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ashires writes: fun game for a bit of time, but it has pretty much devolved into a small insular group of players playing multiple accounts each so that there is no real need for cooperation. It also seems that since most long term players are content with things as they are that there is no real motivation for any innovation or change. They say that Client 2 has been coming "soon" for several years Wed Apr 06 2011 1:02AM

Melantus writes: OMG. Its stinks. Check Fallen Earth - best mmo atm. Sun Jan 24 2010 6:41PM

lutlut123456 writes: Game is really fun, but really needs some new graphics. If you can get past that then prepare to have a great time. Wed Nov 11 2009 8:54PM

voyagervsbor writes: This is probably my runner up favorite indie MMO. It has a unique feel to it combined with a great community that has kept me hooked on the game for great lengths of time. I look foreword to the day that I pick this up again. Most likely after they step up to client 3. Sun Aug 16 2009 2:09PM

LoginMessage writes: Star Sonata is a very good, game it lacks in content for the classes. It also has a poor selection of ships at each tech level. Ruins are pretty good, but the ancient ruins are pretty much a waste due to no ruin skill reset. The community is great, but like all the game, there are the rotten apples, who bring things down. Currently, there has been a lot of f2p, or free to play player hate because they seem to "spam" their bases in warp level 0, but most of these "haters" actually are quite lazy and dont feel like asking to build in a team gal, so they bully the ones that don't pay for the servers. Graphics are okay, yet can be improved. The thing I found to be the best part of Star Sonata were the bases, which I've only seen Eve Online and Starport: Galactic Empires have. Sure, mastering bases take a long time, but it's very rewarding in the long run. the other thing I liked was the ability to really "command" a fleet of ships, or combat slaves, as Star Sonata calls the extra npc ships that follow their "owner" around and defend them against threats. Now, with full on capital ships and the ability to deploy fighters, the class(Fleet Commander) is almost complete. The class only needs more fighter types. All in all, Star Sonata is a great game, so try it. Yeah, and excuse the space rat AI in the beginner's area. Seems that the admins didn't get the message when the players said nexus AI need a new change. -LoginMessage Fri Oct 10 2008 3:08AM

Sseabeast writes: The game is free only until level 20 then you have to pay or you can not play any longer. Graphics have a very 1980s feel but the game is reasonably fun at first. It is a huge grind in the end but the pvp is cool and there is a lot to do if you get to the point of owning your own station and such. Overall not bad but not really worth the price of admission for me. Mon Jul 09 2007 7:12PM

golfman560 writes: What happened to the review from a few weeks ago that I wrote? Wed Jun 27 2007 12:26PM

Klestiko writes: Give it a try, needs better CS and it can be laggy (mostly depends on your computer) but it is really a great game! Sun Jun 17 2007 9:50PM

JeffL writes: One very nice feature of Star Sonata is the ability to make bases, found colonies, run automated trade routes, and really have an impact on the universe. Fri Jun 15 2007 10:49PM

erman writes: UPDATE 1/20/12: I have been playing Star Sonata now for about 7 years. I am the leader of one of the largest and most powerful teams in the game. I have played or have solid knowledge of virtually every aspect of the game. This information isn't to pat myself on the back, but to put my comments in context that I know what I'm talking about. Star Sonata recently (October 2011) released Client 2, which is a pseudo-3D engine. I say "pseudo" not because it is poor quality, but because it was designed to not fully give up the top down feel of the game. The ship and environment graphics are very nice, especially to the 2D sprites of Client 1. There are 8 different zoom levels from basically seeing only your ship to seeing entire areas (which we call galaxies in the game). You also have the ability of changing your camera angle from top down to about a 45 degree side on view. You cannot rotate the camera around your ship currently. The new client also came with GUI upgrades which have made the UI totally customizable where you can open and close different maps, windows, and menus as you need them or don't need them while you play. You can move the different windows to any place on the screen as well. Or, you can close them all and have tons of room to see your environment. They also added RTS controls which make managing slaves and drones easier while fighting. Transferring items between ships or between bases and ships is also much easier with the new interface controls. I've been playing for 7 years, and have gotten a lot of stuff and have built a very strong and prosperous team, but even I have tons of things I could still do to make my characters better or do more missions, or build more items, or conquer other teams and players if I had the mind to do it. There are people who claim to get bored with the game, but they are mostly people who develop only 1 character and don't want to do any PvAI. Each account comes with 5 characters which can all have different classes, or skills (Damage dealers, healers, support skills, etc). Most develop several if not all of their characters, and some even have more than one account. I personally have two, and I know of a few who have many (7-8+) So that is some of the good, but there is also some bad. The largest problem with SS is the size of the playerbase. SS is an indy game with limited means for advertisement and a somewhat slower development schedule compared to a large game like EvE for instance. I would love to see many many more players flood in and add more uncertainty to the universe and rejuvenate the playerbase, which pretty much all know eachother. This is "good" in the sense that most people are fairly nice, but bad because when people know each other, they act differently than if they were a stranger. There are certain resources and areas of the universe where there could and most likely would be more conflict over them if there were more people playing from several different teams who might not know each other and wouldn't have "friends" on the other team preventing brutal destruction or merciless killing to obtain whatever resource they were after. A large part of the game is ownership of galaxies where you build space bases which are platforms for defense or offense, mining operations, trade, and building colonies. For those who build and own galaxies this is an enormous investment and is integral to their gaming experience. Destruction of these bases by other players can be a pretty severe blow. This concept has limited PvP in Star Sonata. So far, there have been few great ideas on how to solve this problem. All in all, the game is a lot of fun and has plenty of depth and breadth to always give players something to do. There are plenty of players who will give words of advice to new players to help new comers get the hang of the game. The new player area named "The Nexus" was also totally redone to help new players get a strong start and learn how to play the game. -ERMAN Director of Traders Fri Jun 15 2007 12:00PM

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