You certainly are Mr. Positive
I think they will make an awesome game. But they have already stated it will not be like MoM. The influences are certainly strong, but other inluental games are civilization and populus.
And I too think MOO2 was better. Mostly because of the tactical battles being really awesome. GalCiv2 was a really good game though.
Call me mr. grumpy if you must
I think GalCiv2 is a decent enough game, but it clearly demonstrates where my tastes and their design visions conflict - and that's what I'm basing my expectations on.
I'm sure it'll fall right into place if you really enjoyed GalCiv2 - which I personally didn't.
SimTex, in my opinion, truly understood how to create a feature rich experience, and it never occurred to them that streamlining would be an alternative.
You see, I despise the modern trend of streamlining and reducing complexity. I know it's done to make things more apparent and accessible - but I like to discover things on my own, and I think it's part of the experience to evolve your understanding of mechanics. Beyond that, I think even small features - like ship boarding, ship leaders, telepathy (that's not just a word), and countless other little things - together made for a much more interesting and diverse game.
I don't want a game that I can fully assess within a few hours - as that's just boring.
Note that I'm not talking about mastering the game, because that's something entirely different. I'm sure it'll be very challenging and interesting as a competitive experience.
To put it another way, I'm much more about discovering games than beating them.
Discovering games, though, is not what games are about these days. They're about spelling themselves out.
