

I've become a fan of Stardock and Brad because of their stance toward customer service and quality products.  I'm an advocate among my friends talking up the company and their games.  I've bought games that weren't really my style (Sins) just because its Stardock.  I loved MoM and was emotionally investing in Elemental, preorded the LE and was in the beta from day 1.  I wanted to see the game succeed, but frankly I'm a little embarrased to be a part of this beta, since the game was released with so many problems.  I feel like people will blame me for not doing a good enough job testing it (I didn't contribute as much as I wanted to to bug hunting), but the reality was the testers knew the game wasn't ready and said so.

I'm sure the game will eventually come out better, because I know that Stardock will follow through, but I'm just so disappointed that there was a real opportunity missed to really make a positive lasting impression to the rest of the gaming community (instead of the other way around).  I hope Brad takes this as constructive criticism, and learns this lesson for the next time.  I want to see Stardock succeed and be the most admired game company, but they will need to listen to their fans and stick to their philosphy better next time.

It's a shame that we rush everything in our lives & life itself is so short.

I think someone just made the calcuation that they wanted to get the jump on Civ5 and it turned out to be a bad decision.  More potential buyers were turned off by the avalanche of bad reviews than possibly would have been deterred from buying because they were enjoying Civ 5 so much.  The company can and should recover by getting this product to a level of quality and polish that a gamer willing to part with 50 dollars during a recession will be happy to own.

But if that does happen eventually, it still doesn't erase the tarnish of so many reviews stating that the game contains serious and glaring defects many unlrelated to hardware compatibility.

If somebody bought a product that says "multiplayer" on the box, and takes it home to find that there's no multiplayer for two weeks (and counting), you don't think they have a legitimate complaint?

The MP side of the game isn't debatably buggy or featuring questionable mechanics. It flat out doesn't function.