Modes Can we get more players into Open Play?
It was the very well thought out deliberate design choice that persuaded me to buy ED, benefit of pre-purchase reading.
Multiplayer means playing with others.
Doesn't have to be PvP but the least they should be in the same space.
Why?
Players on PC can interact with players on Xbox and PS4 through the current systems. Interaction is through in game effects, not face to face. It's multiplayer play at its widest, not at its narrowest.
Are you suggesting that there should be one version of the game per platform?
And there's an abundance of others in Open!
Whats that I hear. Is that the worlds smallest violin.
Not going to happen. I like the way it is at the moment. Indirect PvP (BGS) and at rare times Direct PvP if you want it. Perfectly fine to me and most others it would seem.
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Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
From one point of view, yes and there are two multi-player game modes in this game that permit players to play in the same space.
From a different point of view, all players both experiencing and affecting a single shared galaxy state permits a form of multi-player, in that players can affect each other, that does not require players to be in the same instance.
How many players one plays among has always been optional in this game.
Me =======> gobsmacked!
Good luck with your wishes. Simply not going to happen for multiple reasons.
Absolutely no point in talking further.
No problem. That's why PP is so popular right?
As for me I am done with the "content" long time ago because of the reasons mentioned above, my content are other players since this game cannot provide anything else.
They are not my wishes, not anymore.
My game today, has only one purpose, emergent content in OPEN
The problem is, is that you seem to think emergent gameplay is all about shooting other players. People working the BGS whether it is in open, pg or open create emergent PvE gameplay for others in all the modes. It is just not the gameplay you want or are looking for. There is nothing wrong with the overall game design. The issue is that the game is not what you are looking for it would seem. Which is unfortunate, but it happens.
Maybe when squadrons and Fleet Carriers turn up next year, you may get more of what you are looking for, but I suspect that squardons again will be a mixture of PvE and PvP groups, and won't change much for you.
verminstar
Banned
But you said there was no issues with player numbers in open...maybe we should flip a coin and let lady luck take a guess too perhaps?
And what is this so called multiplayer only content? Where is it? What is it? It doesnt exist outside your imagination because the bgs can be played in any mode...some might argue its even more effective in solo and PG so ye want us to downgrade by moving into open? Why would we want to do that? Players can still play multiplayer with each other as opposed to working against them which means the issue isnt with multiplayer, its with pvp itself. Pvp is but one aspect of multiplayer but it does not define multiplayer. Personally, Id love to play in open winging up and having a laugh and some chill time but the pvp...well I dont want to pvp but one does not simply opt out of pvp in open and the tiny minority have ruined the game fer many others by literally forcing players out of open entirely.
Even if open was a bit more profitable, one could simply argue that any gains are negated by the rebuy costs anyway so solo and PG could still be more effective simply because there is very little danger of rebuy.
Moot point anyway considering you already stated there was no issue with the open population...lots of cmdrs around ye said so yerself so whats the issue again? Playing with ghosts dont appeal? Then go play something else...why should anyone here care what game yer playing? Its not the game that a huge majority here seemingly wanna play even though only a very small number have admitted to avoiding players entirely, so really all yer doing is peeing into the wind here and then congratulating yerself on warming up yer own legs.
But keep the ranting up...its amusing to read especially when someone gets under yer skin and in yer reply go and completely contradict one of yer own statements. Its actually the reason ye werent just blocked months ago...something darkly delicious about watching someone gleefully destroying themselves on a games forum...its entertainment while waiting fer changes that actually mean something ^
Nice. And instead of observations it's the current argument being pursued that decides the state of Open.
Precisely.
This has seriously peeved off the cat, who was enjoying all the attention whilst remaining aloof at the same time. Except at nearly tea times. When its attendance is most definitely noticed and ignored.
Hi.
I have stopped playing in open mode a couple of week ago, but I have been thinking about going solo for months. I had been playing in open since way back in beta. However the stupid implementation of engineers, and the Xbox friendly skill- less gimballed weapon's mean's what's left for me can be played in solo play.
I know many are happy with the current setup and I'm fine with that, it's imposable to please everyone all the time. But you asked the question and that's my answer. If they ever get around to fixing thing's in this wonderful world they have created, I'll be there.
P.S don't even ask about the Thargoids.
I have stopped playing in open mode a couple of week ago, but I have been thinking about going solo for months. I had been playing in open since way back in beta. However the stupid implementation of engineers, and the Xbox friendly skill- less gimballed weapon's mean's what's left for me can be played in solo play.
I know many are happy with the current setup and I'm fine with that, it's imposable to please everyone all the time. But you asked the question and that's my answer. If they ever get around to fixing thing's in this wonderful world they have created, I'll be there.
P.S don't even ask about the Thargoids.
Don't tell me they have Gimballed weapons too?
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I dont know whats so hard for you to comprehend.
Private modes is the reason there is no multiplayer content in this game.
Open is full with cmdrs, but there is nothing to do with them except killing them.
What I mean by playing with ghosts is that if we are actually playing the bgs or PP, anyone can just jump into solo to avoid confrontation, that's not how a multiplayer game should work. Its insane.
You are going to tell me that the design is to grind pve in separate modes and at the end tally the numbers and see who wins.
Its a joke for a multiplayer content and the numbers speak for themselves where PP is being used to get prismatic shields and dropped to get the next module. Noone bothers with the actual "content".
To summarize: open is full, but that doesnt stop the 3 modes ruining any multiplayer content because people can hide in solo at any inconvenience and grind from there.
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
Presumably the "ruined" multi-player content includes unavoidable direct PvP?