Lol, you have no idea how close I came in the original post to linking to that very scene! Classic.
A rant about ranters!
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Lol, you have no idea how close I came in the original post to linking to that very scene! Classic.
no idea and couldn't care less but ... can't you just kill them and be done with it?
sheesh, this internet ...
Ah. But the "Cheat" lasers in original Elite aren't included, are they? You don't mind about them, surely?
Dude I'm stealing that one!
There's no Cobra IV access for my free Epic account. ... and the Azure paint seems to be missing.
Nope, that would spoil the fun.
Did I tell you already about the ebgineers in ED?
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You know what, you're right. And so is the OP. Have a like each.
Got to point out that sometimes it's role play, imagination, and the adventure that makes up the fun and satisfaction playing a game. Sometimes you have to 'cheat' to get to a point you're actually playing the game, rather than jumping through unnecessary hoops trying to start playing the game.
Example; I have played Skyrim & Fallout 4 so many times, repeatedly, just for the fact that I can mod the crap out of it, being able to do what I want with almost infinite scope is what turned a one play through, in to something that has crazy amounts of (for me) infinite replayability.
Curious then, to find out that if ED had a 'console' what would people do with it? Some may ignore it... I for one would keep everything as is, but eradicate reputation requirements, and probably raise mission rewards by 100%. That way I wouldn't feel like I'm on a tredmill on setting 15, and set to a 45 degree angle instead of having fun role playing I'm contributing something to the galaxy, and getting something in return.
Example; I have played Skyrim & Fallout 4 so many times, repeatedly, just for the fact that I can mod the crap out of it, being able to do what I want with almost infinite scope is what turned a one play through, in to something that has crazy amounts of (for me) infinite replayability.
Curious then, to find out that if ED had a 'console' what would people do with it? Some may ignore it... I for one would keep everything as is, but eradicate reputation requirements, and probably raise mission rewards by 100%. That way I wouldn't feel like I'm on a tredmill on setting 15, and set to a 45 degree angle instead of having fun role playing I'm contributing something to the galaxy, and getting something in return.
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I guess it depends how adaptable you are in your playstyle to make do with what we're given. There are certain things that I will miss about the progression curve in the 'older' Elite, but I've already experienced it once at least, I would probably be more miffed if I was a completely new player and still wanted a slower progression through ships, outfitting and ranks, without having to gimp myself doing so.
I'm playing Elite now as a sandbox, I do the activities I want to do even though the sense that you're on a knife's edge (financially, or 'physical' danger wise eg. during combat) is pretty much lost. It's akin to doing a number of hotlaps in a sim racer but with damage model switched off, it's still fun to drive the car (or in Elite, fly a spaceship) but it's more a sensation of relaxation than excitement. Hopefully that changes with Odyssey.
As for the ranters, I'm just glad they're not working at Frontier.
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Games are defined by their constraints. If the game has only one player, then only that player's ideal constraints matter. They can't cheat themselves and they aren't beholden to experience media as anyone else intended.
Shared experiences are an entirely different matter. The constraints that define it need to be shared too, otherwise you lose everything that distinguishes a game from unstructured play.
Or, if the game is close enough, just use the dev console.
Shared experiences are an entirely different matter. The constraints that define it need to be shared too, otherwise you lose everything that distinguishes a game from unstructured play.
Or, if the game is close enough, just use the dev console.
The OP makes a point about fishing, when you're fishing, using a console to teleport fish in to your net, is just dumb, silly and makes fishing pointless. The fun in fishing is the anticipation, and chance that you may, or may not actually get any fish.
BUT this is ED... If fishing was a thing in ED you would have to do 8 days of reputation grind and then save up xx million credits to just buy the boat before being allowed to do another reputation grind to unlock the fishing rod, and then ANOTHER for the bait and tackle, and probably another for the permit to be allowed to fish. You'd think... blinkin heck, just give me a damn boat, and fishing rod, all I want to do is go fishing and see if I can catch a fish. You see, fishing, and seeing if you can catch a fish is the fun part... getting a fishing rod, boat and accessories just so you can do a fishing activity shouldn't have to be an entire activity blocking.. activity in itself.
Like said I think I'd just remove reputation as a thing, and increase mission giver payouts and I'd be good to just spend all day fishing.
BUT this is ED... If fishing was a thing in ED you would have to do 8 days of reputation grind and then save up xx million credits to just buy the boat before being allowed to do another reputation grind to unlock the fishing rod, and then ANOTHER for the bait and tackle, and probably another for the permit to be allowed to fish. You'd think... blinkin heck, just give me a damn boat, and fishing rod, all I want to do is go fishing and see if I can catch a fish. You see, fishing, and seeing if you can catch a fish is the fun part... getting a fishing rod, boat and accessories just so you can do a fishing activity shouldn't have to be an entire activity blocking.. activity in itself.
Like said I think I'd just remove reputation as a thing, and increase mission giver payouts and I'd be good to just spend all day fishing.
While I mostly agree with you pov, if the game is solo you can do whatever the f you want with it, i won't care. That the beauty of solo game, you can mod it, cheat it, as long as you have fun, right ?
On this note if Elite truly had a solo mode (oups opening pandora box here) and not the merged one we actually got, people could ask for infinite tritium, mining payout 1000% buff or space engineer without it ruining other's game. Too bad.
On this note if Elite truly had a solo mode (oups opening pandora box here) and not the merged one we actually got, people could ask for infinite tritium, mining payout 1000% buff or space engineer without it ruining other's game. Too bad.
Can I now rant about ranters who rant about ranters ?
You do realize that means that if you have EVER provided feedback for anything, you're one of the people he's pointing at??!
OP's favorite type of gamer:
Fires up Skyrim for first time
As soon as carriage ride is over hit 'tilde'
Types "kill Alduin" and "additem 1000000000000000000 septims"
Shuts game down and rants on Bethesda forums game is too easy