Character slots

[Red Anders]

As I stated, both of you want something, not need something.

Games like WoW or EvE-Online force you (through use of skill points, abilities, what-have-you & choices in alliances or factions that specifically close others off) to choose a certain path.
Elite does not.

You might want another character but you don't need one to do everything in the game unless you choose to do some sort of edge-case role play.

I stand by my previous post.

If things we need are the test, can I suggest that you throw your gaming PC out of the window and burn your house down. Assuming that you're a human being, air, water and food are the only three things you need. Of course we're talking about things we want, we're discussing a computer game.

 

[Ydiss]

As I stated, both of you want something, not need something.

Games like WoW or EvE-Online force you (through use of skill points, abilities, what-have-you & choices in alliances or factions that specifically close others off) to choose a certain path.
Elite does not.

You might want another character but you don't need one to do everything in the game unless you choose to do some sort of edge-case role play.

I stand by my previous post.

I don't need anything when it comes to games. Including multiple save slots in any other game.

What I want, however, forms quite a considerable list. Including multiple save slots in most games.

What I very rarely want is to need to buy a game more than once just to get a second save slot. But, with ED, if I want to have a second save slot then I need to do just that. The need isn't the second save. That's the want. The need could really be fulfilled by the game. It would then be a better game in my opinion.

Edit, you don't need multiple character slots in wow. You can delete and start again if you'd like to try another class or buy another copy.

Wow is better for not forcing these rubbish options. Change my mind.

 

[Triptych]

As I stated, both of you want something, not need something.

Games like WoW or EvE-Online force you (through use of skill points, abilities, what-have-you & choices in alliances or factions that specifically close others off) to choose a certain path.
Elite does not.

You might want another character but you don't need one to do everything in the game unless you choose to do some sort of edge-case role play.

I stand by my previous post.

I don't play ED because I need to, I play it because I want to. The idea that a game should have only what's needed frankly doesn't make sense, unless you define "need" as what the players want.

 

[Coldshot]

[...] Do you think FD enjoys the multiple sales too much to change it?

I think if they were very interested in multiple sales they'd have made the use of multiple accounts much less of a hassle.