When did this happen?
So lets get this straight.. Our commander names are no longer unique?
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When did this happen?
I know, I just thought it was kind of funny. Seems there's a victor already though! -Cosmos- has been obliterated!
Fastest clone fight ever!
Hypothetical point to illustrate the potential issue.
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I agree, that's hypothetically bad.
verminstar
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Ah and there are those who think this forum is toxic...fairly sure if hes not already here, several of his clones are. Sadly I still dont miss that old forum...fer better or worse, this game appears to have gots its hooks into me...thought there was an air of familiarity about yer name...new game new battleground old history and all that ^
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Javert
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Haven't read the entire thread beyond my post, but:
- I apologise - I do now remember that there was a backers app to reserve you commander name so you definitely could reserver your commander name as part of the kickstarter.
- When I said first discoveriest were marked "xbox", they may not all be marked that exacctly. I remember various dev posts after the Xbox release - for a while after the Xbox release Xbox first discoveries were blank as they were sorting out issues. They then said that they would be tagged correctly. It may be that the tag does not say "Xbox" but something less immersion breaking - I do not know as I've never seen one, but I remember the posts saying that they would be tagged.
However, just for the reccord I was a kickstarter backer at the level above the one mentioned above, and I have absolutely no issue with an Xbox commander having the same name as me in the game.
- I apologise - I do now remember that there was a backers app to reserve you commander name so you definitely could reserver your commander name as part of the kickstarter.
- When I said first discoveriest were marked "xbox", they may not all be marked that exacctly. I remember various dev posts after the Xbox release - for a while after the Xbox release Xbox first discoveries were blank as they were sorting out issues. They then said that they would be tagged correctly. It may be that the tag does not say "Xbox" but something less immersion breaking - I do not know as I've never seen one, but I remember the posts saying that they would be tagged.
However, just for the reccord I was a kickstarter backer at the level above the one mentioned above, and I have absolutely no issue with an Xbox commander having the same name as me in the game.
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So... the kickstarter backers paid to reserve their name, so that on release, no one else could take it before they got the chance? You got that. You paid, your name was reserved, the game was released on PC, and no one on the PC version was able to get your name before you created your CMDR. AND STILL - no one else on PC can ever have your exact CMDR name.
First issue dealt with.
Second issue - FD expanded the game and one of the requirements for having the game on Xbox is that FD have no other choice but to let Xbox CMDRs use their Gamertag, because Microsoft.
So, what's the issue here? That ED got on so well that it warranted an Xbox port? That FD sold reserved spots for CMDR names before anyone knew that the game could ever warrant a console port? That FD has no choice and literally cannot do anything about after the fact unless they shut down the Xbox port? That they should have made two separate galaxies? Are you kidding me? Two galaxies! Wow... you seem to have a very high view of FD and a very low view of them at the same time! Incredible.
Your CMDR name is unique - on PC.
Xbox players will never be able to ruin your reputation - Because the Xbox and PC in-game communities CANNOT MIX. Sorry, your reputation is not so great that the Xbox ED community is even aware of you, let alone being fooled into thinking anything that happens on console is actually you.
Even if I were to find, say, ObsidianAnt on Xbox, I'd know it's not actually him because we all know he is a PC player, not Xbox. In the same way that you guys on PC have nothing to fear from Zm4rc0, him being an Xbox player.
For those people who are on both platforms with the same CMDR name - great! This "problem" doesn't apply to you because your name is completely unique to you; and I doubt you even care about this, because you're happy you were able to get your name the same on both.
This whole thread is just pointless complaining for the sake of it, with absolutely no solution.
First issue dealt with.
Second issue - FD expanded the game and one of the requirements for having the game on Xbox is that FD have no other choice but to let Xbox CMDRs use their Gamertag, because Microsoft.
So, what's the issue here? That ED got on so well that it warranted an Xbox port? That FD sold reserved spots for CMDR names before anyone knew that the game could ever warrant a console port? That FD has no choice and literally cannot do anything about after the fact unless they shut down the Xbox port? That they should have made two separate galaxies? Are you kidding me? Two galaxies! Wow... you seem to have a very high view of FD and a very low view of them at the same time! Incredible.
Your CMDR name is unique - on PC.
Xbox players will never be able to ruin your reputation - Because the Xbox and PC in-game communities CANNOT MIX. Sorry, your reputation is not so great that the Xbox ED community is even aware of you, let alone being fooled into thinking anything that happens on console is actually you.
Even if I were to find, say, ObsidianAnt on Xbox, I'd know it's not actually him because we all know he is a PC player, not Xbox. In the same way that you guys on PC have nothing to fear from Zm4rc0, him being an Xbox player.
For those people who are on both platforms with the same CMDR name - great! This "problem" doesn't apply to you because your name is completely unique to you; and I doubt you even care about this, because you're happy you were able to get your name the same on both.
This whole thread is just pointless complaining for the sake of it, with absolutely no solution.
verminstar
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I could cheack actually considering my pc account is halway through pioneer and has an extensive bookmark collection of discoveries...if I had a working pc which I dont unfortunately. Money, xmas and teenagers mean priorities are not motherboards and other stuff I dont understand apart from the price. Shame that...
Reserved? I'm not even sure it's necessarily anything to do with Kickstarter as such.
I mean per platform names are unique. I can create a brand new CMDR right now and his name is "reserved", someone buying the game right now still gets that deal.
As I remember it, the notion of reserved at Kickstarter time was that every player who bought the game, at any level, got to register a name *before release*. You literally sent the name you wanted to Frontier and they *reserved* it for you.
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That's the bit I don't think he gets.
No it shouldn't.
Xbox players and pc / mac players interact when it comes to discoveries, as described by DB here:
from http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-06-elite-dangerous-xbox-one-console-david-brabenDavid Braben said:
It's great the E : D is on the xbox - its added a whole lot of new blood, new opinions and made the game evolve however the uniqueness of your character needs to be preserved across all platforms, and not just within each platform.
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Why???
Did they say "Reserve your commander name" or "Reserve your unique commander name" ?
Similar to "Land on planets" , not "Land on lush planets with atmospheres full of interesting stuff to explore"
Whatever FD advertises , expect the bare bare minimum.
Turbine went that route with the Founders and Lifetime subs. It led to them selling off to Warner Brothers and then Warner Brothers renegotiating how the lifetime sub was basically no different than active subscribers and had to start subbing to gain the new benefits when it went F2P. Some stuff was grandfathered (like owning previous expansions), but everything from that point on had to be bought.
TLDR - Kickstarter backers gave a big cash injection, but over the long term will pay less for the game than later players. When it reaches that point, Kickstarter folks become a liability in terms of income since they're no longer contributing to the game's success beyond vanity items. The only ones really exempt from that are those that pledged £1,500 or more given the stated goal of a 10 year plan.
That's not to say I'm belittling anyone's contribution. Rather, I'm just being realistic. As it is, the Founders World was opened to the public and before long, I expect people to be able to have stations named after themselves or their groups due to the game evolving.
Until they happen to use some cheating tool and show up in a few PvP videos titled "look at this filthy cheater".
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