Reviews - Tryptic

Fleet Ops has an active development team who are constantly working to make sure it has the 5 key elements of a good RTS game:

1. Difficulty: Players with a long history of RTS gaming and elite clicking skills can practice and pull off amazing strategies that are at their level, while new players can still enjoy the game without going crazy.

2. Pace: A small-map game can be over in 10 minutes, while a large team fight can last over an hour without players finding themselves at a stalemate. Individual battles aren't too fast, which gives you the time you need to micro-manage your units.

3. Balance: The Fleet Ops team started with a simple base (short, medium, and long range ships) and has built up a complex system of unit counters. Some ships counter others completely, while others have a slight advantage only. Some races can cloak their ships, which gives them a large advantage. As a result, these races' ships are much more expensive than their non-cloaky counterparts and must be carefully microed.

4. Variety: The five playable races are very diverse, with unique units and tech trees across the board. They also have unique resource systems, but not enough to destabilize the game.

5. Community: It doesn't matter how much fun a game is, if the people who play it are jerks. The Fleet Ops community are friendly and active, and the devs listen to the players. Fleet Ops also has an active Frapsing community who record games and post them to YouTube for people to watch.