I'd say my fav. part are the capital ships.   They provide the most diversity between the races and let me play a different way each time based on which capital ship or two I start using.   The levels are generally interesting by design, since for me spinning around in the 3D solar system is quite entertaining.  The fact that the games are really long too tends to get me stuck playing, so once I start a level I never want to stop until I've taken the system.

The lazer guns that go pew pew pew.

I wish the ships actually have a much better firing arcs, as well as some back turrents, it should not have to turn around to face enemeies at the back.  So annoying.  I like sins for the big battle, but then my machine slows down if it gets too big.

i generally dont like the games with specific checkpoints and set goals. most shooters are like that, but open world games are more fun imho. same here in sins; heres a planet, now go conquer the galaxy. sorry for bad comparison, but its like a lump of wet clay- in most games the clay's dry, but in sins, you can make it into whatev you want

btw i bought a new rig because of sins

the modability!! 

-Teal

will i like everting about the game aswill

Commanding huge fleets, setting them on confrontation course with the enemy and waching them slugging it out... I especially like to zoom in on a strike craft and simply watch the scenery... (however, i wish the other ships would move in battle, too. Like slowly passing each other and dealing blow after blow while doing so...)

i loved sins when it came out, but then..if it takes forever to finish one game with 10 AIs setting them to normal difficulty level on a huge map.  I am not the one to play games with few AI opponent on a small map.  but that is not so bad, after a few hours on such setting, the action of the game seems to be AI invading, defend, repel attack, rinse and repeat.  Soo i went back to Galciv 2.  Of course, when X3 Terran Conflict came out, i only play X3 and Galciv 2, and replaying oblivion.  

I might consider going back to Sins, if they ever fix that diplomacy system. one accidental shot against your allies will just make them your sworn enemeies again.

You can't really have an accidental shot against an ally, anyway

But to answer the OP:

Ever since I sold my soul to Blair & co, they do Mean Things to it if I don't play.

Guns That GO PEW PEW... wait this is starting to sound like Eve!

splosions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mcX0qukJRQ  read description plz

The fact that Sins puts you in the shoes of a Grand Admiral rather than an emperor or a ship-designing engineer.  I love the fact that Sins keeps everything focused on the war effort. 

Also, the wonderful replayability.  Every new game of Sins is like a new sci-fi movie...the type they don't make anymore that involve fleet actions for control of a solar system. 

I like the starbases the most they are powerhouses