X4 3.0 Beta 4 general comment

[foxxbl]

Hey Egosoft, great job on this beta, features and improvements just keep coming with these betas, I have a feeling X4 3.0 alone will be fantastic, and with the new content in Split Vendetta, it will be really a great and a worthy successor to X3TC.

Thanks and keep up the good work!

foxxbl

[bullydog]

I agree! Thank you for your continued work on this game and especially v3.0. I cannot seem to put this game down lately, and I am enjoying every minute. Really looking forward to more of 3.0 and Split Vendetta! Thanks EGOSOFT!

[Adalphage]

I agree with you guys but we should keep this forum clean of stuff not related to bug reports, as the rules say:

Posts in this forum are limited to feedback involving problems with the currently released version and/or the current Beta patch or update. Posts involving other subjects including but not limited to general discussion of the game, the company or the development process, general gameplay enquiries, new feature ideas, hardware recommendations, complaints, questions about the future releases, and any thread containing arguments between individuals, may be locked or deleted by the moderators without prior warning.

I strongly recommend you to post this things in the general forum, not in the public beta forum, to keep this clean and functional for the devs to quickly identify bugs and go fix them

[Alan Phipps]

Agreed, and over we go.

[adeine]

If the OOS combat issues can be addressed before 3.0/Split Vendetta, the game might be getting to a solid foundation ( ) with the added content and missions.

Not sure anything can be meaningfully balanced until then.

[mr.WHO]

I just need ability to relocate HQ as cherry on top for 3.0.

[Max Bain]

I bought the game right at release day, but finally I have the feeling that the game is really playable and with Vendetta it will have enough content. It is very interesting to watch X4 on its way to a good game.
I am a bit carefully with saying "well done Ego" because I had to wait a full year to play a game after I bought it. But I am happy that we are here now and the game was not abandoned completely. So the waiting was worth it.

Keep going and the game will become a game players will remember and play many years later! Especially with mods...

[Adalphage]

I bought the game right at release day, but finally I have the feeling that the game is really playable and with Vendetta it will have enough content. It is very interesting to watch X4 on its way to a good game.
I am a bit carefully with saying "well done Ego" because I had to wait a full year to play a game after I bought it. But I am happy that we are here now and the game was not abandoned completely. So the waiting was worth it.

Keep going and the game will become a game players will remember and play many years later! Especially with mods...

Same feeling here, it's hard to deal with the fact that the game was sold as a full release being just a beta (or maybe alpha). That was for me their huge mistake, not being clear from the begining talking about x4 as an early access, not a full release. But despite that, the game is turning so good each patch and they are puting so much love it. So yeah.. I hope they keep going because this game has potential to become my favourite game in all times It has everything I want from a game as a foundation (trade, automatization, management, combat, empire building...).

In my opinion, they should work in giving more options for players to make early money and play the game differently to add replayability and avoid boredom in new starts (improved pirate mechanics, perhaps new content for exploration to make exploring the systems more challenging and attractive, different economy mechanics (perhaps to difference more between mining and trading, being able to build a mining empire with new mining mechanics and focused stations... don't know, I'm rambling here)) and adding more late game content (the diplomacy option coming in 3.00 or split vendetta is a good start). Giving missions a rework is necessary too, with plots or more variety to them to no make them boring after doing a few (perhaps adding missions like attacking stations or hard space encounters, add escort missions, I don't know, rambling again..)

To sum up, good job this year Egosoft! Many thanks for demonstrate such passion with your game and giving us this possible future masterwork. And, if you are planning X5 in the far future, just be clear with your costumers to avoid the rage wave

[mr.WHO]

2.6 was already good for me, but 3.0 will be even better.

Post 3.0 the only thing missing is more content - more ships, more sectors, more missions, more stats variety, expanding pirate/Xenon/Khaak and of course Terran and Boron DLC.

