oooo aaron! - looks like moo3 is flopping... ;) do se5 faster? - Page 5

Tampa_Gamer · #41 February 28th, 2003, 05:34 PM

Well, it looks like I posted my thoughts in the wrong thread, here they are for what they are worth
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...;f=23;t=008017

Although there is a lot of modding potential in MOO3 (not as much as SE4), it has some pretty big flaws. I do not think Aaron has anything to worry about. Whereas, MOO2 was the standard by which most space 4x games were compared too (prior to SE4), SE4 is the new standard in my book now that the MOO series put out this flawed piece...

[ February 28, 2003, 15:35: Message edited by: Tampa_Gamer ]

raynor · #42 February 28th, 2003, 05:41 PM

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Originally posted by klausD:
psycho freak.
every detail of your explanation is correct.

klaus

I'm not sure that is true. As a player you can add Manufacturing/Mining/Farming/Research/Govt/Recreation to a DEA. But you can *never* add facilities that enhance the facility or DEA. Examples include:
Hydroponic Farm
Soil Enrichment
Spaceport
Deep Core mining

oleg · #43 February 28th, 2003, 08:08 PM

Just for fun, I went to ebay and found 28 Moo3 for sale. Three days after release !!!
When I look for Space Empires - zero.

Cirvol · #44 February 28th, 2003, 09:35 PM

lol oleg

thats just hillarious

i can't believe the large number of beta testers didnt yell and scream about moo3...

seems like an old fashioned major screw up

poor resources, poor management, poor beta testers = major flop?

to be fair, there are a few of the beta testers that really like the game, they see the beauty in the spreadsheets...

**note to self**, never hire accountants to be beta-testers for games

Aloofi · #45 February 28th, 2003, 10:24 PM

Is it true that none of the MOO2 team was in MOO3?

oleg · #46 February 28th, 2003, 10:38 PM

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Originally posted by Aloofi:
Is it true that none of the MOO2 team was in MOO3?

Yes.

Ed Kolis · #47 February 28th, 2003, 11:02 PM

So, does this mean we should all replace our Death Shrine pictures with Rantz Hoseley's (or other appropriate MOO3 designer's) face?

Baron Munchausen · #48 February 28th, 2003, 11:48 PM

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Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
So, does this mean we should all replace our Death Shrine pictures with Rantz Hoseley's (or other appropriate MOO3 designer's) face?

I suppose someone will lift some of the race pictures from MOO 3 soon, and maybe even the ship styles. It will take some re-editing to make the right images for the clases in SE IV but we could be playing against MOO 3 races by April or so...

Fyron · #49 February 28th, 2003, 11:55 PM

If I had the game, you could expect that sooner than April. But, I don't have the game.

Atrocities · #50 March 1st, 2003, 12:50 AM

Tampa, good to see you again, and nice review as always.

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It's been a long time since I've had a chance to buy into a good 4X-style game. But now, I, like many others, am firmly Aaron's *****, and quite happy about it

I'm enjoying the opportunity to kick back and watch the cat fights on that MOO3 board, while wrapping myself up in the warm, snuggly blanket of gaming goodness that is SE-IV

Very well said.

I read the review CNC did, http://astmod.com/moo.htm and felt he was really dissapointed by the game. I have to agree that the game is not what I hoped for. I Thank God for SEIV, and the work Aaron has done in keeping it current.

Think about it, SEIV is a better game just in nearly every regard than Moo3, and SEIV is over two year old. I sincerely hope that those dissapointed folks over at the Moo3 forums discover the bliss of SEIV.