FDev: Credit rebalancing incoming, "more reward for higher risk" activities

[Speedcuffs]

I love you guys

Fdev: We're going to be looking at balance
Forums: Right .. here is a list of all the code we want changed - this is all ESSENTIAL!
Fdev: .... but we were only planning on changing a couple of numbers ...

Muh hobby horse!

 

[Bigmaec]

I stopped playing when my brother mentioned we already had enough money from a few cargo runs to retire in luxury for the rest of our lives. The laughable lack of any kind of realism in this game, across the board, made a mockery of sense of achievement or satisfaction in just about anything. He'd made a billion from mining in a little over a week after I'd bought him the game what are you doing. Lol.

Soon as I've upgraded my card I'll give SC a proper go. I have it already but it's a bit janky at 3440x1440 with a 1080Ti.

Don't forget to buy an Idris!

 

[Rubbernuke]

I doubt they can manage. They already unleash bulletsponges on unengineered commanders. Either there is a technical problem implementing some sort of difficulty choice or they are totally oblivious to such design. I mean you could tie it to e.g. anarchies - not everywhere so you don't lock out peasant players like me - and job well done, imo.

No they don't 'unleash bulletsponges on unengineered commanders'- the only time this happens is via Elite missions or CZs. General PvE is nearly all engineer free.

 

[BL1P]

Fdev: .... but we were only planning on changing a couple of numbers ...

Forum : How did that work out the last 6 times ?

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

No they don't 'unleash bulletsponges on unengineered commanders'- the only time this happens is via Elite missions or CZs. General PvE is nearly all engineer free.

My general PvE was full of combat zones and elite missions. Until the bulletsponges came.

 

[Mareel]

Obsidian Ants' video mentioned future changes to commodity trading.

I'm looking forward to further info on what they might be.

 

[Rubbernuke]

My general PvE was full of combat zones and elite missions. Until the bulletsponges came.

Then thats on you really. ED has to look forward and not continually drag itself back because some people refuse to play the game- it would be absurd that the best NPC opposition fly rust bucket ships.

 

[Ydiss]

So, we're all in agreement then?

Fantastic work, everyone.

I stopped playing when my brother mentioned we already had enough money from a few cargo runs to retire in luxury for the rest of our lives. The laughable lack of any kind of realism in this game, across the board, made a mockery of sense of achievement or satisfaction in just about anything. He'd made a billion from mining in a little over a week after I'd bought him the game. Lol.

Soon as I've upgraded my card I'll give SC a proper go. I have it already but it's a bit janky at 3440x1440 with a 1080Ti.

So your criticisms are valid and I think it's great that there's lots of choice for other games but if your intent is to quit Elite for another game to avoid things that irritate you...

My guess is SC might not be the most sensible choice...

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

Then thats on you really. ED has to look forward and not continually drag itself back because some people refuse to play the game- it would be absurd that the best NPC opposition fly rust bucket ships.

Yeah, embrace the grind. Retroactively gating basic content is perfectly fine. Preorder Odyssey.

 

[Factabulous]

I stopped playing when my brother mentioned we already had enough money from a few cargo runs to retire in luxury for the rest of our lives. The laughable lack of any kind of realism in this game, across the board, made a mockery of sense of achievement or satisfaction in just about anything. He'd made a billion from mining in a little over a week after I'd bought him the game. Lol.

Soon as I've upgraded my card I'll give SC a proper go. I have it already but it's a bit janky at 3440x1440 with a 1080Ti.

You are going to LOVE SC - have fun!

 

[Rubbernuke]

Yeah, embrace the grind. Retroactively gating basic content is perfectly fine. Preorder Odyssey.

"Play the game" you mean. Nothing is gated, adding harder missions would add choice and allow greater payouts.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

"Play the game" you mean. Nothing is gated, adding harder missions would add choice and allow greater payouts.

I take significanttly longer to grind vanilla gameplay now since they buffed AI to ridiculous levels with hull tanking. Unless I grind engineers. It's obviously gated off. And CZ are staple BGS gameplay. As a result the whole stupid game became a putrid slog.

 

[Ydiss]

You are going to LOVE SC - have fun!

The best thing about SC is that they truly delivered on the kick starter pledge. That is why people still trust them and show their trust by continuing to spend real money on ships and that's been going on since it launched.

It did launch right?

 

[Chaines]

I ask solely as my ships are engineered to be 'just good enough' and I have to leave 'with tail between legs' encounters that get a little 'spicey' - but have a massive amount of fun in the mean time.

I have medium ships for the fun of doing missions, and a fully eng corvette to come back with when a npc was mean to me !

 

[Rubbernuke]

I take significanttly longer to grind vanilla gameplay now since they buffed AI to ridiculous levels with hull tanking. Unless I grind engineers. It's obviously gated off. And CZ are staple BGS gameplay. As a result the whole stupid game became a putrid slog.

Again- play the game. Engineers are part of that game. Its like saying you can't shoot a Goomba in Mario Brothers because Fire Flowers gate it.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

Again- play the game. Engineers are part of that game. Its like saying you can't shoot a Goomba in Mario Brothers because Fire Flowers gate it.

No, it's not fun anymore. I bought a space game to fly around, not online rouletto game with wanton powercreep. And make no mistake: they can do the same crap tommorow again and nerf your stuff. Maybe with Odyssey. FD don't have scruples to crap on player progress for further sales. New players are more valuable to them.

 

[Kekkonshiki]

Once you have no shields via reverb the weapons are far too powerful for vanilla burst lasers at ranges like 5km.

Exactly. By "station weapons" I meant the weapons that stations have fitted to deal with parking fines - not weapons you can buy in stations.

 

[Rubbernuke]

No, it's not fun anymore. I bought a space game to fly around, not online rouletto game with wanton powercreep. And make no mistake: they can do the same crap tommorow again and nerf your stuff. Maybe with Odyssey. FD don't have scruples to crap on player progress for further sales. New players are more valuable to them.

No, because I'll play the game to offset the challenges posed. What I won't do is declare a whole system of the game 'a gate' and refuse to engage further.

The game needs a proper PvE difficulty curve now, one that does not top out so soon.

 

[CMDR Jayce MacLeod]

All very promising but I also hope they rebalance AX combat (didnt see it on the list but may have missed it). In my experience AX combat can be the most difficult, most dangerous and longest lasting combat scenario outside of PVP. I feel that AX combat can use a good buff in payouts.

Also, I'd love to see more of a use for those Thargoid parts that can be salvaged, engineering or other things.

 

[Rubbernuke]

All very promising but I also hope they rebalance AX combat (didnt see it on the list but may have missed it). In my experience AX combat can be the most difficult, most dangerous and longest lasting combat scenario outside of PVP. I feel that AX combat can use a good buff in payouts.

Also, I'd love to see more of a use for those Thargoid parts that can be salvaged, engineering or other things.

2 million per heart bounty?