Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/second-galaxy/id1466576839 Second Galaxy ZlongGames Second Galaxy is an open world sci-fi game that combines RPG and SLG elements. Explore a universe of 4,961 galaxies, w… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsSecond Galaxy is an open world sci-fi game that combines RPG and SLG elements. Explore a universe of 4,961 galaxies, where you can navigate hundreds of space ships across the stars to secure resources, team up to form alliances, trade freely on a global server, and engage in epic intergalactic battles with Commanders around the world. The universe beckons, Commander. This sea of stars is now yours to conquer. A Creative Vision of the Future Three thousand years in the future, interstellar colonization has expanded to a realm known as the Second Galaxy. Five unique nations vie for dominance, and are set to change the face of history... Fight for Rare Resources in 1,000-player Galactic Battles Jump into huge colonial wars with players around the world. Secure the future of your alliance and corporation in glorious battle with up to a thousand players in simultaneous warfare, and compose a stunning legend all your own. Diversified Interstellar Ship Design These five nations have also developed radically different spaceships, due to the vast differences in their levels of science & technology, design, and military ambitions. Astronomical & Hyperrealistic Game World Through the latest technology, Second Galaxy’s universe boasts a diameter of 1,000 light-years and contains 4,961 galaxies with countless features, such as planets, stars, space stations, and more. Open World -- Random Events Shape Your Fate In Second Galaxy, you can traverse wormholes and reach the depths of the universe to encounter unexpected random events. Each player’s actions in the game world cause a "butterfly effect" on the cosmic ecology based on how they tackle these events. Global Real-time Dynamic Trading All interactions in the game occur in real time on a global server. Make real-time dynamic transactions through neutral trading planets or underground black markets, or engage in combat that directly leads to large-scale galactic warfare or cooperation! Official Apple “Adventure Plan” Subscription Feature Description & Announcement 1. Subscription Price and Period You can subscribe to the “Adventure Plan” in the game. The price is .99 and it lasts for 30 days. 2. Subscription Contents Users can enjoy special privileges during the subscription period: ① Daily Restoration Chances +2; ② All Research Times -20%; ③ Trading Post Extra Sale Slots +6; ④ Production Time -50%; ⑤ Decryption Time -50%. 3. Auto-renewing Subscriptions • The Apple App Store auto-renews subscriptions and payment is confirmed by your iTunes Account directly. 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Ringerill likes this. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,971 722 113 England #3 psj3809, Sep 11, 2019 Sounded good to me but reading more about it and the subscription etc i think i'll pass. Plus what you said about the icons is a joke. I'll keep on hunting for my ultimate 'Elite' game i want to find !!! Ringerill Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2012 315 170 43 #4 Ringerill, Sep 11, 2019 Last edited: Sep 11, 2019 I still remember a post from some time ago saying that this game aimed to be the EVE-Online on iPhone... That was a good joke in my humble opinion! I agree with @Stronsay that the game becomes unbearable with the amount of information and descriptions there are. That is to be expected from any space simulation game I believe. But the most fun part of it is that it didn't stop me playing because you don't need a fully functional brain for it... For 1-2 hours all I had to do was go to point A -> spam the attack button -> return to base -> go to point B -> spam the attack button again -> and so on. You don't get to control you ship, all you can do is to select a target flying around you, click on your weapons to fire and wait for the cooldowns then simply repeat the process and hope you don't die until everyone is dead. Sure the first missions are supposed to be easy because they serve as a tutorial but I don't think that the gameplay will change after that. I already guess that later on, you will be blocked at one point because you won't deal enough damage to ships and you won't have enough hull points to survive (will you lose your ship then? I hope not). Then you will have to pay to repair your ship, stock on ammunitions (because every missile/laser/bullet you fire is a consumable) and upgrade/buy some parts. In theory, this is a rational thing in any "RPG" but from what I saw, there seems to be a limit of missions you can do daily (it basically showed in a mission that you have to send a probe to scan the galaxy and find some missions). But after I used the probe, a wonderful time counter of 20+ hours appeared meaning that you don't have unlimited missions