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Darryl K Barnes <dkba...@acsu.buffalo.edu> spoke thusly:

> I meant to say that JMS would not have let the 
>StarFury Model hit the store shelves unless it was acceptable as a B-5 
>product.  No cut corners, no incorrect dimensions, etc.  True, it was 
>not 100 percent (I give it a 95), but what ever is.  I expect the B-5 
>sim to get the same kind of product evaluation and approval from JMS 
>and his people. 

Hold the phone...is JMS a gamer? If so is he playing WC: Prophecy or
X-Wing v TIE? The man makes fine TV shows, but to assume that the B5
sim will be good purely because it gets the "JMS stamp of approval" is
stretching things a tad. The issues of balancing
playability/complexity/realism are I believe, not exactly within JMS's
sphere of expertise. 

>    So now all I can do like everyone else is sit back and wait.  But 
>given the past experience with B-5 products I feel confident that the 
>wait will be worth it.

I dunno, the "Official guide to B5" CD-ROM was a dissapointment for
me. Pretty interface, nice video files, but NO depth. No real
substance like a episode lists or plot synposes. Spending 10 minutes
with the on-line "Lurkers Guide to B5" is more informative and
enjoyable than the entire $29.99 CD-ROM guide.

I hope this isn't the case with the B5 sim. If so, then the JMS people
are *approving* the game solely by graphical and scale issues only.
Eye candy does not a great game make.


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