Battlefleet Gothic

[JasonPratt]

It's fun and it's 40K. No remorse, no regret. (Although still beta so no Eldar yet.  :P )

[Gusington]

The z axis also led to some frustration with me in Homeworld as well.

[RyanE]

My knee-jerk reaction to frustration with z-axis is...why would you play a space-based game if space frustrates you?  Its like saying I don't like playing naval games that are in water.

[Gusington]

It was the first game I played with a z axis. That said I am very excited for Battlefleet Gothic, z axis or not, because I dig the lore. And capital ship combat gives me warm fuzzies.

[Cyrano]

Like it the more that I play, but I want the full game content now to really get stupid in MP.

@LB:  As JH said, if you're the lore, it's a no-brainer.  Fun game even if you're not, I suspect, but I'm well past unbiased on this one.

@Gus:  I got yer space fuzzies right here...

Oh, and I did neglect to mention that the most enduring of all space games, SFB, has no z-vector.

[JasonPratt]

Oh, and I did neglect to mention that the most enduring of all space games, SFB, has no z-vector.

Very true.

[undercovergeek]

No z axis is a bonus for me to be fair, never got a handle on it in home world and so what if I'm below the enemy?

That leaves big ships in a 40k world - I'm moist

[JasonPratt]

The thirst is real.  :D

[Gusington]

I refuse to buy Battlefleet Gothic until you people here approve it. Once that happens, I'm in.

[Jarhead0331]

I refuse to buy Battlefleet Gothic until you people here approve it. Once that happens, I'm in.

[mirth]

Gus, please post proof of purchase within the hour.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

How is it strictly from a gameplay perspective?  If you were to strip it of all the WH40K stuff and play it as a generic space fleet battle game, does it hold up?  I like fleet combat games but the WH40K universe had never appealed to me. 

[panzerde]

How is it strictly from a gameplay perspective?  If you were to strip it of all the WH40K stuff and play it as a generic space fleet battle game, does it hold up?  I like fleet combat games but the WH40K universe had never appealed to me.

It's still very beta, so if you aren't into WH40K it might be smart to wait and see. Content is limited, ship types are limited, and you can't even save in SP yet, unless I've somehow overlooked how to do that. It is really a lot more like a naval game than a space game RTS, which is reflective of the lore and the TT game. Closer to Napoleonic naval gaming than Homeworld.

[Jarhead0331]

How is it strictly from a gameplay perspective?  If you were to strip it of all the WH40K stuff and play it as a generic space fleet battle game, does it hold up?  I like fleet combat games but the WH40K universe had never appealed to me.

It's still very beta, so if you aren't into WH40K it might be smart to wait and see. Content is limited, ship types are limited, and you can't even save in SP yet, unless I've somehow overlooked how to do that. It is really a lot more like a naval game than a space game RTS, which is reflective of the lore and the TT game. Closer to Napoleonic naval gaming than Homeworld.

Your progress is saved in the sp solo skirmish mode.

[panzerde]

Your progress is saved in the sp solo skirmish mode.

Excellent. I just started that last night and was afraid I lost my progress when I exited.