I'm thinking of subscribing to one of these games, and was wondering which Ars members prefer?
I'm a somewhat casual player, but don't mind somewhat steep learning curves. Other games I like include Neverwinter Nights, Total Annihilation, the Command & Conquer series, Second Life, and the Quake and Unreal series.
I'll be playing on my Mac Pro (dual 3.0GHz Quad Xeon, 4GB RAM, X1900XT) under Mac OS X 10.5.1 (no Boot Camp on this machine). So if one of these games plays better under OS X, that is a real consideration.
Thanks in advance!

It's a common story: four friends with a love of games decide to get together and share their vision with the world. In the case of the unknown quartet who've called themselves Guild Software, the dream wasn't to create some acid-drenched homage to Pac-Man or mash together yet another rendition of Space Invaders, but to craft a fully-realised 3D universe populated by spaceships, big rocks and thousands of players. As a test-the-water debut, games don't come any more ambitious than Vendetta Online.

• About EVE Online. Player-created empires, player-driven markets, and endless ways to embark on your personal sci-fi adventure. The space-based MMO Vendetta.
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Set entirely in space, Vendetta follows in the grand tradition of Elite, Privateer: Righteous Fire and X: Beyond the Frontier, where you begin with a basic ship, a small amount of cash and a view to becoming either the richest or most notorious pilot in the galaxy. This is achieved either by buying and trading or simply by killing other ships. The main difference between this and the once-common space combat game is that rather than playing alone,Vendetta Online offers over 7000 solar systems to explore and potentially even more players to play alongside.

Against EVE Online, Vendetta's scope for adventure is initially more limited, with only trade, contract missions and combat offered as viable in-game careers. Mining, manufacturing and station management are all planned as later additions.

Against EVE Online, Vendetta's scope for adventure is initially more limited, with only trade, contract missions and combat offered as viable in-game careers. Mining, manufacturing and station management are all planned as later additions. In the lore of EVE, Empress Jamyl was an extremely important character with a vital connection to the story of the Sleepers and the Drifters. Way back in YC105 (2004 IRL), she became host to an AI entity of Sleeper origin, which may in fact be a core part of the lore of the Drifters, whose story continues today hand in hand with the Triglavians.

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Rasteme driver. Belkin sound cards & media devices driver download for windows 10. Despite this the game appears to offer a much greater degree of accessibility than EVE, with a simple flight interface and clear and colourful graphics. (Although, much of the ease of play may be down to the fact that the universe is still a lot less established and competitive.)

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Vendetta will at least feature a proper combat/flight model, one that could see that dusty old joystick coming out of retirement. Yes space fans, Vendetta allows you to control your ship r directly. Much as we enjoy EVE's RTS-style point-and-clickery, as true pilots we like to feel the vacuum of space on our cheeks and a joystick throbbing against our thighs (Speak for yourself -Ed).

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With the slow demise of EA's Earth and Beyond and games like Jumpgate: The Reconstruction Initiative closing in on their twilight years, space-based multiplayer gaming really could do with a boost right now. And despite its low key launch and bargain bin origins, Vendetta could be the game to provide it.

Could, that is, if the game can get itself set up on this side of the Atlantic. Currently on release in North America, there are no firm plans to bring the game to Europe until next year at the earliest. However, we're assured the client software will be made available to download and the game will be available to play across the US server.