Cruis.In Posted June 14, 2000 Report Posted June 14, 2000 if it makes me mad, I wonder how the SC feels.this rant is about Terminus, and the hype. And all those foolish reviewers and prevewiers and whatever. for those of you who don;t know what terminus is, check here http://www.stationterminus.com/current/index.shtml#052800 it is "the latest" "greatest" "never been done before in a game" game for the PC, space flight dynamic universe stuff.quote from a preview of a demo "Terminus is a game like none that I have experienced before. It uses a realtime persistent universe -- a feature that was scoffed at by many in the gaming industry a few years back -- to provide a dynamic and involving environment. It successfully creates a highly intricate and evolving experience that will engage both casual players and hardcore gamers."where was this guy when B.C came out?? anyway I don't think any game will ever have as good AI as B.C does nor how alive the BC universe is, well not in the near future.------------------ Commander Cruis.In Spectre Fleet CEO, Sygan Star Station ICV Defiance"Dare to be defiant"
Gallion Posted June 14, 2000 Report Posted June 14, 2000 One thing that I have learned trough experience is to not believe the hype - especially by the game 'zines (hard or bit-bucket copy).No big deal IMO, BCM will still KA the competition. No need to get one's blood pressure up over this.TTFN
Eclipse Posted June 15, 2000 Report Posted June 15, 2000 Ah well, to each his own. perhaps somehow they totally missed BC3K when it came out? ------------------ Cmdr. Antilles Spectre Fleet Spectre Starstation ICV- Eclipse Chief Security Officer Learning is not compulsory... Neither is survival.
Parias Posted June 15, 2000 Report Posted June 15, 2000 Well, I've got a copy coming in, and you can be pretty sure I'll be at the very least giving BC3k a passing mention in my review ------------------ Cmdr. Parias Spectre Fleet Chief Engineer, Starstation Destiny ICV-Galatae ICQ:1293359 Staff member at HardNews "Next time you're passing by and feel like dropping in, keep passing by untill you get to a river, and THEN drop in." -Jake Logan
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 15, 2000 Report Posted June 15, 2000 I exchanged several emails with Lee Anderson, the author of the article over at Linux times, when someone sent me email about his article and claim that Terminus seemed to be saying that it was the first to pioneer this technology. He seemed to understand that he'd got the PR snow job. Am not going to post all emails, so, here are excerpts of the exchange of two weeks ago.In fact, last month, I even asked Lisa to remove ATFW from our corporate press mailers because since I had a run-in with them last year, over, again, inaccurate and biased opinionated reporting, they've only gotten worse. Apart from that, numerous requests to have them update their database, obviously fell on deaf ears. This is why, you won't see any more news of my products over there, nor will you see me participate in their chats. The only way they're ever going to get news from me, is if they get it from some other premium site, such as Blue's News, GA, Voodoo Extreme, etc. ATFW is a meaningless site when it comes to gamer traffic anyway, so, its not like I'm missing anything. I'm not some new fledgling developer, looking for exposure. That, I've already got - in aces I think.ME: quote: I fully understand that, and I would not expect any such comments because that was not the purpose of my email. And yes, as someone in the press, you should know better than to hang on every word from PR people.P.A quote:As I say, I am thankful for your comments on my article. I will make changes at my discretion, but I still stand by my opinion of Terminus. It is a good game, and whilst you may say that BC3K is better, this is your own opinion. Everyone is entitled to hold their own view.I guess I learnt this the *hard* way. I saw this as a catchy phrase and thought it would be a good point to make. I've only been writing articles for a year, this being the first written contact with a PR rep. I will not be making the same mistake once again.My check was on the features of Terminus. I looked for a persistent universe etc, and turned up a few sites. My error was not following up these leads, something which I will make sure I finish off with such reviews. [This message has been edited by Supreme Cmdr (edited 06-15-2000).]
Cruis.In Posted June 15, 2000 Author Report Posted June 15, 2000 well just once people around here get miffed at this stuff thats cool them and gamespot....check it, gamespots features "we sat down today and asked our editors x y and z..heres what they said" hate those damn features.hey SC have you heard of Fading Suns: Noble Armada? WHat are your thoughts on that game? I'd interested to know ------------------ Commander Cruis.In Spectre Fleet CEO, Sygan Star Station ICV Defiance"Dare to be defiant"
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