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What are the contiuous headaches for FD in relation to ED?
Networking
Lack of offline mode
Open vs Solo debates/modes
Griefers, bots, combat loggers
PvP balance
Payouts for activities (amount of grind)
Complaints about story/lack of story/hand of FD
Lack of certain languages (translations)
and more...
And what major changes could FD be working on that would eliminate, or shift the responsibility for those to the players? What could take so long that they have to wait so long to release it all, rather than release it bit by bit?
The answer is simple!
FD are changing how the game works fully. They are plainning on shutting down the central servers, instead adding the ability for people to play either solo or run their own servers. They will provide the ability for hosters to choose between dedicated servers or use the P2P/C-S hybrid system or go full P2P and lose some of the client/server features like server side mission generation. Ability for saves to be client or server side. Ability to mod the game, both in terms of settings, and things like ships (FD can't put the X-wing in game, but players could), the option to set up what sort of server you have, whether PvP is allowed or not, to manage who can access your server, change mission payouts, change how different features work, whether you want Thargoids or not and whether they will damage stations, how much it will take to repair those stations, and story creation tools and galnet entries. Plus of course, all text in your own language, no matter what language you speak. Players who want to host an open only server could also do that, although modes wouldn't really be required with this. Any grefers turn up on your server, edit their save file every time they get any credits and put them back in a Sidewinder. Not enough, give them a fixed paintjob of something not flattering, and modify their engines so they are limited to a max speed of 1. Laugh as they get shot by station security while trying to exit the station for loitering. Combat loggers could be kicked as well. You could name stations and planets whatever you wanted!
Overnight this would shut down some of the most contentious issues for FD, allowing them to focus on delvering new content, such as atmospheric worlds, life on planets, space legs, etc, and reduce their operating costs significantly.
A genius move by FD!
Can't wait for 2020!
What are the contiuous headaches for FD in relation to ED?
Networking
Lack of offline mode
Open vs Solo debates/modes
Griefers, bots, combat loggers
PvP balance
Payouts for activities (amount of grind)
Complaints about story/lack of story/hand of FD
Lack of certain languages (translations)
and more...
And what major changes could FD be working on that would eliminate, or shift the responsibility for those to the players? What could take so long that they have to wait so long to release it all, rather than release it bit by bit?
The answer is simple!
FD are changing how the game works fully. They are plainning on shutting down the central servers, instead adding the ability for people to play either solo or run their own servers. They will provide the ability for hosters to choose between dedicated servers or use the P2P/C-S hybrid system or go full P2P and lose some of the client/server features like server side mission generation. Ability for saves to be client or server side. Ability to mod the game, both in terms of settings, and things like ships (FD can't put the X-wing in game, but players could), the option to set up what sort of server you have, whether PvP is allowed or not, to manage who can access your server, change mission payouts, change how different features work, whether you want Thargoids or not and whether they will damage stations, how much it will take to repair those stations, and story creation tools and galnet entries. Plus of course, all text in your own language, no matter what language you speak. Players who want to host an open only server could also do that, although modes wouldn't really be required with this. Any grefers turn up on your server, edit their save file every time they get any credits and put them back in a Sidewinder. Not enough, give them a fixed paintjob of something not flattering, and modify their engines so they are limited to a max speed of 1. Laugh as they get shot by station security while trying to exit the station for loitering. Combat loggers could be kicked as well. You could name stations and planets whatever you wanted!
Overnight this would shut down some of the most contentious issues for FD, allowing them to focus on delvering new content, such as atmospheric worlds, life on planets, space legs, etc, and reduce their operating costs significantly.
A genius move by FD!
Can't wait for 2020!
