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[Dri]

Haha, hey, another SO2 fan! Yeah, there were several ways to break the game and get really powerful early on.

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You could also pickpocket a crew member while on board the Calnus and get your self a Batlle Suit which has CRAZY high defense that early on.

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[Thaago]

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Whaaaaaaat?!?! Never knew that!

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[mitthrawnuruodo]

Ironmad Mode is simply a waste of time, as it is with any game.

I dont believe most working professionals get more than 1-2 hours of gaming a day. Between that and hundreds of new games released every year, its completely wasteful to throw away tens of hours of progress just to feel hardcore.

[CrashToDesktop]

I've been playing on normal mode for my first playthrough just to get the hang of the system.  I'm seriously considering starting an Ironman playthough just to see what it's like, though.

[Clockwork Owl]

Ironmad Mode is simply a waste of time, as it is with any game.

I dont believe most working professionals get more than 1-2 hours of gaming a day. Between that and hundreds of new games released every year, its completely wasteful to throw away tens of hours of progress just to feel hardcore.

In your OPINION, right?

[Thaago]

Its fun - I just got my ironman game to endgame and had a good time. Lost several ships, missed a few trades, but no wipes. I DID have to run for my freaking life once, but in general it seems that the enemy (non-bounty) fleets are smaller than in past versions. Most of my money came from trade contracts - heavy machinery is always cheap in Chacoloxital (spelling....) so those are profitable. I also had 4 Buffaloes and a Dram to carry a ton of supplies and fuel, so I made a profit any time I came across a market with high supply costs. I just bought a 14th battlegroup Onslaught and have 3 14Enforcers to guard its flanks (along with another 2 regulars, a condor, and several fighter wings) - I'll tool around for a while blowing everything up, but I seriously doubt anything is going to challenge it.

Funny thing is that I never bought a cruiser, because I never saw one for sale I wanted after I got my rep up. Where be my Eagles?! My Fleet Doctrine is incomplete without Eagles!

Ironmad Mode is simply a waste of time, as it is with any game.

I dont believe most working professionals get more than 1-2 hours of gaming a day. Between that and hundreds of new games released every year, its completely wasteful to throw away tens of hours of progress just to feel hardcore.

I can completely understand this sentiment and I think the game should always have a 'non' iron mode for exactly that reason. I like it because for me its the THREAT of losing tens of hours of progress that makes everything spicier.

[mitthrawnuruodo]

Ironmad Mode is simply a waste of time, as it is with any game.

I dont believe most working professionals get more than 1-2 hours of gaming a day. Between that and hundreds of new games released every year, its completely wasteful to throw away tens of hours of progress just to feel hardcore.

In your OPINION, right?

It is a waste of time regardless of my opinion. Now some people, unlike me, might enjoy wasting time. I am fine with that since every one should be free to enjoy the game in their way.

[Zaphide]

Ironmad Mode is simply a waste of time, as it is with any game.

I dont believe most working professionals get more than 1-2 hours of gaming a day. Between that and hundreds of new games released every year, its completely wasteful to throw away tens of hours of progress just to feel hardcore.

In your OPINION, right?

It is a waste of time regardless of my opinion. Now some people, unlike me, might enjoy wasting time. I am fine with that since every one should be free to enjoy the game in their way.

Ah but surely whether or not any activity is a waste of time is an opinion 

i.e. gardening is a waste of time, exercise is a waste of time, playing computer games is a waste of time... an so on!

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Regardless, playing on Ironman (and equivalents in other games, Hardcore in Diablo, many rogue(likes), EVE Online) makes me feel a bit more on edge and I feel adds a bit more to the game. Why would I bother with getting chased in a pursuit battle if I could just reload before the battle even started? Kind of cuts out (the necessity of) part of the game

[mitthrawnuruodo]

Ah but surely whether or not any activity is a waste of time is an opinion 

i.e. gardening is a waste of time, exercise is a waste of time, playing computer games is a waste of time... an so on!

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Regardless, playing on Ironman (and equivalents in other games, Hardcore in Diablo, many rogue(likes), EVE Online) makes me feel a bit more on edge and I feel adds a bit more to the game. Why would I bother with getting chased in a pursuit battle if I could just reload before the battle even started? Kind of cuts out (the necessity of) part of the game

Ahh, but if you would not fear your time being wasted, you would look forward to the wipe instead of feeling a bit more on edge, no?

Anyway sorry if I sound prejudiced or bitter. Just a bit frustrated with so many new games that would not even bothering to give the option.... trying to teach players about "consequences" and other such pretentious nonsense - in a frigging single player videogame.