I think needs to increase the conceptual depth of planetary exploration. Eventually Elite it will do or should do, but that's it. In other words a bit 'as in No Men's Sky, but I was thinking about it independent from it, should be recognized more geographical exploration of the individual planets and moons. In NMS for example you can explore and put in your name and/or have some sort of reward for all you explore on planet like animal species, plants, oceans, caves, mountains, canyons, craters, vulcans etc. etc. and it is fantastic thing. Ideally, The whole comunity of explorers could focus on a single planet and there is much to do. Here this is an Epic Win 
Elite can better refine those mechanics and give way to get more recognitions for the mere geographical exploration staff of individual celestial bodies, maybe put our name on a lost vulcan,crater, canyon, mountain, river, valley etc. on a lost planet in lost space or much closer maybe but not so deeply explored.... Besides, this would also run counter the phenomenon of all those players who go around the galaxy just to put its name to a planet, leaving others with a little 'bitter taste in the mouth. Not much because systems remain unexplored and be rewared for scans, but in fact! For on this wonderful planets and Moons I always love to take photos, there is indeed much to be learned leaving space to other explorers in a completely realistic way. Planetary Surface Explorers who would certainly not be less than the first. On the contrary... !
Maybe we could be even able to chart those things and have a kind of viewpoint on the planetary map which we could lock from the orbit and easily back to for us and others players if we share it such discoveries. I really love Elite: Horizons and all the future project, and I think this is one of the must have feautures to do. It could be useful be able to do it right now as said, but in any case even after all geographical stuff will be completed also with Earth Like Planets, it would be great. In Any case Frontier must put this on the work to do. And I bet they will do at the best.
Elite can better refine those mechanics and give way to get more recognitions for the mere geographical exploration staff of individual celestial bodies, maybe put our name on a lost vulcan,crater, canyon, mountain, river, valley etc. on a lost planet in lost space or much closer maybe but not so deeply explored.... Besides, this would also run counter the phenomenon of all those players who go around the galaxy just to put its name to a planet, leaving others with a little 'bitter taste in the mouth. Not much because systems remain unexplored and be rewared for scans, but in fact! For on this wonderful planets and Moons I always love to take photos, there is indeed much to be learned leaving space to other explorers in a completely realistic way. Planetary Surface Explorers who would certainly not be less than the first. On the contrary... !
Maybe we could be even able to chart those things and have a kind of viewpoint on the planetary map which we could lock from the orbit and easily back to for us and others players if we share it such discoveries. I really love Elite: Horizons and all the future project, and I think this is one of the must have feautures to do. It could be useful be able to do it right now as said, but in any case even after all geographical stuff will be completed also with Earth Like Planets, it would be great. In Any case Frontier must put this on the work to do. And I bet they will do at the best.
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