AMA - first edition (Arthur, Bruce, Stephen & Paul)

[xzanfr]

As a thargoid friendly player I'd like to know if there plans for a way to interact with Thargoids other than trying to kill them? (i/e communication module?)

 

[Sensei Jacksama]

Could you look into rebalancing the material Traders? Having a 1/6 ratio for G5 matt's is excessive. 1/2 or 1/3 would be much more appropriate for most players.

 

[Purrfect]

Will notoriety and crime and punishment ever be fixed? I'd love for a PvP bounty hunter role, where the risk (extremely high) of rebuy is matched by the other Cmdr's bounties, so that there could be a meaningful high skill PvP interaction that isn't seal clubbing. And will seal clubbing ever be fixed, such as making notoriety something that you can't actually sleep off? Seal clubbing is the biggest obstacle for new players staying in open, and I feel with the inrush of new Cmdrs, we need seal clubbing to be one of the most dangerous and risky professions in the entire game, not the easiest and lowest risk that directly affects everyone's game play and makes open a barren wasteland outside of a handful of systems.

 

[Gunhed]

Any plans on adding a hotkey to activate and deactivate supercruise assist to the currently selected target?

Any plans on a revamp of how ignoring mining fragments on the target list is managed?

 

[Acatalepsy]

Alternatives are an ongoing discussion with dev - as soon as plans are made, we'll let the community know.

Thank you, this is a really big deal for me and I think a lot of other people - I stopped playing because the grind was too bad, and I can't recommend Elite to friends while the high end content is so dull to play, and especially lacks any kind of useful multiplayer component.

 

[Paul_Crowther]

Are we going to be able to support Thargoids ? Or have they been written as the bad guys .

That would depend on if you have learned to speak fluent Thargoid or not when you meet them.

 

[Bruce G]

Hola, ¿hay noticias de cuando estará disponible la Luna para aterrizar en ella?

Mod edit: Hello, is there any news when the Moon will be available to land on?

No news on this, just yet!

 

[Bruce G]

will ELW have any surface landings, nope i dont expected 3d models of cities or rushing water or trees

That's unconfirmed as of yet!

 

[kris_Ghoststar]

Hopefully we will have a locker onboard the ship so changing between the different space suits will be easier

 

[Arthur Tolmie]

Hi! A question about exploration.

Are there any plans to implement a blackbox that can be re-salvaged scheme for exploration data lost at ship loss? Please say yes.

I find the way this stuff is now quite badly done, personally. Exploration isn't paying so fine anyways, and after a big expedition, there is no "save point slot" as with any other activity. The danger to explorers to lose real-life months or even more time of gameplay is much higher than with any other ED playstyle.

I like the idea of a black box let me pass it on.

-Arf

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

Saud kruger coloured / customization heat vents are there any plans for these in the shop?

 

[Hard Questions]

Quick question about the lighting changes in the Odyssey Update: Is it going to be a sweeping change to all or most light sources, including ships interiors/exteriors and system stars? Or will it be limited to stations and the atmospheric planets?

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

Could the radar get an overhaul to make navigation easier?

 

[ACowForAllSeasons]

Hey Team,

My question - will we see any enhancements to PVP? Either awarding full bounties again or possibly allowing player ships to drop a few mats to provide a more tangible reward to PVP engagements?

 

[Arthur Tolmie]

Can I have professor Palin's old base?

Only if you REALLY like the smell of ammonia...

-Arf

 

[Purrfect]

I'd like to make a suggestion: please make CQC free to play permanently. I think this would a) allow more CQC matches to happen more quickly, b) bring even more Cmdrs to the game. It would be lovely to have an indication on the Comms panel as to how many Cmdrs are queued for a game, so folks looking for a bit of fun can do so.

 

[Arthur Tolmie]

Could the radar get an overhaul to make navigation easier?

Thanks for the feedback will pass this on!

-Arf

 

[Bruce G]

Could you look into rebalancing the material Traders? Having a 1/6 ratio for G5 matt's is excessive. 1/2 or 1/3 would be much more appropriate for most players.

I'm very keen on this idea - I see the rates as too harsh currently and have raised it with the development team.

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

Different SRVs, will we see some different flavours / designs with Odyssey?

 

[Bruce G]

I'd like to make a suggestion: please make CQC free to play permanently. I think this would a) allow more CQC matches to happen more quickly, b) bring even more Cmdrs to the game. It would be lovely to have an indication on the Comms panel as to how many Cmdrs are queued for a game, so folks looking for a bit of fun can do so.

Thanks for the suggestion!