Hi, all.
I realize I'll probably take some heat for this, but whatever - what's done is done.
I'm someone who as a regular matter of course does not play online multiplayer games. I just don't like the environment, from the standpoint of PVP situations. I enjoy playing where I don't have to worry about some "hotshot" other player(s) who thinks it's great fun to attack other players. Please understand, I am NOT knocking that practice - there are loads of people who enjoy PVP; I get that, and it's perfectly valid.
So anyone reading this is probably now thinking, "Well, why did you buy this game, you big dummy?" Well, I was intrigued by the idea of space travel/exploration and the constantly evolving universe with the changing faction politics, etc. I also have some really fond memories of way too much time spent in the original Elite all those years ago. So: A combination of intrigue and nostalgia.
At first, the universe wasn't as populated as it is now, and I was pretty much able to keep to myself. I'd do cargo runs to save money to get a better ship & equipment - what I wanted ultimately was to be able to go to the far reaches of this universe, see new sites, scan new systems, etc. - I want(ed) to explore. I don't mind friendly interactions with other players, but I'm just not about fighting them.
So I had been doing cargo runs - which in and of themselves I view as tedious and boring, but a necessary evil towards my goal of getting the kind of equipment that would allow me to do what I really wanted to do here - explore the "galaxy" that's been created. And with the upcoming expansion that I've seen advertised that will allow planetary landings, that's even more exciting.
Problem is, the last time I played the game, I was on one of those cargo runs, when on final approach to my destination for cargo offload, I got pulled out of jumpdrive by another player, who wanted me to drop cargo. Didn't want to do that, since it would kill the mission I had accepted. I barely managed to escape, got back into jumpdrive, and got pulled out a second time by the same player. Managed to get away a second time, and either I succeeded in ditching him or he figured out I just really wasn't interested and it wasn't worth his time. Don't know, don't care. I finally made it to my destination, offloaded my cargo, logged out, and I haven't been back in game since. That was a month and a half ago.
It left such a bad taste in my mouth that thinking about returning to the game made me feel dread rather than excitement. I finally uninstalled the game the other day (though Steam always allows a reinstall) since I realized that I'm not likely to be back. I've played to long to qualify for a Steam refund. So that's $60 down the drain. Live and learn, I guess - no matter how much nostalgia I feel for something else that comes along in an online multiplayer format, I'm going to steadfastly ignore it.
However, I'm hoping to avoid a total write-off of this game, which is why I registered here to post this. I don't know if there are options by which I can play in this online world and avoid the whole PVP situation. I don't know if, or how closely, the devs read these forum messages, but in case they do - having some kind of a "no PVP" switch that we can set would be AWESOME! lol
I'm not expecting to get a lot of sympathy for the idiot who bought an online multiplayer game when he normally doesn't play them. But I figure there's no harm in posting here about this - there might be a way to do what I'm wanting to do that I didn't know about, so I'm hoping that if there is such a way, someone will tell me about it. And if not, I'll just chalk it up to experience, consider it a $60 learning experience, and remember it the next time someone posts a nostalgia-inducing game that has gone multiplayer online.
Thanks in advance to anyone posting a constructive reply.
I realize I'll probably take some heat for this, but whatever - what's done is done.
I'm someone who as a regular matter of course does not play online multiplayer games. I just don't like the environment, from the standpoint of PVP situations. I enjoy playing where I don't have to worry about some "hotshot" other player(s) who thinks it's great fun to attack other players. Please understand, I am NOT knocking that practice - there are loads of people who enjoy PVP; I get that, and it's perfectly valid.
So anyone reading this is probably now thinking, "Well, why did you buy this game, you big dummy?"
Well, I was intrigued by the idea of space travel/exploration and the constantly evolving universe with the changing faction politics, etc. I also have some really fond memories of way too much time spent in the original Elite all those years ago. So: A combination of intrigue and nostalgia. At first, the universe wasn't as populated as it is now, and I was pretty much able to keep to myself. I'd do cargo runs to save money to get a better ship & equipment - what I wanted ultimately was to be able to go to the far reaches of this universe, see new sites, scan new systems, etc. - I want(ed) to explore. I don't mind friendly interactions with other players, but I'm just not about fighting them.
So I had been doing cargo runs - which in and of themselves I view as tedious and boring, but a necessary evil towards my goal of getting the kind of equipment that would allow me to do what I really wanted to do here - explore the "galaxy" that's been created. And with the upcoming expansion that I've seen advertised that will allow planetary landings, that's even more exciting.
Problem is, the last time I played the game, I was on one of those cargo runs, when on final approach to my destination for cargo offload, I got pulled out of jumpdrive by another player, who wanted me to drop cargo. Didn't want to do that, since it would kill the mission I had accepted. I barely managed to escape, got back into jumpdrive, and got pulled out a second time by the same player. Managed to get away a second time, and either I succeeded in ditching him or he figured out I just really wasn't interested and it wasn't worth his time. Don't know, don't care.
I finally made it to my destination, offloaded my cargo, logged out, and I haven't been back in game since. That was a month and a half ago.It left such a bad taste in my mouth that thinking about returning to the game made me feel dread rather than excitement. I finally uninstalled the game the other day (though Steam always allows a reinstall) since I realized that I'm not likely to be back. I've played to long to qualify for a Steam refund. So that's $60 down the drain. Live and learn, I guess - no matter how much nostalgia I feel for something else that comes along in an online multiplayer format, I'm going to steadfastly ignore it.
However, I'm hoping to avoid a total write-off of this game, which is why I registered here to post this. I don't know if there are options by which I can play in this online world and avoid the whole PVP situation. I don't know if, or how closely, the devs read these forum messages, but in case they do - having some kind of a "no PVP" switch that we can set would be AWESOME!
lolI'm not expecting to get a lot of sympathy for the idiot who bought an online multiplayer game when he normally doesn't play them. But I figure there's no harm in posting here about this - there might be a way to do what I'm wanting to do that I didn't know about, so I'm hoping that if there is such a way, someone will tell me about it. And if not, I'll just chalk it up to experience, consider it a $60 learning experience, and remember it the next time someone posts a nostalgia-inducing game that has gone multiplayer online.
Thanks in advance to anyone posting a constructive reply.
