strawzombie
09-04-2011, 12:22 AM
I'm into tycoon-ish games at the moment, specifically trading games rather than building games, and I got X3:TC during the GamersGate summer sale because it looked like Eve:Online but without the monthly fees or the server lag.
I know Eve has a pretty deep economic system, but I'm curious how X3:TC is like. Or to cut to the chase, is it possible to play this game like one of the "Patrician" games, where the main focus of the game is building your trading empire, and where combat is secondary or even can be completely automated altogether?
I've been watching a few LPs on youtube for this game, but most people seem to focus on the combat aspects of this game. Which is understandable, but all I really want is another environment to experience trading goods in a dynamic economy. So is the trading aspect of X3:TC as detailed as a game like Patrician, where prices change on a daily basis according to supply and demand? Or is trading just a big grind-fest, where there's no real challenge or strategy to it, except for putting in the time?
People might just reply and say "try and see for yourself", but I wanted to ask here first since this game has a pretty high learning curve and I haven't really accomplished anything yet, except for crashing.
I know Eve has a pretty deep economic system, but I'm curious how X3:TC is like. Or to cut to the chase, is it possible to play this game like one of the "Patrician" games, where the main focus of the game is building your trading empire, and where combat is secondary or even can be completely automated altogether?
I've been watching a few LPs on youtube for this game, but most people seem to focus on the combat aspects of this game. Which is understandable, but all I really want is another environment to experience trading goods in a dynamic economy. So is the trading aspect of X3:TC as detailed as a game like Patrician, where prices change on a daily basis according to supply and demand? Or is trading just a big grind-fest, where there's no real challenge or strategy to it, except for putting in the time?
People might just reply and say "try and see for yourself", but I wanted to ask here first since this game has a pretty high learning curve and I haven't really accomplished anything yet, except for crashing.