Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Background Simulation Balancing

[sallymorganmoore]

Greetings Commanders.

With the launch of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, we have been monitoring the effects it has had in relation to the Background Simulation.

We have been collating Commander gameplay data throughout the last week. Using this data, we will be making changes today to balance out the effects Odyssey missions have on the Background Simulation This will bring them in line with existing mission effects in Horizons.

We are aware of a number of concerns raised from player communities around the impact Odyssey has had on the Background Simulation. We will continue to monitor this closely going forwards.

These changes will take effect as of 15:00 UTC / 16:00 BST today.

Fly safe, Commanders o7

 

[Ekcelent]

What is a Background Simulation? Lol

 

[maehara]

What is a Background Simulation? Lol

A part of the game that a lot of folks in the game play and enjoy. Don't diss it until you've tried it.

As for the 'rebalancing': Going to assume this is mainly directed at the ongoing Anarchy Armageddon..?

 

[CMDR Fru]

Brace yourselves everybody, they are tweaking BGS!

 

[Jokonovitch]

O7
Update? No Update?

 

[askavir]

Thanks. During balancing could you please take a look at the mission rewards in Odyssey? They're currently only 1/10th of the average ship-only missions, and faction reputation has no effect whatsoever.

 

[Ed [FCOC]]

We've noted a few weird things, sadly not in our favour. Any balancing would help give some certainty.
I'd really appreciate it if the Odyssey Mission board UI was given a serious rethink. It's unnecessarily complicated. The Horizons UI is so much easier to navigate.

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[Old Duck]

We are aware of a number of concerns raised from player communities [...]

I am aware of your awareness and it gives me hope.

 

[Vingtetun]

So. Did it get tweaked up, or down ?

 

[Vandaahl]

So it begins

 

[KOY_80]

Where i can request a review?? we lost a system because the BGS wasnt responding to ours actions.

 

[Ranualf]

OMG they are fiddling with the BGS- INC chaos!

Rule 1 - Never touch the BGS sim, just leave it alone, or else all hell will break loose!

 

[St0rmFury]

So. Did it get tweaked up, or down ?

Yes.

 

[rOmiLaYu]

 

[Gwyther]

Hopefully it won't interfere with my BGS work too much.

 

[Urban Nutta]

So should there have been a new TICK at 16:00 BST ?

 

[Ijaa]

Thanks. During balancing could you please take a look at the mission rewards in Odyssey? They're currently only 1/10th of the average ship-only missions, and faction reputation has no effect whatsoever.

Tried to check your mercenary level maybe ? It's different from your pilot combat level and it seems to affect the rewards for on foot missions.

 

[[VR] Bulbulunufus]

Will this, directly or indirectly, address the catastrophic nosediving influence of anarchy factions everywhere since launch?

Say goodbye to Anarchies

It wasn't easy running an anarchy PMF with all the BGS levers stacked against them, like no access to bounties and being the target of every massacre mission, but Odyssey seems to be the last nail in the coffin. A small snapshot of the influence drop for the top 3 anarchy PMFs by systems...

forums.frontier.co.uk

 

[Riverside]

Good. Fingers crossed the effects of changes to what is quite a mature & well established game are taken a bit more seriously going forward, too many changes are done on a whim, apparently without (enough) thought given to potential ramifications.

Mistakes are understandable, a lack of feedback even when issues are fixed (in previous game updates that have screwed up months or years of work by the community) is not and I will be very happy to see this new approach of openness from Frontier continue.

 

[Gwyther]

So should there have been a new TICK at 16:00 BST ?

Nothing on here yet.

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