As the title says, I play on Solo Play, and I am not ashamed to admit it.
To start off, I'm a very introverted person. That doesn't mean I'm shy or am otherwise adversed to playing with other people. I just means I don't feel the same drive or thrill from doing so. If and when I'm presented with the opportunity to play with others, I'm more than happy to engage. But after it's over I need to recharge. It's draining rather than energizing. As a result, I generally tend to be more selective about how and when I spend my time, and who I'm spending it with. On top of that, my internet connection is less than stellar, with a strict data cap and high average of 600ms latency times.
Yes, this means I miss out on the vast majority of stuff that happens in the game that the community stirs up. And I do feel like I just missed out on something great sometimes. But every time I go into Open Play I'm constantly worried that I'm going to be plagued by players or groups of players that do nothing but harass and bully.
I'm not opposed to engaging a bounty hunter or pirate player in combat. If they win and I have to pay the rebuy costs, so be it. It was still a fun experience. But I read the forums. I keep my ear to the ground when it comes to gaming. I know all too well the horror stories that come from games like EVE: Online and Elite: Dangerous. I know that there ARE effectively in-game groups of players that practically live in these games and run it like a mafia or cartel.
When I play games, nothing gets to me faster than when I die to the bull that I had no chance against. As I said, when someone beats me in combat, I'm fine with it. But even in Solo Play, the vast majority of the ships I've lost haven't been lost because I lost a fair fight or because I crashed into something. They've been because of bugs and glitches. Like the NPC's 1-shotting me just after the engineers went live, or when I spawned inside a wall when I load up the game. Stupid stuff like that, and I'd really, REALLY rather not add yet another dimension to that kind of stuff going wrong. And that's not even counting the fact that I'm still not convinced Solo Play should be affected by the online community.
If this game had a real offline mode, I'd play it.
I dunno. As I go back and read this post, I realize it came off a lot more negative than I meant it to. I'm not even really sure I conveyed the reason I started the thread.
I guess the TL
R version of it is that I'd "like" to be a more active member of the Elite community. But all the bull that kinda comes with that is just too draining on me. I enjoy it from time to time, but it's never long before I go back into my Solo Play shell. It's just too much.
I've been playing the Elite franchise since the original, and love the story, lore, and all of the meat the franchise has to offer, but with Elite: Dangerous and it's community driven events, I just question humanity, and wonder if it's really worth the effort.
To start off, I'm a very introverted person. That doesn't mean I'm shy or am otherwise adversed to playing with other people. I just means I don't feel the same drive or thrill from doing so. If and when I'm presented with the opportunity to play with others, I'm more than happy to engage. But after it's over I need to recharge. It's draining rather than energizing. As a result, I generally tend to be more selective about how and when I spend my time, and who I'm spending it with. On top of that, my internet connection is less than stellar, with a strict data cap and high average of 600ms latency times.
Yes, this means I miss out on the vast majority of stuff that happens in the game that the community stirs up. And I do feel like I just missed out on something great sometimes. But every time I go into Open Play I'm constantly worried that I'm going to be plagued by players or groups of players that do nothing but harass and bully.
I'm not opposed to engaging a bounty hunter or pirate player in combat. If they win and I have to pay the rebuy costs, so be it. It was still a fun experience. But I read the forums. I keep my ear to the ground when it comes to gaming. I know all too well the horror stories that come from games like EVE: Online and Elite: Dangerous. I know that there ARE effectively in-game groups of players that practically live in these games and run it like a mafia or cartel.
When I play games, nothing gets to me faster than when I die to the bull that I had no chance against. As I said, when someone beats me in combat, I'm fine with it. But even in Solo Play, the vast majority of the ships I've lost haven't been lost because I lost a fair fight or because I crashed into something. They've been because of bugs and glitches. Like the NPC's 1-shotting me just after the engineers went live, or when I spawned inside a wall when I load up the game. Stupid stuff like that, and I'd really, REALLY rather not add yet another dimension to that kind of stuff going wrong. And that's not even counting the fact that I'm still not convinced Solo Play should be affected by the online community.
If this game had a real offline mode, I'd play it.
I dunno. As I go back and read this post, I realize it came off a lot more negative than I meant it to. I'm not even really sure I conveyed the reason I started the thread.
I guess the TL
R version of it is that I'd "like" to be a more active member of the Elite community. But all the bull that kinda comes with that is just too draining on me. I enjoy it from time to time, but it's never long before I go back into my Solo Play shell. It's just too much.I've been playing the Elite franchise since the original, and love the story, lore, and all of the meat the franchise has to offer, but with Elite: Dangerous and it's community driven events, I just question humanity, and wonder if it's really worth the effort.
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