🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:24:21 GMT, "DocScorpio"
<docscorpio@strupra-spammeros.com> wrote:

>> Many comparisons really. The seem to have stolen some ideas interface wise
>> from Eve. The trading is much better than Freelancer although I suppose is 
>> not
>> as good as Eve as it is player driven being a MMORPG. Not as combat 
>> oriented
>> as Homeworld although you can play it like that if you wish. I-War wasn't
>> really freeform without mods so is difficult to compare really. I-War 2 is 
>> a
>> big favourite of mine but X3 is hands down better looking than any that 
>> you
>> mentioned except maybe Eve.  But the flight model in I-War elevates it to 
>> a
>> special place for me not really comparable to anything except Frontier.
>
>I'm seriously toying with ordering X3 from GG today (yes, resistance appears 
>to be futile).  Given that I've played all its predecessors, will I really 
>be getting enough bang for my c $47 bucks (including S&H and sales tax)?  In 
>your opinion, how much "new game" does X3 deliver? 

Not sure really as I didn't really play X2 that much but played the hell out
of X and X-Tension. Trading as you now it is still there. The sectors are
still there. The biggest difference has to be the graphics and to be honest it
has to be seen to be believed. The difference between it and X2 is huge. The
flight model is somewhere between X2 and I-War I suppose. Weapons are much
more than glowing blobs of energy and there are actually beam weapons as well.
Not sure if X2 had those. A demo should be released somewhere around mid
November which is when patch 1.3 is supposed to be released. I suppose the
best question would be "Did you enjoy X2 and could you see yourself playing it
again?" If so you will love X3. If you found it tedious I suspect you will
feel the same about X3.