per day. What is it with this idea to limit the amount of Quests/XP/Loot/Dungeons you can do daily? Sure it allows everyone to be on the same page but in the end, it just makes me feel like a zombie simply checking his daily routine without feeling any joy of completion. Also I didn't find a way to simply wander around and explore, apart from warping from point A to B. And for me in a space game and MMO, one of the big points is to be able to explore the galaxy, even if there is nothing to do in 90% of the available space. So for the first missions, you are overloaded with money, ammunitions, etc, but I fear that sooner or later, you will struggle just to maintain yourself to steadily advance in the game. Add to that timers, monthly subscriptions for resources and pay-to-win shops (I can only assume judging by the rewards/ships/premium currency offered), this will just end like every "free" MMOs on mobile... Oh, and did I forgot to mention the Auto-combat button? Yeah we all know what the Auto-combat in a game means Ijipop likes this. Nonstickron Well-Known Member Sep 24, 2009 312 32 28 Graphic Artist / Pre-Press Central Florida http://www.rgdesignhouse.com #5 Nonstickron, Sep 11, 2019 Played a few times now. I feel like I'm completely on rails. Is this supposed to be multiplayer? JasonLL Well-Known Member Feb 21, 2014 546 106 43 Male #6 JasonLL, Sep 11, 2019 Last edited: Sep 11, 2019 From what I’ve read this may be closer to EVE than the official EVE mobile experience. Personally never played EVE but this reddit post suggests that EVE mobile in it’s current state is going for the “it’s a phone so let’s make a phone game route”. “Having played both, this one is actually much closer to a full Eve experience than Eve iOS currently. Full monetization and PvP could hurt this one though (wasn’t able to check out much of either in the cbt).” - gorebelly reddit post I do agree this game has a ton of info thrown at the player at once and they could improve on making things a bit tidier but I’m starting to get the hang of things on my second day. Already accepting and completing optional missions and some of the license missions I found to be quite challenging. Demanding correct load outs and tactics to complete the missions in the easiest possible way which probably means later on in the campaign it’s going to get much more difficult. JasonLL Well-Known Member Feb 21, 2014 546 106 43 Male #7 JasonLL, Sep 11, 2019 That’s the downside of most MMO games for mobile (even the ones with limited autoplay). They guide the player for much longer than need be IMO. Usually the first dozen or so lvls are hand holding to the extreme. My character on Second Galaxy is about to achieve lvl 10 and I’ve started to do some optional quests and explore things a bit on my own. hutq Member Sep 11, 2019 12 5 3 Male #8 hutq, Sep 11, 2019 I'm loving it so far. It's everything I hoped for in an ios space MMO. My only complaint is the text is a bit small and the contrast and coloring is a little hard to read and I have ab XS Max. I hope they adjust that. There are some definite deep systems and strategy you just have to get past the typical hours of tutorial missions that this type of game has. Once you do though and the game stops holding your hand there is much to dig into. This is definitely an EVE clone though and not an Elite Dangerous clone. This game is about missions and upgrading and collecting ships. This is not a game for someone looking for a space flight sim. Ringerill Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2012 315 170 43 #9 Ringerill, Sep 12, 2019 It's nice to see people who continue to play this and give us more unlighted opinions. Mine was only from ~2 hours but still I consider these first moments as important as the rest because if it does a good job, you know what to expect from the game. I played some X3 games and even if the amount of information is humongous right at the beginning, it still does a good job at instructing you and letting you understand what the game is about (arguably but still). Yeah I know that it was unfair to compare an EVE clone to a space flight sim but I was more sad to know that the ships flies without any input and it just becomes a fight to the death (so basically who has the most HP and damage). I still would like to know if the gameplay changes later on. Do you have a more strategical approach of fights? Are you running out of resources fast and how easily can you replenish then? Is the cost of new upgrades and ships exaggerated (e.g. you have to farm for months before you have a slightly better ship)? Do the F2P/PTW mechanics give you a net advantage in some aspects? I am now more prudent and prefer to know the worth of a game in the long run and what it will be focused on, especially when the game is asking me to pour a considerable time in it to actually improve. I have played the World of Kings MMORPG and it took me ~2 months to realise that the core of the game was a P2W