ANNOUNCEMENT Narrative additions and Dev Diary FAQ
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This is great news!
To be honest I'm more excited about the continuation of narrative, lore and story driven gameplay then walking around.
That might change over time and legs could become a nice addition but I loved the previous stories based on lore that we had in the past and we didn't have legs back then either.
That might change over time and legs could become a nice addition but I loved the previous stories based on lore that we had in the past and we didn't have legs back then either.
WOO-HOO! I was looking forward to trying and earn my own Tourist Beacon! Seriously.
Effusive.Thank you for bringing us back something that should never have left, but I suppose it was necessary because you have broken the game a lot, you love to show yourself merits and thanks.
I still think this is a botch, stopping the stories for so long and so on.
"The improvements to Odyssey’s planetary tech will be applied to our entire galaxy simulation"
The whole game I think.
Another good post with straightforward information to help manage the community expectations.
If this is due to new CM team members, then job very, very well done and please keep it up.
Only thing that would make it better;
allowing a bit of player feedback early enough to affect new headline features involving gameplay loops or revisions of existing ones. Lord knows several of the past ones still need work but may never get it which is a silly waste of time and money.
Are you going to tell me that it is not a bit silly to thank for something that they took from us and now they return us, a year later and as if it were great news?
I remember congratulating them on the introduction of deep mining (which was great when it came out, before the prices skyrocketed), codex and galnet ... and they ditched them in no time ...Do I have to congratulate them 2 times on the same thing?
This game is by far the strangest game I have ever encountered.
- Such potential. Such chaotic development.
- Filled to the brim with idiosyncrasies, like a keybinding menu so large and non sensical that even the developer can't make a complete default setup.
- Maddening gameplay mechanics like Engineers which only acts as a tedious unbalanced grind wall.
- Introducing features no one asks for. Taking away features players love. Reintroducing them.
- Engaging with the passionate community. Ignoring them completely.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry, but it's certainly one hell of a ride. Like it or not.
@Paul_Crowther First of all, there great news here for many of us! Thank you. I'm excited. \o/
Secondly. The outlet of information from the team and is well presented and digestible, facilitating and managing expectations from the community with what you plan on delivering.
In retrospect, now that we understand a bit better the scope & limitation you have, it could have been possible for the FDev team to calm and manage the critique of the 'missing lore' and 'Galnet' incidents at an earlier stage.
I'm not saying you did it wrong, but rather a retrospective view on the matter. You (as a team) could have been more verbose and clear on the intention of providing 'a commitment to years of stories, content aligned to lore and with a Galnet supporting these stories together with ingame events and assets'. I do remember the early communication as the Galnet went down and the Launchers providing 'black holes' of info. Then the communication black-out on the subject-matter from FDev that followed was not the best way to deal with it.
You (FDev) could have clear on the intention of a commitment to a detailed plan for this at an earlier stage to stem the tide of speculation and negative relations, but without giving any deadlines or details. Again, repeated the message with the same kind of clarity that you do here today.
I do understand the upper management have a say with release of such communication, but this is essential communication to make sure the community and the customers stay onboard for the journey you provide.
Again, thank you very much for the great summary and precise information you provided. Both in this post as well as the past few blogs (VR and planetary stuff) where you have upped the quality of the dialog you have with the community. I know now that I'll have much to look forward to going forward to 2022.
Sincerely, the Tard. o7
Secondly. The outlet of information from the team and is well presented and digestible, facilitating and managing expectations from the community with what you plan on delivering.
In retrospect, now that we understand a bit better the scope & limitation you have, it could have been possible for the FDev team to calm and manage the critique of the 'missing lore' and 'Galnet' incidents at an earlier stage.
I'm not saying you did it wrong, but rather a retrospective view on the matter. You (as a team) could have been more verbose and clear on the intention of providing 'a commitment to years of stories, content aligned to lore and with a Galnet supporting these stories together with ingame events and assets'. I do remember the early communication as the Galnet went down and the Launchers providing 'black holes' of info. Then the communication black-out on the subject-matter from FDev that followed was not the best way to deal with it.
You (FDev) could have clear on the intention of a commitment to a detailed plan for this at an earlier stage to stem the tide of speculation and negative relations, but without giving any deadlines or details. Again, repeated the message with the same kind of clarity that you do here today.
I do understand the upper management have a say with release of such communication, but this is essential communication to make sure the community and the customers stay onboard for the journey you provide.
Again, thank you very much for the great summary and precise information you provided. Both in this post as well as the past few blogs (VR and planetary stuff) where you have upped the quality of the dialog you have with the community. I know now that I'll have much to look forward to going forward to 2022.
Sincerely, the Tard. o7
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No, they've said on stream that the planned out story arc's are not dependent on if you have Odyssey or not. Everyone has full acces to both the galnet and CG. No matter if you've only got the base game, Horizons or Odyssey
Not quite what I was "asking", I think.
Now it depends on what you mean by "full access"; They also said that there will be stuff to do for everybody, pretty much whatever their vocation, so going by what you are saying here, that would then mean: "...except for any that could hypothetically be added with Odyssey... or Horizons for that matter".
I'd take it to quite possibly more mean that everybody can read Galnet and interact with all community goals, for each goal (EDIT: ...or "sub goal" (EDIT2: ...or "counter goal"), such as the usual "bring stuff", coupled with an accompanying: "kill those who try to prevent the bringing of stuff"), using whatever tools provided by your licence tier, rather than restricting taking part to the lowest common denominator of what can be done with the base game, which would be kind of sad, in a way.
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Three cheers for Frontier! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
This is the best post about the game I've seen in some time. The return of Galnet, CGs, et alia is WELCOME (to say the least!). No more abandonware launcher! Yay!
Good news for the current game and for Odyssey! Thanks, Frontier!
This is the best post about the game I've seen in some time. The return of Galnet, CGs, et alia is WELCOME (to say the least!). No more abandonware launcher! Yay!
Good news for the current game and for Odyssey! Thanks, Frontier!
I'd be surprised too if the new planetary improvements are locked behind the Odyssey DLC paywall.
After all, if you don't want Horizon players to walk out on foot all you have to do is deny access to the ship's walkway ramp and prevent people from exiting their SRV.
Very much doubt you can access the planetary base interiors without having to walk in. Unfortunately, this will probably apply to orbital stations and outposts too.
So - if the suit is so important, I assume the cmdrs will actually BE in their suits, not just another holo? If so - can we expect that SRVs will be driven by cmdrs in flesh, same with fighters? If so - what will happen when you "die" outside your ship, for example when you were walking on the planet?