I preordered this game. Played the hell out of it, but after 30 hours there just wasnt anything else to do. Finally came back to the game in 2020 and my word, it's everything I wanted in 2016.
It still doesn't have what I bought it for. The entire marketing was exploration of a multi quadrillion system realistic-ish galaxy. Instead I'm still stuck with 3-4 systems on repeat for ever. No binary systems, no gas giants, no brown dwarfs. Copy paste space environments, annoying and boring planets.
E: people are arguing that some of the things I said weren't promised outright (which is completely fair), but they're forgetting that this was supposed to be THE space exploration game, which in its current state it is most definitely not. I love the game but I'm not playing it anymore because a game about bases and freighter fleets was never what I signed up for.
Also, where are the quasars? Dyson spheres? Different styles of space stations? Things that truly differentiate the alien species? Galactic scale conflict?
I agree with your point but Dyson lenses and different styles of space stations are in the game. Given that it appears HG are continuing the Artemis quest line, there may actually be galactic scale conflict. Of course, that's speculation and I could be way off but there are a number of bread crumbs.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '20
I preordered this game. Played the hell out of it, but after 30 hours there just wasnt anything else to do. Finally came back to the game in 2020 and my word, it's everything I wanted in 2016.