What is this piece of CRAP.....!

DeadZone · #1 October 10th, 2003, 08:50 AM

AHEM
AHEM
AHEM

Lets see here...

Freelancer - Has lots and lots of money for dev. and has a dev team
Starfury - Very little money, and a one person team

So how would anyone expect Aaron to make SF anywhere near as good as the likes of Freelancer or even any 3D game for that fact

Most games ppl use as an example tend to have huge support from big companies
Granted SF might not be as good as ppl expected, but give it sometime and a few patches before you go on a ramage

CW · #2 October 10th, 2003, 11:13 AM

Before this discussion gets too hot, please let me make it clear that I do not like the topic title of this thread and I do not mean offense to Aaron or anbody else, I'm only interested in stating the facts.

DeadZone,

Lets see here...

Freelancer - $29.99 on Gamestop.com
Starfury - $34.95

As a humble average consumer, shouldn't I expect more from Starfury?

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So how would anyone expect Aaron to make SF anywhere near as good as the likes of Freelancer or even any 3D game for that fact?

You hit it right on the head. Perhaps Malfador should concentrate on something that does not rely so much on manpower-intensive and expensive 3D graphics. SEIV was a success because Malfador concentrated rightly on game play.

[ October 10, 2003, 10:42: Message edited by: CW ]

DeadZone · #3 October 10th, 2003, 12:42 PM

However (correct me if Im wrong)
When Freelancer came out wasnt it about $40 but it has been out quite a while so the price has dropped

CW · #4 October 10th, 2003, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by DeadZone:
However (correct me if Im wrong)
When Freelancer came out wasnt it about $40 but it has been out quite a while so the price has dropped

That's the point. You can get Freelancer for less money at this very moment. Even Freelancer itself is being considered as old already.

[ October 10, 2003, 11:52: Message edited by: CW ]

Richard · #5 October 11th, 2003, 01:20 AM

But that's always been the way Malfador's game have been designed. SE:IV is a much more basic game than even it's own 4X brothers, mainly because it has to be to be so open. Same with DO, same with Starfury.

I am sorry that it isn't what you want, but it is what it was advertised as and sold as. This is the game Aaron intended to make, and I think the price is more than fair.

gregebowman · #6 October 10th, 2003, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by Richard:
But that's always been the way Malfador's game have been designed. SE:IV is a much more basic game than even it's own 4X brothers, mainly because it has to be to be so open. Same with DO, same with Starfury.

I am sorry that it isn't what you want, but it is what it was advertised as and sold as. This is the game Aaron intended to make, and I think the price is more than fair.

I've been playing Galactic Civilizations lately, and that has been a good game. I never tried to buy MOO3 after all of the bad publicity. I know GC had a whole team to develop the game, and it sells for about $5 less than what SEIVG sells for. I still can't talk about Starfury, as I'm still having problems with mine. I don't really care for a "3D" background, but my computer should handle it. I can't believe Reaper67 is disappointed over that particular detail. Big deal. As long as the game works as advertised, everyone should be happy.

Baron Munchausen · #7 October 10th, 2003, 05:44 PM

Yeah, MOO3 is a terrible disappointment precisely because of the huge number of features you can see in the config files that were cut. It's a mess due to all the stuff they slashed out and then tried to re-design the game in a hurry.