Micro-Expansions For Sins of a Solar Empire

Wasn't there suppose to be an update for this game that will add a campaign mode? I'm still waiting on that, I love my RTS campaign modes.

I like this idea because Sins multiplayer is not that popular, and this will keep players coming back for more. By quickly releasing mini-expansions like this, Stardock can fix flaws in the game quickly. Defensive structures in definitely something this game lacks, and Entrenchment solves that. The way the game works is if your planets are being attacked, your options are to send you fleet back to the planet which can take forever...or split your fleet in half and have dozens of ship idle by key strategic planets, which feels wasteful.

Apparently, the second mini-expansion will be focused on diplomacy, and the third on new techs. Diplomacy is at this point, a completely useless feature of the game, but one with a lot of potential. As for techs, hopefully this will diversify the races a little more. As of now, the differences are very subtle. They can at times, have a huge impact, but at other times, none at all.

I'm a little disappointed to see that there is no word on a new race or story mode...but I guess that can wait until after this mini-expansion trilogy wraps up and they make a new expansion or inevitable sequel.

How intense is the micro-managing in this game? I typically like RTS games not much more complicated than warcraft or CnC.

I bought this, played it, actually enjoyed the gameplay, but! There was no campaign. And there wasn't much of any warning if you hadn't done any research online that it lacked one. So it felt cheap to me, like a wire frame.

I dont like expansions for any multiplayer game (except mmo's). They split the community, which makes it harder to find a good game, which means people go and play something else.
Or if the game is really good people just end up playing the original anyway, so the people that bought the expansion get screwed (look at BF2)

After having an exhausting 12 hour "match" with 5 other guys on LAN I just couldn't play it anymore. It's a great galactic management simulator but I felt the battles were lacking in excitement. It was usually big blob vs big blob. Oh and those annoying pirates...

So I probably won't check out the expansions but the game is good and worth the purchase.

Where's the add-on that makes games a reasonable length?

It's not so bad. Instead of a 30$ expansion, it's three 10$ mini-expansions, one with these new defenses, one with new diplomacy, and one with new ships.

how about you just hold on to those 'micro' expansions and release one big 'macho' expansion for $15? I'd buy it then. I'm not going to be nickeled and dimed for a game I don't play that much anymore. It would need a huge rehaul for me to pick it back up again.

Don't get me wrong, I love Sins, but IMO, the replay value isn't all that high.

i don't like the idea of micro-expansions. how will that influence multiplayer between players who don't have a certain expansion?