Really? What can an alpha decide... there are two options as I see it; after you die on foot you either, respawn in your ship, or you eat a rebuy. How does the Alpha help make that decision?
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Was that in the live stream.lol
It is fair to ask people, in their discourse, to extend courtesy to others who interpret an AMBIGUOUS statement differently than you rather than assume your interpretation is correct and others are stupid for seeing it differently. the “rocket science” crack was rather dismissive.
Agreed with KaiZen
What insult?
The it isn't rocket science comment.
Too late to suggest that someone has abducted robot StuGT, but I'm going to bally well say it anyway.
Edit - oops, not the best timing it seems...
Edit - oops, not the best timing it seems...
Hahaha, how is that an insult?
I’m seriously baffled that this is even a question. to me it seems entirely consistent and logical to state that for the purpose of good gameplay that death in Odyssey will be handled EXACTLY as it is now... in your ship if you die you will spawn at last station. In your SRV if you die you will spawn in your ship. And extend that out to... on foot if you die you will spawn on your ship... yes this breaks IMMERSION but unless we are looking to make this an ultra realistic NUZLOCK game where you start over upon death we are going to have to allow for handwavium in the service of good gameplay... so what it’s a game. Always focus on gameplay over immersion but that’s just my opinion...
Whenever you say "it isn't rocket science" you are implying that is is overly simplistic and should be easy for everyone to get.Hahaha, how is that an insult?
You used it as your interpretation was correct, and everyone's was wrong. It was very reductive. You're a mod, I would hope you would be a bit more understand of what might be offensive and allow people to have their viewpoints in a constructive conversation.
They could be undecided on if it will be like SRV destruction, or if we'll be sent to some kind of medical facility and pay a fee like with ship rebuy...I dunno haha
EDIT: With the medical facility I just mean you could get a screen with the fee (like with your ship rebuy) and then you just spawn in at the social hub or in your docked ship
Well, what do you think an Alpha serves for?
And how it is different from a Beta test?
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Not here he isn't.
Frontier said it was correct:
I also never said "everyone's was wrong", I replied to two people when stating what Bruce said. There's a lot of hyperbole going on today
Being a Reddit & Discord mod doesn't restrict me from correcting misinformation or saying how things are. I'd be a low-quality AI if I didn't have any opinions
Agreed, he is on Reddit
My guess would be ALPHA is people who bought early access (including LEP) to work out the kinks of the mechanics like they did with FC beta 1. And then BETA will be the stress test with as many people as possible having access like FC BETA2 Except this time the smaller group larger group will be preorders/all PC players whereas last time it was ALL PC players with 5BILLION and ALL PLATFORMS at greatly reduced price. But that’s just my guess.
I see you refuse to take responsibility. That's a shame. And a lot people were in agreement with what the two people you replied to said.Frontier said it was correct:
I also never said "everyone's was wrong", I replied to two people when stating what Bruce said. There's a lot of hyperbole going on today
Being a Reddit & Discord mod doesn't restrict me from correcting misinformation or saying how things are. I'd be a low-quality AI if I didn't have any opinions
You haven't acknowledged how it was reductive.
Respawn mechanics after death are more complicated IMO than something that can be iterated upon in an alpha. Just to create an alpha you already need to have a starting point, and the fact that they have not articulated that starting point for the most fundamental of mechanics, one that has precident... is extremely concerning.
It is like Odysseus saying that he has not decided whether to bring fresh water on the boat...
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But I was writing an open letter to Stuart!