competition. First update brought a new dungeon, Second a new quest expansion, Third an IAP event with premium currency, Fourth IAP goodies, Fifth again IAP so at that point I realised what the point of the developers was and that the game will not improve in the good direction hutq Member Sep 11, 2019 12 5 3 Male #10 hutq, Sep 12, 2019 This game is ultimately like most F2P ios MMORPG's but I take issue with the idea of what makes it P2W as I don't really see what "winning" is in any of these games. People complain about the month long grinds to upgrade things when the entire point of these games is upgrading things. If the grind were not there then the game would not really have much content. What I will say about this game is the production value is off the charts. The long grind is definitely present but it is hidden behind some gorgeous AAA graphics and design that make you feel like you are exploring a very lively and inhabited galaxy. There are tons of missions and quests with fairly decent story lines. Everything is very polished and there seems to be some real care placed in the development of this game. This isn't a Game of War clone where ugly sprites are used to represent timers to just addict you and take your money. And really the iap are pretty reasonable too as far as iap go. I paid .99 for a leveled up ship and a bunch of bonus items to help the dev. Considering Plants vs Zombies 2 wants $5.99 for 1 plant I'd say this game asking $.99 for an iap is not bad! Long story short I'd say this game is for anyone who has ever enjoyed EVE or who has ever wanted to play EVE. This is the closest thing to EVE you can get on ios right now and it's definitely my favorite F2P game on my phone right now. If anyone wants a space buddy look me up. My GT is Dema9o9ue. CrayonWarrior and Ringerill like this. JasonLL Well-Known Member Feb 21, 2014 546 106 43 Male #11 JasonLL, Sep 12, 2019 Last edited: Sep 12, 2019 Second Galaxy imo is much easier to grasp than X3. Back in the day I had X3 on Steam and enjoyed it but it definitely took much more time feeling confident playing X3 than Second Galaxy. You can double tap on the screen you can fly manually in that direction. When I play salvage missions it’s much easier to just use manual controls. There are plenty of things to do besides following the main quest tree. I’ve already completed numerous side missions including non-combat ones such as investigating anomalies and a bunch of salvage missions. I agree with hutq this isn’t supposed to be Elite or any other space dogfighting sim. The combat systems are action / rpg through and through. If you play the license missions in the game it does show off things like flanking, choosing targets in the right order and having correct load outs for success. It’s mostly people taking issue with anything labeled “free 2 play” and assuming they’re all evil predatory games. Ringerill likes this. NexXxeN New Member Sep 15, 2019 1 1 3 #12 NexXxeN, Sep 15, 2019 I get it is a total rip off from Eve, but hey, I can take this and play it wherever I want. Truly having a blast with it. For anyone interested in this great game, I suggest you watch these 2 quick videos on it: Quick guide to leveling up your Pilot - Second Galaxy Quick guide to Mining materials - Second Galaxy CrayonWarrior likes this. Tucker Active Member Nov 14, 2009 38 4 8 #13 Tucker, Sep 15, 2019 Please think TWICE before you are going to Play/Pay for this game. Discussion PSA: English is not my native language. If you don't understand. Please feel free to ask and I will try my best to explain for you. We are coming from HongKonger (HKer), one of the guild of the Alliance that mostly formed by Hong Kong players. The below list are the Guilds that Alliance was originally included: HongKonger (HKer) HK Glory (HKG) HKFREEARMY (HKFA) Free HK (FHK) FEHK (HKE) HK Legend (HKS) HK Freedom (F4F) There're total over 1000 players were the members of the Alliance. Around GMT+8 9:30pm, all of the members noticed that their own guild-masters was being hacked. Some of the GM were attempted to login their account but the below picture popped up: https://i.imgur.com/sTEV6VC.jpg In English, that's mean "You account has been [Mandated]. Unable to login." Is that funny that someone would "Mandated" your account but not the owner? Around GMT+8 10:15pm, those "Mandated" guild-masters started kicking ALL members of their own guilds. And of course, their account were still unable to login again after this. https://i.imgur.com/Qo8PVlM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eYemIKR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ckfvqix.jpg https://i.imgur.com/M3lNWBJ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/P6RmOVK.jpg https://i.imgur.com/aqK8jHm.jpg We even noticed some other Hong Kong guilds were sharing the same FATE even they are not in our Alliance. These guilds were also included the words either "Hong Kong" or "HK" in their guild name. Not long after, Announcement has been