Which is why I’m playing devils advocate and saying why would you want to start the game with everything? You can play a mod for thatImperial Good wrote: ↑Mon, 20. Sep 21, 21:50It depends on what you want to achieve by playing. Since X4 does not have multiplayer there will be a finite amount of time you can spend on it before you have done everything you want to do. New DLCs, patches and even third party mods add more content but ultimately that is the what will limit how much time can be spent based on what you choose to achieve. If all you want to do is get all achievements, then once you have them there is no point in playing anymore, at least until more are added (usually every DLC). You could also challenge yourself and do playthroughs such as supporting HOP to global domination against the unbelievers, or TER only to destroy or control the common wealth, the choice is really up to you. If you get bored with vanilla there are also third party total overhaul mods like VRO you can try which offer new views and experiences.
Don’t get me wrong… it’s fun rolling up with a massive fleet and curbstomping the AI the first few times but ultimately the main part of the game is the build up to the point of where you can challenge the AI or getting closer to your personal goals
The most fun I’ve had in any game are games where things don’t go as planned or I’m facing a setback and clawing my way back
It just seems more and more like the X4 community is just an exodus of the same miners that I used to gank in Eve online, it’s the same mindset of “I just want to go afk and accumulate credits”
I run the parallel to eve because, credit generation without risk is just boring/unhealthy gameplay and the way the economy is setup, destruction and loss are paramount to a healthy economy
You can already have a peaceful run by setting up in Silent Witness, nopileos fortune, heretics end, or even empire space, if that’s your jam but the economy needs to move whether that’s through player actions or NPC’s moving the market (which is mainly destruction)