One can actually minimise added risks of flying in open to point where they are near nill. Creative use of carrier, flying something that withstands fire untill jump timer or logout timer runs to zero, learning who local gankers are and blocking them for good. So added reward should be on par with actual added risk.
Make Elite an MMO again !!
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Wouldn't matter. I'm not talking about dipping into open and back out, I'm just talking about grinding a system. If you play in open and choose to avoid players, it's the exact same thing as playing in solo.
Not at 100%
IE you will need a ship able to avoid certain encounters. Selection of the ship, precise engineering on FSD, thrusters, shields...
Always making the game richer in all senses, anyways.
And heres one of the poitns, is EVE the niche or its ED?
If you look at numbers the answer is clear I guess...
Well yes, but I’m sure it’s still a drop in the ocean compared to the active player count of a AAA blockbuster. They’re both games of their own niche, that’s not a insult at all. If your suggestion is that Elite should be more like EVE to be more successful I’d counter that FDev are doing just fine as they are on the whole, and then say what would be the point? We could just play EVE instead. I’m sure plenty do, because you’re allowed to like both games, but they’re very different beasts and if Elite became more, erm, EVElite I’d doubt it would be healthy for the active player-base in my opinion. One of Elite’s strengths is that it caters to a wide range of play styles from PvE to PvP (badly you might argue if you’re into competition), from casual soloist to dedicated squadron team-player. EVE always struck me as a far more intense experience, requiring coordination and dedication I had neither the time nor inclination for; I admire the concept but it never fired my thrusters like Elite does. Plus I much prefer flying my own ships!
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Lol. The predictability is actually pretty funny.
Support for this bingo game is looking like...
Reducing the amount of choices players have with ships and outfitting doesn't make the game richer, but the point is moot since it's not necessary anyway. You don't need any special ships or even engineering to play in untraveled systems.
Perhaps we would all have to fly one of these in that version of the game...
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I don't think I'd get away with suggesting my absolute favourite thoughWhat a sad thing that'd be. Fat and slow is no fun
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Well...at least it's fast.
Just a shame about the turning circle. Versatile as hell tho. I'm guessing OP wouldn't exactly have it as a favourite target tho, eh?
Next caveat....extra bonus points for flying slow, unarmed and fat ships that are easy to kill.
I bet those will be just what's needed to add some vim and zest to Open.
Edit; I realise my sarcasm module's still quite operational...
In a nutshell! My most used ship(s) just because they are quick, cheap, and stupidly fun to fly - my next stunt is to fly one back from Colonia, not lightened for exploration, just in case
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In a nutshell! My most used ship(s) just because they are quick, cheap, and stupidly fun to fly - my next stunt is to fly one back from Colonia, not lightened for exploration, just in case
Stripped & sold mine cos it wasn't fun enough to fly. That's just me tho
Best thing about the game tho - lots of ships, lots of players, lots of ways to play and lots of different views.
Even if it does provoke the almost-daily Hotel California.
Oh, this one is sooo simple, if we stop telling you, No, then you make the assumption that you have/are winning. You refuse to argue, but you will claim to have won the argument because no one is rebutting you. Oh, and as to posting our disagreement, you might have noticed that most of us offer constructive criticism when we think the suggestion might be salvageable with some tweaking.Do you post in every single suggestion thread you don't agree? Maybe so to reach your 10k+ posts I guess. If you don't agree, I don't really see the point of participating more than what you already have
Of course, for most of us, the fact that you have devolved to nothing but insults and mockery shows that you've lost not only the argument, but your cool. You just haven't admitted it, yet.
Truth of the matter, this entire thread was DoA because it is possibly the most blatant example of, "I want preferential treatment", in the last six months. You even admit it, then expect those of us you want discriminated against to like it.
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Im enjoying reading your answers beyond my expectations...
Its fascinating how from a single premise (double open rewards) came a gazillion of crystal ball complicated predictions about the apocalypse and what terrible kind of persons can post in a suggestions forum something like a suggestion.
Even if people playing solo/priv are not affected by the proposed changes.
Just amazing, keep it going !!
Its fascinating how from a single premise (double open rewards) came a gazillion of crystal ball complicated predictions about the apocalypse and what terrible kind of persons can post in a suggestions forum something like a suggestion.
Even if people playing solo/priv are not affected by the proposed changes.
Just amazing, keep it going !!
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"winning"? Mate, this is a suggestion in the suggestion section of the forum. It's not a debate, and I'm not a forum warrior, as some others who have collected four- or even five-digits post counts seem to be.
I had let this thread rest and you are the one who comes and quotes me after many new messages and I'm the one insulting and mocking? Jeez someone call the police.
Also, your post is totally off-topic, as are many others before you. And a personal attack post, as a moderator warned against doing. See: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/make-elite-an-mmo-again.564252/post-8927159
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First off, I am not your Mate, Bro, Friend, etc, and the verbal intrusion of personal space is just another attack. Second, it IS a debate, as you put forth a suggestion, and we rebutted it. Not sure why you feel the need to compare inputs, but I joined in January of 2016, so, of course I have a lot more input to the forum than you unless you 've been obsessive about it; I'm not sure of the relavence, but it stands.
As to winning, I specifically referred to You in that mode because you have consistently done whatever you could to come out on top, including but not limited to, cherry picking other people's statements to take them out of context, twisting other people's statements to support your desire, coopting other peoples' positions, and, when you had nothing else, personal attacks like the one quoted above.
Sorry, I was gaming with my wife. I am curious though, which is it, a "forum warrior, as some others who have collected four- or even five-digits post counts" implying I spend too much time on the forum or someone who takes too long to respond? You've gone and taken both ends of the pendulum again.
As to conflating merely responding with insults, trust me, you have yet to enter flame war territory with anyone in this thread. Out of respect to Robert, and not wanting him to have to go "official", you won't be seeing it from me.
Edit: At the title, the number 12 million licenses was bandied about after the Epic freebie fest. How many players do we need to be MMO?
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Well, would Open or just PG fans like say 2xrewards for playing solo? After all Open/PG players are not affected by proposed changes?
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