[quote who="C.I." reply="85" id="2504427"]most people turn off pirates in their games. you can do that by pressing game options on the choose race/a.i. difficulty screen. the pirates r getting a huge overhaul in diplomancy tho so hopefully they come out decent![/quote] Hehe, yeah. I tried playing again with them ON, and used them to my advantage, so I could level up my capital ships, but then totally got outnumbered by my enemy (with "Normal Random"). Oh, well, I guess it
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Hello. Fantastic summary. I have one day playing the game, and while it works marvelously, I really hate the pirate raids. Since I still don't know the structures and ships very well, I keep myself distracted from researching because I have to prepare for the next raid. I guess I'm going to try without pirates, but so far they give me (kind of) easy levels, so it's a tough decision. With pirates I have to micro-manage a lot, which I usually don't. Thanks for the list!<
I just bought the game, and while I miss a "Campaign" mode, I'm starting to like it. I come from playing StarCraft, WarCraft, Company of Heroes, and Supreme Commander games, and I must say I'm quite amused by the details put into SoaSE. Oh, and it's SO true that those ships take a long time to turn around. Next time I'll retreat forward into deep space, no matter where I end up...!
Oh, bah, I didn't read it all: [quote quoting="post"]The game will also be available at retail stores throughout North America on release.[/quote] Though I don't live in North America, I know how to get it to import here (South America). I just bought the digital version. Bah, total loser. I wanted the final retail release. I just wanted a game I actually owned. Keep up! PS: First game I buy on Impulse.