Opinion: 10 LY range for colonization is ridiculously low.

[Michael Ryan]

Although I enjoy seeing the new creative ways people come up with to force people into Open I find their insistence a little irritating.

I like playing in Open, and would have preferred an Open only game at launch. - well I wanted a solo game I could have played at sea back then - But we have different play modes (I use all three) and they’re all valid.

Trying to force people into Open only makes them more resistant because it looks like you (Open-only advocates) are only after more players to kill.

Yeah.... and still Open causes more problems with stability (and you can't even make high res screenshot).
I see community goals with 30 minutes queue to the pads or relogs for find better instance....

It could be nice Open with better crime&punishment system, stability, and more ccop / roleplay focused players. But we have different topic for that.

So, back on track.

I think about permits itself and it may be problematic, becuase it is easy way to block some direction of colonisation with 10 Ly range.

 

[Tifu]

So, back on track.

I think about permits itself and it may be problematic, becuase it is easy way to block some direction of colonisation with 10 Ly range.

Also, the only systems with permits are the really important ones important to ED lore so random colonies setup by players don't really qualify.

 

[Dunkel Reynolds]

Yeah, I feel colonisation should be a collective expansion of humanity, not an excuse for people to parcel up the galaxy.

That's kind what it would be in real life, wouldn't it?

 

[Michael Ryan]

That's kind what it would be in real life, wouldn't it?

Probably, but I think most of us don't play the game because we want more real life here

 

[Dunkel Reynolds]

Probably, but I think most of us don't play the game because we want more real life here

Yeah ok fair point lol

 

[yianniv]

He's never been the same since Macho Grande.

 

[Desirsar]

And this all illustrates exactly why colonization needs to be directing resources to make a populated system exist where you want it, but it becomes any other system after base placement. If you need a story reason, you can't take over control of system access because the major powers have a navy, and you don't. BGS factions can move into your new system, because you still don't have a navy. Heck, make colony ships "leases" from the Pilot's Federation rather than purchases.

 

[Agony_Aunt]

That's kind what it would be in real life, wouldn't it?

The systems would be called Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and X.

 

[Dunkel Reynolds]

The systems would be called Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and X.

Welcome to Bank of America Solar System

 

[Agony_Aunt]

Welcome to Bank of America Solar System

Does it have depleted rings?

 

[Desirsar]

That's kind what it would be in real life, wouldn't it?

Admiral Perry would say no. Like I said before, the powers have a navy and players do not, lore wise, systems would be open because the powers and the Pilot's Federation say so.