Growing concern - but optimistic

Major_SNAFU · #1 September 28th, 2006, 11:37 AM

I have no real doubt about SEV. I just know myself and I can quickly ramp up on the exasperation meter. So it might be better for me to hold off a bit if there are any real clunkers at the get-go.

I also wanted to comment on a number of post where people seem to wish that SEV was really an even more complex SEIV. My general response to this would be, go check out VGA planets. They did exactly that in the last version and a number of people I know quit playing because the level of detail became too overwhelming. But if you really want to manage everything, and I mean nearly everything, then VGA planets4 allows you to do that.

I switched to SEIV from Stars! because Crisium could not develop the necessary $ to keep going. I still think that Stars! propulsion and race design are better than SEIVs, but that's my opinion.

Q · #2 September 28th, 2006, 12:15 PM

For me the decision is quite clear: I buy the game as soon as possible in spite of the imperfections and bugs. But I enjoy playing the demo therefore I am pretty sure I enjoy the full game. Until now I had almost no technical problems and I get more and more used to the interface and displays, which can and should certainly be improved.
However I am also quite sure that I will continue to play SE IV as it will take a long time for SE V to achieve a comparable level of perfection and variety.

Caduceus · #3 September 28th, 2006, 12:51 PM

The interface is growing on me as well, I'll have to see if I can get a topical spray to knock it back a bit.

I have pre-ordered at a local game store, so my money is where my mouth is.

I was frustrated with SE:IV's interface when we first had that, transitioning from SE:III. Unless you have a nearly-identical interface screen for a new version, it always takes a bit to get used to.

narf poit chez BOOM · #4 September 28th, 2006, 03:42 PM

I'm going to wait for the bug reports on the full game. I don't want to get fustrated over it either, so I'll wait till it's playable.

Intimidator · #5 September 28th, 2006, 03:55 PM

Nope, buying ASAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RonGianti · #6 September 28th, 2006, 04:16 PM

I'll buy it immediatly, even if its slightly buggy. Heck, the Demo is buggy, cripled and has a 100 turn limit, and I'm enjoying THAT.

I'd rather not hold off, then have to read here how much fun everyone is having, then have to run down to EBgames, find out that they are out, then order it on the web, have to wait another week for shipping... Then I'm futzing around with the Demo while everyone else is playing the real deal...

arthurtuxedo · #7 September 28th, 2006, 05:31 PM

A lot of people have posted a lot of negative sentiments that were way out of proportion to the actual problems, and as I predicted would happen a couple of times on this board, people were starting to listen to them and get bummed out on the game, even if those problems didn't bother them much before reading those posts. Thankfully, most have gotten used to the new interface and stopped complaining so much, so it looks like my point about SEV being smothered in the cradle by its own fans the way Fallout Tactics was will prove to be happily wrong.