[Gameplay] Skirmish mode - Offline type like Combat Training mode

[DjordjeDtW]

Something like Deathmatch arena with all ship types, and all equipment, armor, shield and weapon class available for using.

This will be solution if we don't have internet connection for long time.

Cheers

 

[FuzzySpider]

That'd be like making a Call of Duty: 3000 game. Mass Effect 3 had this stort of arena thing tacked onto it, and a many felt the overall game suffered terribly as a result. A lot of development time and resources went into producing a mode for people who simply didn't want to play the actual story part of the Mass Effect series but wanted a generic shooter. The thinking was the game would appeal to both Shooter fans and to RPG fans, the result was a game which was slammed by both because it was very compromised as a result. I think doing that here would result in the same.

It seems to be a modern trend of gaming that all games with any sort of combat in them get a special PvP ultra super death combat mode tacked on (whether online or offline). That's a fun thing, but games that specialize in such things are generally far better at it. Trying to compete with them only creates a sub-par mode.

 

[DjordjeDtW]

if it takes very long time to make submod for game, then leave it.

 

[FuzzySpider]

if it takes very long time to make submod for game, then leave it.

It might not take long at all, I've no idea. I probably come off as slamming down on this too hard, which wasn't my intention (I can sound like a glass half-empty person sometimes). I actually don't think it's a bad idea. If there were certain zones to fight in (astroid belts for example) this would be awesome to play. There is already a training mode where you can learn basic combat, docking, take off, scooping, etc after all. The problem is that layers of complexity added to it might well detract from development time. I don't know. The other problem is that this might mushroom and cause the development of the game to focus more on combat and less on the other things (trade, exploration, missions and that sort of thing.)

 

[Arthur Z.]

It's already planned i guess. And maybe it will be included in PowerPlay even... Someone found strings like "Earth Arena" in the beta client files some time ago.

 

[Kyokushin]

Hm, intention are good, but I am for not. Game will change to short lived pvp arena only. It is better as it is now. You can make skirmish or deatmatch but you need to have planned budget

 

[Demiga]

Yeah, its something that would be cool at some point - but I honestly believe right now isnt the best time for it - unless its very simple for them to create or they already have it all set up - id rather fdev focus on new content for the existing game.

Now, with politics out of the way - as for the idea itself - its a great Idea that would be pretty cool to have at some point - have different zones like an RES site, or fight in an area near the galactic core etc.

 

[CooLAciD]

i think you misunderstood

It seems like what you all are panning the TC for isn't what he's asking for, he saying he basically wants to be able to customize his ship in the skirmish tutorial. Like, in the offline single player combat training, and have all the ships and parts available for use in this mode.

 

[DjordjeDtW]

It seems like what you all are panning the TC for isn't what he's asking for, he saying he basically wants to be able to customize his ship in the skirmish tutorial. Like, in the offline single player combat training, and have all the ships and parts available for use in this mode.

Similar like Gas Guzzlers Extreme, Star Trek Bridge Commander and Twisted Metal.

Thank you