made by official account from the famous forum in China which called "Tieba" in their sub-forum. Here is the rough translation of that. https://i.imgur.com/MEohQo9.jpg Hello Commander, If the council noticed anyone that might "damage" the authority of the Nation(China). Please report and we would handle it. The council would not allow anything that go against with the laws of China. So, you might ask, what does the Alliance did that making the company go against HK players in this way? NOTHING We were not insulting China or Chinese players while in the game. We were not making any noise about the protests of Hong Kong. We were not arguing with other Chinese players in poor manners. And no way for all the members of the Alliance violence the rules in this scale. We were simply just wanna play a game that look like a EVE ripoff, as a Hong Kong people. Unfortunately, it is not allowed. We had refunded all the money we spent on this game. We hope you think twice before spending anymore Time or Money by telling the fate of our Alliance. Thank you for your attention. {saw this on Reddit ios. thought it would be useful to potential customers} Ringerill likes this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #14 macplash, Sep 15, 2019 Yep, saw it on Reddit early in the morning already. Bummer. hutq Member Sep 11, 2019 12 5 3 Male #15 hutq, Sep 17, 2019 Just checking in with more impressions. I’m still playing the game daily and approaching level 30. The game definitely still has its hooks in me and is the main game I’m playing right now. Missions are much more difficult at this point and there is far more variety to what you can do and missions require much more strategy. I’ve actually failed several times and lost a few ships. You have to actually plan your loadouts for mission types and and use the right ships and also not be afraid to bail out on a mission getting too tough and warp out of there. Also using the right wingman and leveling them up is important too. I’m also more and more impressed by the variety of stories. The main campaign isn’t the most interesting but you can find some pretty interesting random encounters out there just by exploring and scanning space and exploring wormholes. I’m also continually impressed by the attention to detail in the graphics. I have several ships with small fins and parts on them that move and shift when the ship goes into warp. There are just so many little polished things that really blow me away about this game. I’m thoroughly impressed by the level of AAA development for a f2p game. This easily could’ve been a cash grab with little invested in graphics and gameplay but the game is actually fun to play and gorgeous to look at. I can’t think of any other f2p game where I actually use the camera mode to take screenshots because it looks so good. JasonLL Well-Known Member Feb 21, 2014 546 106 43 Male #16 JasonLL, Sep 17, 2019 Last edited: Sep 17, 2019 Same here. This game has definitely become my go to mobile MMO at the moment. I was amazed the first time I zoomed all the way out on the realm map screen and saw just how many solar systems there were to explore. Most of the main story, so far, takes place in a tiny area compared to the size of the entire galaxy. I still haven’t gotten into the massive alliance wars yet but I definitely want to get my feet wet when I have a better understanding of the game and a bit more confidence. I think the main campaign would be a bit better if the translation wasn’t as rough as it is currently in certain spots. Scanning for random encounters in different solar systems has been really fun and a couple of those encounters have been very interesting to say the least. The rep quests and sub quests also have some really cool stories to tell. Ringerill Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2012 315 170 43 #17 Ringerill, Sep 17, 2019 Thanks for the heads up. I hope more people will be aware of this problem (it's quite an euphemism to even say that). Touch Arcade is not a place for political debates or anything of this sort but I do hope that people here will pay attention to this. It happens to dislike a developer/publisher when they don't care for their public but this is way above that. It seems that this story is genuine and I am really ashamed for this company. When a company cares more about the game making money than the community and morals, it is a big no for me, even if the game is good and popular... hutq Member Sep 11, 2019 12 5 3 Male #18 hutq, Sep 19, 2019 I don’t know man. I get what you’re saying but I still like the game itself. I mean go look in the TA site feedback forums. TA is banning the entire country of India from accessing the site because of spam bots. Sucks for India and frankly I don’t think it’s ethically cool but I get that there is only so much man power and so many hours in the day. Companies reserve the right to make sweeping bans for whatever reason they feel they need to and there are two sides