Modes Odyssey The Start of a New Mediocre Loop: The New Hotel California.

[Stelar 7]

Seriously, in what way is any feature a harmful parasite?

 

[Chaparral]

Mind being more specific, and it would help if you could do it unemotionally?

Parasitic game feature.
Examples of mechanics that do not enhance the base game, but are underdeveloped branches that take time away from core game progression:
Powerplay
Multicrew
Squadrons and no LFG communication tools
Thargoids and disconnection from base game (no crossover with weapons)
Fleet carriers and no authentic player economy
Materials gathering mechanics (repetitive relogs required for reasonable progression rates)

I could go on, but I predict you would mistake my enthusiastic data collection as emotional.
CQC
Ranks
Faction Megaships

 

[Fenwe]

Parasitic game feature.
Examples of mechanics that do not enhance the base game, but are underdeveloped branches that do not enhance from the core game features:
Powerplay
Multicrew
Squadrons and no LFG communication tools
Thargoids and disconnection from base game (no crossover with weapons)
Fleet carriers and no authentic player economy
Materials gathering mechanics (repetitive relogs required for reasonable progression rates)

I could go on, but I predict you would mistake my enthusiastic data collection as emotional.
CQC
Ranks
Faction Megaships

Nope, and thank you.

Each listed feature on your list, some of which work better or more consistently at least, than others could all be developed further, some much further.

The only one I disagree with is: Squadrons and no LFG communication tools, but only because the most organized groups moved to discord... but then you need to know what to look for - never mind. CQC isn't my personal thing, but that isn't what this is about.

07 commander.

 

[Sylveria]

no authentic player economy

The game was never advertised to have one, let alone even needs one to function. One could very well play the entirety of the game without interacting with another player (either directly or indirectly) and the game's economy itself would continue to function without a hitch.

That's also why there's a "Solo" option in the game menu.

 

[Manticore]

Synopsis: I need victims, please change the game accordingly.

Yeah; another thread complaining about stuff that was old centuries ago....

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