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Since: Nov 14, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:24 am
Post subject: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW
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Hi,
Please, before purchasing X3, take a LONG look at the forums on the
site. I purchased my copy a couple of weeks ago and even after patch
1.2.01 it freezes, stutters etc etc.
Although the tech support on the forums is encouraging, they all too
often resort to telling people that they have a problem with their
machine, rather than the game having any issues.
Many people upgraded to 1.2.01, found it was much worse than 1.2 but
then found, to their astonishment, that the 1.2 patch had been removed
from the site ! So there's no going back for them then.
There are SO many issues with the game that the cavalier attitude of
releasing the game because the distributors HAD to release it is
frustrating and annoying.
One example is the manual; when a poster stated that there are many
options in the manual that are not in the game, the response they got
(to paraphrase) was "the manual was for X2 and we changed it a bit -
stuff got taken out but we had already brought the manual out so its
wrong now" (this is added to the fact there is no *newer* manual online
(although there is of course a FAQ).
Posters have complained about trade descriptions; that the product does
not work as advertised. Many users have several high end games, have a
fantastic gaming rig, and yet Egosoft are still saying they must have
problems with their machine.
I do believe, by patch 1.4 or so, that Egosoft will have produced a
great game, like X2, that will be enjoyable and played by many - no
issues there at all. However, the process of releaseing a substandard
game because of all of the graphics issues and incorrect manual will
not go unnoticed. Next time they release a game, if another space-sim
is being offered by another company then I will buy the other one.
Bring on ELITE 4 !!! |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:55 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:55 pm
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Quoth The Raven; Paul Mathews <paulmathews.RemoveThis@1.com.au> in
<krtnn15p323np9ov3msrdv3mcgjbd90ipb.RemoveThis@4ax.com>
> Last time i read its out on the 28th November in Australia !!!!
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> He might be usin ghte naughty version.
I think you might be right, or he might have bought it online
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:55 pm
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On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:42:49 +1100, "Highlandish"
<ckreskay_CURSEING RemoveThis @dodo.com.au> wrote:
>Quoth The Raven; Paul Mathews <paulmathews RemoveThis @1.com.au> in
><krtnn15p323np9ov3msrdv3mcgjbd90ipb RemoveThis @4ax.com>
>> Last time i read its out on the 28th November in Australia !!!!
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>> He might be usin ghte naughty version.
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>I think you might be right, or he might have bought it online
Yeah. Hadn't you heard, its available through Steam now!  ) >> Stay informed about: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:55 pm
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Quoth The Raven; Memnoch <memnoch.TakeThisOut@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com>
in <o61qn1lv0bt93gi4ur4umaubt5h93fnn7t.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:42:49 +1100, "Highlandish"
> <ckreskay_CURSEING.TakeThisOut@dodo.com.au> wrote:
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>>Quoth The Raven; Paul Mathews <paulmathews.TakeThisOut@1.com.au> in
>><krtnn15p323np9ov3msrdv3mcgjbd90ipb.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>
>>> Last time i read its out on the 28th November in Australia !!!!
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>>> He might be usin ghte naughty version.
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>>I think you might be right, or he might have bought it online
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> Yeah. Hadn't you heard, its available through Steam now! )
i wish!
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:03 am
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:55 pm
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BAAHAHAHAAH funnt Xp 2500 runs fine BAHAHAHHAHAhA.
On 18 Nov 2005 03:03:36 -0800, "Harcon" <harcon01.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>For a machine that runes Quake 4 Easaly, I find X3's performance
>saddening, especially Argon Prime. I am a patient person so back to eve
>while I wait for patches to this. >> Stay informed about: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:09 pm
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:55 pm
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So your the one
99.9% of the people have stutters. Get in a BIG battle.
On 21 Nov 2005 15:09:03 -0800, "smithcorp" <briansmith.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com>
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>*shrug* - it does. Runs fine and smooth. >> Stay informed about: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:01 am
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Game seems to be an absolutely HUGE memory hog, I reckon most peoples
stutters are down to having 512Mb or less. the game takes over 1Gb.
Egosoft claim that the next patch will make it more memory efficient -
I'm not going to hold my breath.
Can't imagine why they need all that ram, lots of recent games run well
with a much smaller memory footprint.
