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So, Stargate Online then. It may seem unfair reviewing a game I created, but then again ownership was transferred roughly five years ago to a man who calls himself Yurgeta on BYOND.



For this review I am going to base it partially on this post from Dream Makers, which I find ironic if you compare it to Stargate Online.

1.0 Features and Gameplay

1.1 Features - 7.8

When I logged into the game I saw very little changed from what I already knew. Feature-wise the game is lacking, and without some proper design, I don't think much will happen.



Languages, for instance, are implemented, but so far the only language you can speak is appearantly "Basic". Using verbs for commands rather than putting it on a HUD, which already exists, is also a turn-off for me.



Some features however, such as the introduction of Daemons and other non-canon races with weird technologies aren't very good additions. Their weapons are sometimes overpowered because nobody bothered to consider what the impact of this added race would be on the entire game as a whole.



The rest of the features in the game, even those who aren't completely canon, I find to be good additions.



1.2 Gameplay - 5

This is where I find the game lacking. There is very little to do except for a bit of role-playing and killing eachother with whatever weapons you can find. There don't seem to be that many quests, and the ones that are done -- like I would presume the tutorial 'quest' -- have things like spelling mistakes which don't get fixed even on the production server.

2.0 Resources

2.1 Graphics - 9.5

The graphics are just awesome. They look nice, apart from a few glitches here and there (I personally don't agree with the look of Stargate Command, the homeworld of the humans, for one: the blast doors look out of place when closed).



2.2 Sounds and Music - 7.3

While the game does not have music, it does have a wide variety of sounds which aren't painful to listen to or anything. These sounds bring you closer into this universe, which is a pleasant thing.

3.0 Administration - 1

I am unsure if I can give a proper objective reading on this, but from what I can tell (and others agree with me), the owner of the game, Yurgeta, is an abuser of the highest level.



I find Yurgeta to be too incompetent to be running SGO, because he mixes personal feelings with his responsibilities as a game owner. One wrong word against him and you're banned, possibly permanently.



Under his reign Yurgeta frightens the players to the point where they won't speak up anymore, not pointing out errors like spelling mistakes out of fear that Yurgeta will believe they're insulting his dyslexia and as such will be promptly banned.



It has gone to the point where he has actually begun "blacklisting" other games. That's right: if you join a game Yurgeta doesn't like you'll get banned from SGO. Right now, this list includes all games made by the key "Gatdude" and the game "Star Trek Adventures".

Final Score- 6.12

If you can stand being surpressed by the game staff and not join those blacklisted games, and if you're not going to speak up about things you see you don't like, SGO is the game for you. Otherwise, you should look for another game.



-- Data