there is also the issue of 'gaining unfair advantage,' something that is not possible as nobody is locked into open and anyone can switch modes at will. it's all down to the player what type of game they want, do they want the challenge of open or the predictability of solo/group play. as it stands people can play how they want to play and no amount of talking about it is going to convince me or others who feel the same that this is anything but a good thing.
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there is also the issue of 'gaining unfair advantage,' something that is not possible as nobody is locked into open and anyone can switch modes at will. it's all down to the player what type of game they want, do they want the challenge of open or the predictability of solo/group play. as it stands people can play how they want to play and no amount of talking about it is going to convince me or others who feel the same that this is anything but a good thing.
We all know that ain't gonna happen anytime soon though;o we got out of stickies i smell they want to have the debate buried
Its not a competitive game like League of Legends etc, and then taking your example when you show up to play a game you abide by the laws/rules set out by the governing body.
It will be interesting to see how this develops after Xbox and other consoles hit, shared galaxy, not shared instancing and there is a chance we could be outnumbered.
and lets say we get outnumbered what force us not to have the same fun us before?
Where does it state that elite is a competitive game? It doesn't state it anywhere, it outright has you compete with powerplay and cgs. If you do either one, you're competing directly or indirectly with others.
So are we suggesting there is no competition in ED. PP is one big competition. ED claims to be an MMO but it fails in that claim because it can't even define a fair playing field for what little systems it has to facilitate co-op pve or pvp gameplay. In fact the only thing that resembles a co-op feature is wings and even that is quite limited in scope for an MMO. Four is not a massive number. I am seriously starting to wonder how one can develop both a single player and multiplayer game and have them conflict on such a fundamental level in terms of game mechanics. How can anyone look at PP and accept it is a fair competition while ignoring how flawed it is that players in offline can compete with online without having to actually open themselves up to the risks of competition. It's actually hurting my head trying to understand this mindset, that allows for disproportionate advantages in a competition and thinks nothing of it.
for cgs maybe u r right(if u see it that way) ...for PP u should check again no compete score anywhere....
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Maybe isnt FD's problem that some ppl didnt research in full before they buy the product...
Of course, point is they will have a large and potentially massive effect on the game world without even having a chance of interacting with anyone on the PC/Mac side.
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Selective Mutliplayer is a subset of MMO...
Selective Multiplayer
Its still relatively new imho.
Instead of picking on the solo player for your analogy, imagine a football game where the players play on different pitiches or at different times of the day.
it balances out on both sides
When u realise that we can have more fun on co-op than compete u will be more relaxed think about it
The Steam store quite clearly lists the game as being multi-player, mmo, and co-op. If we can't believe what it says at the store page and have to conduct research to find the truth then things must be worse than I thought.
It also quite clearly indicates Single Player
That sounds like someone kicking a ball about by themselves on pitch all alone. I don't think that qualifies as a competitive game of football.
isnt about that u go do only what steam say? u dont try to find out more than what steam say?
You undermine, expand into, and prepare systems, some of which belong to rival powers. That's competing if I ecer saw it.
Then you're fine by me. I don't want to stop solo, I just want open to have an equal chance in pp or CGs.I've never taken part in either, and have absolutely no plans to do so
It does if the goals scored by yourself count towards a team's score, playing a competitive game.
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again like DB said: SOLO BALANCE SOLO....if u dont agree with me take hes word
They don't balance each other, because they aren't equal in number. Some sides will have more open and others more solo players.
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