to every story. JasonLL Well-Known Member Feb 21, 2014 546 106 43 Male #19 JasonLL, Sep 19, 2019 I certainly don’t question the authenticity of the story but the problem is a lot larger than a single company or disliking a company that probably had to make a decision they weren’t happy with. I mean let’s hate Blizzard too since they had to censor language in World Of Warcraft a couple months back on the Chinese servers due to the protests. Or any other company that has to adjust to the politics of the time in certain parts of the world. All I’m saying is if your a company and your going to play ball in China your more than likely going have to take censorship measures or play somewhere else. Ringerill likes this. hutq Member Sep 11, 2019 12 5 3 Male #20 hutq, Oct 7, 2019 So another update. I'm still playing daily and now I'm active in a Corp. Let me tell you once you join a Corp and really delve into the multiplayer aspect of the game the challenge and strategy picks up. Last night I did a Corp quest with about 8 other members that required us to fly in a fleet and coordinate our attacks and ship builds. We had 2 healers and the rest attackers. I was the gunner and had to select targets for our whole fleet to attack. It was honestly like a raid in an MMO. It took about 1 hour to complete and at the end it felt like we had really accomplished a high level raid. I have never had this much fun playing an online game on my phone. If anyone is interested in joining my corp our corp tag is HOPE. We are going to do nightly corp quests as a team around 9 EST. We are very active and really help each other learn the game. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Played for an hour or so, and already overcome with information paralysis. The flight screen has at least 25 clickable icons and other readouts. Ship and weapon upgrades seem to go beyond infinity. An officer keeps saying to me “Why are you here?”. I’m really wondering. There could be an interesting game but how to find it?
Sounded good to me but reading more about it and the subscription etc i think i'll pass. Plus what you said about the icons is a joke. I'll keep on hunting for my ultimate 'Elite' game i want to find !!!
I still remember a post from some time ago saying that this game aimed to be the EVE-Online on iPhone... That was a good joke in my humble opinion! I agree with @Stronsay that the game becomes unbearable with the amount of information and descriptions there are. That is to be expected from any space simulation game I believe. But the most fun part of it is that it didn't stop me playing because you don't need a fully functional brain for it... For 1-2 hours all I had to do was go to point A -> spam the attack button -> return to base -> go to point B -> spam the attack button again -> and so on. You don't get to control you ship, all you can do is to select a target flying around you, click on your weapons to fire and wait for the cooldowns then simply repeat the process and hope you don't die until everyone is dead. Sure the first missions are supposed to be easy because they serve as a tutorial but I don't think that the gameplay will change after that. I already guess that later on, you will be blocked at one point because you won't deal enough damage to ships and you won't have enough hull points to survive (will you lose your ship then? I hope not). Then you will have to pay to repair your ship, stock on ammunitions (because every missile/laser/bullet you fire is a consumable) and upgrade/buy some parts. In theory, this is a rational thing in any "RPG" but from what I saw, there seems to be a limit of missions you can do daily (it basically showed in a mission that you have to send a probe to scan the galaxy and find some missions). But after I used the probe, a wonderful time counter of 20+ hours appeared meaning that you don't have unlimited missions per day. What is it with this idea to limit the amount of Quests/XP/Loot/Dungeons you can do daily? Sure it allows everyone to be on the same page but in the end, it just makes me feel like a zombie simply checking his daily routine without feeling any joy of completion. Also I didn't find a way to simply wander around and explore, apart from warping from point A to B. And for me in a space game and MMO, one of the big points is to be able to explore the galaxy, even if there is nothing to do in 90% of the available space. So for the first missions, you are overloaded with money, ammunitions, etc, but I fear that sooner or later, you will struggle just to maintain yourself to steadily advance in the game. Add to that timers, monthly subscriptions for resources and pay-to-win shops (I can only assume judging by the rewards/ships/premium currency offered), this will just end like every "free" MMOs on mobile... Oh, and did I forgot to mention the Auto-combat button? Yeah we all know what the Auto-combat in a game means