3.0 already give us sneak peak of what could be done - simply by adding a few more weapons and tuning to existing weapon FX and sound make a hell difference between 2.6 and 3.0.
It'salready reflected in steam page recent reviews with 93% approval rating. Total approval is still mixed at 68%, but I'm confident that 3.0 will make steam push over 70% rating.

[XTC0R]

Good job with 3.0 beta so far. The game evolved very well and I'm exited what will come after the Split DLC.

Keep up the good work! Love the X series!

[ezra-r]

indeed list of improvements and fixes in 3.0 is huge. Great work!

Loaded the other day to check it out, new graphics, cool effects, shadows are awesome.

[BlackRain]

I agree also, 3.0 is excellent.

[Marco Nero]

2.6 was already good for me, but 3.0 will be even better.

Post 3.0 the only thing missing is more content - more ships, more sectors, more missions, more stats variety, expanding pirate/Xenon/Khaak and of course Terran and Boron DLC.

3.0 already give us sneak peak of what could be done - simply by adding a few more weapons and tuning to existing weapon FX and sound make a hell difference between 2.6 and 3.0.
It'salready reflected in steam page recent reviews with 93% approval rating. Total approval is still mixed at 68%, but I'm confident that 3.0 will make steam push over 70% rating.

Exactly this

[Kris86]

Excuse my English, it's google translator! I don't want to comment too soon, maybe it will surprise us in the end. I am also very happy with the 3.0 fixes, very good work, but I was expecting a lot more content, I think we are still far from reaching an acceptable game, today there is no end game and you can't even see it in the distance.

[Buzz2005]

3.0 is not finished we are imho half way there and content comes after

great update so far and split dlc should be a turning point for x4

[sh1pman]

3.0 is not finished we are imho half way there and content comes after

Half way where? I think 3.0 is really good already. Recent Steam reviews are 93% positive. They better start making X5 instead!

[Warnoise]

3.0 is not finished we are imho half way there and content comes after

Half way where? I think 3.0 is really good already. Recent Steam reviews are 93% positive. They better start making X5 instead!

The hype reviews don't count.

While 3.0 isnt bad, it still doesnt make the game good.

The AI is still garbage, Faction logic is still garbage, placeholder factions (Khaak, pirates, ALI, etc...) are still placeholder. More than 1 year has passed since the release of the game.

The problem is, there is a type of people who are used to low quality so their standards are low, thus they tend to get overexcited over obvious things.

[geronimo3]

3.0 is not finished we are imho half way there and content comes after

Half way where? I think 3.0 is really good already. Recent Steam reviews are 93% positive. They better start making X5 instead!

The hype reviews don't count.

While 3.0 isnt bad, it still doesnt make the game good.

The AI is still garbage, Faction logic is still garbage, placeholder factions (Khaak, pirates, ALI, etc...) are still placeholder. More than 1 year has passed since the release of the game.

The problem is, there is a type of people who are used to low quality so their standards are low, thus they tend to get overexcited over obvious things.

sorry, but this post suggests that you own the truth and others are wrong. what is quality and what is accepted is in the decision of everyone itself. there are a lot players who play x4 and have fun. your personal view on acceptable quality doesn´t matter.

[Alan Phipps]

@ all: Let's not go down the rabbit hole of commenting on other posters or making generalisations about them please. If you don't like what is said as personal opinion in posts (within the forum rules of course) then just ignore it and move on.

Now, back to general comment *about Beta 4* please.

[Riccardoman]

Now, back to general comment *about Beta 4* please.

The improvements during this year are very impressive imo
But non sufficient for me, that's because I'm really fearful that this chapter of X could be left behind before it would express the best out of it's potential
It sure would be really reassuring hearing by the developers themselves that they really are motivated to expand the contents at least until they will get to the quantiy in X3
And I'm not an X3 fan at all, but this game, this game is really something else, exactly how X2 was for me when it came out

And I'm craving for moar! The quality and substance il really there
What it lacks is content (a lot) and options

Waiting aegerly for "X4: boron peace" in the upcoming years!

Ps: the patch is extraordinary, a patch like this every year or more frequently would be a god sent