Campaign

[Lord Damien]

So i see the game is released in 1 months and 4 days. Is there plan to have any kind of story in this game? Because i doubt that will be ready in 1 months. Unless you guys have been working on something you arent telling us.

So i am wondering what the plan is there? because i do expect a storyline at the full release. And not 6 months later.

Not hating on this game. Just skeptical, having come from Spacebase-Df9 that was uncerimonially never finishedand then just pushed to full release. Is this what you guys are doing too?

 

[Calebe]

You make up your own storyline. There will be missions, there will be events inserted into the game, but if you think a campaign with a planned ending your wrong. There is none. The goal is to reach Elite status, and even that goal isn't for everyone. It is the journey, you against the immensity of space.

Calebe

 

[Cody]

There's your ship, there's the galaxy - off you go!

 

[Lord Damien]

So basically a sandbox game then. Atleast i hope they fix the private group thing. Havent been able to play with my friend yet! Also maybe add more stuff. It is pretty simple the way it is now.

 

[akaliel]

So basically a sandbox game then. Atleast i hope they fix the private group thing. Havent been able to play with my friend yet! Also maybe add more stuff. It is pretty simple the way it is now.

Yeah, it's basically like Minecraft. Except instead of mining and building you're sailing the galaxy. There's no story, and only a loose goal on the horizon that you have no obligation to achieve. I'm expecting most of the content beyond what we already have to come along in the expansion packs. Right now the game is a skeleton. All the bones are there, but very little meat. If you're buying into Elite: Dangerous, you're playing the long game. Nothing wrong with that at all, but definitely not for the instant gratification folks.

 

[mnemon]

So basically a sandbox game then. Atleast i hope they fix the private group thing. Havent been able to play with my friend yet! Also maybe add more stuff. It is pretty simple the way it is now.

There will be evolving storylines like the Eranin conflict ... how indepth they will be, no one knows.

 

[Dr Wookie]

There will be major events that will be governed by the combined action of the players, and the galaxy will continuously evolve as the frontier spreads out wards. However, the story of each player will be unique to them. One player might be charged with rescuing the princess but another might be en route to assassinate her!

 

[Lord Damien]

A space princess ey? Seem`s i have to put my finest clothes on, and try to marry myselfe into wealth!

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There will be major events that will be governed by the combined action of the players, and the galaxy will continuously evolve as the frontier spreads out wards. However, the story of each player will be unique to them. One player might be charged with rescuing the princess but another might be en route to assassinate her!

I will marry this princess if it is the last thing i do. Then maybe do some space serial killing on the side!

 

[Sly]

There will be major events that will be governed by the combined action of the players, and the galaxy will continuously evolve as the frontier spreads out wards. However, the story of each player will be unique to them. One player might be charged with rescuing the princess but another might be en route to assassinate her!

This is what I'm most looking forward to; really hope that the dynamic background sim is in at release. Also, I have not yet heard a good explanation of what happens if one of the players in your scenario is in open and one is in solo.

 

[jptreen]

The Elite series can have stories. Remember the Argent's Quest?

 

[Lord Damien]

The Elite series can have stories. Remember the Argent's Quest?

I really do hope it has some kind of story. I mean even with an open game like that it is fully possible to make a story too. Just look at Star Citizen. I own both games by the way, so i wont be partaking in any "This game is better then that game" discussion.

 

[Tarman]

I really do hope it has some kind of story. I mean even with an open game like that it is fully possible to make a story too. Just look at Star Citizen. I own both games by the way, so i wont be partaking in any "This game is better then that game" discussion.

I'm the opposite; I don't want any major storyline tacked onto my CMDR. My favourite part of Freelancer was when I got the Discovery mod and could run Open Play sessions. There can be threads of smaller tales woven throughout, that's fine and engaging and brings the galaxy to life, but the overarching narrative is mine. What I choose to do or even not do, makes my story.

 

[Dejay]

Yeah, it's basically like Minecraft. Except...

Except it's nothing like minecraft at all. You can't craft anything for starters.

 

[akaliel]

Except it's nothing like minecraft at all. You can't craft anything for starters.

I meant for the purposes of playing a game with no clear objective. Clearly they're massively different games otherwise.

Although it would be cool if we buy materials and blueprints and craft some stuff.

 

[Armante]

I'm the opposite; I don't want any major storyline tacked onto my CMDR. My favourite part of Freelancer was when I got the Discovery mod and could run Open Play sessions. There can be threads of smaller tales woven throughout, that's fine and engaging and brings the galaxy to life, but the overarching narrative is mine. What I choose to do or even not do, makes my story.

Very much this. No storyline required for me. If I'm playing anything, it's me in the future in a spacecraft, earning a living while partaking of a little of everything that the galaxy offers.

Lord Damien, where did you get the idea that there would be some sort of storyline in Elite? Nothing about the advertising or trailers gave me that impression.

 

[Lord Damien]

Very much this. No storyline required for me. If I'm playing anything, it's me in the future in a spacecraft, earning a living while partaking of a little of everything that the galaxy offers.

Lord Damien, where did you get the idea that there would be some sort of storyline in Elite? Nothing about the advertising or trailers gave me that impression.

I just asumed.

 

[mnemon]

Very much this. No storyline required for me. If I'm playing anything, it's me in the future in a spacecraft, earning a living while partaking of a little of everything that the galaxy offers.

Lord Damien, where did you get the idea that there would be some sort of storyline in Elite? Nothing about the advertising or trailers gave me that impression.

Having a storyline and forcing players to play a campaign are two different things, elite is definitely going to have a storyline of some sort, I mean we already have a start of one in Eranin area