Conveying this games "Story" through nothing but text is unacceptable.
- Thread starter Punished Mobius
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Because of the abysmal lack of variation in dialogue. That's how. Because NPC dialogue feels lazy and poorly thought out. Because they spam the same nonsense as they did last year. And the year before that. Because it feels like a joke.
So you tell me if they have. And tell me why there aren't more. You tell me why they can hire you to crank out a book. But can't get someone to bust out a couple new lines every 4 months. (Is that long enough?) Or god forbid just listen to the community and organize a dialogue submission contest.
Ian Phillips
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That was your 'keyboard and 2 brain cells' idea wasn't it? Still proving the worth of that by example!
First, you make non sense.
Second, I don't even- that's no story at all.
Third, you can't hit me if you're in ANY Mk.IV.
You're more than welcome to try, though. And for the record, I let you interdict me AND submitted.
I admire your enthusiasm bud but gotta be honest with you re conclusions I've reached after several years of doing what you do now. Its not gonna improve, no matter how hard to argue valiantly for the game to be improved, or say whats wrong with it, it wont change a thing.
Braben has his vision for the game and thats not going to change.
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People are so into the book because they are starving for ANY meaningful story progression in this game that they can interact with in some meaningful way that has consequences.
This game has miles to go in that regard, unfortunately.
This game has miles to go in that regard, unfortunately.
I feel much the same. Almost all games provide a story though, so when a game doesn't and instead invites a situation where the player is small and insignificant.....and the 'story' is what you make for yourself, for your character.....many players just don't seem to find that appealing these days. It might suggest that this isn't in fact the game for them. That said, their frustration isn't helped by the slow pace of the stories that Frontier are trying to weave in the background - on the one hand we're to make our own stories for our character but at the same time Frontier are trying to weave a few stories in the background to add flavour to the galaxy but for many players it doesn't quite gel for them (perhaps because other games have gotten them too used to being the central protagonist in such stories and here they just aren't and never will be?). Personally I like the approach, but even I'm frustrated by not having even been hyperdicted yet so I don't feel 'involved' in that particular story line at all......<shrugs>
Goose4291
Banned
You're right in this regard.
If frontier allowed total war between the feds and empire, a lot of these groups that talk the talk would find themselves encountering some serious issues.
Look in the mirror if you want to see a schmuck? Someone wants to write a story about something it takes a lot of intelligence obviously you have none!
I haven't been hyperdicted yet either, which is disappointing, I would press FD to increase the instances of it before many of us are left out.
I have been playing Elite since 1984 and what I wanted is Elite with nice up to date graphics - I got that and so, so much more. I have over 800 hours on this game and I am not bored at all.
@Those who are complaining about lack of story - All you need is a little imagination and self-reliance and this game will entertain forever - joining a group helps, I'm a proud member of the Sovereignty (formerly Imperial Inquisition) and it really makes a difference.
No actually mate, your post makes it clear YOU are the one with no intelligence. The OP said he was a schmuck, i was asking the OP why he felt the need to call the guy a schmuck, i, myself, was not calling him a schmuck. Want me to lend you the mirror?
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What I don't understand is why they don't set up a mock futuristic news studio (or even green screen one) and sit two staffers in front of it pretending to be newscasters and read the Gal Net News and deliver story elements weekly.
Integrate the videos into the Gal Net news and make it watchable at stations.
Seems like a simple, SUPER CHEAP way to convey a story AND whats going on around the galaxy.
But......that makes too much sense to ever happen
Integrate the videos into the Gal Net news and make it watchable at stations.
Seems like a simple, SUPER CHEAP way to convey a story AND whats going on around the galaxy.
But......that makes too much sense to ever happen
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No.....
In the Queens F(fornicating) English
But it could easily be sub titled so.......
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You mean so we are back to walls of text again...immersion only for the English speakers??
