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I liked space games, but I'm not sure what to make of X3. The info on
their web site shows a lot of the games graphics, but not much about
gameplay. (and the video told me NOTHING)
So far, my favorite space game was Freelancer and X3 has some pretty
high competition to live up to.

First of all, is your ship controlled from an invisible cockpit, or do
you use an arcade type chase view? Or better yet, does it have a real
cockpit view? 

Is it joystick control only, or can you use a mouse? If you can use a
mouse, is the vertical axis reversable? 

I assume you can buy different ships as the game goes on. Can you own
more than 1 ship at a time?

How's the sense of scale? One of the few flaws in FL was that
everything seemed too small. (the stations, the planets, and the solar
systems)

What happens when you dock at at a station? Just a trading screen, or
something a bit more elaborate like in FL?
How is trading in X3? 
One of the things that I didn't like about FL is that once you found
one of the REALLY high paying trade routes you could just repeat it
over and over till you got rich. You'd think after a few dozen runs
supply and demand would change.

Is it all scripted missions, or can you just fly around and explore if
you want?

While Freelancer was my favorite, I've also played and liked EVE
online, Homeworld, and the first Independance War. (didn't like the
2nd one) Feel free to compare X3 game features to any of them.  :)


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