Multiple Commanderes Plea
- Thread starter bmad
- Start date
I understand that notion, but don't you all want to fly together eventually? That won't work without separate copies anyway.
And the multiple PCs, xbox, ps4, monitors etc etc... You guys must have a better job than me...
Cheers,
Drew.
As I recall, Michael said that it would be necessary to restructure stuff so that ships and equipment belonged to a commander, rather than just an account- so I guess that's a database schema change, as well as client and server changes. It is, apparently, a feature that will come some time, though.
Of course, you'd need to trust my crappy memory, as I am not prepared to wrestle the awful search right now. Pinch of salt and all that.
@OP, I was in the same position as you almost, Had a Python kitted for trade and an Asp for exploring. I wasn't bored with that but I did want to try to do something differently.
However long story short, I took the plunge. Wiped about 160 million in assets and started anew. Was the best choice I have made so far as whilst I wasn't bored I was stagnating and rebooting my character cleared that away completely.
However long story short, I took the plunge. Wiped about 160 million in assets and started anew. Was the best choice I have made so far as whilst I wasn't bored I was stagnating and rebooting my character cleared that away completely.
It seems redundant. It's not like there's multiple classes to chose from or branching story lines. You'll just be the same commander, just with no money and a crappy ship.
no it makes perfect sense , on one commander you can be a peaceful trader and on the other you can be ruthless murderer . or you can save your hard earned assets and still enjoy starting all over . great thread bmad !
I hear you. But my issue is I might want to come back to my original commander at some point in the future. Or at least have the choice. It would also be nice to have different commanders at different corners of the galaxy.
You didn't offend me btw. It's just a game after all and truth be told I will likely wipe my save when powerplay comes out. It's just good to get different opinions and maybe, just maybe jog the memory of someone in FD!
My son wrapped my Cobra 'round a 'roid last night. I'd appreciate him having his own ship!
Cheers,
Drew.
I bought my daughter a sidewinder to play with when I'm not flying and it's solely her own ship she has to earn her own credits and gear it up. We keep the monies earned separated out on a notebook. It works out well! She is 11 and is into space, Astronomy more than ever since I started playing ED
I wouldn't mind a 2nd commander just to be a complete tool now and again.
I'm fine with multiple commander slots, but only if they implement the inability to swap a commander from solo to open or viceversa. You pick your play 'server', and you are stuck there for that commander.
No offence but you may have just created the counter argument on this thread as to why having multiple commanders could be a bad idea. Might make it a bit too easy for anyone to create a quick commander and go round for a bit ruining everyone's day, then at the end delete that commander and go back to their main.
Maybe, but for me those only reason to have a second commander would be to do something completely different to the first one.
^This.
- - - Updated - - -
But it would be a new commander starting from scratch in a sidey?? If they want to be a idiot their chances are limited unless they invest some time on it, at which point it stops being a throw away account?
Being a tool doesn't mean 'griefing' it just means trying something silly out?
Last edited:
I had a quote from around January of Michael Brookes stating that multiple cmdrs was still in the plans but not anytime soon. That's when I took a little windfall money and bought a second copy so I could explore and still play with others.
I can understand that it might take some time to add multiple cmdrs if you don't code it that way from the start. However, one thing they could do quite easily (I think) is to allow you to select what ship you want to start with when you login. Then you could choose your ship out in deep space or the one you want to take to a CG. Sorry, this would preclude having a scumbag alter ego.
Okay, I'll now turn on my shields to those who will disdain this idea as unrealistic. Think of it as different chapters in your cmdr's career. In my mind, it's not much different than being teleported back to your last station when you die or other aspects of the game that seem to defy the rules of time and space for the sake of game play.
multiple commanders is only beneficial to the game if they make switching modes with a single commander impossible (ie, marry commanders to single game modes for the life of the commander). Any other use serves to undermine long term gameplay.
To offer that tired old trope in the guise of an opinion is, luckily, completely irrelevant. It's just a missing feature that is coming. For all their flaws, FD still understand how to make this game better than the playerbase.
My son wrapped my Cobra 'round a 'roid last night. I'd appreciate him having his own ship!
Cheers,
Drew.
Whilst I don't think I would need multiple accounts for my own use, I would not say that others should not have them.
There is always that issue of accountability ('scuse the pun). A player might commit bounty-worthy crimes on one and then wait out the newly proposed 7 day limit playing on another. However, there is nothing you could do with multiple accounts that you couldn't do with multiple copies of the game - so there isn't any game reason not to do it that I can see.
It may be more technically difficult to add now than if it had been implimented from the start (and therefore something FD is putting off until later).
Even if you have multiple accounts, there is always a chance that someone else might accidentally trash your account (and I am too attached to my main to risk that).
Buying my kids their own copies of the game is my intention.
Last edited:
Sorry I don't any logic to this. It seems like a rather desparate attempt at shoe horning a completly unrelated topic in.
Isn't that more of a reason to not provide multiple accounts per game copy?
Last edited:
I would like to have a second Commander also, I'm happy to buy another copy to do that. I currently have an Anaconda fully decked out that cost me around 300 million and have a fair bit of cash as well so I don't want to give that all up after spending the many many hours of play to get it. As extra slots don't look like they are coming soon my only option is to buy a second copy.
Can you let me know if you had any issues using the second copy on the same computer, I assume you have to create a complete new user account and just change the log in details depending on which commander you want to use. Could you let me know what you did to get the second Commander?
I was an Alpha Backer so I was hoping that I would get all the benefits with the second copy but I don't think that is going to happen. Does anyone know if there is a way to buy a second copy and get the benefits of an Alpha Backer etc.
Many thanks in advance for any help/info.