From what I’ve read this may be closer to EVE than the official EVE mobile experience. Personally never played EVE but this reddit post suggests that EVE mobile in it’s current state is going for the “it’s a phone so let’s make a phone game route”. “Having played both, this one is actually much closer to a full Eve experience than Eve iOS currently. Full monetization and PvP could hurt this one though (wasn’t able to check out much of either in the cbt).” - gorebelly reddit post I do agree this game has a ton of info thrown at the player at once and they could improve on making things a bit tidier but I’m starting to get the hang of things on my second day. Already accepting and completing optional missions and some of the license missions I found to be quite challenging. Demanding correct load outs and tactics to complete the missions in the easiest possible way which probably means later on in the campaign it’s going to get much more difficult.
That’s the downside of most MMO games for mobile (even the ones with limited autoplay). They guide the player for much longer than need be IMO. Usually the first dozen or so lvls are hand holding to the extreme. My character on Second Galaxy is about to achieve lvl 10 and I’ve started to do some optional quests and explore things a bit on my own.
I'm loving it so far. It's everything I hoped for in an ios space MMO. My only complaint is the text is a bit small and the contrast and coloring is a little hard to read and I have ab XS Max. I hope they adjust that. There are some definite deep systems and strategy you just have to get past the typical hours of tutorial missions that this type of game has. Once you do though and the game stops holding your hand there is much to dig into. This is definitely an EVE clone though and not an Elite Dangerous clone. This game is about missions and upgrading and collecting ships. This is not a game for someone looking for a space flight sim.
It's nice to see people who continue to play this and give us more unlighted opinions. Mine was only from ~2 hours but still I consider these first moments as important as the rest because if it does a good job, you know what to expect from the game. I played some X3 games and even if the amount of information is humongous right at the beginning, it still does a good job at instructing you and letting you understand what the game is about (arguably but still). Yeah I know that it was unfair to compare an EVE clone to a space flight sim but I was more sad to know that the ships flies without any input and it just becomes a fight to the death (so basically who has the most HP and damage). I still would like to know if the gameplay changes later on. Do you have a more strategical approach of fights? Are you running out of resources fast and how easily can you replenish then? Is the cost of new upgrades and ships exaggerated (e.g. you have to farm for months before you have a slightly better ship)? Do the F2P/PTW mechanics give you a net advantage in some aspects? I am now more prudent and prefer to know the worth of a game in the long run and what it will be focused on, especially when the game is asking me to pour a considerable time in it to actually improve. I have played the World of Kings MMORPG and it took me ~2 months to realise that the core of the game was a P2W competition. First update brought a new dungeon, Second a new quest expansion, Third an IAP event with premium currency, Fourth IAP goodies, Fifth again IAP so at that point I realised what the point of the developers was and that the game will not improve in the good direction
This game is ultimately like most F2P ios MMORPG's but I take issue with the idea of what makes it P2W as I don't really see what "winning" is in any of these games. People complain about the month long grinds to upgrade things when the entire point of these games is upgrading things. If the grind were not there then the game would not really have much content. What I will say about this game is the production value is off the charts. The long grind is definitely present but it is hidden behind some gorgeous AAA graphics and design that make you feel like you are exploring a very lively and inhabited galaxy. There are tons of missions and quests with fairly decent story lines. Everything is very polished and there seems to be some real care placed in the development of this game. This isn't a Game of War clone where ugly sprites are used to represent timers to just addict you and take your money. And really the iap are pretty reasonable too as far as iap go. I paid .99 for a leveled up ship and a bunch of bonus items to help the dev. Considering Plants vs Zombies 2 wants $5.99 for 1 plant I'd say this game asking $.99 for an iap is not bad! Long story short I'd say this game is for anyone who has ever enjoyed EVE or who has ever wanted to play EVE. This is the closest thing to EVE you can get on ios right now and it's definitely my favorite F2P game on my phone right now. If anyone wants a space buddy look me up. My GT is Dema9o9ue.