Sloppy coding is my guess.
Mark
Paul Mathews wrote:
> So your the one
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> 99.9% of the people have stutters. Get in a BIG battle.
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> On 21 Nov 2005 15:09:03 -0800, "smithcorp" <briansmith DeleteThis @hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >*shrug* - it does. Runs fine and smooth. >> Stay informed about: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:55 am
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Might have beenthe reason my Old X2 Stuttered. Only had 512 back then.
Now got 1 gig, soon to be 2 gig :0
On 24 Nov 2005 08:01:07 -0800, "Mark Wood"
<andrew.mark.wood.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>Game seems to be an absolutely HUGE memory hog, I reckon most peoples
>stutters are down to having 512Mb or less. the game takes over 1Gb.
>Egosoft claim that the next patch will make it more memory efficient -
>I'm not going to hold my breath.
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>Can't imagine why they need all that ram, lots of recent games run well
>with a much smaller memory footprint.
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>Sloppy coding is my guess.
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>Mark
>
>Paul Mathews wrote:
>> So your the one
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>> 99.9% of the people have stutters. Get in a BIG battle.
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>> On 21 Nov 2005 15:09:03 -0800, "smithcorp" <briansmith.DeleteThis@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>> >*shrug* - it does. Runs fine and smooth. >> Stay informed about: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:55 am
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"Highlandish" <ckreskay_CURSEING.DeleteThis@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Quoth The Raven; Paul Mathews <paulmathews.DeleteThis@1.com.au> in
> <krtnn15p323np9ov3msrdv3mcgjbd90ipb.DeleteThis@4ax.com>
>> Last time i read its out on the 28th November in Australia !!!!
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>> He might be usin ghte naughty version.
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> I think you might be right, or he might have bought it online
Yea I purchased it straight through Egosoft, got the book with it which was
less than fantastic but more than just ok. 
I've seen it in 2 EB's here in Perth now, lots of them actually, I'm talking
big shelf space, which was a surprise!
Ceo- >> Stay informed about: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW |
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 7:55 am
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Quoth The Raven; Ceowulf <ceo.TakeThisOut@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> in
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> "Highlandish" <ckreskay_CURSEING.TakeThisOut@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:437bfc44$0$41145$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
>> Quoth The Raven; Paul Mathews <paulmathews.TakeThisOut@1.com.au> in
>> <krtnn15p323np9ov3msrdv3mcgjbd90ipb.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>
>>> Last time i read its out on the 28th November in Australia !!!!
>>>
>>> He might be usin ghte naughty version.
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>> I think you might be right, or he might have bought it online
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> Yea I purchased it straight through Egosoft, got the book with it
> which was less than fantastic but more than just ok.
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> I've seen it in 2 EB's here in Perth now, lots of them actually, I'm
> talking big shelf space, which was a surprise!
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> Ceo-
well next week i'll take another look. i'm sick of action games at the
moment, i need immersion so i'll quit guildwars the day i get x3
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:55 am
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On 22 Nov 2005 06:00:37 -0800, bluphysted.RemoveThis@hotmail.com wrote:
>I dunno.. if you liked Elite
Nope.
> Privateer
Yep.
> and are the type more interested in building your own epic story (not following the cheeze
>script),
Not interested in either of those things, thanks. No story = no game.
It's just a flight sim. That's not exactly "Privateer" you know...
> then this one should be a hit.
Why should it? X2 is, hands down, the worst space game I ever played.
And since I played every space game ever made on the PC, that's pretty
bad. How much better is X3 than X2? >> Stay informed about: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW |
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:55 pm
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In an earlier post, Mark Wood postulated:
> Game seems to be an absolutely HUGE memory hog, I reckon most peoples
> stutters are down to having 512Mb or less. the game takes over 1Gb.
> Egosoft claim that the next patch will make it more memory efficient -
> I'm not going to hold my breath.
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> Can't imagine why they need all that ram, lots of recent games run well
> with a much smaller memory footprint.
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> Sloppy coding is my guess.
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> Mark
And nothing to do with the number of "in play" elements at the same
time? The ongoing background AI? The huge play areas? You're showing
off is my guess. >> Stay informed about: X3 - AVOID IT RIGHT NOW |
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