BREAKING NEWS: GNOSIS STRANDED, GALNET NEWS!

[Rustnsawdust]

From what I understand, the journey of the Gnosis was a player initiated decision, to bypass a region of space frontier boarded off, yes? And frontier responded by locking down the destination area, but the player group insisted on the destination?

Does it not seem that perhaps the developers locked the region out with a plan for future content, and just haven't finished the stuff they were planning on putting there? I mean, development doesn't happen on the player's timetable. Expecting a player-initiated event to encounter new content on the scale of an entire new region seems a little off base. Letting them try, fail, and get to face off against new thargoids for their trouble is already pretty impressive for player driven narrative, compared to the alternative of just saying "no, you don't get to try, the thargoid station-motherships aren't ready yet".

From what I understand, you're almost entirely wrong. Cannon proposed a jump to an unlocked sector behind a permit-locked wall. They put that to FD; FD said, sure, go ahead. Then FD locked the unlocked sector but said the mission could go ahead. None of this is on Cannon.

FD had almost unlimited options at that point - the obvious Thargoid intervention (which about half of the users expected); some mysterious reveal (which many of us hoped for); a simple nothing (which the other half expected); some unexpected 'other' (which almost none of us expected but a great many hoped for). What we got was the least interesting, least creative option - and then they blew it hours ahead of the actual event through sheer administrative incompetence.

At any point, FD could have said 'no' to Cannon. What they have engineered is the worst - the absolute worst - of all possible outcomes.

 

[Grisbane]

this isn't FDEv's fault, it's Canon's.. how many ways in game do they have to say no?

if anything, get at Canon and demand they lose their favoritism.. remember, they get a mega-ship.. we got the middle finger (fleet carriers)

 

[Eli Jack]

I was just off to bed when Sole Hunter's OP popped up and I'm still reading this thread in a kind of disbelief.

All those hours spent preparing. All that Guardian stuff, all that engineering. I even bought a snazzy paintjob for my Dolphin just because.

It's all rather sad really.

 

[Sole Hunter]

It's not like they can fix this within 5 hours, sandro is probably sleeping in the comfort of his elite dangerous themed bed.

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

I gotta say, as a certified white knight and fanboi, I really don't get why FDev would do this.

I hope they have a better reason than "There's stuff in Cone Sector that we don't want players to see"

 

[McNemisis]

anyone who has been around for a while should have seen this coming.....

plus this made me lol


“There’s no doubt that we would have been destroyed if not for some of the Commanders travelling with us. They lured the Thargoids away while ejecting meta-alloys from their holds. The aliens were more interested in scooping up the meta-alloys than attacking us. The Commanders later reported that the Thargoid vessels were the recently identified Hydra Interceptors.”

really?

 

[Faybs]

I gotta say, as a certified white knight and fanboi, I really don't get why FDev would do this.

I hope they have a better reason than "There's stuff in Cone Sector that we don't want players to see"

Sadly, that's probably exactly it (maybe parts of the premium content). Although there's probably a dozen better ways they could have handled it, including just telling Canonn "sorry, there's stuff there we don't want you to see yet (wink , wink)"

 

[satrycus]

I actually managed to muster the enthusiasm to start playing again because of this event. Even started the Guardian grind to get an FSD booster. I'm hoping this was intended to inject a bit of tension into the 'month long' trip and the Gnosis will actually jump as planned next week.

Galnet article aside this was a golden opportunity for Frontier to really engage with the player base and create some meaningful content. I'm hoping that's still the case.

 

[Densho]

Y'know I as an explorer I was disappointed about the permit locks but was happy we still got explore SOME parts of it but this? This feels like FDev decided to give all of us explorers who jumped out to the Gnosis a swift kick between the legs.

 

[Slopey]

I gotta say, as a certified white knight and fanboi, I really don't get why FDev would do this.

I hope they have a better reason than "There's stuff in Cone Sector that we don't want players to see"

I would imagine it's as simple (and pathetic tbh) as someone who schedules GalNet articles not realising that the server tick doesn't happen at 0000Z, but the Galnet post update does.

 

[BurntJello]

Col 70 and the surrounding area has been permit locked for what, two years now? OK, so just reflect on the events of the last two hours for a moment. Now tell me, do you honestly believe that there is some epic content going to be delivered in there one day?

