X4 doesn’t have quite as good lore imo, but for me it really scratches my eve itch without having to go back to that mmo. I think it’s the interconnected economy of the sandbox.
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Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
EVE online
I loved the lore, the feel of danger in low/nullsec. But I just don’t have time for a second job.
Arkthos@pawb.social 1 week ago
Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
I wasn’t familiar so I looked it up. I absolutely love the visuals of X4, I might give it a go some day
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 6 days ago
If you pick it up, know that it has a huge modding scene that make an already great game even better. I can recommend a few basic QoL mods if you want, though the 9.0 update is coming soon and will probably break most of them for a while.
Also, the base game has some arbitrary mechanics meant purely to punish the player so an experienced X veteran can’t eclipse and steamroll the in-game factions too quickly. There’s a list of these mechanics (and links to mods that reduce/remove them) here.
edgesmash@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Everytime I read about some insane awesome event in Eve I think, “I should totally play that.” Then I get bummed for a moment that I won’t be able to. Then I remember what you said, it’s a second job, and I smile and get on with my life.
Maybe I’d just like to be an Eve battlefield reporter.