I don't think that two planes are automatically better than one.

What the 2-plane mechanic created were both choke points in an otherwise open map and at the same time backdoors to be aware of.
That made them an interesting gameplay feature - not the mere fact of having more than one map.

Rules were also slightly different. Myrran had magical roads but also a more dangerous - if richer - environment.

I don't see why WOM should not use the good elements from that while discarding the annoying and clear workarounds.

Since maps are all pre-generated anyway, nothing would prevent the game from having an entire "magical and dangerous" continent.
It would be divided from the rest of the game by the ocean with only the odd flying / waterwalking creature straying from it.

That would also make ships useful in any way.
Alternatively it would be surrounded by a magical border that you have to breach first. That would require magic and ships.

To conquer that continent would mean a greater possibility of magical resources / shards, temples... whatever. Kinda like defeating the Guardian of Orion.

I hadn't seen this post, thanks to whoever resuscitated it

But seeing it now just gives makes me reel at how things went to badly on launch. I guess Bard already admitted he went on a frenzy in the end.

Here's to hoping that Elemental will EVENTUALLY get the it's appropriate injection of MOM. I've shelved the game for now, after destroying the AI with no effort repeatedly. But I'm looking forward to the improvements 1.1 will bring. I just hope it won't be "too little, too late".

With all the support promised for the game I can't help but be hopeful, but I'm always weary.

Again, I hope that the new infusion of talent into this title will bring what should have been.

Cheers,

V.

MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY... (Yes, all caps)

I mean, come to think of it, I don't like the person who resuscitated this necro post. I know that MOM was an inspiration, but I didn't know Brad had it and "played it". And he even says "Game developers have a lot to learn from MOM"... I guess he was a prophet of his own doom.

Honestly, doesn't this video seem a little scary to anyone else? I mean, what features did he show? Like, decorations around dialog boxes, and the fact you can, uh, cast things and do basic empire management? Other than hitting peoples nostalgia button, did this video really show us anything, other than Brad not really knowing what he's talking about?

Oh, I think the video showed us a great deal.  Same lesson as the video Frogboy did on EWoM.  He showed us how to attack and get slaughtered.  Now thats candid honesty.  And he show us something important that MOM and EWOM have in common:  Attacking can get you killed.  Is that the proof that  EWoM is the successor of MOM?