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Originally Posted by ironkross
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Originally Posted by wetwarev7
I agree. If you ever get a chance, check out Egosoft's X3: The Return. This series is by far the best space game, period. I first learned of it when they had just come out witht the expansion pack for the first one, and I was able to order it and the expansion, with overseas shipping, for like $25(US), because there was absolutly no marketing for it here in the states.
I find that as a rule of thumb, the more marketing a game has, the less likely it will be a ground-breaking or epic experience, and almost ALL games made in the States by large companies are market driven. All the best, classic games I can think of were all made by people or companies who were, at the time, nobodies.
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I would like to know if you have played X3 yet? And what do you think about the state of the game now? Do you think they should have released a game that was unplayable right out of the box? I realize there's a patch now to correct most of the bugs but this type marketing strategy is terrible.  I really don't feel I can get a realistic answer on the Egosoft forum. There are too many there who either have a Pollyannaish view point or post outright falsehoods in their overzealous attempts to support Egosoft. I have never seen anything like that on Subsim's forum. If I have a problem with a game here I usually recieve helpful responses and not someone telling me it's my fault or my computer's fault or my driver or vidcard etc.
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That's odd, aside from the usual troll or two, I've never had a problem with Egosoft's site. Of course, I haven't been there in a while, so there may be new people there - The regulars usually come back shortly after a release.
I haven't gotten my copy yet, still saving up so I can get it AND Civ4 (which I understand has bugs as well). I had heard a rumor that the cockpits wouldn't be included, but from what I hear, it would probably be modded in if it's not there allready.
I agree that the trend now(and has been for a long time) is to release a game before it's ready. It's a shame, and immoral, and unethical, and unprofessional, and should be a crime. I tried for a long time to get people united and send a message to developers that this was not acceptable. In the end, I just got tired of being angry about it(a bigger shame). Unfortuantley, I find myself just accepting the fact that I now spend my hard-earned money for half finished products. I must be getting old...
