General Reward for open play.

[SergMx]

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.

It's not a question of liking it or not liking it. The question is that the more you risk, the more you get if you win.
Do all missions pay the same?
Remember the novel Dark Wheel or Firefly, etc. the spirit of the game is a single player among other players.
And it's sad that this is not supported by the game in any way.

 

[Ettanin]

It's not a question of liking it or not liking it. The question is that the more you risk, the more you get if you win.

There are factors that impede working instancing that would virtually eliminate the observed risk except in hotspots such as ShinDez, engineers, CG locations, among them some of technical nature that are not financially feasible for FDev to fix.

As such, an increased reward is a moot point.

Also, it would be pay-to-win for console players because they need to pay a subscription to play in open (at least as long as Horizons is still available in its current form).

 

[DemiserofD]

That is, if the player is not in a squadron or wings, he can not choose open play?

I mean more like multicrew matchmaking.

 

[Robert Maynard]

It's not a question of liking it or not liking it.

It is, actually - as we play the game for enjoyment - not to be coerced into playing among others who want to shoot at us for their fun, ignoring the fact that not all players find being shot at by other players to be "fun" - in a game where other players, and therefore PvP, are completely optional.

The question is that the more you risk, the more you get if you win.

... and the player in the G5 murderboat isn't really facing any risk at all.

 

[SergMx]

Sorry, but I want to clarify, it says here that the links get an additional award.
It works in the PrivatevGroup ?

 

[optiplex]

I'm very much looking forward to this threads progress.

This is yet another Hotel California thread. We have at least two a month

 

[Robert Maynard]

Sorry, but I want to clarify, it says here that the links get an additional award.
It works in the PrivatevGroup ?

Why wouldn't it?

It's a bonus for engaging in a multi-player aspect of the game, and there are two multi-player game modes in which it can be engaged in.

 

[SergMx]

Why wouldn't it?

It's a bonus for engaging in a multi-player aspect of the game, and there are two multi-player game modes in which it can be engaged in.

Finish.
I think with this position it is useless to discuss the open game.

 

[optiplex]

Finish.
I think with this position it is useless to discuss the open game.

You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!'

 

[LeoBartlet]

I'm very much looking forward to this threads progress.

Like every other thread like this it'll end up with a few people keeping it alive to recycle their talking points used in the other several hundred threads of a similar vain.

As for the suggestion at hand there is no additional risk in being in open outside of CG/Engineer systems and a few others.

 

[Brrokk]

Finish.
I think with this position it is useless to discuss the open game.

I admit I'm a bit puzzled why you made this thread. You must have seen it all before.

 

[xzanfr]

What an original and fresh suggestion however open is easy mode as you have your friends to help.
If anything the rewards should be higher for solo.

 

[ethelred]

I'd like an "Open only" leaderboard for deliveries in CGs, just for epeen waving, but as mentioned almost every time a healthy blocklist, fiddling with server settings etc makes it moot.

Also, another suggestion to fix a non-existent problem.

 

[rootsrat]

Closed as gazzillioncate of countless other threads on this very interesting topic.