SE:V Poll

[Black_Knyght]

Gandalf Parker said:
Except that Ive already bought the game (but would rather not vote that way). And there is also not one for "I think SEV went the wrong direction completely".

I was wondering if it was too soon to poll the question of whether they should be an SEV forum.

You said it, Brother.....

[Xrati]

The game will ultimately be judged by the "good" points vs the "bad" point. If there are more good points, then you could still play the game and enjoy it. If the "bad" points are really bad then even "one" could be annoying and overshadow all the good values. I have many games that play well but have annoying points to them. Still, once you know of them and how to play around them it does detract from the game a little bit, BUT not to the point where the game is unplayable. This is a choice we all make in every game we play. SEIV has many problems with it still, yet they are small problems that don't affect the game play. Some of the posts I've read about SEV state that the game is just not ready.

[RonGianti]

Xrati said:
Some of the posts I've read about SEV state that the game is just not ready.

I still think that this should not be labeled as a Demo, but as a Public Beta.

I'm loving it, but since I'm a veteran SEIV player, its a little easier for me. I'd hate to see someone walk away from the "Demo" thinking that its final, since as we all know, Malfador doesn't ever stop fixing things...

[Major_SNAFU]

How do you see the results of the poll? Am I missing somethign really basic here?

THanks!

[Mephisto]

*/Moderator mode on*

Please keep it civil. To each it's own opinion. I'm sure no one disagrees about this. Please remember that you can read something much more unfriendly as it was meant to be when it was written.

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[Kamog]

Well, I played the demo for a week before voting. As I spent more time playing the demo, I started to like it more and more. In the beginning, I didn't like it much because of the awkward user interface and it was hard to do the things that were easy in SEIV. But once I got used to the interface, it stopped bothering me and I liked the demo more.

But there sure are a lot of problems! There is no way all these bugs can be fixed by October 16th. Regardless, I still plan to buy the game as soon as it comes out and trust that the bugs will be fixed in patches. I'm going to buy the boxed version from the local store, not the download version.

[FaultyAirlock]

I'm happy with the game as it stands, but I simply couldn't buy it in the state the demo is in... too many bugs. I'm hoping the really bad ones will be taken care of, though.

Some of the interface elements could use a change, too; when you click on a sector it really shouldn't auto-select all of them, and I'd greatly prefer the "click to select one, shift-click to toggle selection" method over the "click to toggle selection" that's currently in place... these are both pretty minor concerns though.

edit: Also, regarding a lot of the core gameplay changes... I'm pretty positive about them. A few of them actually are things I really wished were in SEIV:
- Fog of war. Space is a deep, dark place - even in a star system - and the idea of having to survey a system just seems right to me. I also like the strategic implications; no longer can you automatically detect every ship that's in the same system.
- Real-time combat. While I liked SEIV's turn-based combat, it was just too simple for my tastes... not having the ability to pre-empt enemy actions (eg. Jagged Alliance) results in a large 'gaminess' factor where you can dance out of weapon range while freely attacking.

Just my two cents.

[Artaud]

FaultyAirlock said:
- Fog of war. Space is a deep, dark place - even in a star system - and the idea of having to survey a system just seems right to me.

I'd prefer limited fog of war. You enter a system and know where the planets are, but don't know exactly what their characteristics are until you fly closer.

[FaultyAirlock]

Artaud said:
I'd prefer limited fog of war. You enter a system and know where the planets are, but don't know exactly what their characteristics are until you fly closer.

You're right, that would be a great way to do it. It would give you a vague idea of the makeup of the system and let you know where to send scouts, but still maintain the foggy nature.

[Sivran]

I voted for the second option on each when I voted on the poll, but after spending more time with the demo I'm growing more and more tempted to do the pre-order thing.