I'm sad about this one. Nebulous does a lot of interesting things with its tactical gameplay that other games haven't, which is cool. The problem is that in order to play this game effectively without a pause function (which you obviously won't have in multiplayer), you need to be a micro *machine.* Couple that with having to keep up and pull your weight for a team of real players and that's a recipe for serious stress among those who struggle with micro. While that's good for a certain type of player, it isn't personally for me.

But that's not what really bothers me about Nebulous. Just recently, the devs announced the cancellation of the game's Conquest mode development. They say they're taking a step back and looking at other options for SP, and it's obvious that they really didn't want to do this, but regardless, this is a massive blow to the game's lifespan. It's clear that the devs misstepped and prioritized the wrong fundamental building blocks of the game, even before release. Conquest should have been *the* focus from the start, *not* the multiplayer skirmishes. Even if it would've extended development time... it would've had more staying power. But now, there's no reason for people to invest in this game outside of doing basic skirmish battles with other people, over and over again.

Hate to say it, but Eridanus messed up. :(

I'm sad about this one. Nebulous does a lot of interesting things with its tactical gameplay that other games haven't, which is cool. The problem is that in order to play this game effectively without a pause function (which you obviously won't have in multiplayer), you need to be a micro *machine.* Couple that with having to keep up and pull your weight for a team of real players and that's a recipe for serious stress among those who struggle with micro. While that's good for a certain type of player, it isn't personally for me. But that's not what really bothers me about Nebulous. Just recently, the devs announced the cancellation of the game's Conquest mode development. They say they're taking a step back and looking at other options for SP, and it's obvious that they really didn't want to do this, but regardless, this is a massive blow to the game's lifespan. It's clear that the devs misstepped and prioritized the wrong fundamental building blocks of the game, even before release. Conquest should have been *the* focus from the start, *not* the multiplayer skirmishes. Even if it would've extended development time... it would've had more staying power. But now, there's no reason for people to invest in this game outside of doing basic skirmish battles with other people, over and over again. Hate to say it, but Eridanus messed up. :(