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Originally posted by Chief Engineer Erax:
There's a reason why most SEIV gamers hated MoO3. We all love micromanagement (see the 'SE IV code' thread) and SEIV delivers it to us in grand style.

This does not mean that we represent the sum total of the strategy space gamer community. There must be many people out there who want to conquer the galaxy in two-minute, five-clicks-of-the-mouse turns.

Sim games have their own market. If Atari had aimed at them and not at, well, gamers like us, they might have had pretty good sales on MoO3. We would still hate it but the game wouldn't be such a fiasco.

That having been said, it is never a good idea to pull a gentre switch on your public. It is better to re-release the same game with better graphics (anyone remember Terror from the Deep ?) than to give your public something they do not want and weren't expecting.

Sorry to repeat myself, but MOO3 has more than enough micromanaging available if one so desires. MOO3 is also a very good strategy game, as there are numerous & constant decisions one can be involved in. This game is also moddable to suit one's taste in many areas. Where MOO3 really excels is in Online multiplay. Something this "genre" has been less then impressive. It is not perfect, but it is very good.
I know, I play it, it is fun! I also like SEIV, a very impressive program. Much to appreciate thanks to the people who play & the designer who listens.
I am hopeful MOO3's fan support will be as impressive as SEIV's is.