Proposed Map Pack

It's not a proposed map pack.  It's the first DLC. 

If you don't want more crafted maps, don't get it.

Unless we know exactly what is in the DLC it is all speculation. For example, these maps could also include map stamps, which helps with the randomness. It could also include general overall maps that are appropriately balanced for the player, which is what we are assuming is the entire map pack. But it could also include several new tatical maps, which would be a welcome addition.

As to downloadable content I would like to see, there is so much to suggest here that it's hard to say.

I'd love to see stamps. I'd also love to see a Larger map size. I'd probably pay for DLC that included the larger sizes I saw someone mentioning in a Mod thread last week, though ideally with new stamps for more variety. 

If I could get much larger map sizes and new stamps to make my random generator generate cooler random maps I would gladly buy a pack that included maps, but buying just a map pack is a waste of money in a 4x game that already has a pretty powerful generator and very powerful modding tools. 

More mounts for heroes and troops.  

Tactical battle maps with city siege enhancements such as destructible walls and arrow towers.  And the trait sapper or destroys fortifications applied to Ogres, trolls, War Slags, Dragons and Earth Elementals.

War Slags (see above).  The preferred mounts of Darkling Shamans... 

More summons for summoners.

More spells.

 Waterwalking, flying, swimming units.  Mountaineers.  ala MOM.

More options for custom race positive and negative traits.

A base tier of weaponry (swords, bows etc.) that includes crude versions of all types that let me set up my basic upgradeable units for the game.

Unique traits i can apply to my troops discovered during questing or by crafting skath fins with spider venom sacks (or is that how to make Quendar wine?)... you get the idea.

As I posted over in the original thread, I would like more scenarios, including more sovereign backstories. Particularly something from a Fallen perspective, although it would also be interesting to find out what Markin and Irane were up to while Relias was screwing things up in the East, or to play through Tarth's rebellion against Capitar.

I kind of like having premade maps as an alternative to random ones - the one I'm playing at the moment has been quite exciting - but would like even more to have some unique twists to how they're played.

Count me as one who wont buy a map-pack to a game with the a great random map generator and modding tools. However if you would sell actual content, I'd be buying. Selling maps to FE is just stupid heh.

Is the game currently using stamps in map generation? Where are these stamps in game directory if any?

@Brad

Some questions about the DLC (and the already pre made maps ingame):

What exactly is pre defined?

- starting positions

- fertile land spots

- resources, quest, champs, monster lairs?

...or is it "only" the design of landmasses?

I love the random maps. But playing a balanced map should be fun too.

If you are going to go ahead with this: for this to be worth my money, you'd have to include some new stamps and improve the RMG.  Now that I would value at $5.

I still don't think doing individual DLC is a better idea then bundling 3 of them together as a mini-expansion.

I can't wait for the map pack, I love the created maps.  I love the lore, I wish that along with the maps, it had set starting places, so nations would start where they are suppose to be according to lore.  Looking forward to this, as I find the random maps to be a bit too random and fail at looking like a real place.  Too square and strange with big lakes in the middle, just never looks right to me.

Hell, yeah!

I'm with Lord Xia ...I'll buy the map pack. 4.99 is less than a pack of smokes for entertainment I can't get anywhere else for five bucks.

I'm also interested in the map pack (provided the maps look like they're quality is worth $5).  If the pack contains other stamps, that's even better. 

Map pack will contain new stamps for random maps too.

I like to think of expansions as being game changing things. I.e. coding.  DLC should be content.  More maps, more items, more quests, that sort of thing. There's nothing stopping it from being bundled later.  

Well alright then, that makes a difference. WILL be getting this now.

Like this please

Now that you mention it, the random maps are unbalanced. I started my second game in a barren wastland, and my current game, I have a bunch of resources and setlleable land practicialy on my doorstep.

Nonetheless, I think SD should work on a random map generator that produces balanced maps. i don't think that's unreasonable.

I'm noticing a lot of posts (and have made some posts) regarding this issue.  I think the maps as currently generated are great, and love the lack of balance that they provide -- and they're still maps that make perfectly reasonable sense.  I am about 250 turns into an epic paced game and have carved out a small empire for myself without having yet seen another player -- and when I do I know I'm going to be hurting because I have no Iron and very little Crystal.  To balance that, I feel established... like I can make up for those shortcomings by having a huge start area already seeded with the cities I need to succeed.  I'm really looking forward in this particular game to forging ahead and seeing what the rest of the world has in store for me.

I'm not saying you're wrong -- some folks like a lot of balance, but there are those of us who are happier with the "such is life" feel of the game.  Perhaps a compromise is some way to choose between a map that matches the original random model, and one that is more balanced.

Something for everyone - sold. 

Gives me a chance to thank you for sticking with the EWOM concept and help fund future games at the same time.

I didn't say anything about balance myself, I don't like the way random maps look.  As a whole, they look ridiculous.  They are square with a few square lakes in them.  I want the land that I have my fantasy adventures to look like actual landmasses.  And I like the lore of Elemental, I've read the book twice, I have been active on these forums for years now, and god damn it, I want to play on real maps!  For me, it's not a balance issue at all.  I honestly don't consider myself a great player, but I know the game well enough to win under pretty much any condition a map is going to give me.  I'm more of an RP'r, so I like the land to look like it could be a real place.

You gave me a chuckle.

I will buy the DLC that includes stamps. Would love a large version of the Elemental world map too.

If you can win the game under any condition, then what's the point of playing it? Seems like it's time to move onto something more challenging.