General and Fundamental Questions on the Game

Sunleader

Sunleader
Yo guys :)
As you might notice on the Postcount I just washed up here :)

So I.ll do the Rude thing I usually do when stumbling over a Game which I found worth Trying.

Now after some Playing I must say I am somewhat Impressed.
Albeit one clearly notices fast that this Game is an Closed Beta.
The Game Idea, Design and Detail is seriously amazing.


However some Fundamental Questions need to be asked on this :)


1.
Currently each System only has one Station
Is that meant to stay that way or will there be multiple Stations per System at some Point. (doesnt mean all Systems got more than one Station but at least Capital Systems are something I would usually except to have a few Stations around)

2.
From what I saw it seems to be Planned to get Capital Ships in this Game as well.
This raises two Questions at once.
2.1 Will the Player be Able to Command Capital Ships himself. (pls note I am talking about the type of Capital which is Armed with Turrets and usually not Fighting Frontally but more Broadside)
and if yes.
2.2 Will the Command be limited to Cockpit View like it is currently or will the Player be Able to actually use his Turrets himself or will Turrets be Automated ?
2.3 will these Capital Ships be docking outside Stations or will be Required to Dock on them with an Smaller Ship to Pilot them. ? (True Capitals wont possibly fit into the current Docks after all) or will they be limited to certain Stations to Dock.
2.4 will it be possible for Friends to Dock on them to be Carried into Battle ?

3.
Will there be an Option to Buy Ships and Store them at Hangar or Garage at some Point to not Sell your own Ship all the time to buy an Different one ?
(right now the progression of Ships is somewhat streamlined so theres not much need in keeping em but with more Ships coming Its clear that at some point having different Ships ready will be something demanded)

4.
4.1
Will there be Possibilitys to buy your own Stations or Holdings at some Point ?
If Yes
4.2 will these be limited to on Planet or on Station Holdings (no Actual Objects which other Players could find in Space) or will they be actual Stations of yourself which other Players might Dock at to Buy and Sell Wares. ?

5.
Will there be Carriers (or Drone Ships) which can Carrier Fighters (or Drones) that you can Deploy to Fight for you ?

6.
I assume Yes for this one but will still ask.
Will it be Possible to Completly Join Factions at some Point to get access to their Ships and Weapons ?
(right now you can work for them but your still not exactly part of them after all your just a Merc)

7.
I at least hope there will be some Animations for Crewmembers on the Ships with more than 1 Pilot required.
But will that Crew be Recruited by you possibly giving you buffs or will they just be Animations ? (given theyre just animations I hope you at least give us a few options as to how the look :p )

8.
I assume yes for this one as well
But will there be Additional or Different Shields to be Installed at some Point or will the Shield always depend on the Ship ?

9.
Will Planets become accessable at some point (even if just as landig Dock)

10.
Will there be Deep Space Stations or are Stations always bound to be bound to an Planet ?

11.
The Trailer Talked about Billions of Star Systems but I assume thats going to be a pretty long wait till your there :p
So what number of Systems do you plan to Archieve before Releasing the Game :) ?

12.
Will it be Possible to Found Clans and Fleets getting Allies marked Properly ?

13.
Is it Planned to implement an Feature which will make sure that Members of the same Group or Friends are preferred into the same Instance so they can Play together

14.
Is it Planned to Implement Missions that can be Accepted and Fullfilled as Group ? (Includes the Possibility of Grouping up Ingame of course)

15.
Will the Factions Fights really have Impact on the World and on the Distribution of Systems or will they be more like Quarrels in the Border Regions which wont lead to any deeper change of Borders ?




Ok thats all that comes to mind for now :p

Greetz Sun
ps for those who wonder.
Yes I am Sunleader from whatever Game you might now me :p
This Name aint exactly common after all.
Albeit a few People startet Copying it in Battlefield and other FPS Games due to me making Impressions on them in AAO :p
 

Slopey

Volunteer Moderator
Slopey
1.
Currently each System only has one Station

Currently yes, but who knows - more are likely planned.

2.
From what I saw it seems to be Planned to get Capital Ships in this Game as well.

Capital ships are not going to be in the initial release but may be in an expansion down the line, however, details are sketchy on this from NO to maybe. Note that ED will never offer galactic domination/territory claiming as such, so there may not be any point in doing this.

3.
Will there be an Option to Buy Ships and Store them at Hangar or Garage at some Point to not Sell your own Ship all the time to buy an Different one ?

Yes - but with limitations on what you can store on them. Also they'll cost money to store, and you can't fly them immediately - you'll need to get them delivered to you whereby the one you're in will need to be stored. There is a DDF topic on this in the DDF Archive forum under ship ownership.

4.
4.1
Will there be Possibilitys to buy your own Stations or Holdings at some Point ?

No and Yes, not a permanent structure, but there is talk of "inflatable" stations for mining.

5.
Will there be Carriers (or Drone Ships) which can Carrier Fighters (or Drones) that you can Deploy to Fight for you ?


No.

