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Why not simply let us decide when we are setting up a new game?
I'm assuming it's to stop those idiotic pathetic people that think it's fun to grief new players who are just trying to enjoy the game and learn.
The new modules are cool, but this absolutely rocks. Two C1 slots for small ships is a massive buff that will give them so much more utility across the board!
Yup. Of course, nothing preventing you from using your alt to kill new players, and resetting every few kills.
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I read and...
I like it!!!
The autodock that can do both stuff, its nice, and adding a extra slot to fit it so u dont need to mess with the configuration u got, is a plus indeed.
Mind me ive been flying without any assist on my Federal Corvette, but if i can have autodock again, that actually also takes care of takeoff without messing with the current loadout, it is blue over gold!
Tks FD, this and other stuff i read, takes my seal of approval!
Keep up the good work.
I like it!!!
The autodock that can do both stuff, its nice, and adding a extra slot to fit it so u dont need to mess with the configuration u got, is a plus indeed.
Mind me ive been flying without any assist on my Federal Corvette, but if i can have autodock again, that actually also takes care of takeoff without messing with the current loadout, it is blue over gold!
Tks FD, this and other stuff i read, takes my seal of approval!
Keep up the good work.
I totally understand that Will, but you also mentioned ships will be getting extra slots. Small ships get 2 extra and medium and large ships get 1. That being the case the only downside would be for medium and large ships that could potentially only use 1 of these new modules, but assuming players have made it to a medium or large ship, they will no longer need them and thus the balance for combat ships in particular will change quite a bit. Perhaps I am missing something else? Thanks!
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Now, I totally agree that enormously stupid decisions, probably both managerial and technical, have been made along the way. But I'd still choose the approach Elite took over the Star Citizen one any given day. We've actually had a game we enjoy and care about, even with it warts, from day one. And it's been developed further, mostly but not always for the better.
Nonsense. It means players can opt-out of part of the gameplay initially to focus on other things. For example getting their first kill without worrying about landing. Besides, this is really a case of 'dont like it? dont use it.'. People have asked for these things for years, and they will be happy with it. The idea that 'the worst thing FD could have done' is giving some optional and harmless options others have asked for is petty and narrow-minded.
That's it.
Just think of the crazy things you can do in a Cobra IV with TEN internal slots.
Might also be the 3.4 way to legit combat log.
Hmm. Standing back and pondering.
I mean, is see where they are coming from with these modules. But i also still think that they are only a small puzzle piece of what ED would need for new players. I think that better in-play information, best context-sensitive, would be much better. Instead of taking control from the player, it would teach the new player how to do things.
So these modules can be nice and bridge the gap to already now improve player retention, while the bigger upgrade is implemented. But if this is -the- big solution, it falls short of my expectations.
And on the modules: yes, my first thought also was like "yay, i can put more HRPs into my ships". But alas, that's just yet more power creep. And we already have enough of that. I mean sure, these new modules help new players, but we older players fill them with engineered stuff and again improve our ships a lot.
Due to massive power creep from the engineers FD already painted themselves into a corner. No matter what new content (outside of Thargoids, where you have to rely on non-engineerable weapons) FD wants to implement, it will be binary for one group only. Make it reasonably challenging for somebody in an engineered ship and it'll kill newer players in no time. Make it accessible for newer players and the veterans will immediately complain that it's too simply, no challenge, boring and worthless.
Adding more internals, even just C1 (which is a great slot for a HRP focused on resists) just adds to the power creep. So yes, i also doubt that this is the right way to go. But the problem is that FD also sees them as training wheels, where people will grow out and will use other things instead. And as it's two new modules, the current internal count of small ships is too prohibitive. Exactly the ships which new players fly lack the space for the training wheels. So they need the slots if these will be two new modules.
The idea of having "software slots" instead sounds interesting. But what would be the incentive for people to remove the training wheels for other things? I mean, what software could there be? I can only come up with those auto-pilot thingies and limpet controllers. Considering how limited use limpets see outside of mining and the fuel rats, i don't think that limpets would really replace the autopiloting software on many ships.
That being said, i also think that not adding new slots, but instead having 3 slots for software, which can be autopiloting software of limpet software, would still be an improvement. It would avoid the obvious power creep of the given upgrade, even if the incentive to replace the autopilot software would be very limited.
You know I actually support that, so that way people at least know and have an option to take the non hand holding path without having to sell modules every time they buy a new ship.
If it is a class 1 slot, u cant actually putt that much in it anyhow that can make a diference so its not an issue i think.
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MORE SLOTS!!!!!!!
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Sounds satisfying to me
MORE SLOTS!!!!!!!
...blah blah...events...blah
Sounds satisfying to me
Ermh...HRP's are insanely powerful when added 2x class 1 to a small ship :/
...but maybe it is what we need...
...but maybe it is what we need...
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They'll need more than your thirty quid, m8.
If you want to exclude everyone else so things are tailor-made to you, you're looking at, well, my sick-leave brain can't comprehend the numbers.
You're a nobody, I'm a nobody. Get over it.
Ah yes, the Truly Elite Bois have arrived. "Play it my way, or go play something else!"
People asked for autopilot modules for years. FD added these modules. It cant possibly make more sense than that.