Entropy MMO opinions

[NoirWolf]

Considering this is a space sim fan heavy kind of place I would like to hear opinions, based on experience preferably though informed guesses also work, on Entropy ( http://store.steampowered.com/app/255500/ ) as I am looking at it as a EVE/Elite lite version with deeper crafting than either and slightly more exploration (derelicts I can poke around in? oh yes) than the former but much less than the latter (basically something to kick back to when you don't feel like getting bug munched in witch space or Goon Blob mulched in wormhole space) but that's my surface impression and seeing as how it's Early Access I can't really find much in the way of non-polarized opinions (it's tulips, it's the second coming of EVEus, etc,etc).

I know the game is very much feature incomplete currently and while I am tentatively looking at buying it next month, towards the end, I'd like more of an idea of it to see if it is indeed worth the purchase or if it isn't.

Thank you for your time and any opinions/help you can offer gents.

 

[deMangler]

I am watching this one with interest. It has quite mixed reviews, and I am not quite going to spend fifteen quid on it as yet. Mainly I think it is incredibly hard to balance games like this. The only open world PvP game I have found that works is "Haven & Hearth", which is free, but not in space. The reason that works I think is that they can have the courage to do what it takes to make that kind of game work because it is a non-commercial project. I am very suspicious that a paid MMO dev team will actually roll out a game that doesn't suffer from the faults of all the others, including EVE. Also heavy community input to a game needs to be balanced by strong discipline and clear vision on the part of the devs.
The concept is very appealing. I am waiting. I may break and give it a go soon. If I do I'll post more.

 

[McLaine]

Same team that did BSG online.

I took a look a while ago. I was turned off by the numerous loading screens.

 

[Vasea Azure]

Well, I got this game while ago and its dead now - 4 players average - no, not 4 as 400. Literally 4. The game is basically incredible simple version of EVe, with direct ship controls with m+k.
And the biggest let down - the travel from system to system is done on 2d grid map.
To be honest the actual game looks and feels just dreadful.
The devs are supposedly fixing the game but we did not hear from them for a long time.
Plus the game has no forums, no proper website and its not advertised. You can't make a good mmo without players.