The Adrenaline Vault have taken a look at Ace of Angels, the upcoming space combat sim from Flying Rock Enterprises.[BLOCK]Ace of Angels doesn't have one specific world where several thousand players all interact simultaneously; instead there are multiple servers, which are capable of hosting 200 pilots at a time. Though this may seem more than a bit limited compared to the thousands of people who can coalesce in the multiplayer RPG worlds, the approach Ace of Angels takes seems more geared towards setting up teams that will last for months, if not years. Focusing more on core groups of fighters that will hopefully develop lasting relationships is something untried to my knowledge. Titles like Ultima Online and EverQuest have their guilds and factions, encouraging players to team up for the purpose of enhancing the experience, however, in my opinion there is a tangible difference between the two that is difficult to place. Whether or not a modified version of this system will play out to Flying Rock's benefit remains to be seen.[/BLOCK]

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