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Re: X3 has reached BETA!

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From: Memnoch
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:18
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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:04:18 +0800, "Ceowulf" <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> wrote:

>"Nats" <nstutt@nstutt.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message 
>news:ddus97$oos$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
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>> Ive bought every X game going so far - every time Ive been suckered into 
>> thiking that the next one would be the Elite Ive been wanting. And they 
>> never have been. In fact X2 is practically identical to the original X. 
>> There is no difference! And 'X the return' or 'X the rerun' or whatever it 
>> is will be exactly the same again. Dont believe the hype. And dont buy any 
>> more of this crap.
>
>Maybe my original post was a little harsh, I appologise for that after I've 
>heard more of where you've came from and your experience.
>
>I tend to agree with you on most of the things you've said. I did like the 
>X's though I guess, and X3 is just once again I guess twanging that 
>Frontier:Elite desire. I personally think you will still buy it, egosoft 
>isn't a huge company, I dont think there are as many suits as you think 
>there would be, personally it seems like a company that is heavily in 
>contact with their fans via their forums etc, and one that just wants to 
>produce a good game for them.

I suspect that X3 is really only going to be X-Tension 2.5. Got burnt once
with X2 so I doubt I will get this one without a playable demo. Plus if the
systems are yet another tiny little grid around which nothing happens I will
pass regardless.
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