I was a bit surprised that there's no support for social interaction in Odyssey, and I really hope to see something appear on the road map at the end of the week around this. Clearly there are emotes and idle animations for NPCs; players should have access to these and a few more. Every other MMO I play has some form of the following, and Odyssey should to.
1. Sit: Yes, I know we just got our legs, but there are all these places to sit in stations and we can't use any of them.
2. Drink. We have bartenders. We have bars. We have long flights on Apex. So...
3. Emote Gestures: Let's not go overboard with cheesy animations and especially not forced emotes, but a basic handful of gestures to complement local and team conversations.
4. Emote Postures: Give commanders postures and idle animations to indicate their state and approachability. Things like talking, reading, sleeping (we know this one exists), happy, angry, sad, etc.
5. Chat Bubbles: If a person sends a message and it's in a channel I can see, there should be the option for me to see this as a chat bubble on that person. In other games, some people love this and some people hate it, so it needs to be an option. I'd go one step further; if the player is sending a message that you cannot see and you have chat bubbles on, play a conversation animation and show a "..." chat bubble. Show me that there's activity around me even if I can't see it directly.
6. Works standing up or sitting down: Most of these things need to work if they player is seated, either in the station, the cockpit, or the passenger cabin.
7. This is a much more nebulous idea. I haven't used Apex much, and I'm wondering if there's room to add in-flight entertainment. The usual things like drinking, watching videos, and maybe small social minigames. I don't know if it's possible now, but building a cockpit or a passenger cabin where a full team can travel--and play--together might make taking Apex an interesting alternative to everybody meeting at the destination in their own ships. Maybe even have the occasional party bus scenario where we are the passengers in PAX.
1. Sit: Yes, I know we just got our legs, but there are all these places to sit in stations and we can't use any of them.
2. Drink. We have bartenders. We have bars. We have long flights on Apex. So...
3. Emote Gestures: Let's not go overboard with cheesy animations and especially not forced emotes, but a basic handful of gestures to complement local and team conversations.
4. Emote Postures: Give commanders postures and idle animations to indicate their state and approachability. Things like talking, reading, sleeping (we know this one exists), happy, angry, sad, etc.
5. Chat Bubbles: If a person sends a message and it's in a channel I can see, there should be the option for me to see this as a chat bubble on that person. In other games, some people love this and some people hate it, so it needs to be an option. I'd go one step further; if the player is sending a message that you cannot see and you have chat bubbles on, play a conversation animation and show a "..." chat bubble. Show me that there's activity around me even if I can't see it directly.
6. Works standing up or sitting down: Most of these things need to work if they player is seated, either in the station, the cockpit, or the passenger cabin.
7. This is a much more nebulous idea. I haven't used Apex much, and I'm wondering if there's room to add in-flight entertainment. The usual things like drinking, watching videos, and maybe small social minigames. I don't know if it's possible now, but building a cockpit or a passenger cabin where a full team can travel--and play--together might make taking Apex an interesting alternative to everybody meeting at the destination in their own ships. Maybe even have the occasional party bus scenario where we are the passengers in PAX.
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