David Braben Powerplay AMA - Part 2 - Live at 4PM BST
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Hello Mr Braben
Will we ever get a ship that can rival the Imperial Courier from Frontier, because the new Imperial Courier seems lackluster compared to that ship.
Will we ever get a ship that can rival the Imperial Courier from Frontier, because the new Imperial Courier seems lackluster compared to that ship.
Hi David,
The new features of Power play certainly are interesting with a lot more happening and more to do, but with respect to the powers themselves :
Wwhat is going to be done about penalising people with less time, or even those people who join later? I am of referring to the competitive ladder board which I think is a huge concern in 1.3. I know you have referred to a change that has been suggested, but this system still means that a casual player unlucky enough to join the wrong power will not see any benefit, given also if they join later after other players in that power can have built themselves a little stock pile of merits (even with decay).
Thanks
The new features of Power play certainly are interesting with a lot more happening and more to do, but with respect to the powers themselves :
Wwhat is going to be done about penalising people with less time, or even those people who join later? I am of referring to the competitive ladder board which I think is a huge concern in 1.3. I know you have referred to a change that has been suggested, but this system still means that a casual player unlucky enough to join the wrong power will not see any benefit, given also if they join later after other players in that power can have built themselves a little stock pile of merits (even with decay).
Thanks
Good day, David. Thanks for the great game Elite & hard work.
It a question from a russian players. Now Galnet News translate on russian language after few days. It's not so good to people, who don't speak English and they prefer play on russian. PowerPlay give us more content about galaxy, more news and players will be more involved in galaxy. Can we hope that the news will be translated in a timely manner, by the date of their release ?
It a question from a russian players. Now Galnet News translate on russian language after few days. It's not so good to people, who don't speak English and they prefer play on russian. PowerPlay give us more content about galaxy, more news and players will be more involved in galaxy. Can we hope that the news will be translated in a timely manner, by the date of their release ?
It will be great! ;-)
10 print "David, please give us some news on planetary landings!"
20 goto 10
20 goto 10
I posted this question in the other thread, but I'll post it again just in case...
David! When you were thinking about ways to improve the game's Crime system, did you ever consider bringing back the old three-tier system from the original Elite, with Clean, Offender, & Fugitive? Because then you could have used Offender for the lesser crimes (like Friendly Fire), and Fugitive for the more serious stuff (like Murder), and tailored the response of the NPCs in the game accordingly, depending on the severity of the crime... not to mention that it would have been a nice nod to the original game!
And, if you did consider doing it this way, what made you decide against it?
David! When you were thinking about ways to improve the game's Crime system, did you ever consider bringing back the old three-tier system from the original Elite, with Clean, Offender, & Fugitive? Because then you could have used Offender for the lesser crimes (like Friendly Fire), and Fugitive for the more serious stuff (like Murder), and tailored the response of the NPCs in the game accordingly, depending on the severity of the crime... not to mention that it would have been a nice nod to the original game!
And, if you did consider doing it this way, what made you decide against it?
There. He calls them Superpowers now. "Major Faction" was such a finnicky term. "Superpowers" is much better.
Is the mining in it's final form or is there planned a re-iteration of it sometime in the future? For example https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=127157
I feel that the current mechanic of pewpew-chunks fly off is not really rewarding and has nothing to do with player's skill. For example bounty hunting payout, with a lower tier ship, is directly related to player's ability to maneuver and land shots on target while avoiding getting shot.
I feel that the current mechanic of pewpew-chunks fly off is not really rewarding and has nothing to do with player's skill. For example bounty hunting payout, with a lower tier ship, is directly related to player's ability to maneuver and land shots on target while avoiding getting shot.
David,
Is Power Play the last of the major "Free" updates to Elite Dangerous or is there yet more to come? A simple yes or no would suffice, no need for any details...
Also is there going to be an option for a "Season Pass" style option for those of us who missed out on the deal to get the paid DLC at some point?
Finally, Thargoid/Alien races - Is that soon(tm) and can we expect them in the next couple of months?
Thanks.
PS, Thanks for the game - I have been playing this for nearly a year now, bought Joysticks for it and everything... Only NOW have I taken a break to play the Witcher but once thats complete.. Back to the black...
Is Power Play the last of the major "Free" updates to Elite Dangerous or is there yet more to come? A simple yes or no would suffice, no need for any details...
Also is there going to be an option for a "Season Pass" style option for those of us who missed out on the deal to get the paid DLC at some point?
Finally, Thargoid/Alien races - Is that soon(tm) and can we expect them in the next couple of months?
Thanks.
PS, Thanks for the game - I have been playing this for nearly a year now, bought Joysticks for it and everything... Only NOW have I taken a break to play the Witcher but once thats complete.. Back to the black...
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Can you discuss introduction to new assets into game, like new types of stations, planets, space objects, etc? Considering size of universe this game has, it would surely be beneficial to immersion and gameplay to have more environmental variety. So, I would like to ask if we can expect some new additions to environments in some of upcoming updates, if yes, can you give some rough estimate when that would be?
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Hey David!
Thanks for doing another AMA! I have been wondering how the crime system will work with powerplay:
1. will bounties on your head stay when your power takes over a system? Provided that you gained the bounties while helping your power, of course.
2. I noticed that program materials obtained while undermining a hostile power were considered illegal in your own powers area of influence, de facto making you a smuggler. Is that mechanic here to stay?
Thanks!
Thanks for doing another AMA! I have been wondering how the crime system will work with powerplay:
1. will bounties on your head stay when your power takes over a system? Provided that you gained the bounties while helping your power, of course.
2. I noticed that program materials obtained while undermining a hostile power were considered illegal in your own powers area of influence, de facto making you a smuggler. Is that mechanic here to stay?
Thanks!
Will community goal rewards that haven't yet been turned in be wiped? Thanks!
There are a great number of ideas in the DDA which the DDF helped FD flesh out.
Power play has taken the focus off these recently.
Are there plans to return to the DDA to begin fleshing out Elite Dangerous with some of them - things like : Piracy as a fully fledged role; Ironman; naming of ships; etc.
(Respect also to SJA - I prefer playing with/against AI and she just turned the notch up to 11)
Power play has taken the focus off these recently.
Are there plans to return to the DDA to begin fleshing out Elite Dangerous with some of them - things like : Piracy as a fully fledged role; Ironman; naming of ships; etc.
(Respect also to SJA - I prefer playing with/against AI and she just turned the notch up to 11)
First of all thank you very much for this incredible game.
There has been much discussion and community work on the unidentified artifacts found in game. Much of this was sparked by your previous comment that "something else could to be found in deep space since the Wings update". Could you elaborate a bit more on this? Will more secrets be revealed in Powerplay or will we have to wait another update?
There has been much discussion and community work on the unidentified artifacts found in game. Much of this was sparked by your previous comment that "something else could to be found in deep space since the Wings update". Could you elaborate a bit more on this? Will more secrets be revealed in Powerplay or will we have to wait another update?
The game is not set in stone. We have plans for the future for just about every game element, but I'm sure you will understand we don't want to go into every detail yet.
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