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Earth and Beyond

RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
Hey everyone. I was flipping through the Best Buy add and came upon an add for Earth and Beyond for $19.99 I seem to recall that some of the ex-devs here have worked on it, and think it would be a good investement. However, I have never played a online pay for service game (not once). I assume that the game comes with three months free service. IS it worth it? I doubt I will continue to play after the free period expires (unless I get hooked). So what do [b]you[/b] think? Do any of you play it? Thanks.

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  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    I guess it is only one month free... I am still temped though. Dont know.
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    Um...

    I tried the beta - interesting, but not worth a pay-to-play.

    If it was single player, I'd own it in 5 seconds.
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    randy and christy need to eat! SO WORTH THE PAY FOR PLAY! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    [quote]Originally posted by Rogue Trader:
    [b]randy and christy need to eat! SO WORTH THE PAY FOR PLAY! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img][/b][/quote]

    lol... but still, does anyone else play it or have any comments (I doubt I would pay to play after the first month).
  • RandyRandy Master Storyteller
    Christy plays it every day, since she's still writing dialogues for it. She's hooked, and she isn't into on-line games. I’m too busy to get into it myself.

    Don't go by the beta. A lot was missing. I can tell you that the storytelling is multi-layered and continuously evolving. It's sketched out far into the future - like JMS did for B5. Pretty cool. There’s lots of stuff to do and lots of places to explore. There’s plenty of danger. You can shoot, but it’s not really a shooter – more of a RPG/ adventure. Lots of factions to join. Nice artwork.

    I'm sure it's not for everyone, but it's doing quite well.

    I give it 4 out of 5 stars (where ITF was 6 stars [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img] )
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    /me needs a new computer so he can play the damn cool story.

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  • Every time I see that title I think S:AAB.
  • [quote]Originally posted by psyco:
    [b]Every time I see that title I think S:AAB.[/b][/quote]

    funny... i don't. =/ I still wish that were a game. it'd kick ass.
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Randy, welcome home! The problem is that the deal is only good for a week...
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    The 5-day demo is going to be released for download today.

    Worf

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  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    [quote]Originally posted by WORF:
    [b]The 5-day demo is going to be released for download today.

    Worf

    [/b][/quote]

    Maybe I will try it. Oh wait, I have a speech tommorow that I need to write... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    I have just seen it on fileplanet...the size of the thing is somewhat off putting...1gb

    Worf

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  • RickRick Sector 14 Studios
    [quote]Originally posted by rcmodels:
    [b] funny... i don't. =/ I still wish that were a game. it'd kick ass.[/b][/quote]

    .....
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    Out with it! Whatcha planning, Rick?

    I smell a S:AAB combat sim coming....

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  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Rick, long time no post! Good to hear from you. How goes life?
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