Submitted by griffon on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 6:22pm
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Horrible, evil, time and soul eating game. Played for hours and hours and have barely scratched the deeper strategies....
Vast strategic empire building. intense tactical strategy and maneuvering of fleets....
Who is is in for some multiplayer (better block out a some serious time)?
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1.4 is out 1.4 patch is out
1.4 is out
1.4 patch is out now, touting a bunch of fixes and enhancments.
Ah I see.. .yeah this dosn't
Ah I see.. .yeah this doesn't really play out that way. At least not how I have found it. Fleets will self organize and keep formation discipline. There is some decent rock paper scissors type balancing across group typs. Tank rushes get cut to ribbons (I know I tried a few). Also retreating, unlike in most games, is a completely viable tactic. Chase a fleet into a fortified gravity field and you can easily get your head handed to you.
Unplayable in that the UI
Unplayable in that the UI for grouping and controlling fleets of ships was poor enough that the end game always devolved into the worst sort of RTS tank rush. The very reason I stopped playing RTS games, for the most part. Since the creators Homeworld promised that wouldn't be the case, I always considered it a ad game, overall.
Anyway, I'm not saying that Sins is that way, only that I saw hints of it in the first tutorial. I'll see.
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unplayable how? I never
unplayable how?
I never found home world unplayable so I guess I don't take your meaning (my problem with home world was the computer constatntly cheating).
I relented and bought the
I relented and bought the game. My initial impression of the UI is very strong, though playing through the initial tutorial makes me wonder if mid-game and late game won't be just as unplayable as Homeworld, writ large. I'll post a review when I get more time to play.
Now, back to the Nickleheads... ;^)
Single player campaign not needed
This game dose not a need a campaign game, You want a campaign? play a big map with lots of stars it will take weeks to play through (maybe more). Right your own script :). Seriously it's just not that kind of game.
I'm excited to read the new Dresden book but it's probable going to sit on my shelf I just start the Captains Fury.
I'm on the fence about
I'm on the fence about whether to buy this title. This game REALLY intrigues me. However, 2 days a week of DDO is pretty much all my gaming time right now, and the lack of a single player campaign is a decision on their part I do not wish to endorse by giving them my money. I'll think on it further.
The new Dresden book arrives tomorrow anyway... ;^)
I'm totally in
I've been playing quite a bit of this as well. Still getting the hang of fleet management and the research tree but finding it to be pretty enjoyable. Let me know when is good for you.
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