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The reward for playing in open is the interactions you get to enjoy 
So really there should be a monetary reward for playing solo - as solo players miss out on all that interaction.
So really there should be a monetary reward for playing solo - as solo players miss out on all that interaction.
The reward for playing in open is the interactions you get to enjoy
In fact players in solo should get extra as a compensation for missing out on those interactions, at least triple I think.
Probably Solo players should get free ARX every week as well - that would encourage them to go into Open to show off their cool liveries
I'm very much looking forward to this threads progress.
Flying in solo induce a series of penalties compared with multiplayer (PG/Open)
If anything, Solo should get some more bonuses
Robert Maynard
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.... and, for those so inclined, the block list gets longer, and longer, and longer....
The multiplication factor seems to be way off too - given that almost all systems in Open have just as many other players in them as in Solo, i.e. none.
Then there's the fact, from recent Inara stats, that over 90% of players don't get involved in PvP.
On the face of it, this seems to be just another "penalise those players who won't present themselves as targets in Open" proposal.
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All it really needs is player matchmaking. There are already wing bonuses.
That is, if the player is not in a squadron or wings, he can not choose open play?
CGNAT, Firewall, Blocking make the purpose of this "reward" obsolete.
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Why does the game have a restriction on single flights in the open game?
It doesn't.
It also doesn't punish playing with others by dividing the reward between the participants.
What does the single player get in open play except increased risk relative to playing with allies?
Robert Maynard
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The frisson of playing among other players who may attack at any time - which is optional, as other players are optional in this game. Those who don't enjoy PvP, or even the possibility of PvP, don't need to play in Open to affect mode shared game features.
the majority of players already play in Open - so surely you should be looking for reasons to balance up the modes by encouraging people into solo. Don't want Open to be overloaded with even more people
Incentives to encourage peeps out of solo would be handy granted all the peeps hell bent on PKing for no reason... Console player numbers of those who play in open is already dropping further and further it be nice to see some new faces. Wing up and pew npcs or players in PvP
Yes I know you can do this in PG.
Yes I know you can do this in PG.
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