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By LeoTimberWolf on May 17, 2008 3:33:16 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

LeoTimberWolf

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This game is boring as hell.  Yeah it looks pretty but the game play is extremely slow and limited.  It is not worth the $40 I paid for it.  Why can't someone take MOO2 and update the graphics.
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Multianna
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May 17, 2008 5:06:49 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Sorry you have a bad time with the game, but from the sound of it, alot of other people are enjoying it

But erm, whats with the link?
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Warnstaff
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May 17, 2008 5:17:06 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Looks like a piss poor attempt at a spambot to me. I call it an "insult spam bot" or "Insulspam-bot" for short...er.

*grammar edit
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Thrawn2787
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May 17, 2008 6:02:56 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Well have you faced Hard AI (maybe not just 1, but more)? And have you ever played a 4X game? This isn't just an RTS.

Why do people come on the forums to rant about this game?
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Warnstaff
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May 17, 2008 6:40:10 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Maybe they are hired by rival companies who fear the competition? Like I suspected the DoS attacks on these forums were around SINS release?
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theRetroboy
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May 17, 2008 7:05:24 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
WARNING - SPAM ALERT.

Link in first post points at an online auction site.

Post has been reported. Please ignore.

-- Retro
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hydrocarbn
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May 17, 2008 8:33:23 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Maybe they are hired by rival companies who fear the competition? Like I suspected the DoS attacks on these forums were around SINS release?


Been watching too many action movies?
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Warnstaff
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May 17, 2008 8:48:36 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Haven't in years. I do have a very suspicious mind though

I do know that the reason my cat keeps his tail up in the air is because it cover's his listening device's mic that sticks out
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CommanderAdama
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May 18, 2008 12:33:36 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Maybe they are hired by rival companies who fear the competition? Like I suspected the DoS attacks on these forums were around SINS release?Been watching too many action movies?


Live Free or Die Hard??
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Yarlen
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May 18, 2008 12:48:12 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
I've removed the spam link and this user has been dealt with. 
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XselenS
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May 18, 2008 1:37:41 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Well I agree it is a slow game and I wish that Stardok and Ironclad would make a new speed to change the rates so they go higher than the "fast setting" as I use that and I spend about 3-6 hours finishing a medium sized map game. The game though is probably the best game I've ever played for the RTS genre. You might like Age of Empires III better since it's a faster paced game.
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kwm1800
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May 18, 2008 2:00:37 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
What the hell is MOO2 anyway?
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Jinx
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May 18, 2008 2:44:09 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Whenever something gets removed, my curiosity always piques and I think "damn, I wonder what was removed..."
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Mongoose22
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May 18, 2008 3:34:38 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
What the hell is MOO2 anyway?


Only one of the best PC strategy games ever. (Master of Orion 2)
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theRetroboy
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May 18, 2008 7:46:00 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Thanks, Yarlen. I submitted that post before realizing there is no "report bad post" at the main topic level (something to be corrected later?), only in replies, and I couldn't edit it afterward.

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Derek06
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May 19, 2008 12:08:18 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Only one of the best PC strategy games ever. (Master of Orion 2)


uh...id argue for TA
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crazychickenhead
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May 19, 2008 12:33:30 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
If by TA you mean Tele-Arena, then I agree 100%. In fact, i'm playing TA right now!

You're in the tavern.
There is a barkeep here.
There is nothing on the floor.
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toddles_010
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May 19, 2008 1:09:47 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
MOO2 is Master of orion 2! I have moo 3 and its a great game but the graphics are definately outdated, Sin of a solar empire is definately better than moo series was, ha i only just bought this game 2 day its great, definatley good 4 killing time
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Derek06
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May 19, 2008 1:35:33 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
If by TA you mean Tele-Arena, then I agree 100%. In fact, i'm playing TA right now!


sorry but nope....
TA - TOTAL ANNIHILATION
it was still one of the most played online rts games TEN YEARS after release...are u f***ing kidding ME!!!!

