I played Eve for years and I also played STO at PAX so I think I'm qualified to answer this question...
I'd take STO over Eve any day. The only thing I liked about Eve was how visually attractive the game is. STO combat is also a lot more "hands on" feeling instead of the traditional "activate attack" RPG mechanic.
I'm curious, based on what you saw at PAX, what looks good and what could use improvement ?
The ground combat needed work, but from what I've read from the devs they're working on ground AI right now. I couldn't really think of a way to improve space combat other than maybe letting us do rolls and loops.
Wow, this is game is in no way dumbed down as some of the naysayers have claimed. Those controls for space are going to take some time getting used to. I'm glad the game is coming along so well and thanks for the info.
Until STO comes comes out, theres no way to say which is better. Although, EVE-Online will most definetly have a much better economic system, as a huge part of EVE is dedicated to the economy, and STO has no real "money" to have nearly as big or complex economy. Also STO is on a sharded server setup whereas EVE has one persistent universe, so those two catagorys as of now lean heavily in EVE-online's corner. as for PvP, PvE, gameplay graphics and emersion - we'll have to wait to get our hands of either beta or retail.
Originally posted by ktanner3Wow, this is game is in no way dumbed down as some of the naysayers have claimed. Those controls for space are going to take some time getting used to. I'm glad the game is coming along so well and thanks for the info.
Yeah, the base combat mechanics are fantastic. There is really a lot to build off of. I just hope they have enough time to get it right.
If you want to see a gameplay vid of me playing, look here:
I really loved almost everything about EvE...except for the combat.
I like STO because it looks likes the combat is very SFC (Starfleet Command video game series). That alone makes it all worth it for me and hope it does live up to SFC combat.
Originally posted by ktanner3Wow, this is game is in no way dumbed down as some of the naysayers have claimed. Those controls for space are going to take some time getting used to. I'm glad the game is coming along so well and thanks for the info.
Yeah, the base combat mechanics are fantastic. There is really a lot to build off of. I just hope they have enough time to get it right.
If you want to see a gameplay vid of me playing, look here:
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I played eve for a good 6 months a while back.... well more like 2 years back, and this combat shown in the video looks a lot more interesting to me. I much prefer the actions the players has to do to try and get positioning while trying to keep defenses up. I think this would make pvp a lot more exciting for me, because it seems like a bit more of the players skill can show through.
In eve all the fights for me came down to a set system in a fight. in a 1 v 1 battle i would just have to taget my oponent, press orbit, and then press 123456, and wait for the battle to end. STO seems like it will be able to keep me on my toes.
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I'm curious, based on what you saw at PAX, what looks good and what could use improvement ?
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/352/view/forums/thread/254124/My-STO-review-from-PAX.html
The ground combat needed work, but from what I've read from the devs they're working on ground AI right now. I couldn't really think of a way to improve space combat other than maybe letting us do rolls and loops.
Wow, this is game is in no way dumbed down as some of the naysayers have claimed. Those controls for space are going to take some time getting used to. I'm glad the game is coming along so well and thanks for the info.
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Until STO comes comes out, theres no way to say which is better. Although, EVE-Online will most definetly have a much better economic system, as a huge part of EVE is dedicated to the economy, and STO has no real "money" to have nearly as big or complex economy. Also STO is on a sharded server setup whereas EVE has one persistent universe, so those two catagorys as of now lean heavily in EVE-online's corner. as for PvP, PvE, gameplay graphics and emersion - we'll have to wait to get our hands of either beta or retail.
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Yeah, the base combat mechanics are fantastic. There is really a lot to build off of. I just hope they have enough time to get it right.
If you want to see a gameplay vid of me playing, look here:
Shamless plug alert!!!!
I hate the shard system but might be better for the missions for it to feel right. EvE is aswesome but I get hella bored quick.
I really loved almost everything about EvE...except for the combat.
I like STO because it looks likes the combat is very SFC (Starfleet Command video game series). That alone makes it all worth it for me and hope it does live up to SFC combat.
Yeah, the base combat mechanics are fantastic. There is really a lot to build off of. I just hope they have enough time to get it right.
If you want to see a gameplay vid of me playing, look here:
Shamless plug alert!!!!
I played eve for a good 6 months a while back.... well more like 2 years back, and this combat shown in the video looks a lot more interesting to me. I much prefer the actions the players has to do to try and get positioning while trying to keep defenses up. I think this would make pvp a lot more exciting for me, because it seems like a bit more of the players skill can show through.
In eve all the fights for me came down to a set system in a fight. in a 1 v 1 battle i would just have to taget my oponent, press orbit, and then press 123456, and wait for the battle to end. STO seems like it will be able to keep me on my toes.
Apples to oranges if you ask me. Sure there are going to be somethings that are similar, both games are good, and take place in space.
EVE is a lot more hardcore then STO and I just want a game thats fun to play and easy to get into.
And the fact thats is startrek is just a bonus.
I'm sure im not the only one who thinks about it in that way.
Star trek online is going to be way better then Eve online. Star trek will have space combat, Ground combat. and I hope later ship interier.