ProgJohn

Wow everyone, thanks for the very thoughtful responses. This is actually an issue that my fellow gamer friends at work and I have been debating for a long time. Read on: Carbon - To me Empires at War was a major disappointment. The space battles were good but the land battles were abominable. But I suppose that's a subject for another forum. ;o) I can see though that Empires at War is an example of a game where the resourcing model does not work well. Annatar - Excellent

First of all I wanted to say that I am really enjoying SINS (notwithstanding the issue noted below). It is a very ambitious and enjoyable game with addicting gameplay, and I agree with those who say it's sort of Homeworld meets Civilization. In any event I think it should keep me occupied until Starcraft 2 is released. ;o) I've played a great many strategy games over the years, and one thing I've noticed in other games and most recently in SINS is that game