SoaSE: why the hell did nobody tell me about this?! (or, a ripoff of RJ's thread)

[Hooahguy]

yesterday i downloaded the demo of Sins of a Solar Empire.
no one warned me how fun/interesting/addictive it was. pity the demo only lasted 90 minutes.
the game is really good, and the combat in it is quite interesting. there are some nice videos from SoaSE as well.
when i get the full game and finish a round or two ill post a full review.
anyone else have SoaSE, besides Veho Nex and Monk?
maybe one day we can all get together and play a match or something.

[Monk]

About a year ago Stardock and Sins became pretty famous around these parts. Their stance on DRM and especially their "Gamer's Bill of Rights" made a huge splash.

Glad to hear you are enjoying the game Hooah!

[Hooahguy]

by the way, is "entrenchment" worth it?

[Monk]

by the way, is "entrenchment" woth it?

Entrenchment really beefs up the defensive side of the game. If you are a turtle player like me, it's definitely worth it as it adds star bases!

[Crandaeolon]

by the way, is "entrenchment" woth it?

I'd say yes. Normally, I'm opposed to things that encourage turtling, but in Sins you'll frequently get into situations where you have to "trench" against a superior opponent or you're being attacked by two players. Also, starbases can be used offensively by constructing them in enemy gravwells. Nothing quite ruins the day like an enemy starbase hovering over your homeworld at the 20-minute mark.

[Hooahguy]

i looked up the "gamers bill of rights" and im very impressed. EA sure could take a hint from stardock.

EDIT: also, id like to comment on the battles and how some say that they are boring.
well true, sometimes if you have a small engagement they are kinda boring, and you hope that the enemy will die so you can get on with colonizing a planet or doing something else.

but people were also saying how there were no ships scurrying around and zooming places while in battle.
my response is that fighters do zoom around and fire at things, its just the bigger ships, like frigates, cruisers, and capital ships that stay still. this makes sense. when in any sci-fi movie have you seen big ships do tactical maneuvers other than sit and fire at each other? only the small ships dart about. good move by stardock.
im becoming a fanboy, arent i?

also, are graphics updated in Entrenchment? it looks like it is.

[Veho Nex]

Looks like a new micro expansion is coming out called diplomacy... I am soooo getting it.

Diplomacy

[Monk]

Looks like a new micro expansion is coming out called diplomacy... I am soooo getting it.

Diplomacy

There are supposed to be 3, the first was entrenchment which is top notch. Unfortunately there's not a lot of info on "diplomacy" floating around the web, other than that it was announced thoughif it follows Entrenchment's example it will be a must-buy for any Sins player.

[pevergreen]

Anyone up for a game this weekend?

Its on sale in Impulse now, original and entrenchment for 20 USD!

BRB BUYING!

[pevergreen]

Aggrrhhh trying...to...buy

But its still showing at the unreduced price!

edit: gah, the sale is over, but the sales page still shows it.

trying to worm it out of them now.

[scottishranger]

Ill play perhaps late saturday or sunday