Second Galaxy imo is much easier to grasp than X3. Back in the day I had X3 on Steam and enjoyed it but it definitely took much more time feeling confident playing X3 than Second Galaxy. You can double tap on the screen you can fly manually in that direction. When I play salvage missions it’s much easier to just use manual controls. There are plenty of things to do besides following the main quest tree. I’ve already completed numerous side missions including non-combat ones such as investigating anomalies and a bunch of salvage missions. I agree with hutq this isn’t supposed to be Elite or any other space dogfighting sim. The combat systems are action / rpg through and through. If you play the license missions in the game it does show off things like flanking, choosing targets in the right order and having correct load outs for success. It’s mostly people taking issue with anything labeled “free 2 play” and assuming they’re all evil predatory games.
I get it is a total rip off from Eve, but hey, I can take this and play it wherever I want. Truly having a blast with it. For anyone interested in this great game, I suggest you watch these 2 quick videos on it: Quick guide to leveling up your Pilot - Second Galaxy Quick guide to Mining materials - Second Galaxy
Please think TWICE before you are going to Play/Pay for this game. Discussion PSA: English is not my native language. If you don't understand. Please feel free to ask and I will try my best to explain for you. We are coming from HongKonger (HKer), one of the guild of the Alliance that mostly formed by Hong Kong players. The below list are the Guilds that Alliance was originally included: HongKonger (HKer) HK Glory (HKG) HKFREEARMY (HKFA) Free HK (FHK) FEHK (HKE) HK Legend (HKS) HK Freedom (F4F) There're total over 1000 players were the members of the Alliance. Around GMT+8 9:30pm, all of the members noticed that their own guild-masters was being hacked. Some of the GM were attempted to login their account but the below picture popped up: https://i.imgur.com/sTEV6VC.jpg In English, that's mean "You account has been [Mandated]. Unable to login." Is that funny that someone would "Mandated" your account but not the owner? Around GMT+8 10:15pm, those "Mandated" guild-masters started kicking ALL members of their own guilds. And of course, their account were still unable to login again after this. https://i.imgur.com/Qo8PVlM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eYemIKR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ckfvqix.jpg https://i.imgur.com/M3lNWBJ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/P6RmOVK.jpg https://i.imgur.com/aqK8jHm.jpg We even noticed some other Hong Kong guilds were sharing the same FATE even they are not in our Alliance. These guilds were also included the words either "Hong Kong" or "HK" in their guild name. Not long after, Announcement has been made by official account from the famous forum in China which called "Tieba" in their sub-forum. Here is the rough translation of that. https://i.imgur.com/MEohQo9.jpg Hello Commander, If the council noticed anyone that might "damage" the authority of the Nation(China). Please report and we would handle it. The council would not allow anything that go against with the laws of China. So, you might ask, what does the Alliance did that making the company go against HK players in this way? NOTHING We were not insulting China or Chinese players while in the game. We were not making any noise about the protests of Hong Kong. We were not arguing with other Chinese players in poor manners. And no way for all the members of the Alliance violence the rules in this scale. We were simply just wanna play a game that look like a EVE ripoff, as a Hong Kong people. Unfortunately, it is not allowed. We had refunded all the money we spent on this game. We hope you think twice before spending anymore Time or Money by telling the fate of our Alliance. Thank you for your attention. {saw this on Reddit ios. thought it would be useful to potential customers}
