Romeo and Juliet.
This is a review I recently wrote and its a shame, it had so much potential and still does.
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Also: The Empire and Feds are not Star Wars Empire and Rebellion. They are not at war (not openly). They have diplomatic relationships. Apples and oranges.
I disagree, the Rebel Alliance and the Empire are at war while The Federation, the Empire and the Alliance are only adversaries who can coexist together.
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Yep ok
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But for someone to actually have the high ranks in something akin to both the Rebel Alliance and Empire, is just wrong. It would never happen. It still doesn't mean two people of opposing factions can't be friends, whether in secret or not.
I just don't get the reference to Romeo and Juliet, they just loved each but the two different families hate each other. It wasn't like Romeo wanted to be head of both household, that just a stupid idea.
umm... the play by William Shakespeare? feuding families, still having a thing? You know? Loving each other although their families hate them?
Okay then, how about Bob ranking to the highest rank in both the USA Army and the Russian Army. Chance of that happening, Zero. Chance of them being friends, even through mutual respect, quite possible.
Your argument still doesn't justify King - Admirals
Of those: The Witcher, Rings Of Power, MCU (i'm ignoring your blatant misogyny), Star Trek Discovery & Strange New Worlds, and Star Wars (especially Rogue One, Mandalorian and Andor) are all excellent franchises
Did you not read the rest of my post or did you only get as far as, and?
As the rest of the post would have answered your question.
Not really a review, just a set of suggestions to what is wanted in the game instead. Ideas that aren't really that new, but at least in some instances might bring something extra to the game.
Firstly, why this idea of "suit/ship/vehicle model must have slots for equipment only it can use". It annoys me already with the space suits, it would annoy me even more with the ships. I'd personally be much happier if whatever ship/suit/vehicle in question had power layout for certain purposes, making them able to handle certain types of models better than others. But it would be awesome if I, for example, could wear my Dominator suit and still scan plants. Maybe I wouldn't be very good at scanning plants, but I could do so in dangerous places. For ships, I would actually like to let customisation completely loose: I want to tie a Sidewinder to the largest available fuel tank and a Class 8 Frameshift Drive, push the button and see what happens. Normal space speed may be no more than 2 m/s, but hey look at the jump range.
I like the drone idea. Especially if they can be shot down. I'd use them all the time for salvage, and I would make sure to eliminate any unknown drones approaching my loot.
Supply chain stuff is so X it is not funny. X is probably the most meditative game since Ports of Call. Long ago I aired some ideas about turning fleet carriers into actual base management game play. But no, people wanted mobile money printers. Lo and behold, ED has shown what unrestrained money printing does to the economy well before the post-COVID world was smacked in the face with it. So no, wrong game: ED players don't understand complex game mechanics; we are just a bunch of dumb pilots wanting to fly our little ships.
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Firstly, why this idea of "suit/ship/vehicle model must have slots for equipment only it can use". It annoys me already with the space suits, it would annoy me even more with the ships. I'd personally be much happier if whatever ship/suit/vehicle in question had power layout for certain purposes, making them able to handle certain types of models better than others. But it would be awesome if I, for example, could wear my Dominator suit and still scan plants. Maybe I wouldn't be very good at scanning plants, but I could do so in dangerous places. For ships, I would actually like to let customisation completely loose: I want to tie a Sidewinder to the largest available fuel tank and a Class 8 Frameshift Drive, push the button and see what happens. Normal space speed may be no more than 2 m/s, but hey look at the jump range.
I like the drone idea. Especially if they can be shot down. I'd use them all the time for salvage, and I would make sure to eliminate any unknown drones approaching my loot.
Supply chain stuff is so X it is not funny. X is probably the most meditative game since Ports of Call. Long ago I aired some ideas about turning fleet carriers into actual base management game play. But no, people wanted mobile money printers. Lo and behold, ED has shown what unrestrained money printing does to the economy well before the post-COVID world was smacked in the face with it. So no, wrong game: ED players don't understand complex game mechanics; we are just a bunch of dumb pilots wanting to fly our little ships.
SI'm afraid you might have to let that one go, my friend. Even if that is a hard one to do with you condition, this is not going to change. It is still a game and thus ruled not only by hardcore lore, but by gameplay. Imagine the crap hitting the fan if people cannot own both a Cutter and a Corvette anymore. Not everyone cares that much about... whatever this is.
Let it go, Indiana.
Let it go, Indiana.
While you are right logically within the game's lore, try and see it just as a game play mechanic. We are talking about a game, and many other games do stupid illogical things because they are games and need to address the mechanics of play, wether it makes sense in logical or literary way or whatever. Yes, it could have been done much better to fit the lore, but if you try and see it just as a game play mechanic, it does make sense:
It exists to lock certain ships away from new players. That's supposed to give them an incentive to play a certain way. And that is a common game play mechanic, is it not?
If you're so hung up about King-Admirals, just rename them in your head. You don't fly missions for the "Imperial Navy", you fly missions for "Bob the Slightly Pompous Ship Dealer". The rank that will give you the Cutter is "Bob's Affluent Customer Who Always Smells Nice".
It doesn't have to make sense lore-wise to make sense gameplay-wise. Yes, it would be nice if both could go hand in hand, but for the love of the Gods, we all have to accept dozens of contradictions and discrepancies every day.
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FWIW, according to: https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Federal_Navy
Commanders of the Pilots Federation can serve in the Federal Navy Auxiliary. This auxiliary force is an organized group that supplements the Federal Navy, but is not directly integrated. Honorary ranks, which take their names from ranks used by the Federal Navy proper, are rewarded to individuals for their service, but do not confer any of the associated authority. Instead, members of the Federal Navy Auxiliary who prove their dedication are granted permission to purchase certain Federal Navy ships and access important Federal star systems.
And: https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Imperial_Navy
Commanders of the Pilots Federation can serve in the Imperial Navy Auxiliary. This auxiliary force is an organized group that supplements the Imperial Navy, but is not directly integrated. Honorary ranks, which take their names from the titles of Imperial nobility and royalty, are rewarded to individuals for their service, but do not confer any of the associated authority. Instead, members of the Imperial Navy Auxiliary who prove their dedication are granted permission to purchase certain Imperial Navy ships and access important Imperial star systems.
You know for me in a criticism, we weigh good and evil. Apart from the negative points you mention, do you find any positive points?
In Elite, the Federation and Empire are not akin to Star Wars' Rebel Alliance and Empire. If you genuinely think they are, your grasp of the lore of either franchise is severely lacking.
Your comparison therefore of admirals in either franchise isn't relevant at all.
About what?
about Elite dangerous in general.
That's great. And I love that.
Still, If I was leader in the Federation, I would still keep anyone who has ranked to the highest levels of an opposing faction at arm's length, even if they are part of the Pilots Federation.
And state that fails to do so, is not worthy of existence.
The Pilot's federation is akin to the UN, a neutral organisation. Doesn't mean the other major factions have to be mentally dumbed down though.
IMO, the pilots federation is the biggest criminal warmongering organization of them all, and both the Empire and the Federation eats out of our hands...
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