Modes Play in open is not what some would have you believe!

[Auronio]

So, I have not been on the forum in a few days. I log in today and right at the top is a week old thread "Open play trolls"! One person complaining they got attacked and 65 pages pf people debating this. I randomly scanned the posts and it is the same things over and over.

So I thought I shared my POSITIVE experience in open.

I was flying around Wyrd this week. Running missions and gathering Mats for some Dweller upgrades. Flying to all the close by systems running my missions. One night I encountered at least 15 other Commanders. I was not attacked once! I exchanged greetings with a few of them and we all went about our business. Ships from Cobras to Chieftains to Anacondas! Ranks of all kinds!

As the title says, don't be afraid to play in open. It is not the gank fest some on these forums would have you believe just so they can get their agenda implemented.

If you get attacked, now you know there is a jerk in that system, go somewhere else. If you need to do something in that system then yes, switch to solo or PG (i.e. A CG). Understand that yes, there are some dangerous places in this game and there are some jerks just like any other game. Understand where they might gather. i.e. Community Goals, birth systems, Engineers (though I have only been attacked once at an engineer. I won and we had a nice chat afterwords).

Now that we have more chances to play together (wing missions, etc.), Open gives you the chance to meet other players and interact, make friends. Playing in Solo/PG defeats the whole purpose of a multi-player game.

I just thought I would share something positive regarding playing in Open.

DISCLAIMER: I am neither a greifer/ganker nor a PVPer. Though I would not run from a PVP encounter I thought was evenly matched.

No part in this game is really dangerous. Cause - even if being killed in a ship, what does it tell? You lost a ship, some easily earned in game credits and can continue with the same status than before. So no real setback, no real loss.

I have played now 9 months almost exclusively in open and have gone twice to a rebuy screen through other players and basically I provoked it. No complain, no risk no fun.
My other 17? rebuys were early mistakes of the inexperienced, having fallen asleep late night in CZs or at nav beacons or having boasted with Thargoids.
Still much fun.

99% of players you meet in open do what? NOTHING! At least not shoot at you.
And apart from some powerplay headquarters, engineers, lore sites or CGs you rarely meet anybody anyway.

Imho.

The nice thing about playing in open is that at least you can lull yourself into the illusion the game might become dangerous.

 

[Roybe]

No part in this game is really dangerous. Cause - even if being killed in a ship, what does it tell? You lost a ship, some easily earned in game credits and can continue with the same status than before. So no real setback, no real loss.

I have played now 9 months almost exclusively in open and have gone twice to a rebuy screen through other players and basically I provoked it. No complain, no risk no fun.
My other 17? rebuys were early mistakes of the inexperienced, having fallen asleep late night in CZs or at nav beacons or having boasted with Thargoids.
Still much fun.

99% of players you meet in open do what? NOTHING! At least not shoot at you.
And apart from some powerplay headquarters, engineers, lore sites or CGs you rarely meet anybody anyway.

Imho.

The nice thing about playing in open is that at least you can lull yourself into the illusion the game might become dangerous.

Meh...a lot of people don't play in Open because they don't like people in their game.

No other reason needed...the game does not care where you play....your input is exactly the same.

 

[Mouse]

No part in this game is really dangerous. Cause - even if being killed in a ship, what does it tell? You lost a ship, some easily earned in game credits and can continue with the same status than before. So no real setback, no real loss.

I have played now 9 months almost exclusively in open and have gone twice to a rebuy screen through other players and basically I provoked it. No complain, no risk no fun.
My other 17? rebuys were early mistakes of the inexperienced, having fallen asleep late night in CZs or at nav beacons or having boasted with Thargoids.
Still much fun.

99% of players you meet in open do what? NOTHING! At least not shoot at you.
And apart from some powerplay headquarters, engineers, lore sites or CGs you rarely meet anybody anyway.

Imho.

The nice thing about playing in open is that at least you can lull yourself into the illusion the game might become dangerous.

Plenty of people find danger in PGs and Solo they just benefit in not having to deal with the jerkwads.

Meh...a lot of people don't play in Open because they don't like people in their game.

No other reason needed...the game does not care where you play....your input is exactly the same.

This ^ ^