are you thinking about buying Drox Operative?

[eidolad]

Drox Operative is also a lot less click-crazy than other action-RPGs...use WASD keys to fly around, and as Bluddy mentioned: autotargeting selects enemies and you just hit the key assigned to attack.

After a weekend bouncing between Drox Operative and Torchlight II (yes, what a great year for pc gaming) I can say that Drox Operative is must less stressful on the ol' index finger.

[cacodaemon]

I am thinking about getting it but I tend to wait for demo's just to make sure

[Moonshine Fox]

Originally Posted by eidolad

Drox Operative is also a lot less click-crazy than other action-RPGs...use WASD keys to fly around, and as Bluddy mentioned: autotargeting selects enemies and you just hit the key assigned to attack.

After a weekend bouncing between Drox Operative and Torchlight II (yes, what a great year for pc gaming) I can say that Drox Operative is must less stressful on the ol' index finger.

This is much agreed :P TL2 is great though. I was impressed with how it managed to catch that ol' lootgrinding feeling from Diablo 1 and 2. I'm having tons of fun with it.

Drox is a much different game, with a much more "set goal" than TL2. Drox and FTL feels quite similar, in that respect.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by cacodaemon

I am thinking about getting it but I tend to wait for demo's just to make sure

We will eventually have a demo btw.

[trjp]

I've been hovering over the 'buy' button for a while now, but I've made a resolution not to get involved with any more Betas, because the process of bug chasing and resetting saves and losing stuff tends to spoil the final 'experience' of the game...

With that in mind, I'm wondering if you have a rough idea of when Drox Op. will be 'done' - I'm not thinking of an exact date but a ballpark of "sometime this year" or "probably Spring 2013" or whatever?

I realise it's lovely to take the "it will be done when it's done" approach ((C) Blizzard) but once I hit 'Buy' I'll only get dragged into it and after some games I've pre-purchased/Beta'ed ran on and on and on (one is approaching 2 YEARS in Beta)...

[PixelLord]

Originally Posted by trjp

I've been hovering over the 'buy' button for a while now, but I've made a resolution not to get involved with any more Betas, because the process of bug chasing and resetting saves and losing stuff tends to spoil the final 'experience' of the game...

With that in mind, I'm wondering if you have a rough idea of when Drox Op. will be 'done' - I'm not thinking of an exact date but a ballpark of "sometime this year" or "probably Spring 2013" or whatever?

I realise it's lovely to take the "it will be done when it's done" approach ((C) Blizzard) but once I hit 'Buy' I'll only get dragged into it and after some games I've pre-purchased/Beta'ed ran on and on and on (one is approaching 2 YEARS in Beta)...

My best guess is that it won't be long now. Possibly by the end of this month and definitely before Christmas. Don't hold me to that though. Shadow has a better idea of how far along Drox is and makes the final decision regarding when to release the game.

[trjp]

Originally Posted by PixelLord

My best guess is that it won't be long now. Possibly by the end of this month and definitely before Christmas. Don't hold me to that though. Shadow has a better idea of how far along Drox is and makes the final decision regarding when to release the game.

Thanks for that - it's good to know it's close-ish at least.

If you compare it to something like Desktop Dungeons (in paid-Beta for 15 months now!?) or Infect Planet (similar timeframe) that's positively 'imminent'

[Shadow]

It's taken longer than I would like so far, so we could never do 15 months.

[Sedlex]

Buy it.

NOW.

Seriously, the game is, for all practical purposes, in a state which most developers would be happy to call "finished". Soldak & Co are doing an awesome job of polishing it up at this point. There's nothing in the current state that diminishes my enjoyment of this game.

Buy it.

NOW.

[franck1813]

Originally Posted by Sedlex

Buy it.

NOW.

Seriously, the game is, for all practical purposes, in a state which most developers would be happy to call "finished". Soldak & Co are doing an awesome job of polishing it up at this point. There's nothing in the current state that diminishes my enjoyment of this game.

Buy it.

NOW.

agree
this game is so fun and deep. my first party took me 9h for a victory and around 100 quests to complete it . i had great fun playing it and hope it will come to steam when it will be out of the beta stage - its a must have.