It's been obvious to me that they plan to use that area for "something". But let's face it, there is NOTHING there right now. They haven't developed it yet, or if they have, it hasn't been released into the game. The entire sector is empty systems just like all the rest.

Once there is finally something there, will it be epic? ... the track record speaks for itself. I keep my expectations low so I can be pleasantly surprised.

let's UA bomb the gnosis.

That won't stop the jump. Not even Canonn can call it off at this point. FDev will force it so their stupid leaked article won't go to waste.


Keep posting everyone. Let's see how many pages of rant we can accumulate before FDev sees this thread.

 

[Witcher 7]

Nice one OP - rep'ed.

Guess FDev's publishers must work in a different time zone but it's still too early if they work in New Zealand

 

[rootsrat]

I gotta say, as a certified white knight and fanboi, I really don't get why FDev would do this.

I hope they have a better reason than "There's stuff in Cone Sector that we don't want players to see"

This could be a very nice narrative driven (FINALLY!) story arc in Elite. Regardless of what happens now, whether there is something more to it or not, this is a MAJOR screw up - the story is spoiled, the suspense is gone. PUFF just like that.

No words :x

 

[Faybs]

I would imagine it's as simple (and pathetic tbh) as someone who schedules GalNet articles not realising that the server tick doesn't happen at 0000Z, but the Galnet post update does.

Yep, as I wrote above I bet it's their web guy, who they keep the basement with just a red stapler for company.

 

[Kamiyoda]

anyone who has been around for a while should have seen this coming.....

plus this made me lol


“There’s no doubt that we would have been destroyed if not for some of the Commanders travelling with us. They lured the Thargoids away while ejecting meta-alloys from their holds. The aliens were more interested in scooping up the meta-alloys than attacking us. The Commanders later reported that the Thargoid vessels were the recently identified Hydra Interceptors.”

really?

And of course, we dont even get to actually do this .

Can i get this kind of Immersive text next time they introduce a new module to grind for?

"And then Cmdr Kamiyoda found the Guardian Super Blue print, if it wasnt for the brave wing of CMDRs she had fighting off the 100 foot Sentinel surely she would have perished".

Would save me a few hours

 

[kofeyh]

I gotta say, as a certified white knight and fanboi, I really don't get why FDev would do this.

I hope they have a better reason than "There's stuff in Cone Sector that we don't want players to see"

The reason is they thought this was an exciting idea. This is Jaques. Again. They didnt learn from the last time.

Frontier are just going to keep doing this because this is just what they do. I was a borderline white knight at one point. Eventually you realise they are just human, and the game is just too big for them to so anything with.

They tried. This is what the game is. And always has been. Frontier trying to do much of anything at all. And 4 year old tired CGs and a complete inability to support player agency.

This won't ever change. It's been five years. The patterns are set. The wait and see had been 5+ years. Statistically speaking the odds of them not doing what they have an established pattern doing, is such a huge chance as to be almost meaningless.

The standard you walk by. Is the standard you accept. Don't walk past this one, folks, or you will be walking by all the rest. And waiting to see, what isn't going to change.

 

[Sole Hunter]

This event is as dead as the gnosis engines.

 

[McNemisis]

if it turns out this is true anyone on that ship should refuse to take part in the incoming CG until an explantion is given to what the hell is going on with this story line.

If they don't have the assets to support the story let it fizzle at stage a thargoid retreat and let them come back later down the line when we can engage with them with some real game mechanics.

i for one want to see them lift the AX wepaons requirement.

 

[Damocles]

One of the few events I got on board with because it sounded so damn exciting. I like the previous poster who said we should let rip on the Gnosis....I might undock later and start shooting it up - because - lulz.

 

[Darty]

I was just off to bed when Sole Hunter's OP popped up and I'm still reading this thread in a kind of disbelief.

All those hours spent preparing. All that Guardian stuff, all that engineering. I even bought a snazzy paintjob for my Dolphin just because.

It's all rather sad really.

Kindof funny how they chose the option that made them the most money from the hype (multiple people have stated they made purchases in anticipation for the event), and required the least effort of their part, even though it hurt the players the most...

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