Not something I would be willing to pay for myself.
IF Space Legs, Atmospheric Planets and Base Building are not part of New Era...
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And there was much rejoicing, as they announced Elite Dangerous Diversity: Coloured HUDs !
I can think of other features which might easily take two years and have been hinted at as things they might want to do ... but it would be virtually impossible for them to be "fenced off" for a chargeable DLC ...
For example a BGS expansion to add things like colonisation, population movements, construction of new stations, automated CG-like activities, etc. I can easily believe is two years work for all the bits ... but there's only one BGS so it's not really something they can charge for access to.
I'm going for "nothing", in those terms - I think Frontier have a lot more scope for major free expansions (hoping to make the money back on better player retention and therefore cosmetic/alt account/word of mouth sales) - than they do for extra chargeable ones. Though atmospheric landings is a big enough topic that they could do one new planet type each version and have a full-sized worth-paying-for expansion around each one.
Powerpants. Don't forget Powerpants, easy enough to do since nobody plays it.Personal narrative
Engineers
FSS
CQC
All stunning
Sounds reasonable... all with standard rebuy I assume? (only working on the assumption that CQC lacks support from some players as 'salt' cannot be 'mined' in the game
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This is important. ^^^^
It can't just be something "nice". It must be something that people would be willing to pay (possibly) full price for, and something that can be "gated" away from people who don't buy the expansion.
Things like "improved whatever" do not qualify, as FD won't want to maintain 2 different versions of the BGS, or CQC, or Powerplay, etc.
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Personal narrative
Engineers
FSS
CQC
All stunning
I like the engineers, at least now that the grind is so much smaller. The rest I agree ain't worth a dollar.
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This is true ... it has to be headline grabbing or it won't pull in new gamers.
The new era is all just a big misunderstanding - a bit of a typo.
Sounds reasonable... all with standard rebuy I assume? (only working on the assumption that CQC lacks support from some players as 'salt' cannot be 'mined' in the game
I think it will attract more player if it doesn't have rebuy at all. So it will be pure fun in combat to try our ship and play against other player without need to think any consequences at all.
I also agree that this would be the way to save CQC. Allowing players to use their own ships, without rebuy, and allowing players to create their own tournaments, either individuala or team-based. I might even use it myself.
Still wouldn't pay for it if that were the "new era"
whatever the new era brings i hope it includes small seismic charges.
I also agree that this would be the way to save CQC. Allowing players to use their own ships, without rebuy, and allowing players to create their own tournaments, either individuala or team-based. I might even use it myself.
Still wouldn't pay for it if that were the "new era"
that would ruin CQC the fun bit is because its quick, 30 minute joust fests we have in live.
I have a very reliable inside source who tells me the New Era is going to be cockpit cats and a variety of delicious cheeses becoming available on the commodity market.
Youd have to make the CQC matches 30 minutes long if youre bringing in your own ship. Far better to incorporate CQC into the game somehow, even if its just missions or the occasional GalNet Tournament. Are you just trying to avoid rebuy or is there another reason you want to bring your own ship into a separate area to fight someone which you could do in the game just as easily? (Distance? Ease of meetup?)
Seeing as how Braben has repeatedly ruled out Atmospheric landings in your own ship, shuttle from station maybe, and ruled out planetary base building from virtually day 1, Ill go with the expected Space Legs and unlock of some permit locked sectors leading to a whole new storyline, probably more info about Guardians, Thargs and maybe others.
DB has talked about long range game hunting or missions to take a game-hunter on a trip and nothing of the sort has been introduced yet so maybe some of that type.
Seeing as how Braben has repeatedly ruled out Atmospheric landings in your own ship, shuttle from station maybe, and ruled out planetary base building from virtually day 1, Ill go with the expected Space Legs and unlock of some permit locked sectors leading to a whole new storyline, probably more info about Guardians, Thargs and maybe others.
DB has talked about long range game hunting or missions to take a game-hunter on a trip and nothing of the sort has been introduced yet so maybe some of that type.
I guess if it wasn't any of those things an alternative might be that they 'simply' rebuild the entire engine to give us something pretty similar to what we have now but everything is shinier, works better and is in a better place for future expansion. That would presumably have to come with some gameplay changes, adjustments to balancing and various mechanics but nothing really very much beyond we have now but a better version of itself.
Players would perhaps mostly see this as a big QoL pass but it could conceivably include current suggested features like a universal limpet controller to streamline external interactions - or possibly the whole limpet thing replaced with something that does a similar job in a different way.
