EVE

[Magoo!]

... Alright then. Sorry, Dab. Didn't mean to offend, I was just saying that I didn't like it. The missions I took on were "Take this here", at least the four that I managed to do before I lost patience.

And no, I played for the trial time which I imagine to be alot worse than if you get good just like any other game. It's like RS when I was like, 8. I was a nub, everything sucked, I got better, gameplay got better. But when the tutorial doesn't tell you how to get a better ship or anything... Well, I didn't like my single-shot rail gun thing and my mining laser.

And yes. It is more realistic because it's being constantly updated. Freelancer was made in what, 2001? This is 2008 and EVE is still being added too. Anyways, basically I didn't have the time nor money to play EVE, so I stuck with something that was free and entertaining. Me sucking and quitting the trial is better than me getting sucked (in) and paying each month for something I don't have much time to dedicate to.

Oh and eh, yeah... Of course an admiral doesn't steer the ship, but FL wasn't meant for you to have your own Battleships either.

Again though, my major complaint is not having known what to do... And I couldn't find anything on their site to help me out. Just a list of the ships that I could get, but had no idea how to.

The difference between the two is this: Freelancer is a GAME on a CD, and whatnot whereas EVE is meant for online play. FL just had the option of, "Lets shoot eachother in Defenders!" until Disco and stuff came out.

Its like comparing GTA IV (story based with an option) with Battlefield. Sure, Battlefield is more realistic with recoil and quick deaths, but GTA was meant for its single player, just like FL. Battlefield was meant for its online play, just like EVE. They can only be compared on a very loose basis beyond preference of gameplay style.
... Aaanyways.