Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO

From: "<your name>" <"<your e-mail>"@wpo.sosc.osshe.edu>

Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Robert Dejournett wrote:
>
> In article <4nqmna$ird@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>,
> Alec Habig <ahabig@bigbang.astro.indiana.edu> wrote:
>  Now I would like to compare Stars! to VGAP, as
> Stars! is based heavily on VGAP (on some elements of VGAP).  Stars! adds
> alot of features like real tech advances, a hell of a GUI, real AIs, etc.
> while limiting the occurance of PBEM, multi-human games, different ship
> designs (in stars there are only a few ship designs, in VGAP there are 80+),
> Role Playing, Diplomacy, etc.
>
> Is Stars! better than VGAP?  That's the $.0001 question.  Depends on how
> you look at it.  Its alot funner to play single player Stars than VGAP.  Its
> alot funnert to play multi-player VGAP than Stars!  I love the tech in Stars,
> and I love its use of different items on the ships.  Stars! is a much more
> robust game than VGAP, yet has no 3rd party market, no newsgroup, no flamers,
> no flame wars, etc. (yet!).  In the future I predict that Stars will overcome
> VGAP, but that's just my $.02.
>
> -Rob
>
> --
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=->   Robert Dejournett       hermes@rtd.com     http://www.rtd.com/~hermes
> "I do have a tag line, it's just plain and boring :-) " -- Jim Shen

Being an avid Stars! player that just recently tried out winplan I agree
with most of your comparisons.  Winplan seems fun but after playing
stars! the winplan interface is enough to drive you nuts!!! On the
newsgroup though, Stars! is getting one and we used to fill this
newsgroup with tons of posts!  Right now the mailing list is functioning
as a newsgroup.  watching the download charts I think Stars! will indeed
eventualy surpass VGAP.  I think VGAP has about maxed out in terms of
number of players while stars! keeps growing by leaps and bounds.  Die
hard VGAPers' will always play vgap no matter what, but I think Stars! is
more attractive for people just geting into the PBEM game world.

References

Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
ahabig@bigbang.astro.indiana.edu (Alec Habig)
Mon, 20 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
hermes@rtd.com (Robert Dejournett)
Wed, 22 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
vfamily@interlaced.net (Bill)
Sat, 18 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
DGedye@netlink.co.nz (Daz Gedye)
Sun, 19 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
ahabig@bigbang.astro.indiana.edu (Alec Habig)
Mon, 20 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
hermes@rtd.com (Robert Dejournett)
Wed, 22 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
vfamily@interlaced.net (Bill)
Sat, 18 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: VGAPLANETS v. MoO
DGedye@netlink.co.nz (Daz Gedye)
Sun, 19 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000