This idea is by CaptainLackwit. It has 287 points (92% upvoted) on the subreddit.
[video=youtube;VE8B4KptyVI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE8B4KptyVI[/video]
This is what we need. We need instanced events. Hear me out.
Elite is an "MMO" butthe only MMO feature it has is THE GRIND™. What if it had something with more meaning?
Two ships duking it out and helping your faction is only one example.
Once the Thargoids come and do their thing, attacking a stronghold or nest or something, that would be very cool. What about a massive installation that regular ships couldn't easily go through, even small ones, but required the use of SLFs?
What if you even got the chance to fly a vessel in a role that isn't yours alongside a convoy or something?
What I'm talking about are strikes, dungeons, raids, missions with real meaning. They don't even need VA, they just need to exist. Dailies, repeatables where you can queue up with friends or anonymous guys. Genuine PvE content, maybe some with a PvP flavor!
Imagine if there were a real REASON to engineer the out of your ship? Or if vessels of certain sizes could not apply to certain missions? "Small only" would be a crazy little addition wouldn't it?
And the real kicker?
Don't sodding restrict anything by season. Players new, old, passholders, come one, come all- play the new daily missions or whatever they're called.
MMOs have different kinds of endgame content, but dungeons and big raidy things are a serious part of it. They're fun, they're challenging, and you need badass gear for it.
Barring particular ship types would even make vessels like the Sidewinder able to be used (NOT AT ALL ADVISED MIND YOU but possible).
In a way, I'm just spitballing. But how cool would this be?
Mission: A large pirate station poses a threat to X system. The station has defense systems capable of neutralizing medium vessels and above with ease, but are unable to target SLFs. For this mission, you will be launched in a fighter and tasked with the destruction of the base's shield generator, mounted in the hollows of the asteroid. No vessel larger than an SLF is able to achieve the task, and it's one we hope you're up to. Godspeed, CMDR.
Just, something like that. Engage us, let us use our ships or give us mission specific ones or something, give us...
Genuine. Content.
This type of stuff would do a lot for Elite.
[video=youtube;VE8B4KptyVI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE8B4KptyVI[/video]
This is what we need. We need instanced events. Hear me out.
Elite is an "MMO" butthe only MMO feature it has is THE GRIND™. What if it had something with more meaning?
Two ships duking it out and helping your faction is only one example.
Once the Thargoids come and do their thing, attacking a stronghold or nest or something, that would be very cool. What about a massive installation that regular ships couldn't easily go through, even small ones, but required the use of SLFs?
What if you even got the chance to fly a vessel in a role that isn't yours alongside a convoy or something?
What I'm talking about are strikes, dungeons, raids, missions with real meaning. They don't even need VA, they just need to exist. Dailies, repeatables where you can queue up with friends or anonymous guys. Genuine PvE content, maybe some with a PvP flavor!
Imagine if there were a real REASON to engineer the out of your ship? Or if vessels of certain sizes could not apply to certain missions? "Small only" would be a crazy little addition wouldn't it?
And the real kicker?
Don't sodding restrict anything by season. Players new, old, passholders, come one, come all- play the new daily missions or whatever they're called.
MMOs have different kinds of endgame content, but dungeons and big raidy things are a serious part of it. They're fun, they're challenging, and you need badass gear for it.
Barring particular ship types would even make vessels like the Sidewinder able to be used (NOT AT ALL ADVISED MIND YOU but possible).
In a way, I'm just spitballing. But how cool would this be?
Mission: A large pirate station poses a threat to X system. The station has defense systems capable of neutralizing medium vessels and above with ease, but are unable to target SLFs. For this mission, you will be launched in a fighter and tasked with the destruction of the base's shield generator, mounted in the hollows of the asteroid. No vessel larger than an SLF is able to achieve the task, and it's one we hope you're up to. Godspeed, CMDR.
Just, something like that. Engage us, let us use our ships or give us mission specific ones or something, give us...
Genuine. Content.
This type of stuff would do a lot for Elite.
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