Open only story arcs please

[-VR- Max Factor]

Sort of- imagine say out of the 10 tiers, 2 of them were for PvP kills sort of thing- that take into account the various ways things pan out.

It could be two parallel tiers. Not too sure how it would work though and the reward would need to be PvP centred.

 

[Clarion-Z]

LOL, make the game offline.

And remove all the orange sidewinders? Oh come on, that would be bad

 

[JosiahD]

sorry "open only" elitsts, FDev said from the very beginning that all modes are equally important in the Elite universe and that's not going to change.

I don't see why people are so rabid for "open only" to be the only place where pivotal events are decided. Thus far in Elite's entire history, every "pivotal" event was trolled and ruined in Open.

Many open-only advocates don't seem to understand that even if an event is open only, there's no guarantee they'll even be matchmaked with the players they're trying to oppose. I can fly in open all day in the bubble and never see another player, apart from at hotspots, and even there it's not a 100% guarantee. Granted, a CG-related location would be such a hotspot, but with the P2P instancing mechanics there's no guarantee any actions I take for either side could be directly opposed anyway. Which incidentally would impact what I could contribute to a PvP focused CG - it kind of means I need to be able to guarantee to be matchmaked with other players - but what if all the players in my instance are on my side? Plus I can block any player I don't wish to play with, which is as it should be (given some of the jerks I've come across from time to time).

And of course they tend to omit the private group option in their open only assertion. So if there were ever to be a PvP combat focused CG, those private groups cannot be excluded as PvP is quite possible in such private groups if the group's rules allow. And from open they can't directly oppose participants in those private groups. But hey, let them continue to flog the dead horse as much as they like....

 

[Xenith]

At least the ones with pivotal decisions.

If people don't want to play with you, and others like you, then you have to question why that is. Think about it.

 

[Sylveria]

If people don't want to play with you, and others like you, then you have to question why that is. Think about it.

Unfortunately, arrogance doesn't allow much room for self-introspection. They don't see it as "having" to question anything- just like a tornado they cause chaos and collateral damage- but the only thing that matters to them in the end is they arrive at their destination.

 

[Old Duck]

"Open" is French for "I block gankers and pad-hoggers", so I guess I'm okay with the OP's request.

 

[Xenith]

Unfortunately, arrogance doesn't allow much room for self-introspection. They don't see it as "having" to question anything- just like a tornado they cause chaos and collateral damage- but the only thing that matters to them in the end is they arrive at their destination.

Indeed. I remember well the Open crowd's almost homicidal rage before the game released, and all of the threads like this one, which essentially boiled down to the gankers having run out of easy targets to harass. It never gets old, apparently.