Vote: Who is still playing SEV ?

[Ragnarok-X]

Sorry if some of you guys dont like the threads name, but im really wondering who is actually playing SEV.
I have it installed since it was released, but havent touched it in months.

[Suicide Junkie]

I'd be playing more if UF would submit his turns!

[Raapys]

I'm sort of in a 'on-hold' state regarding SE V, waiting for the next patch. That's something I find myself doing with almost every new patch, unfortunately.

It's not only about the issues and bugs left, it's also that I've grown rather tired with the original tech tree, not to mention the predictable AI. I expect it'll get better in a few more months, though.

[Demorve]

I haven't played since the 1.2 patch first came out. I'm still patching my game and hoping for some AI improvements, but the last time I played I got the feeling that SEV is an inferior version of SEIV with some bad design decisions. However I am patient enough to wait and see if all the problems (bugs and design) get fixed.

[thorfrog]

I just don't like this game. For me it's the MOO3 story all over. The interface needs an overhaul. Galciv2A has been taking most of my time.

[Fyron]

You can't possibly compare SE5 and MOO3. SE5 has not been abandoned by the developer, and is actively being improved. SE5 did not have the fundamental game design drastically cut and altered in the final stages of development.

[David E. Gervais]

My only question is how many people posting here have 'never' played SE:IV. All the 'UI Issues' seem to stem from comparison to SE4. Like listening to people who are extremely resistant to change. I'm not saying you are wrong to do so. I'm saying that opinions based on comparison are not 'fresh views'.

Personally I find nothing wrong with the UI in terms of functionality. (my only rub is I do not like the SE3 % type of research allocation, I much prefer the way SE4 did it with queues.)

Stats: Since the release of SE5 Aaron has made 656 fixes, changes, and additions. That my friends is allot of hard work. Rest assured Aaron will continue to make changes, additions and fixes for a good long time. He wants this to be the best it can be. (as do we all) but he is just one man. IMHO He puts other developers to shame when it comes to listening to their fans and catering to their wishes.

You can nit pick till the cows come home, or you can let the new design grow on you. SE5 is sooooo much more 'Modable' than SE4. You can tell that Aaron had 'Modding Features' as one of his top priorities. This is a Modder's game come true. It could well have been called "Space Empires Construction Set" (including the basic game engine to build upon).

Anyways, I think you people are judging by comparison and each and every one of you see what you believe is a 'better way to do it' and in seeing this become obsessed fail to see and adapt to the games current state.

Nuf said.

Cheers!

[Kamog]

I still play SEV, but my games tend to not last very long because after several hours of playing, I get tired of all the annoying things about the game: the crashes during processing, bugs, problems with the user interface, etc. It stops being fun. So I stop and don't play for a week or two. Then I forget about the frustrations and I start a new game, and repeat. Sometimes I go back to playing SEIV. With each patch, SEV gets better but it's still got problems that make it not-so-fun to play.

[CaptainAL]

For some reason, the graphics gives me a headache. Guess I'm more of a straight strategy player. I will give it a shot on PBW when I have more time.

[Ragnarok-X]

Thanks for the votes and comment at this point. I feel just liek Raapys does. Im waiting for a new patch, and thats what i ve been doing since the first patch.