I am weird, and I don’t care.

Bridgehouse

Bridgehouse
I’ve been around the block. I played the original Elite back in the day, and I’ve played most of the space sims that have come out over the years.
I’ve recently come back to ED after a break, and I’ve realised that I’m weird, but I don’t care, because ED really is the first game that has let me do what I want to do how I want to do it. For all it’s flaws, FD have created a game that can accommodate many different players.

Why weird? Well...
  • Currently in a Krait, but I’m now planning and building up a multi role Anaconda. Had one before, thought it was ok, but weirdly miss it and want to go back.
  • I’m a loner in game. I use Open a bit, but mostly mobius. I like being on my own. A lone wolf
  • Don’t do power play, or CGs and don’t really pay much attention to the background sim
  • I pretty much distrust every one in game. Don’t want to rank up - just the three pilot fed ranks
  • I like to have just one ship. It’s part of the role play for me - I like the concept of one player, one ship that is home, work, everything
  • I love exploring, but reasonably near exploring, not galaxy edge stuff
  • I like mining. (Told you I was weird)
  • I love the SLFs - but have never had crew or used them in combat - I love using them as nippy canyon and surface runners when exploring
  • I do the odd mission now and again, but mostly I do stuff at my pace and for me
  • I like engineering ships. (!)
  • The journey is as important as the goal for me
  • I’ve explored a lot - about 20% off elite as pathfinder right now and I’ve never used an AFMU.
  • I like super cruise assist and docking computers - not because I’m a clumsy idiot but because they let me do planning and other stuff whilst they do their thing. I also like throttle back after jump that SCA gives you
  • I like a bit of PvE but not a massive amount - I’m about 60% dangerous, but not trying to rush. I also can only cope with bursts of combat. I almost see it as a bit of a side game

So I’ve now got a fully engineered Conda build that does a bit of combat - is shield and hulk tanked - can do trading - can mine - has SLFs and a vehicle hangar -has a 45ish jump range and is basically a multi role compromise extraordinaire. It’ll be fun to build up. It’s also the real deal Jack of all trades and master of none.

But.. it fits my play style perfectly. It’s not a build anyone else would probably even entertain, but it’s designed after many hours gameplay to suit what I want to do.

Kudos to FD for making a game that can keep someone like me happy. After many years of playing games where I had to conform to the “what most people want to do” model - I can now play a game where it conforms to what I want to do. Yeah. Even someone weird like me. And despite the moans and groans from folks about the game - I just wanted to say that sometimes it’s important to remember just how flexible it is, and how accommodating of different play styles it is.
 

Rat Catcher

Rat Catcher
Bridgehouse said:
You know, I actually like the way the Anaconda looks. It’s a heap. A mishmash of bits with a fancy top stuck on. It’s visibility is atrocious and it’s a flying toffee crisp. But, yet.. I like it a lot
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I've bought 3 over the last 3 years... Sold 3 too ;)
Just not a ship I 'got on' with, although I did try! My favourite big is the Corvette as it does multi-purpose well enough to suit me, although the T-10 comes a very close 2nd.

Goodness knows, if we all flew 'cookie cutter' ships we'd be boring... Weird is good, along with every foible and quirk we can wangle into it - enjoy your choice of ship and pointedly ignore those, like me, who never found it to be their 'first love' (y)
 

Bridgehouse

Bridgehouse
Rat Catcher said:
I've bought 3 over the last 3 years... Sold 3 too ;)
Just not a ship I 'got on' with, although I did try! My favourite big is the Corvette as it does multi-purpose well enough to suit me, although the T-10 comes a very close 2nd.

Goodness knows, if we all flew 'cookie cutter' ships we'd be boring... Weird is good, along with every foible and quirk we can wangle into it - enjoy your choice of ship and pointedly ignore those, like me, who never found it to be their 'first love' (y)
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I also really like the Krait as well. I think it just lacks a couple of module slots to mean I can pack the kitchen sink when I go on walkabout.
 

Bridgehouse

Bridgehouse
Leadfoot said:
But it DOES have a coffee machine on the bridge.
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In the Anaconda, the coffee machine is in the canteen, where coffee machines are supposed to be. It’s next to the replicator for food, and the fridge freezer. There’s. Food processor and a soup maker and a bread maker in mine as well.

You can’t beat that just-cooked bread smell drifting round your ship when you’ve parked up on a cold icy rocky desolate planet
 

Rat Catcher

Rat Catcher
Bridgehouse said:
I also really like the Krait as well. I think it just lacks a couple of module slots to mean I can pack the kitchen sink when I go on walkabout.
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I took a Krait II out to the Abyssal Plain (via Sag A*) and back via Colonia just before 3.3 dropped, no guardian FSD Booster but SLF & SRV's on board - loved every minute and had even more fun coming back as 3.3 meant I could 'find' so much more!
 

Bridgehouse

Bridgehouse
Rat Catcher said:
I took a Krait II out to the Abyssal Plain (via Sag A*) and back via Colonia just before 3.3 dropped, no guardian FSD Booster but SLF & SRV's on board - loved every minute and had even more fun coming back as 3.3 meant I could 'find' so much more!
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The mooching around in the srv and slf’s are probably the most fun part of the game for me. Finding a planet with big geographical features usually ends in me spending hours there just scooting around. To then head back for a bit of pew pew and then head out to do a bit of mining somewhere far off on some pristine rings I’ve just discovered - that’s the game I’ve always wanted.

The only bit missing for me was getting out and exploring a derelict building, station or ship on foot......
 

Bridgehouse

Bridgehouse
Oh, and I think outpost stations suck. I’d rather they had a few more different star ports and replaced the lot of them. I’d prefer some rotational gravity when I dock.

There’s nothing worse than queueing for a small outpost. Gah.
 

Cosmo

Cosmo
Bridgehouse said:
Kudos to FD for making a game that can keep someone like me happy. After many years of playing games where I had to conform to the “what most people want to do” model - I can now play a game where it conforms to what I want to do. Yeah. Even someone weird like me. And despite the moans and groans from folks about the game - I just wanted to say that sometimes it’s important to remember just how flexible it is, and how accommodating of different play styles it is.
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It's an unusual play style, yet a valid one. A lot of people like that ED lets people decide how they want to play. Most games and MMOs are linear or theme parks.
 

Bridgehouse

Bridgehouse
I’m on a roll now. Whilst I’m at it, I’d also like

  • a few more srv variants
  • a few specialist installations - factories that sort of thing
  • the ability to swap out the slf hangar for a utility craft hangar that would specialise in exploration, mining, that sort of thing.

I’ve had my say now :)
 
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