Elite Dangerous no longer an MMO?
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This is wrong, and it's easy to see that it is. I've never seen 32 maxed out even in the most populated systems. It's clear that when you get matched with one person, there's others you cannot get matched with because they are in a separate instance. And this is why you tend not to see other players when friends are on, as you always get matched into your friends instance even if it's otherwise empty. What seems most likely is that really you are matched with an instance, not a player per se.
I believe the confusion arises from the fact that ED is theoretically an MMO but in practice it is rarely perceivable as such. That is, due to the extreme scale of the game world it is very rare that a larger number of players arrive in the same spot at the same time. Intuitively, this would be like playing a Battlefield or Counter Strike match of 32 players on a map of 1000 square miles and everyone spawns in a random spot with thousand of AI NPCs around him. Due to this design (and the lack of social tools) player interaction is then the exception of the rule, which is, however, one of the main goals of MMOs.
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Mu77ley
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This is how the design was documented in the DDA, the issues you mention are bugs related to the match making which should hopefully be fixed at some point.
This thread isn't about if its an MMO or not, try R E A D I N G before posting so you can contribute to the discussion instead of degrading to semantics and arguing and looking daft.
The Thread is about; Did FD pull the MMO plug from marketing? If so why?
Its not because we want to hear you try to defend the game as an MMO if it is true, and if not that's fine too, better in fact.
So many panties in so many twists. Sorry ladies, no idea it would be this ridiculous, I may have not posted it, I was seeking some info and venting, because if it is true then its not the expectation that was set, and that's all its about.
EDIT; great, I post right after a Mod, totally embarrassed and not directed that way at all.
The Thread is about; Did FD pull the MMO plug from marketing? If so why?
Its not because we want to hear you try to defend the game as an MMO if it is true, and if not that's fine too, better in fact.
So many panties in so many twists. Sorry ladies, no idea it would be this ridiculous, I may have not posted it, I was seeking some info and venting, because if it is true then its not the expectation that was set, and that's all its about.
EDIT; great, I post right after a Mod, totally embarrassed and not directed that way at all.
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Robert Maynard
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Bambi did coin the word "mingleplayer" - it seems oddly appropriate. Massive Mingleplayer Online, anyone?
I thought this thread was about 4k monitors.
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This thread isn't about if its an MMO or not, try R E A D I N G before posting so you can contribute to the discussion instead of degrading to semantics and arguing and looking daft.
The Thread is about; Did FD pull the MMO plug from marketing? If so why?
Its not because we want to hear you try to defend the game as an MMO if it is true, and if not that's fine too, better in fact.
So many panties in so many twists. Sorry ladies, no idea it would be this ridiculous, I may have not posted it, I was seeking some info and venting, because if it is true then its not the expectation that was set, and that's all its about.
EDIT; great, I post right after a Mod, totally embarrassed and not directed that way at all.
MOD hater =p
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I saved it for people like you.
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Also archived by web crawlers, this was the previous web page of Elite:---Dangerous
http://web.archive.org/web/20140819232955/http://www.elitedangerous.com/about/#stars
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Hey now.. thief is a bit strong.. I prefer "one who facilitates the redistribution of the wealth/goods of others [to myself]".. pirate works as well (but has different romanticized context association).Hey, that's MY line, you thief
So word smuggler then?...
How is WoT a persistent world when you can't even decide which map to go to next? It's a glorified shooter lobby.
Whilst I would concede that our player-interactions in combat/trading/exploration may infinitesimally be shared in the background, how are instances (or islands) any different from a lobby, with the exception you don't get to choose who you play with?
Not being facetious, I promise
By definition, the game technically is an MMO that just happens to feature instancing. A little bit like the way Guild Wars 1 was an MMO. If they removed anything that was referencing Elite: Dangerous being an MMO, they probably did it because too many people just think of games like World of Warcraft when they hear MMO, which is not in fact the only formula for an "MMO".
If it must be a single word, that one works as well as the other
If directed at me, how so? I don't remember claiming anything as being created by me which wasn't. Or do I need to provide cited sources for anything I post which was influenced by, or is a restatement of, something created by someone else? Wasn't aware that the forum was considered a scholarly publication and held to the same journalistic/scholary integrity requirements
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