Should I buy it or wait till it's "fixed"

[ColdSteel]

Get it.

I was playing MOO2 until quite recently, (watching it crash every time I had giant fleet combat) and bitterly reflecting that Stars! Supernova Genesis was likely the only true hope left for the genre. Then I found out for the first time about the Space Empires series (and the impending SE4) on a Stars! forum of all places. The poster there swore that SE3 was great and SE4 was going to be even better and that it and S!NG were the great shining hopes for the genre. He said it was going to be MOO2 on steroids.

I've looked forward to it since then. When I played the demo I knew I had to have it. So yes, I bought the full game. And yes, it does have a just a few rough edges. But, it's a pretty polished product if you ask me. Even with a few glitches it's far less buggy than MOO2 ever was when it first came out. Microprose never did finish debugging it in the patches. SE4 has been very playable and stable for me.

And, you know what? That guy on the forum was right. It *is* MOO2 on steroids. Except different and better in many ways. It's very deep. It has tremendous replay value. It's so very customizable you can make it into just the game you prefer to play. I always did love that about the Quakes and Unreal Tournament and now we can get that high level of user customization for this genre at Last. MM is very smart that way.

It's a bLast.

[The Puke Empire]

BUY IT. I complain about the AI but in fact I never won the game not even once. And am a gemini, know what that means? I get bored of things quickly... , now think of it, this is probably the ONLY game that had kept me playing for a month! (moo II Lasted 2 weeks)

plus, this is the only game where you could blow up startrek ships with your tie fighters . I probably paid twice as much than the rest of you to get this game, but I'm totally happy with it!

[Seawolf]

If you want a game that will make you forget the time of day, forget the real world, and make you come back for more.. I say buy it and be very happy.

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Seawolf on the prowl

[Todd248]

Buy it.

The game isn't perfect but it's still a lot of fun. MM will continue to support and improve the game, not just fixing bugs but adding new features. They've said as much and proven that point with SE3. I don't think you would see so much feedback about the game (positive and negative) if people didn't like the game so much.

[Mac]

Buy it. The gameplay is still, with the AI bugs, better than any existing 4X game on the market.

[Instar]

Well, I'd say buy it. The game does have a few minor bugs in it, and could use a better AI.
But all in all, I love this game. In the next few patches, I think that all the bugs will all be zorched thouroughly.

[Claymore]

Well...I bought it. Can't wait to play a whole real game and not a demo !