Opposing and Coperative Missions in Elite Dangerous with random users

[zebasxx]

Hi, Imaging how great would be to be able to choose, PvP or cooperative missions where you are put in from or alongside another player using a matchmaking system.
For example, let’s say you select PvP enabled on a mission to transport a passenger, then another mission is generated for another user to interdict a Transport coming to certain system and transporting certain person so, the chase begins… (PvP mode)
Or a cooperative mission where a player should escort another player while he or she pick a black box… (Cooperative mode)
Tell me what do you think.
Regards,
Cmdr ZebasxxHi, Imaging how great would be to be able to choose, PvP or cooperative missions where you are put in from or alongside another player using a matchmaking system.
For example, let’s say you select PvP enabled on a mission to transport a passenger, then another mission is generated for another user to interdict a Transport coming to certain system and transporting certain person so, the chase begins… (PvP mode)
Or a cooperative mission where a player should escort another player while he or she pick a black box… (Cooperative mode)
Tell me what do you think.
Regards,
Cmdr Zebasxx

 

[Gunnet]

Good ideas. More opportunity for structured player interaction with real goals is always good.

The only trouble is figuring out what would happen if the players weren't able to instance with each other. Whether because of networking, or because one player logged off or simply didn't show up. Do you give players a mission failure for reasons completely outside of their control, or do you default to awarding a success if the encounter can't happen as planned? The first option would enable trolling in all cases. The second option would be more or less okay for co-op missions, but would reward fiddling with networking during PvP missions.

 

[zebasxx]

Well, I guess this is up to developers to resolve, but I can think about some details... lets say, make sure to have a high reward in case this goes as intended, so players will have motives to play along... Regarding Technical problems... I don't see why ED should have problems on that since most multiplayer games don't have it since ages ago... Ages... Ages... yes... I remember playing Age Of Empires over Dial Up Modem... lol.... If Microsoft can do it, then who could not? lol