Tue Sep 30, 2003 3:08 am
Good, bad or indifferent...
First, to all the flamers, do your worst, I'm full of anti-inflamatories... 
Well, this forum is for general discussion, so lets discuss FL in general
Let me say that I am a mature gamer, and date back to the original elite on the bbc, for those who remember it, and still consider that to be the best space game ever. I've also owned and played to death every WC game there ever was, and have a love / hate relationship with the WC movie, its pants, but you have to love it because its WC...
I just finished the storylime and have to say, I'm disappointed, its leaves you feeling incomplete....... theres just something missing. I'm not sure what, just something, whether it be difficulty (I played the storyline without a death or mission failure) or M$ decided to just cut their losses and get the game out without finishing it.
The storyline is incomplete, theres no two ways about it. Having played these games for years, I dont recall ever finishing a game and feeling that it wasnt finished. Fine, they left it open for expacs or sequels, but the game still wasnt finished.
That artifact from the Dom Kavosh? It was the central point to the story, and supposedly opened a multitude of "Hyper Gates" to other systems, yet you activate it and ..... the story is over, it doesnt do what its supposed to do in THIS game.
So I can carry on, level some more, go find bigger and better ships and equipment, but to what end? Levelling is to simple, with a fixed economy (and that really sucks IMHO) it is simple to earn money, gain the levels and get whatever you want.... theres no challenge, no desire to do it, no encouragemnt to spend your time on a dead product, because that is what the game becomes the moment you finish the storyline, dead.... until the expac or sequel.
The pity is, they have a great universe.
With a little work, a little effort, and probably, a lot of money, this universe could become a hell of a mmorpg. I've been waiting a very long time for a space based mmorpg, and this could of been it. M$ have good pedigree with online games, and know how to keep them going, I played Asherons Call for almost 3 years, and here is the basis for something that could last a long time and earn them a lot of money... After beta testing JumpGate and Earth and Beyond, neither come close to the possibilities this game has, if it was developed to its full potential, but.... we live in the fast $ world, and unless this game earnt a specific amount of dosh, there wont even be an expac.
In short, great story, great control system, great universe, poor ending and poor polishing to the bits and pieces that make a great game great.
One does wonder if it was "dumbed-down".......
Well, this forum is for general discussion, so lets discuss FL in general
Let me say that I am a mature gamer, and date back to the original elite on the bbc, for those who remember it, and still consider that to be the best space game ever. I've also owned and played to death every WC game there ever was, and have a love / hate relationship with the WC movie, its pants, but you have to love it because its WC...
I just finished the storylime and have to say, I'm disappointed, its leaves you feeling incomplete....... theres just something missing. I'm not sure what, just something, whether it be difficulty (I played the storyline without a death or mission failure) or M$ decided to just cut their losses and get the game out without finishing it.
The storyline is incomplete, theres no two ways about it. Having played these games for years, I dont recall ever finishing a game and feeling that it wasnt finished. Fine, they left it open for expacs or sequels, but the game still wasnt finished.
That artifact from the Dom Kavosh? It was the central point to the story, and supposedly opened a multitude of "Hyper Gates" to other systems, yet you activate it and ..... the story is over, it doesnt do what its supposed to do in THIS game.
So I can carry on, level some more, go find bigger and better ships and equipment, but to what end? Levelling is to simple, with a fixed economy (and that really sucks IMHO) it is simple to earn money, gain the levels and get whatever you want.... theres no challenge, no desire to do it, no encouragemnt to spend your time on a dead product, because that is what the game becomes the moment you finish the storyline, dead.... until the expac or sequel.
The pity is, they have a great universe.
With a little work, a little effort, and probably, a lot of money, this universe could become a hell of a mmorpg. I've been waiting a very long time for a space based mmorpg, and this could of been it. M$ have good pedigree with online games, and know how to keep them going, I played Asherons Call for almost 3 years, and here is the basis for something that could last a long time and earn them a lot of money... After beta testing JumpGate and Earth and Beyond, neither come close to the possibilities this game has, if it was developed to its full potential, but.... we live in the fast $ world, and unless this game earnt a specific amount of dosh, there wont even be an expac.
In short, great story, great control system, great universe, poor ending and poor polishing to the bits and pieces that make a great game great.
One does wonder if it was "dumbed-down".......
