Multiple Cmdr's.... same account.

Wulfrune

Wulfrune
I've played MMORPG's for years, from Ultima Online through to World of Wasteoftimecraft, each one of these allowed you to choose multiple linked chars, but Elite doesn't.

Is it my money you want? I'll pay..... Throw me a bone here Fdevs, what do you want from me in order for me to got what I want?

I want to go out into the black, but because you've not really given us anything to do out there yet, I would like to be able to come back when I get bored and kill a few things. I've known quite a few Cmdr's who've gone out into the black, got bored and quit. I'm sure that's not what you want, so:

Give us the ability to purchase and addition player slot that's linked to our accounts.

It doesn't have to be the SAME Cmdr, just different Cmdr's linked via the same account, so you can aid your own char, just like in MMORPG's.

I and I'm sure many other would happily pay for this, so give it some thought please?

Regards

Cmdr Wulfrune age 57 and 3 quarters o7
 

Ceekay

Ceekay
I'd buy that for a dollar! or somewhere between £3.99 and £4.99 ;) +1 rep!

I like the idea of exploring but struggle to get beyond a few thousand LY before I want to do something different (BH, trade, engineering etc................) the ability to move between different roles has has kept me interested in playing for over 3 years but has largely restricted to the bubble so I'd be interested in additional slots as well.
 

Lestat

Banned
Lestat
Not sure what game machine you are using. But On the PC I do have multiple accounts. I did have to Log off one and load another account. So I can do what you're talking about going out in the dark and I can alternate From trading to Exploration.
 

Wulfrune

Wulfrune
Lestat said:
Not sure what game machine you are using. But On the PC I do have multiple accounts. I did have to Log off one and load another account. So I can do what you're talking about going out in the dark and I can alternate From trading to Exploration.
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But it's a whole new different account that you'd have to pay full price for right? I mean, I aware that that is an option, just it's not a very good one in my opinion. Your account isn't linked, you can't transfer between account and let's face it, if you are going to pay the current non sale going rate on Steam, it's going to cost you big bucks.

I play on the PC.
 

Ceekay

Ceekay
In my account I have several fully engineered exploration capable ships so the ability to choose a specific ship at the main menu (utilizing two or more account linked slots) would be great, it's not a money issue (in the last sale ED was under £20 I believe) it's more about playing a different role in game without being locked into it for several weeks/months.

Like a lot of early beta players I've a huge amount of time invested and having to start with a Sidey,a few thousand credits and no unlocked engineers in a new account doesn't really appeal to me I'd much prefer using the cash and assets I've accumulated over three years of game time.
 

CMDR IPL Victim

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I have two accounts as it is. One from early beta and another from just prior to Horizons. I would have preferred to purchase an additional commander on the first account to share the COSMETICS and the LEP associated with that account. As it is, CMDR #2 will likely not get further paid expansions. I dislike purchasing cosmetics multiple times. Otherwise, I would expect each commander to be a unique entity... no sharing of in game assets (ships & credits), just cosmetics and paid expansions to the account.

Sadly, I suspect FD would prefer the cash-flow associated with the current ‘buy the game again’ model.
 

Chaparral

Chaparral
Yeah - I have two commanders, files on different drives. Launch one, close the launcher. Open the other launcher. Launch the other commander. Two commanders on simultaneously. Get that extra pip in MC, or cheese a few hundred thousand credits at the start through MC bounty hunting. Costs though. Oh well.
 
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Ronzer

Ronzer
I am only now considering getting a second account which means making a new throw away email address etc. If this multi-account option was already in place, I may have had 3 or 4 Commanders by now, even with that meaning completely separate store item purchases for each. Maybe Frontier isn't in it for the money after all :).
 

Lestat

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Lestat
We all agree it would be nice to have them both link. Hay Wulfrune even if they are not linked together it worth getting two accounts. Best to wait for a sale.

