Drox Operative

[Daddys Little Helper]

Originally Posted by Renevent

I only played for a bit but this might be the first Soldak game I dislike. Not sure what it is exactly, but I'm really not feeling the combat or the way you move around. I'll give it a bit more time though and play some more when I get a chance.

I had the same complaint, though I still do like the game.

Combat is "stale" but that is most likely because its early in the game, your ship's manueverability is lacking, and so is its choices of attack/defend so yeah, its like shoot and if you are a higher level you win. Im guessing with upgrades and the like, it will become a lot more tactical later in the game.

Also I picked Human, I dont know if it makes any difference in the starting ship/"path" but I am guessing it does, much like a class would be in a typical ARPG.

Thing is, I still played it till midnight and never felt bored. Its taking some getting used to, but I feel honestly, like this game out of them all, has the most potential to succeed, over their other titles, its pretty good for a BETA release and IDK, maybe making the ship more fragile but more powerful at the beginning would be a way to remove this first impression.

Im looking forward to getting further into it tonight, I did find myself enjoying the loot drops and gear upgrading, I kept getting pretty good items relative to what I had originally, but couldnt equip them yet without leveling up, and/or swapping gear due to the overload mechanic, So far I am digging it, but had that exact same initial reaction to the combat/movement.

Edit:
Oh and I am HOPING that with upgrades your ship can "see farther" and you can zoom out the camera, such that I can see enemy ships further out and plan for attacks, rather than not be able to see them till they are practiaclly in range. Since there are no real obstructions in this game, I dont see why we need to get that close before noticing an enemy.

[alexei]

I have just recently eyeing this. Anything that looks like Space Ranger 2 is a deal for me. Plus, this is look like Space Ranger plus loot like ARPG+character progression. The minus for me is the graphics. I hope this will get better when it finish but it is unlikely for soldak to improve the graphics style.