6.
I assume Yes for this one but will still ask.
Will it be Possible to Completly Join Factions at some Point to get access to their Ships and Weapons ?

Unknown - there may well be a reputation system with the Federation or Empire, which may allow access to specific equipment items.


7.
I at least hope there will be some Animations for Crewmembers on the Ships with more than 1 Pilot required.

There are no plans for "AI" crew members currently.

8.
I assume yes for this one as well
But will there be Additional or Different Shields to be Installed at some Point or will the Shield always depend on the Ship ?

There will be the opportunity to fit different shield generators of different specs in different places, and you can fit different types of armour plating which are more or less effective against different types of weapon.

9.
Will Planets become accessable at some point (even if just as landig Dock)

Yes - planned for an expansion - likely not seamless transition though initially.

10.
Will there be Deep Space Stations or are Stations always bound to be bound to an Planet ?

There are already deep space stations, but they are next to celesital bodies - stars etc.

11.
The Trailer Talked about Billions of Star Systems but I assume thats going to be a pretty long wait till your there :p

There'll be 400 million. They're procedurally generated so they're already there really, but currently we only have access to 55 systems.


12.
Will it be Possible to Found Clans and Fleets getting Allies marked Properly ?

No. It's predominantly a one-person-against-the-universe, but you can group with other players to achieve co-op missions.

13.
Is it Planned to implement an Feature which will make sure that Members of the same Group or Friends are preferred into the same Instance so they can Play together

Yes - in already, but it's not finished yet.

14.
Is it Planned to Implement Missions that can be Accepted and Fullfilled as Group ? (Includes the Possibility of Grouping up Ingame of course)

Yes

15.
Will the Factions Fights really have Impact on the World and on the Distribution of Systems or will they be more like Quarrels in the Border Regions which wont lead to any deeper change of Borders ?

Unknown - possibly as part of the DDF remit.
 

Grendahl

Grendahl
Is it just me, or are some wanting/hoping ED turns into a version of Eve Online? (Presumably an easier to play one LOL)
 

Sandmann

Sandmann
Grendahl said:
Is it just me, or are some wanting/hoping ED turns into a version of Eve Online? (Presumably an easier to play one LOL)
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Given that Eve's the only other successful space based MMO so far it's fair to compare ED to it, but I think you're right in implying that there's a core of Eve players who're attempting to pressure FD into turning ED into Eve 2.0.

Fortunately DBOBE is the majority shareholder of FD and the driving force behind the game... he makes all the major design decisions on the direction the game's heading in and if you watch his videos you'll see that he's passionate about creating what he could only imagine way back in 1984, which will be a very different beast to the virtual arena that is Eve.
 

BillD

BillD
Being an ex EVE Player and an original 1984 Elite commander, I can understand why people compare ED to EVE. So you can throw me into that basket too, however although things in EVE get compared to ED, I don't want the game to become EVE online.

However I am hoping for depth and hope that the team look at some of the things that kept me and others in the eve universe for years and years.

I sum it up into one thing from my perspective love it or hate it EVE has variety. One day when I am feeling a little stressed I could jump in a mining barge and mine to my fav music, to make cash and chill, next day jump into a scanning ship and I could do exploring, next day different ship again and go stealth and see if I could sneak onto low security space, or help someone haul material from station to station, etc.

I still have fond memories of travelling to a distant system, and using a wonderfully complex scanning system that required skill to use and locate a hidden treasure revealing an incredible ancient structure like nothing I had seen after 5 years of game play. Telling friends in the group to come and see and they all head over just to admire something that they have never seen before.

Enough of Eve, In ED at the moment there is not that much variety by comparison but I love the little complexities and various skills needed. Its not just point and click and it happens for you. This is so much more stimulating:).

- For example landing a ship. Not incredibly difficult, but just enough so even after hundreds of landings you can still occasionally stuff up just enough to lose a little paint :D and you have to constantly look out for other ships that have no Idea.
- Dogfighting that requires skill and experience. Could not do anything other than blow up containers initially, now I am pretty sure I can hold my own or cut and run if required.
- I also love the way supercruise is implemented so you actually have to fly from A to B and sometimes go around the other side of the planet, etc. To me it feels much more hands on and "real".
- And I love the sounds. sooooo love the sounds which I have so loud now, I hear them in my sleep sometimes (should I be worried?).

More variety, more true skills, less point and click

TechnoBill
 
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Sunleader

Sunleader
Asp Explorer said:
I'm still trying to work out what you said :)
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Dont think I asked something so Complicated ^^

SharkH said:
Welcome to the forum .

I will go to sleep now so sorry :) but you can find answer to all of your question here http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164
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I am an Lazy Guy *gg*
Asking is easier than searching around :p

Slopey said:
1.
Currently each System only has one Station

Currently yes, but who knows - more are likely planned.

2.
From what I saw it seems to be Planned to get Capital Ships in this Game as well.

Capital ships are not going to be in the initial release but may be in an expansion down the line, however, details are sketchy on this from NO to maybe. Note that ED will never offer galactic domination/territory claiming as such, so there may not be any point in doing this.

