SEV - to buy, or not to buy?

[Fyron]

Over-abused car analogies are always so terrible... Software and cars have just about no reasonable basis of comparison.

[GuyOfDoom]

Dan_ said:
Put it this way, It's like being sold a nice looking car which
- you can only drive for 5 minutes, then have stop and wait 5 minutes for it to cool down
- the reverse gear goes forwards rather than backwards
- if you turn too sharp the steering wheel comes off
- will spontaneously break down at least twice every hour
Some people might call these minor issues and say it's working, so I guess it comes down to how much you're willing to put up with and your initial expectations.

That's a fairly large hyperbole and grows even more so by the day.

[Atrocities]

I can play the game for hours without a crash. My processing turns do increase over time but are never longer than have a minute or so.

The game is the best 4x game to come down the pipe since 2001 and despite its many flaws is still one of the best 4x games ever published. Unlike with most games, such as Moo3, GalCiv, Reach for the Stars, and GalCiv2 who all had huge production teams and large budges, SE V was developed and programed by ONE MAN, with limited help from talented people and virtually no budget except revenues from the sales of SE IV to sustain him.

So ya, it might be a crappy car, but at least the car company is willing to fix it, improve it, and support it long after you have bought it. Its a purchase I would make again and again.

[Caduceus]

Atrocities said:
Its a purchase I would make again and again.

No, really, what have you done to Atrocities?

Are you out there, AT? Can you hear us?

EDIT: I should add that it is good game, shaping up to be a great game!