TA was a absolute monumental turn in rts games. to still be around after so long (and the fan base is ridiculous) is just nuts.
I played it for several years and loved every minute
TA blew every other rts game out of the water for years
In fact TAs reimergence sparked chris tayler to make supcom (TAs sequel)

PLEASE SEE THIS WEBSITE BEFORE COMMENTING
a list of rewards TA has recieved over the years (INCLUDING THE Number one real time strategy game of all time(top ten list), gamespy 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_received_by_Total_Annihilation
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Derek06
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May 19, 2008 1:51:54 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
btw...dont get me wrong...
i play sins now and love it.
really u cant compare sins to ta(total annihilation) and say ones better as they are completely different experiances.
sins is rt4x and theres more to it than blowin s*** up (diplomicy, research, scouting)
ta is geared towards just creating armies and destroying everything in epic battles (the name says all)
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Derek06
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May 19, 2008 1:53:10 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
DAMMIT THE NO EDIT BUTTON BUTTON....
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P5yy
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May 19, 2008 5:52:24 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Yea TA is awesome.

Infact the spirit of TA lives on in TA spring which you can play online for free and its free to download.

I think numbers for that game, GMT 4pm - 250-300 players online.
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44RS
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May 19, 2008 6:22:26 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
so he paid 40 dollar's...thats what, like 25,81 euro?....thats cheap for a new game.....
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Rhedd_V
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May 19, 2008 6:57:12 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Master of Orion II = Very, very tasty apples.
Total Annihilation = Very, very tasty oranges.

They're both, possibly, the very best games in their respective genre, but they are NOT comparable.

They're both in my top-ten best games of all time list, but they're NOT comparable.

The first post was pathetic spam, but I agree on one point; I'd absolutely love for MOOII to get remade, with no changes except new graphics.

MOOIII was utter trash compared to MOOII.

GalCivII, which I just bought the other day, is a fantastic game and very, very close to being what those of us who remember MOOII want, but, sadly, there's still a long list of things it's missing that MOOII had, and only a few (admittedly very nice) things it adds that MOOII didn't have.

By the way, for the record, Sins is some pretty good tasting pears. It isn't oranges, and it sure as heck isn't apples.
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Dread44
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May 19, 2008 12:30:22 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
You dislike a game. What is the first thing you do now?

A) Play another game which you enjoy.
Bitch about it in a forum. (x)

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Joe Victoria
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May 19, 2008 3:19:13 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums
Upfront my view on the game vacillating between "luke-warm" and "good".

You dislike a game. What is the first thing you do now?

A) Play another game which you enjoy.
Bitch about it in a forum. (x)


Well..there is some value to bringing things to a forum.
(1) If it is done constructively it may help create "critical mass" to help guide the developers for the future (patches, expansions etc). For the record I don't think the OP did much to constructively critique the game.

If I may expand on one thing the OP wrote:

Yeah it looks pretty but the game play is extremely slow and limited.


Yes...graphics are cool (agree) and the engine runs smooth (at least on my CPU). If by game play being limited (s)he means: there are only 3 races, building options are maximum of say 12(?), and ships are limited to 13...I would agree. Take a look at other "strategy games" and these numbers are on the low side (CIV IV = dozen+ races, units are in the 30s, buildings are in the 30s). To the games credit the races have semi-completely independent tracts of research and ships...more similar to say HOMM III-V in this manner.

Game is also missing things like "random events" (supernovas?, blackholes?, Sabatoge, Infected space pony meat, etc), the "eXplore" function is just find out what is out there...no real benefits for finding space debris (see GAL CIV II), etc etc.

(2) Ranting on a board also allows others who have not purchased the game get additional "mini-reviews" before deciding to purchase.

Personally, I purchased the game because of the rave reviews it got from pcgameworld, etc. I also looked at the board and at the time there were much less "rants" and have noticed the moderators will remove/lock them occasionally. I think part of my "luke-warmness" of the game is because expectations were so high from reviews like 93% of 4.5 of 5 stars.
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