Can't decide if X4 is for me

[esschallert]

I've played X3 and X2 a lot, I've skipped rebirth completely and I don't know if X4 will feel like X2/X3 to me.

[Dodo]

honestly, after almost 50hrs in the game I'd advise you to wait 6 moths before buying or wait for sale.

Game isn't playable atm

[ultrablue]

If you liked x3 then I would def recommend this game, in a few months

[Duma]

If you loved x3 and loathed Rebirth, then stay away from X4.
Once you filter out the immediate haters who give it a 0 for crashing once, and the sycophants who will defend it no matter what, the true story emorges - this game is window dressing. Half finished, half working...basically a proof of concept instead of a fully functioning system.

[Tiberius]

Go watch some streams and make the judgement yourself. Asking for opinion in steam forum is just a bad idea

[NORgrunt]

If you tried Rebirth this game has the same flaws, bugs, AI is barely functioning and the UI is a mess.

[esschallert]

Originally posted by BOTOX:

Go watch some streams and make the judgement yourself. Asking for opinion in steam forum is just a bad idea

I watched some streams and a few videos, just thought some more input would be good.

I think I made up my mind, I will wait and recheck in a few months.

[Spoons]

Originally posted by 123:

honestly, after almost 50hrs in the game I'd advise you to wait 6 moths before buying or wait for sale.

Game isn't playable atm

Rather missleading as currently 11k + playing this game. Seems like a lot of people for "isn't playable"

I agree there are loads of bugs and lots of things seem to be missing and maybe they should wait if they cba with some headaches, but by no means "unplayable".

I'll fix it for you:

Originally posted by 123:

honestly, after almost 50hrs in the game I'd advise you to wait 6 moths before buying or wait for sale.

Game isn't playable for me atm

[Kanaro Min]

As people have suggested, watch some streams. I recommend CohhCarnage's twitch channel (or YouTube LP's). To me it feels like 70% X3 (gameplay), 30% Rebirth (graphics), and overall feels like a good new entry into the series. For the next couple of weeks we can expect some bugs and patches for them, and mods coming out to tweak gameplay. But the game is worth playing, if you're an X fan and are willing to put in some time/patience learning it.

[Qox]

Originally posted by Sultan_Bender:

If you tried Rebirth this game has the same flaws, bugs, AI is barely functioning and the UI is a mess.

AI was never good for any Egosoft games - I played X3:AP and Rebirth (and now X4) and the AI was always bad

[canshow]

Game is fine. Has a few kinks. A lot of encyclopedia entries are just empty though - probably the thing that most disappoints me atm.

[No gf]

I love X4, but all these bug is just too much to turn everything into a fustrating experience.

Bad optimization. Boy you will know this game is not optimized at all the moment you started the game. I use a RX580 and have to run the game at medium graphic settings or there will be a noticable mouse delay. Also it took like 15 seconds to load or save on a SSD, and opening the map will halves fps.

Autopilot is trash. Your ship only knows how to fly in a straight line, and they do not adjust for buildings and factories. You can spend 30 seconds to dock manually, or you can watch the AI to spend 5 minutes ramming the station until the ship somehow glitched into the building and out onto the dockyard.

Autotrading is trash because your trader does not utilize all their cargo space and they will spend 10 minutes just to buy something like 30 energy cells because "this item has the highest profit ratio".

Station building is the only thing that works, but the process is unnecessary painful and unfriendly.

Not to mention all the glitches and bugs. I was once entering a warp gate and the game decides to teleport me 15000+km outside of the map. It took me around 50 minutes in autopilot mode to get back to an existing sector.

But at least you got npcs all around the world which is nice. They're ugly, but at least you won't feel like in X3, where you're the only living being in the whole universe, and you're just talking to bunch of VHS recorded tapes.

[Swagmaster Love 🇪🇺]

I loved X3, but abandoned ship with Rebirth - refunded it and never returned.

X4 is good and a no-brainer for us, really, as it is the classic experience people expect from Egosoft.

The only matter you should consider right now is whether you want to play now with the remaining launch-issues or wait a bit and give it a shot then.

[Duma]

Originally posted by EU Swagmaster Love:

I loved X3, but abandoned ship with Rebirth - refunded it and never returned.

X4 is good and a no-brainer for us, really, as it is the classic experience people expect from Egosoft.

The only matter you should consider right now is whether you want to play now with the remaining launch-issues or wait a bit and give it a shot then.

Seriously?? The only classic experience you're getting from them is another half-finished, half-playable beta release.
Maybe it's a no-brainer for you, but other people seem to be using their brains and seriously questioning Egosoft's credibility and honesty. Again.

[Swagmaster Love 🇪🇺]

Originally posted by Gabriel:

Originally posted by EU Swagmaster Love:

I loved X3, but abandoned ship with Rebirth - refunded it and never returned.

X4 is good and a no-brainer for us, really, as it is the classic experience people expect from Egosoft.

The only matter you should consider right now is whether you want to play now with the remaining launch-issues or wait a bit and give it a shot then.

Seriously?? The only classic experience you're getting from them is another half-finished, half-playable beta release.
Maybe it's a no-brainer for you, but other people seem to be using their brains and seriously questioning Egosoft's credibility and honesty. Again.

That's just a naive hyperbole on your end.
You can close your eyes and pretend it's not what it is, but it is a classic X-game - launch issues aside.

I honestly don't care whether you criticise the bugs or not, but saying this isnt blatant catering to the X3 fanbase, is just incorrect. Plain and simple.

If youre not happy about playing with the issues currently going on, go ahead and wait. Noone stops you. The game won't run away and Egosoft won't abandon ship.

[Dice T]

Originally posted by Gabriel:

Originally posted by EU Swagmaster Love:

I loved X3, but abandoned ship with Rebirth - refunded it and never returned.

X4 is good and a no-brainer for us, really, as it is the classic experience people expect from Egosoft.

The only matter you should consider right now is whether you want to play now with the remaining launch-issues or wait a bit and give it a shot then.

Seriously?? The only classic experience you're getting from them is another half-finished, half-playable beta release.
Maybe it's a no-brainer for you, but other people seem to be using their brains and seriously questioning Egosoft's credibility and honesty. Again.

Hey, OP, don't worry. If person A says they enjoy the game, person B will tell you how person A really feels.

73-74% positive rating currently on Steam. I guess only 26-27% of people use their brains.

Personally, I am enjoying the hell out of it. And it will only get better. Make no mistake, this will be a gem and easily the best game in the X-Universe.