Now Commander Danicus. You don't need two installed games on the computer. One just is fine. All you have to do is input name PW on one launcher. They might send you a number you have to check on the other email to enter but that not a big deal.
 

mdmaniac44

mdmaniac44
I'd be happy if they did this EITHER you could buy a second CMDR slot and you can share resources between the two (for instance, CMDR Alpha is off exploring in the AspX and CMDR Beta is BHing in the Viper) OR two completely seperate CMDRs with their own fleets etc. I think either way it's worth at least a tenner to let us do that. I bet most CMDRs would pay to have an extra character slot to play with AND it would get folks more interested in things like Exploration because they wouldn't have to be "stuck" on the other side of the galaxy for months, unable to participate in CGs and other events.
 

Lestat

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Lestat
mdmaniac44 said:
I'd be happy if they did this EITHER you could buy a second CMDR slot and you can share resources between the two (for instance, CMDR Alpha is off exploring in the AspX and CMDR Beta is BHing in the Viper) OR two completely seperate CMDRs with their own fleets etc. I think either way it's worth at least a tenner to let us do that. I bet most CMDRs would pay to have an extra character slot to play with AND it would get folks more interested in things like Exploration because they wouldn't have to be "stuck" on the other side of the galaxy for months, unable to participate in CGs and other events.
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I don't think Frontier would want to have an account share Resources. Because they should be considered two separate accounts.

How lame would it be if you are able to farm Resources on one account in the bubble to give to another account that in deep space? That would not be a good idea.
 

Wulfrune

Wulfrune
Lestat said:
I don't think Frontier would want to have an account share Resources. Because they should be considered two separate accounts.

How lame would it be if you are able to farm Resources on one account in the bubble to give to another account that in deep space? That would not be a good idea.
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Why not? it's been the benchmark for every MMORPG since the genre was invented. Why should Elite Dangerous be any different.
 

Lestat

Banned
Lestat
Wulfrune said:
Why not? it's been the benchmark for every MMORPG since the genre was invented. Why should Elite Dangerous be any different.
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This game is about one player flying One ship. Not One player account supporting their other account across the galaxy.

Do we really want to have a way for your Bubble ship to be able to send heatsink to your other ship in beagle point? Even if they have to wait a few days? To me, that sounds like a lame idea.

If you want to go play MMORPG that support ideas like this. Go play them. Elite Dangerous kinda step away from MMORPG type game.
 

Para Handy

Para Handy
Wulfrune said:
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Change drives us all.
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In this case then the change is to vary from "the benchmark for every MMORPG since the genre was invented". F D have decided on a certain structure, they have their reasons, you can ask for it to be altered but in the meantime you have to be driven to change your expectations. ;)
 

Wulfrune

Wulfrune
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Para Handy said:
In this case then the change is to vary from "the benchmark for every MMORPG since the genre was invented". F D have decided on a certain structure, they have their reasons, you can ask for it to be altered but in the meantime you have to be driven to change your expectations. ;)
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disorganise

disorganise
Wulfrune said:
Why not? it's been the benchmark for every MMORPG since the genre was invented. Why should Elite Dangerous be any different.
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Because it ruins any sense of challenge.
I'm currently out on the northern edge of the Galaxy, some 60 odd thousand ly from Sol. I have to watch fuel and mats for fsd synthesis. If my bubble account was able to collect mats and my explorer account could use them, then there's no *real* need for an SRV out here (racing with other players is fun though), and a massive reduction in risk etc.
Do a search for 'end of the road' in the explorer forum.... Having shared resources would mean that kind of story would never occur.

I *did* buy a 2nd account during the Christmas sale.....non horizons. Haven't put more than a couple of hours in though, mainly due to lack of time. Sharing ships between the accounts would be nice, but credits, mats etc should be a no no in my opinion (although once you share ships I guess you've shared credits...)

All I really want is:
* easier access to load the alternate account (no hoops like creating a new profile or logging out and in.... Just let it be selected from main menu so it's streamlined)
* shared store items (on the surface this would appear to be a financial 'loss' to FD and versus buying the same thing for both accounts, it is. But I won't buy twice. And actually, the lack of sharing reduces my desire to buy *at all* so in actual fact, sharing cosmetics would *increase* my likelihood to purchase. YMMV)
 
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