you have to remember though FL is a oldish game...

i'd like to see some tools from Mircosoft...

Personally, I think the objects in space and the backgrounds are one of Freelancer's best features. But then, I don't buy many games, so this is the newest one I have. It's a HUGE improvement over the backgrounds in the Wing Commander and Privateer series, and a step up from Starlancer as well.

The multi mission thing is another Privateer feature I wish Chris had carried over to FL. In Privateer you could take on a patrol mission, an attack mission, and a reconnaisance mission and basically get paid by three different clients for flying the same route.

Crashing into planets is pretty stupid, I must say. Makes no sense whatsoever. Why would you need a docking ring to keep from burning up in the atmosphere? The Automatic Landing Zones in Privateer made more sense and were less annoying.

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