Just checking in with more impressions. I’m still playing the game daily and approaching level 30. The game definitely still has its hooks in me and is the main game I’m playing right now. Missions are much more difficult at this point and there is far more variety to what you can do and missions require much more strategy. I’ve actually failed several times and lost a few ships. You have to actually plan your loadouts for mission types and and use the right ships and also not be afraid to bail out on a mission getting too tough and warp out of there. Also using the right wingman and leveling them up is important too. I’m also more and more impressed by the variety of stories. The main campaign isn’t the most interesting but you can find some pretty interesting random encounters out there just by exploring and scanning space and exploring wormholes. I’m also continually impressed by the attention to detail in the graphics. I have several ships with small fins and parts on them that move and shift when the ship goes into warp. There are just so many little polished things that really blow me away about this game. I’m thoroughly impressed by the level of AAA development for a f2p game. This easily could’ve been a cash grab with little invested in graphics and gameplay but the game is actually fun to play and gorgeous to look at. I can’t think of any other f2p game where I actually use the camera mode to take screenshots because it looks so good.
Same here. This game has definitely become my go to mobile MMO at the moment. I was amazed the first time I zoomed all the way out on the realm map screen and saw just how many solar systems there were to explore. Most of the main story, so far, takes place in a tiny area compared to the size of the entire galaxy. I still haven’t gotten into the massive alliance wars yet but I definitely want to get my feet wet when I have a better understanding of the game and a bit more confidence. I think the main campaign would be a bit better if the translation wasn’t as rough as it is currently in certain spots. Scanning for random encounters in different solar systems has been really fun and a couple of those encounters have been very interesting to say the least. The rep quests and sub quests also have some really cool stories to tell.
Thanks for the heads up. I hope more people will be aware of this problem (it's quite an euphemism to even say that). Touch Arcade is not a place for political debates or anything of this sort but I do hope that people here will pay attention to this. It happens to dislike a developer/publisher when they don't care for their public but this is way above that. It seems that this story is genuine and I am really ashamed for this company. When a company cares more about the game making money than the community and morals, it is a big no for me, even if the game is good and popular...
I don’t know man. I get what you’re saying but I still like the game itself. I mean go look in the TA site feedback forums. TA is banning the entire country of India from accessing the site because of spam bots. Sucks for India and frankly I don’t think it’s ethically cool but I get that there is only so much man power and so many hours in the day. Companies reserve the right to make sweeping bans for whatever reason they feel they need to and there are two sides to every story.
I certainly don’t question the authenticity of the story but the problem is a lot larger than a single company or disliking a company that probably had to make a decision they weren’t happy with. I mean let’s hate Blizzard too since they had to censor language in World Of Warcraft a couple months back on the Chinese servers due to the protests. Or any other company that has to adjust to the politics of the time in certain parts of the world. All I’m saying is if your a company and your going to play ball in China your more than likely going have to take censorship measures or play somewhere else.
So another update. I'm still playing daily and now I'm active in a Corp. Let me tell you once you join a Corp and really delve into the multiplayer aspect of the game the challenge and strategy picks up. Last night I did a Corp quest with about 8 other members that required us to fly in a fleet and coordinate our attacks and ship builds. We had 2 healers and the rest attackers. I was the gunner and had to select targets for our whole fleet to attack. It was honestly like a raid in an MMO. It took about 1 hour to complete and at the end it felt like we had really accomplished a high level raid. I have never had this much fun playing an online game on my phone. If anyone is interested in joining my corp our corp tag is HOPE. We are going to do nightly corp quests as a team around 9 EST. We are very active and really help each other learn the game.
