Was really not expecting them to simply take the place of livery which seems to be the case judging from their placement.
I must say, I'm pretty disappointed with the name plates they shower off so far,
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Honestly? Because I want to play the game that Braben described in kickstarter dev blogs and Sandy et al detailed in the DDF back in the day. I also think that FD is a decent company and that independent development houses should be supported.
However, that doesn't mean that they should get a free pass for decisions like this that would make even EA blush...
My bad, I didn't understand how truly upsetting these name tags were to so many of you. Hell, I can't recall a single video log from Braden's Kickstart dreams and promises where he promised free name tags after launch... free anything for that matter. I can't recall complaining about the cost of my entertainment, I always figured if I can't afford to play I should be working more. This is a good game, not perfect, better than any other of it's kind. I will continue to pay them to develop and fine tune it, with the added fun of these forums.
Thanks for the tears... I love single moms, just added the dad part to be fair, you know equal opportunity.
Thanks for the tears... I love single moms, just added the dad part to be fair, you know equal opportunity.
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FWIW I like 'em. I think they're an improvement on what we had before and a step in the right direction.
I'll pay 0,50€ up to 1€...no more than that.
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Where is the 'plate'? Why are they being called name plates without a plate?
Geez, the pilot could get a ladder and paint these on him/herself.
Edit: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=name+plate&source=lnms&tbm=isch
Geez, the pilot could get a ladder and paint these on him/herself.
Edit: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=name+plate&source=lnms&tbm=isch
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Back in 2012 it wasn't even clear whether the game would be partly subscription-based or paid for wholly by purchase fees and microtransactions. That's a discussion that came later, and the conclusion was strongly in favour of microtransactions.
Prior to that, when the KS was ostensibly talking about the game as a whole, this made it into the FAQ:
Now if you want to get technical, linguistic, legal, there's nothing there to say that any aspect of ship naming would be free. So there's not going to be a rush to the courts over this. But in the context of the original Kickstarter, when funds were still being solicited from backers and the general perception was that anything answered in a FAQ or comment would be part of the launch game unless explicitly stated otherwise, it's a bit cheeky of FD not to offer a basic naming feature for free.
And yes, I know you can "name your ship" in the game interface so there's another technical, linguistic, legal argument to say that they've met their commitment. But again, there's the letter of the law and the spirit. You can name your ship but nobody else can see it unless you pony up some cash? Imagine if the Kickstarter FAQ had said that. You might as well write the name on a Post-It and stick it to your monitor. You're the only one who's ever going to read it unless you stump up the dough.
Not cool, FD.
(I've read in at least four places now that ship names won't even appear on scans unless you've paid for a name plate, although I must admit I can't find an FD-originated source for this. If this turns out not to be the case, and that ship names appear on scanners and/or HUDs without payment, I will be happy to modify my stance on this. If anyone has a link or other reference to this either way, I would love to know the definitive answer.)
Exactly this! This is why I thought they would be low-profile body modifications with an actual "plate" for the name, even if that plate itself was just a flat panel. That's what you think of when you see "plate" in this context. The problem is that it's hard to know whether FD's occasionally strange and confusing use of language comes from ignorance, naivety or deliberate manipulation. There have been historical arguments for all three.
But you're right, what we saw on the PAX video are quite simply not name plates. They're just names.
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I have named my Ship L o v e A D u c k Which means FD's txt editor has more options than the paid nameplates.
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