[delta_v] A game rather like you're looking for...

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...if you're one of the people looking a massively multiplayer analogue to
EV.  It's sadly PC-only (great for the people trying to run Nova on their
PCs), but I believe that Jumpgate fits the bill.

There's generally a couple hundred people cruising around the galaxy at any
given time.  Hauling cargo, fighting with each other, looking for
artifacts, etc.  I was a beta tester, so I can personally attest to the
game being fun (at least during beta).  You can even play a pilot for free
for 10 days without having to buy anything-- it's a monster download,
though.

I should point out that it's entirely 3D.  Notably easier on your hardware
than (let's just say) Quake3, though.

With a little luck, there will not be a prolonged discussion of the
relative merits of Jumpgate and EV here on the Escape Velocity plug-in
developers mailing list.  This was a public service announcement for the
people who had never heard of JG, but wished that they had.  =)

Jumpgate website:
http://www.jossh.com/terminal_civilian.html