"crazy real time group on group fighting" can happen in Open, for those inclined to engage in it, as Powerplay is currently implemented. Noting that no-one other than those inclined to engage in that approach to Powerplay have ever needed to do so to engage in Powerplay. The point seems to be related to a desire to preserve something that is still possible but remains entirely optional.
Which is not what I was talking about in my point- which was just talking about Open gameplay, which for some reason compelled you you go on about things unrelated to the feel of Open and what it brings.
Open has always offered a different spin to flying about as it contains players who may wish to shoot at other players at any time - that is not new in any way, in Powerplay or in the rest of the game.
Well yes it does, because Powerplay in Open allows you to kill other players for a strategic reason and gain, and to team up in groups to overcome other groups. If you make that a central pillar then you enhance what exists considerably, which is paper thin PvE against inept NPCs. The UI, setup, features all allow for this, the only issue is networking.
Only if playing in Open is the only way to engage in an the feature - which is where the opposition to retrospectively PvP-gating an existing pan-modal game feature is introduced, given that we all bought the same game on the same terms regardless of play-style preference. Such a change would actively exclude players who prefer to play in Solo and Private Groups and completely excluding those who can't play in Open.
Which is a choice FD have to make, depending on how they want to update the feature. If they go the PvE route, they have to make it as diverse as possible, because its got to serve all three modes and sustain a player doing it multiple times in isolation. Its not impossible, but its a big ask.
Exactly and that is unacceptable.
One can play the game perfectly well without ever engaging in PvP....
For which "mass"?
Indeed - in the knowledge that whatever decision they make there will be players unhappy with the outcome.
It's a way to provide an inclusive outcome rather than one which actively excludes a not insignificant subset of the player-base for the benefit of a different subset of the player-base in a game where all players bought the game, with all of its pan-modal features, on the same terms.
Well, they have to look to the future and see where they want ED to serve players, and ensure there is a diverse number of features.
It depends- making non repetitive PvE on Powerplay scales is going to require a large rewrite of the feature.
It certainly offers players the option to engage in fragging, or not - but does not force any player to engage in PVP - and players don't even need to tolerate PvP to play this game. Three from five in-game Elite ranks don't need the player to fire a shot in combat....
Players in all three game modes equally affect a single shared galaxy state, noting that those who play among others may be less productive due to the presence of the other players they chose to play among. CQC is the only game feature which requires players to play with other players who are going to shoot at them. We all bought the game on the same terms - and some players can't accept that other players don't need to play with them to affect the galaxy we all share.
what what and what ??? ED made for fragging ? since when, I think you have a wrong game
