Open only story arcs please
- Thread starter VagueTK
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The last Open only CG was quite fun for the Titan.
An Open only CG would have to revolve around something that plays to its strengths though which is not combat- the Titan CG was fun because it was you either finding the clues and getting the cargo, or you being canny enough to nick the cargo and run off.
Plus the Salome event was epic fun. I'd love it if FD roleplayed a Neo Marlinist general (a bit like Aken Bosch from Freespace) that we had to find and kill / help. That would be amazing.
An Open only CG would have to revolve around something that plays to its strengths though which is not combat- the Titan CG was fun because it was you either finding the clues and getting the cargo, or you being canny enough to nick the cargo and run off.
Plus the Salome event was epic fun. I'd love it if FD roleplayed a Neo Marlinist general (a bit like Aken Bosch from Freespace) that we had to find and kill / help. That would be amazing.
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I'm fine with it being open only as long as it is all available in solo.
Hahahaha!
Same salt. It all boils down to make everyone else play according to my rules.
But that depends- CGs are optional to undertake, and FD did say they wanted something for everyone- while not every CG should be open it would be nice to have one or two that offer something different.
Before we get Open-Only storylines they need to fix Open so that if there is only one person in a system-instance it errors out[1] (Puce Cobra?). After all it's unfair to play in Open at all if there are no players around to confront you - I think we can all agree on that.
[1] Ok - let people have 20 seconds to find another system if they accidentally jump to one with no other players
[1] Ok - let people have 20 seconds to find another system if they accidentally jump to one with no other players
I'm not entirely against the idea, but the way it would be structured would have to be vastly different than the idea of funneling everyone though one or two systems to drop off trade goods.
There will be some periods where a very effective blockade will be put up, so anyone playing at that time will either not bother or will have to try and evade the blockaders (I do not call them gankers in this scenario as opposing a CG is and should be fair gameplay). As a result these would need to be structured traders could drop goods off at any one of a number of destinations, so anyone trying to blow up the trade ships has to hunt their quarry over what could be a number of systems, not just wait for it to just come to them....
Sorry, I've just realised what I'm describing is open only powerplay in it's basic form! I'm more than a little hesitant to suggest that we'd see such a thing in that case.
There will be some periods where a very effective blockade will be put up, so anyone playing at that time will either not bother or will have to try and evade the blockaders (I do not call them gankers in this scenario as opposing a CG is and should be fair gameplay). As a result these would need to be structured traders could drop goods off at any one of a number of destinations, so anyone trying to blow up the trade ships has to hunt their quarry over what could be a number of systems, not just wait for it to just come to them....
Sorry, I've just realised what I'm describing is open only powerplay in it's basic form! I'm more than a little hesitant to suggest that we'd see such a thing in that case.
rootsrat
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Why?
Again, if its optional, you are not forcing anyone just giving choice. CGs should offer new experiences you can't get in regular play or set up situations that are interesting- the BGS can only go so far.
No. Solo players have paid exactly the same amount to play the game, who are you to demand they get less of a game? Sick of this nonsense now. You come across as a needy and greedy spoiled kid that doesn't want to play with people better than you.
Should I complain that previous CGs were mainly boring A to B cargo deliveries that I had no interest in? No, I just don't do them. I'm not getting 'less of a game' if everyone gets something they want to do.
rootsrat
Volunteer Moderator
It's not about personal preference though, it's about availability.
If it was open only, you'd get less of a game, but I guess you're on pc and don't have to pay a premium to play open. Absolutely no consideration for other players whatsoever. Again. If people want open only, why can't they go play WoW or eveonline? I'm sure they'd be welcomed there (for 5 minutes then the bleating gets really irritating)