X3 Renunion, Whats the lifespan?

Guys,
I'm casually playing Doom3, Quake4 and Test Drive unlimited most of the time. However I want a completely different challenge. Can anyone tell me what the best bits of X3 are and whether it's worht buying. (and obviously Bioshock) are i'm contemplating buying this soon.

Thanks.

X3 will last VERY long, it has AWESOME graphics and is just generally a lot better than x2 in that it is not the hardest game in the universe anymore. Though it is a lot less challenging. If you love space sims then get this it looks stunning. I have never stared at a planet for 10 minutes in any other game.

Many thanks,
Looks like i'll be making the purchase. I did play with second Elite on the Amiga 1200 and thouroughly enjoyed it.

What is the X3 reunion Lifespan? Well, I have been playing for a year and a half. When its appeal runs out, I will tell you.

Reading this thread really makes me want to buy X3.

I have X2 and was always really intrigued by it, but it never captivated me enough to dive in full time.

They have it on Steam for $19.99. I might just go that route.

I haven't had any problems with Steam yet (crossing my fingers).

So - It's easier to get into than X2?

umm.. I'm too lazy to check up on this game, but whats the gameplay like?

Hey Guys,

I wish I could answer the question in a different way, but I had nothing but trouble trying to play the game even after installing the patches. I was disappointed beyond words because there simply are no games like this being made anymore. I cut my gaming teeth on the wing commander series. I found the game to be beautiful, gigantic, and so frustrating that I couldn't play it. The camer keys seemed not to work at all. There seemed to be some weird, ultra-fast repeat going on when I tried to scroll through the menus--on and on I could go. I'm no newbie, and I really wanted to like this game, but I just couldn't play it. If I'm missing something here maybe you guys who have played it so much could help. I bought it last fall and installed all the patches, but no luck. It's basically a coaster now.

No landing on planets. (insert frown here) I too wanted to like the game more but found it too complex to get into. You really could spend 12 hrs. p/day and keep playing it forever. I just go in and shoot stuff now. IT IS BEAUTIFUL"!" There really is no other game like it, using shader 2. I played it yesterday and I could have sworn it was DX10.1 and shader 5. I AM addicted to playing it despite the complicated interface and campaign following issues. I've had it for a long time and whenever I want to fly using my flight stick, shoot aliens and see a HUGE and amazing looking game, I play X-3.

With the latest patch and the latest updates for Vista it will be fine.
I understand your concern. I wonder what all of the games I like to play are like on Vista. Particularly Vista 64bit.
I keep hearing that there is hope. The latest updates and fixes have supposedly made everything compatible with Vista.
Truly an awesome game. I'd hate to see it's life span get cut off by the next big thing in operating systems. However... sorry for rambling but there is a new service pack "3" coming for WinXP and SP1 for Vista. After that we will be able to do whatever we want with either O.S. Even game in DX10 with WinXP and true hardware support, giving the same experience as with Vista and DX10.