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Originally posted by eddieballgame:
I have never played MOO1 but from what I have read it is more like MOO3 than MOO2. What little I have played of MOO2 pales in detail of what MOO3 has to offer. ( opinion )

Um, MOO1 combat was exactly like MOO2 combat except that ships of the same type stack. (Not an opinion.)

Originally posted by eddieballgame:
From what I have read, the consensus is the tactical ship battles are superior to MOO2, & more realistic.

It's more realistic because it avoids the problem of giving the person who goes first such a large advantage, but it's disappointing in probably every other aspect, e.g. non-pausable, lack of tactical options (no choice of formations), lack of pre-battle positioning, lack of information on enemy ships, weird issues and bugs (PD, ECM/ECCM, AI pathfinding etc.)