I understand that it may be very early to raise the matter, but since the Elite community has always been extremely quick to uncover the new stuff after a release, the last few days have me slightly concerned.
My question is: has anyone seen an actual stellar phenomenon?
We have been told about "new stellar phenomenon" (plural?) for a while but so far, coloured clouds and fantasy 3D assets that shine or buzz don't really qualify.
On top of that, a quick look at the Codex and I see reports in various regions, however all coming from the same nebula/planetary nebula within that region. I'm currently scouting in the Normal Expanse, and after 30 systems or so in a different nebula, I found nothing. I'm visiting a few PNs right now, nothing yet. What gives? Does the Codex list only the first location reported for each kind in each region, or have these phenomena actually only been found in a single location in each region so far?
And finally, I'm not sure I understand the point of this apparent rarity. Since the discoveries are shared in the Codex, anybody can go visit them, which --to me-- undermines the search for rares. It only leaves most players with a location to travel to, and we're mostly back to tourism. It also seems that these phenomena spawn in nebulae/PNs and real catalogue stars, which were already POIs in their own right. I was hoping for the new content to fill the very empty space in between, and not add another layer to our known POIs...
Again, it's probably way too early to draw trends, but after 15kly of nothing this weekend, I'm a bit dubious. This new content looks like a bust for explorers who --like me-- hoped for actual stellar and astronomical phenomenon.
Please tell me I'm overreacting
My question is: has anyone seen an actual stellar phenomenon?
We have been told about "new stellar phenomenon" (plural?) for a while but so far, coloured clouds and fantasy 3D assets that shine or buzz don't really qualify.
On top of that, a quick look at the Codex and I see reports in various regions, however all coming from the same nebula/planetary nebula within that region. I'm currently scouting in the Normal Expanse, and after 30 systems or so in a different nebula, I found nothing. I'm visiting a few PNs right now, nothing yet. What gives? Does the Codex list only the first location reported for each kind in each region, or have these phenomena actually only been found in a single location in each region so far?
And finally, I'm not sure I understand the point of this apparent rarity. Since the discoveries are shared in the Codex, anybody can go visit them, which --to me-- undermines the search for rares. It only leaves most players with a location to travel to, and we're mostly back to tourism. It also seems that these phenomena spawn in nebulae/PNs and real catalogue stars, which were already POIs in their own right. I was hoping for the new content to fill the very empty space in between, and not add another layer to our known POIs...
Again, it's probably way too early to draw trends, but after 15kly of nothing this weekend, I'm a bit dubious. This new content looks like a bust for explorers who --like me-- hoped for actual stellar and astronomical phenomenon.
Please tell me I'm overreacting
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