So, exploring.
ED is going to give us explorer-type gamers a unique opportunity for real exploration in a game. We'll have an infinite (for all practical purposes) amount of space, stars and worlds to discover, and for the first time in a modern game well have the chance to be the first people ever to see them. Nobody knows what's out there, and the places we go to first will never be visited for the first time again.
As anyone who loves the wild places of the real world will know, there is ownership in that. What you see for the first time is yours forever.
We don't know much about how the practicalities of exploration will work in ED yet, apart from a few bits of info dropped by Frontier, but it does sound like co-operation between players will be what pushes the boundaries of known space outwards. The organised expedition will be able to go much further than one guy in a ship or a few mates with a curious streak.
So what I'm proposing here is the First Great Expedition in Elite Dangerous. A group of explorers who are willing to commit one of their commanders to an expedition into the deepest regions of the galaxy. It won't always be fun: we'll need supply runners as well as surveyors, we'll almost certainly need traders to provide funds for equipment and ships, we'll be visiting many dull and similar systems along the way, and will certainly face obstacles that will sap our resolve to continue. We don't even know how lucrative the rewards will be.
But we'll be the first and only people to see some of the places we visit. We will own the galaxy in ways far more profound and permanent than mere contestable, temporary domination.
Where we go others can only follow.
On a less rhetorical note, in order to keep everyone's interest up we can rotate the roles, so everyone gets to explore as well as take responsibility in support roles. We can set our own timetables so we can work around real life and play other aspects of the game with different commanders.
There's a lot to be discussed to keep the expedition going and to be ready to set out as soon as possible come release, so if you're interested in this idea, post below. If you've got any ideas to add, post below. If you're willing to commit one of your commanders and a certain percentage of your gaming time to the greatest adventure in video game history, post below.
If there's enough interest and it's maintained over the months before release, I'm happy to host an expedition forum, website, Teamspeak server and whatever else we may need. Once under way, we could keep blogs of the voyage, put up a Facebook page and share the experience with the world. If this comes off we'll be a part of Elite Dangerous history - there will only ever be one First Great Expedition.
If you're interested in joining us at the very first stages of this grand adventure, join our forum at http://www.firstgreatexpedition.org.
ED is going to give us explorer-type gamers a unique opportunity for real exploration in a game. We'll have an infinite (for all practical purposes) amount of space, stars and worlds to discover, and for the first time in a modern game well have the chance to be the first people ever to see them. Nobody knows what's out there, and the places we go to first will never be visited for the first time again.
As anyone who loves the wild places of the real world will know, there is ownership in that. What you see for the first time is yours forever.
We don't know much about how the practicalities of exploration will work in ED yet, apart from a few bits of info dropped by Frontier, but it does sound like co-operation between players will be what pushes the boundaries of known space outwards. The organised expedition will be able to go much further than one guy in a ship or a few mates with a curious streak.
So what I'm proposing here is the First Great Expedition in Elite Dangerous. A group of explorers who are willing to commit one of their commanders to an expedition into the deepest regions of the galaxy. It won't always be fun: we'll need supply runners as well as surveyors, we'll almost certainly need traders to provide funds for equipment and ships, we'll be visiting many dull and similar systems along the way, and will certainly face obstacles that will sap our resolve to continue. We don't even know how lucrative the rewards will be.
But we'll be the first and only people to see some of the places we visit. We will own the galaxy in ways far more profound and permanent than mere contestable, temporary domination.
Where we go others can only follow.
On a less rhetorical note, in order to keep everyone's interest up we can rotate the roles, so everyone gets to explore as well as take responsibility in support roles. We can set our own timetables so we can work around real life and play other aspects of the game with different commanders.
There's a lot to be discussed to keep the expedition going and to be ready to set out as soon as possible come release, so if you're interested in this idea, post below. If you've got any ideas to add, post below. If you're willing to commit one of your commanders and a certain percentage of your gaming time to the greatest adventure in video game history, post below.
If there's enough interest and it's maintained over the months before release, I'm happy to host an expedition forum, website, Teamspeak server and whatever else we may need. Once under way, we could keep blogs of the voyage, put up a Facebook page and share the experience with the world. If this comes off we'll be a part of Elite Dangerous history - there will only ever be one First Great Expedition.
If you're interested in joining us at the very first stages of this grand adventure, join our forum at http://www.firstgreatexpedition.org.
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