3.
Will there be an Option to Buy Ships and Store them at Hangar or Garage at some Point to not Sell your own Ship all the time to buy an Different one ?

Yes - but with limitations on what you can store on them. Also they'll cost money to store, and you can't fly them immediately - you'll need to get them delivered to you whereby the one you're in will need to be stored. There is a DDF topic on this in the DDF Archive forum under ship ownership.

4.
4.1
Will there be Possibilitys to buy your own Stations or Holdings at some Point ?

No and Yes, not a permanent structure, but there is talk of "inflatable" stations for mining.

5.
Will there be Carriers (or Drone Ships) which can Carrier Fighters (or Drones) that you can Deploy to Fight for you ?


No.

6.
I assume Yes for this one but will still ask.
Will it be Possible to Completly Join Factions at some Point to get access to their Ships and Weapons ?

Unknown - there may well be a reputation system with the Federation or Empire, which may allow access to specific equipment items.


7.
I at least hope there will be some Animations for Crewmembers on the Ships with more than 1 Pilot required.

There are no plans for "AI" crew members currently.

8.
I assume yes for this one as well
But will there be Additional or Different Shields to be Installed at some Point or will the Shield always depend on the Ship ?

There will be the opportunity to fit different shield generators of different specs in different places, and you can fit different types of armour plating which are more or less effective against different types of weapon.

9.
Will Planets become accessable at some point (even if just as landig Dock)

Yes - planned for an expansion - likely not seamless transition though initially.

10.
Will there be Deep Space Stations or are Stations always bound to be bound to an Planet ?

There are already deep space stations, but they are next to celesital bodies - stars etc.

11.
The Trailer Talked about Billions of Star Systems but I assume thats going to be a pretty long wait till your there :p

There'll be 400 million. They're procedurally generated so they're already there really, but currently we only have access to 55 systems.


12.
Will it be Possible to Found Clans and Fleets getting Allies marked Properly ?

No. It's predominantly a one-person-against-the-universe, but you can group with other players to achieve co-op missions.

13.
Is it Planned to implement an Feature which will make sure that Members of the same Group or Friends are preferred into the same Instance so they can Play together

Yes - in already, but it's not finished yet.

14.
Is it Planned to Implement Missions that can be Accepted and Fullfilled as Group ? (Includes the Possibility of Grouping up Ingame of course)

Yes

15.
Will the Factions Fights really have Impact on the World and on the Distribution of Systems or will they be more like Quarrels in the Border Regions which wont lead to any deeper change of Borders ?

Unknown - possibly as part of the DDF remit.
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Thanks for the Answers.

On 1.
Well I assumed it would be Possible to form Clans and Fleets.
Even without Territory Control its still much easier to Raid and make Booty with an Fleet than alone after all.
And if you want to take on the Big Capital Ships of the Factions I assume it would be better to bring your own along.
Especially when you intend to do raids on bigger Systems where Multiple of those Enemys might be coming for you *gg*

Also on the Crew Issue
Well as I said.
It doesnt really need to be some AI actually
Just some Animations (basicly part of the Ships Interior) to fill in the Empty Seats would already be an Huge Improvement.
I mean come on doesnt it bug you if your sitting alone in an Ship thats supposed to be manned by 4 guys ? :p



Davevti said:
yes mostly :)
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Apparently not that mostly given the comment of the guy above ^^

Grendahl said:
Is it just me, or are some wanting/hoping ED turns into a version of Eve Online? (Presumably an easier to play one LOL)
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Actually I am comparing (and hoping for) it to X3 :p
I dislike EVE due to the boring Combat Systems and the insanely limited Controls you have on your Ship.
I would not Want that.
What I am basicly hoping is that this Game can manage to stay on par with X3 while managing that which X3 never Managed.
An Multiplayer Mode :)

Celeste said:
No, it's not just you.
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See above *gg*
I think I played EVE for about 5 hours before I got fed up with it.
So the Idea I might want this to become like EVE is pretty fail :p
 

JamesBondage

J
Would very much for there be a fighter drone type system you can have, sure they wouldn't be as controlled as a cmdr, but a swarm of 10-20 fighter drones would at least buy you enough time to charge your drive and get the heck outta dodge
 

Gomisan

Gomisan
I think this is going to kick X3 for a six.. BUT.. probably wont have the automated trading etc that X3 did. The prospect of an entire galaxy to explore is the thing that REALLY gets me excited about Elite.
 

Void Sun

Void Sun
There will probably be an option to pack a fighter into some of the larger ships, so explorers have a run around they can take with them, (at the expense of cargo space).

You will be able to hire AI crew for your ship at some point and they will I assume require an avatar in game. Also later when the FPS bit comes on line (another planned expansion) other players can also become members of your crew, although the details of this will need to be worked out.

There will be an alliances mechanism where you can team up with a group of people and synchronize jump and SC activity.

There are 400 BILLION star systems in game. We can only visit 55 at the moment due to beta testing.

Friends lists are already in but are a little buggy at the moment as this is the first testing iteration of that feature.
 
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