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Markov Chaney - Dormant

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This surely deserves a thread!

So great work from Frontier and hurrah for Engagement(tm)

Here's what I heard:
  • U18 - "Take the fight to the titans," plus something "you will have to figure out"
  • U19 - PowerPlay TWO POINT ZERO - "sometime in the summer" (Hi @Rubbernuke ... you look pale. Do you need a cup of tea?)
  • in between those times - and this was specifically mentioned twice and a third mention of "interim" - we get tweaks and fixes - so I think we really are getting regular tweaks and fixes.
  • "After" - "brand new feature" - THIS YEAR - but noooooooo clues.
  • And NEW SHIPS - showed a render of Python II (we already have threads on those) - "one of at least four, across the year"

Awesome. Sounded real to me - and after 29 years of software engineering and release management, my spidey sense on these things is pretty good.
 

Aella Fess

Aella Fess
It all looks great. But seriously - if someone not from Elite community watches those streams they must be really surprised about how actually ZERO information is given to the players about the whole year worth of content. Compare it to how for example ESO does this things: devs give clear overview of features being implemented in the next 12 months, even showing lots of gameplay. Think about this: bunch of grown ups cheering hurray because they saw new texture of a ship? For the players its normal, but for someone from outside? 0% chance to get new players interested
 

jojon

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It's going to be interesting to see all the things that are coming, but I must say the... "terminal" way Arf talks about the Thargoid situation, for update 18, elicits in me an immense sensation of anticlimax. :p
 
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fennster

fennster
Was the Powerplay rework described as the feature overhaul that they have been investigating. I'm guessing it is, I'm just wondering if they've finally put that one to bed.
 

Einar Donarsson

Einar Donarsson
Aella Fess said:
It all looks great. But seriously - if someone not from Elite community watches those streams they must be really surprised about how actually ZERO information is given to the players about the whole year worth of content. Compare it to how for example ESO does this things: devs give clear overview of features being implemented in the next 12 months, even showing lots of gameplay. Think about this: bunch of grown ups cheering hurray because they saw new texture of a ship? For the players its normal, but for someone from outside? 0% chance to get new players interested
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Never looked at it this way but now that you say it, it makes total sense.
 

William J Smith

William J Smith
hmmmm maybe the thargoids are going to get upgraded weapons and new ships too for their up coming assault on the 3 capitals......

Bill

"Lets hope the plans work out..... keep buying those ARX folks"
 

aRJay

aRJay
jojon said:
It's going to be interesting to see all the things that are coming, but I must say the... "terminal" way Arf talks about the Thargoid situation, for update 18, elicits in me an immense sensation of anticlimax. :p
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But with PowerPlay 2.0 in U19 it does sound like some of humanity will survive.
 

jojon

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aRJay said:
But with PowerPlay 2.0 in U19 it does sound like some of humanity will survive.
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Can't say the sense it gave me involved humanity being threatened. :7

I guess if the Titans just pull up their tentpoles and unceremoneously trundle off, I guess the Thargoid mystery remains, and they stay a menacing unspeaking presence in the dark, but... I don't know -- I have only watched the war from the sidelines personally, and done some argueably "peaceful" bits, so I do realise my insight into all the efforts is very limited; And given the means, the players who do involve themselves have beaten back the front, for sure; But... it still doesn't feel "earned"... From a storytelling perspective... Does that make sense?
If this is the end of the main plot arc, I think it would feel very sudden, after things have been drawn out for so long, and so little has been revealed.

Much of that comes inherently with the MMO nature of the game, of course, and I am the sort who typically play games to experience the story, which has never been what Elite is...
 

aRJay

aRJay
jojon said:
Can't say the sense it gave me involved humanity being threatened. :7

I guess if the Titans just pull up their tentpoles and unceremoneously trundle off, I guess the Thargoid mystery remains, and they stay a menacing unspeaking presence in the dark, but... I don't know -- I have only watched the war from the sidelines personally, and done some argueably "peaceful" bits, so I do realise my insight into all the efforts is very limited; And given the means, the players who do involve themselves have beaten back the front, for sure; But... it still doesn't feel "earned"... From a storytelling perspective... Does that make sense?
If this is the end of the main plot arc, I think it would feel very sudden, after things have been drawn out for so long, and so little has been revealed.

Much of that comes inherently with the MMO nature of the game, of course, and I am the sort who typically play games to experience the story, which has never been what Elite is...
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Personally if the Thargoids depart and become an almost unseen presence again as they were a few years ago with us in the main clueless about what they were up to and why I would be very happy as I am not fond of aliens that act much like humans only with more limbs.
Though if their departure could be after I get back to the bubble and can visit an inactive spire site that would be nice.
 

tolm

tolm
aRJay said:
Personally if the Thargoids depart and become an almost unseen presence again as they were a few years ago with us in the main clueless about what they were up to and why I would be very happy as I am not fond of aliens that act much like humans only with more limbs.
Though if their departure could be after I get back to the bubble and can visit an inactive spire site that would be nice.
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I’m hoping they become a “faction” in the new Power Play. Keeps all the hard earned AX stuff relevant and/or allows folks to work with the Thargoids if they so choose?

Could be the Titans depart because they’ve finished terraforming or building bases or whatever in order to have a permanent “ownership” of their initial PP systems.
 

jojon

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aRJay said:
Personally if the Thargoids depart and become an almost unseen presence again as they were a few years ago with us in the main clueless about what they were up to and why I would be very happy as I am not fond of aliens that act much like humans only with more limbs.
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Not disagreeing. Mystery "preserved" would be more the word I was looking for, than the one I put there...
 

yianniv

yianniv
tolm said:
I’m hoping they become a “faction” in the new Power Play. Keeps all the hard earned AX stuff relevant and/or allows folks to work with the Thargoids if they so choose?

Could be the Titans depart because they’ve finished terraforming or building bases or whatever in order to have a permanent “ownership” of their initial PP systems.
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I made similar thoughts. Too much content has been created, can't see it be left to whither away...
 

Cosmo

Cosmo
Markov Chaney said:
  • U19 - PowerPlay TWO POINT ZERO - "sometime in the summer" (Hi @Rubbernuke ... you look pale. Do you need a cup of tea?)
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Powerplay 2.0 should have more territory control by player guilds and that they can construct and manage stations, planetary bases.

Markov Chaney said:
  • "After" - "brand new feature" - THIS YEAR - but noooooooo clues.

Awesome. Sounded real to me - and after 29 years of software engineering and release management, my spidey sense on these things is pretty good.
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The brand new feature, I hope ship interiors cause a lot of people want it and it can be monetized well by Frontier. So it's a win-win. Also VR support for Odyssey.
 

Rebel Yell

Rebel Yell
fennster said:
Was the Powerplay rework described as the feature overhaul that they have been investigating. I'm guessing it is, I'm just wondering if they've finally put that one to bed.
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That's not been confirmed... yes/no is very subjective (from FDEVs point of view) anyway.

So 🤷‍♂️
 
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