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Spinning wheel hubs for the SRV.

I seriously don't expect I'll be fussed by it when it comes, I'd rather just have the game I was excited for, hence having the LEP....

To be honest I don't thing FDev know what it is going to be yet either.
 

Jack Schitt

Jack Schitt
NW3 said:
Maybe some new SRVs? There were some interesting ones in the pre-production artwork.
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Not a bad idea, but it would have to be limited to cosmetics, or maybe new wheel / track / hover layouts that permit easier movement over some terrain types. Anything that gave a cargo capacity increase, and especially new weapons, would immediately be accused of pay-to-win. Even the new propulsion methods would probably fall foul of this to some degree unless carefully balanced, hence the qualifying "maybe".

Someone in another thread suggested rudimentary space legs might make for a good initial DLC and I'm inclined to agree. The ability to EVA on planetary surfaces would:

  • Add aesthetically pleasing activities to the game without adding to or impacting current gameplay.

  • Appease those LEP owners who don't see extra gameplay as a requirement for early space legs, two groups from which there is definitely a crossover.

  • Sell to wanderlustful players who don't already have a LEP, especially if bundled with a discounted Horizons option for those who don't already have it.

  • Open a new line of purchasable cosmetics in the store. Maybe even movie-themed spacesuits if the licenses are obtainable, or "inspired by" designs if they're not.

  • Provide a foundation on which to build EVA-related gameplay down the line.

  • Not annoy those players who've said that they don't yet want space legs without gameplay. They can ignore it and aren't forced to buy it.
About the only group who might gripe are those who have an LEP but who don't want cosmetic-only space legs. They might grouse that they still don't have anything worthwhile to show for their LEP investment, and there'd be some truth in that. But FD would have fulfilled in part their obligation to provide something to the LEP owners, while establishing a foundation for something that those players will want to embrace once the gameplay is added down the line.

But we all know it'll probably be another ship, with the exact same specifications as an existing ship for balance reasons, but a different model. Because, you know, Frontier.
 

Sylveria

Sylveria
Just as Explorers waiting for love in the Beyond updates.... FD has the rest of the year to introduce "premium" content.

We can all speculate as to what it might be, but only Frontier knows for sure. ;)
 

Drelthar

Drelthar
It will be a pack of store items, with one of the newest things shown as being the most attractive part of it.

If they did it now for instance, it would have a new voice pack as the main awesome feature of it. But they probably have commander slots (wishful) and changing the COLOUR OF YOUR HUD WOWOWOWOW~!) in the running next, so it might be one of those.

I seriously doubt it will be anything related to an expansion, which is what the pass is for, it is after all called, a liftime EXPANSION pass.
 

mojonaut

mojonaut
It'll be something that's nice to have but not essential in order to play the game, else we're in P2W territory which they said they would never do.

My money would be on the Orrery and/or colour HUD's
 

Koen

Koen
mojonaut said:
It'll be something that's nice to have but not essential in order to play the game, else we're in P2W territory which they said they would never do.
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With that kind of reasoning we would not have had engineers in Horizons.

When they said no P2W it meant (in my understanding): no weapons, speed boosts, shield enhancers, etc... in the Frontier shop. But seasons/DLCs can contain stuff which give an advantage in combat/exploration/etc... just as Horizons did.
 

dognosh

dognosh
mojonaut said:
It'll be something that's nice to have but not essential in order to play the game, else we're in P2W territory which they said they would never do.

My money would be on the Orrery and/or colour HUD's
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FD have stated many times the Orrery will never happen,shame as I would love it and pay for it
 

Koen

Koen
cpeyton94 said:
I doubt Frontier even know themselves what it will be yet. It will be a tough decision for them to make having to balance it between being good enough for the lifetime pass owners and not too good to upset the rest of the players.
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Other players will be able to buy it, just like Horizons. I would be most disappointed if the "premium content" would be "meh, not upsetting".

khaos526 said:
I thought it was the ability to have your own Capital Ship or something?
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Fleet carriers for "Squadrons" are in Chapter 4 of Beyond, so these are free to Horizons owners.
 

VR Jay Le Chardon

VR Jay Le Chardon
I think the no pay to win means no buying an anaconda for $25, but content packs can contain new ships, which players have to both have that content pack, and meet any in game requirements such as being of the appropriate rank and having sufficient credits to cover the purchase price. While I think thecobra mk4 was a lemon, and the beluga was a turd, and the dolphin while decent isnt amazing, the chieftan is a brilliant ship and players who do not have access to it are missing out. Perhaps we will have more good ships like the chieftan in future narative packs.
 

Drelthar

Drelthar
cpeyton94 said:
I doubt Frontier even know themselves what it will be yet. It will be a tough decision for them to make having to balance it between being good enough for the lifetime pass owners and not too good to upset the rest of the players.
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Not really, LEP owners have already paid for it (and more, probably!) so other people can also pay to get it.

So there's no need for any kind of balance.
 

kilvenny

kilvenny
Salt mines planet side, requiring Horizons add on as well. Also access to an additional engineer who requires salt. Since salt has been found to negate the corrosive effects of Thargoid attacks. Cue more salt on the forums.
 

M00ka

M00ka
Jack Schitt said:
Not a bad idea, but it would have to be limited to cosmetics, or maybe new wheel / track / hover layouts that permit easier movement over some terrain types. Anything that gave a cargo capacity increase, and especially new weapons, would immediately be accused of pay-to-win. Even the new propulsion methods would probably fall foul of this to some degree unless carefully balanced, hence the qualifying "maybe".

Someone in another thread suggested rudimentary space legs might make for a good initial DLC and I'm inclined to agree. The ability to EVA on planetary surfaces would:

  • Add aesthetically pleasing activities to the game without adding to or impacting current gameplay.
  • Appease those LEP owners who don't see extra gameplay as a requirement for early space legs, two groups from which there is definitely a crossover.
  • Sell to wanderlustful players who don't already have a LEP, especially if bundled with a discounted Horizons option for those who don't already have it.
  • Open a new line of purchasable cosmetics in the store. Maybe even movie-themed spacesuits if the licenses are obtainable, or "inspired by" designs if they're not.
  • Provide a foundation on which to build EVA-related gameplay down the line.
  • Not annoy those players who've said that they don't yet want space legs without gameplay. They can ignore it and aren't forced to buy it.
About the only group who might gripe are those who have an LEP but who don't want cosmetic-only space legs. They might grouse that they still don't have anything worthwhile to show for their LEP investment, and there'd be some truth in that. But FD would have fulfilled in part their obligation to provide something to the LEP owners, while establishing a foundation for something that those players will want to embrace once the gameplay is added down the line.

But we all know it'll probably be another ship, with the exact same specifications as an existing ship for balance reasons, but a different model. Because, you know, Frontier.
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Give that man a cigar, he has it in one.

Yep, the paid expansion will be .. drum roll please .. Space Legs, or as the enlightened call it, Elite Feet :D

As it will only be cosmetic, all you can do is wander around your cockpit, but maybe if we are really lucky, you can walk around your ship when it is docked and in the hangar. After all, a lot of those who have been pleading with FDev for this ability state quite categorically that this is all they want to do, just walk around the cockpit. Of course, as soon as the new content is dropped, these very same people will be crying about how damn boring it is and why did FDev devote so much time and resources into something so trivial.
 
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