Player Online Counter And Planet.

desausie

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Hello i have 1 suggestion and 2 questions ..the suggestion is

1 ) Add 'Players Online Counter' anywhere on the screen ...at least we won't feel soo detached while flying knowing how many players out there also flying somewhere out there. Playing on 'Open Play' at the moment and the last time i saw another player was like 2-3 days ago which i mistakenly blown up in combat. The game somehow felt cold even tho its a multiplayer it doesn't have general chats or system chats at the moment ..at least player online counter helps ( if they display players online that are also on Open Play that is ). Or just give us system chats or make in game channel where we can chat like in Eve Online...there are people who dont even fly much ..but just chat lol.( coz they are super rich already )

2 ) Uhh..can we land on planet ..or we just dock in station at the moment. ?

3 ) Can we have ship hangar soon please ? Feels like swapping ship ..unfortunately my ship have the Plasma Accelerator..so i don't want to go on a hunt to get one again if i lose it when i swap to other ship.

Thank you.
 

Uridium

Uridium
1) Some companies don't like to show this, some do....

2) Planets will be a future expansion.

3) Hanger will happen. but not at the moment. I wouldn't get too hung up on your 'possessions' at the moment, There will be wipes during the Beta process.
 

Toumal

Toumal
1) I also vote for a display of how many players are in a given system - could be part of the galaxy map, doesn't even need to be an accurate number, a rough estimate would suffice.

2) That will be part of the first expansion. FD have done planet landings before so I think they can do it again.

3) That will come, yes. You'll be able to own multiple ships.
 

Joe Spivey

Joe Spivey
desausie said:
2 ) Uhh..can we land on planet ..or we just dock in station at the moment. ?

3 ) Can we have ship hangar soon please ? Feels like swapping ship ..unfortunately my ship have the Plasma Accelerator..so i don't want to go on a hunt to get one again if i lose it when i swap to other ship.

Thank you.
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Planetery landing will be released in an expansion but will not be included in the initial release.

On release you will be able to have multiple commanders with multiple ships. My understanding is that, for example, Commander A has 3 ships. Each ship will be stored (for a fee) at the last station you docked it.
 

streki

streki
Joe Spivey said:
On release you will be able to have multiple commanders with multiple ships.
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I hope that your in game money is available to all of your commanders, much like in Guild Wars 2, and not a separate account for each.

I've already done the 4 ton grind twice, and am heading for a third time at the next wipe. I couldn't possibly commit to another 3 grinds, one for each of my commanders in the release version.
 

MechWarrior

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I've played for 2 hours already, but I've only seen 4-5 human players so far.
I think at least 70% of the beta players prefer hiding in the solo online galaxy, which is sad.
 

ZenSpider

ZenSpider
MechWarrior said:
I've played for 2 hours already, but I've only seen 4-5 human players so far.
I think at least 70% of the beta players prefer hiding in the solo online galaxy, which is sad.
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I think you think wrong. I think the instancing isn't working very well at the moment.

I also think a lot of people are probably at work (Europe) right now.
 

Brandon31

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MechWarrior said:
I've played for 2 hours already, but I've only seen 4-5 human players so far.
I think at least 70% of the beta players prefer hiding in the solo online galaxy, which is sad.
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Yeah I am one hiding in solo - not cause I am scared of MP but because there are just too many network related problems in MP, as there have been since day 1. To me the networking problems are the biggest single issue which exist with this game. I am not sure it can be fixed either.
 

Celeste

Celeste
MechWarrior said:
I've played for 2 hours already, but I've only seen 4-5 human players so far.
I think at least 70% of the beta players prefer hiding in the solo online galaxy, which is sad.
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I've been hiding and I don't plan on joining the rest of humanity till I get better at flying, so... :p

It's really a great practice area.


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desausie

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they should add a pub in the station ...so we can go and hang out with other players when we are docked in the station hahahahah ! Also a chat with channel system so we can talk to those in that channel wherever they are ..woo hoo ! that way someone like 100 LY away can relay information to those that are in the channel .like ...' hey guys...got big battle event over here runned by GM...suit up and bring your shippies guys ! \o/ ' ...and those in that channel does not need to be in your guild or corporation or same organisation or factions as you are ..just free come in and come out channel ..and everyone can make their own channel just to hangout with their friends or like minded.
 
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razgon

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Its interesting how sharp the split between wanting social interaction, and not wanting seems to be. It seems to me that a large group of people want a game in which they can socialize as well as play, and the other half couldn't care less about other people.(In the game)

Personally, I don't the social aspect, but hey, its something that can be turned off in most games.

What does interest me, is why people are so interested in the social aspects of a game, and not just the game itself? Are many people living alone, feeling lonely, and the games helps in that regard? I do realize that for the younger audience, connectivity is a big deal, and a big part of their life, but it does seem to clash with a lot of other people, who have no interest in it, and actually feel it detracts from the game experience.

As for player counter, I really don't understand it. What difference does it make to know that there are 12 people in the system, other than not knowing it?
 

Celeste

Celeste
desausie said:
they should add a pub in the station ...so we can go and hang out with other players when we are docked in the station hahahahah ! Also a chat with channel system so we can talk to those in that channel wherever they are ..woo hoo ! that way someone like 100 LY away can relay information to those that are in the channel .like ...' hey guys...got big battle event over here runned by GM...suit up and bring your shippies guys ! \o/ ' ...and those in that channel does not need to be in your guild or corporation or same organisation or factions as you are ..just free come in and come out channel ..and everyone can make their own channel just to hangout with their friends or like minded.
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That would be fun. :)
 

Eli Jack

Eli Jack
MechWarrior said:
I've played for 2 hours already, but I've only seen 4-5 human players so far.
I think at least 70% of the beta players prefer hiding in the solo online galaxy, which is sad.
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As others have written, there seems to be a lot of problems with the online mode. I tried it for two evenings but after crash number 15 I thought I'd be better returning to solo.

So it's not necessarily players 'hiding' for reasons you think they are.
 

FoxTwo

FoxTwo
razgon said:
Personally, I don't the social aspect, but hey, its something that can be turned off in most games.

What does interest me, is why people are so interested in the social aspects of a game, and not just the game itself? Are many people living alone, feeling lonely, and the games helps in that regard?
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Speaking only for myself - I just like to talk to friends when doing stuff. In the game (ED or other games), I'm "doing stuff with them". We have a common topic. We may not be in the same sector, nor even in the same system, but it's nice to see people say "Oh wow I found this great view/weapon/armour/hot chick" and everyone else will wanna know "where where where??!!". And maybe just maybe, everyone turns up at that place and we take a few crazy screenies of ourselves dancing or doing weird stuff (*cough*ext view cam*cough*)

Sometimes in other MMOs, I'd just be standing around in town doing NOTHING except talking on the guildchat. Or maybe grouped with a friend but he's level 100 and I'm lvl 3, he's out at a high-lvl zone but I'm in town and we're just chatting... well me chatting, he's killing stuff and chatting (no not powerlevelling. Level difference too wide)
 
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TuesdayFrog

TuesdayFrog
I have always played in Online Open, never been in Solo.

Not really had many crashes, just the occasion server dis con and they normally just put you back in the hanger or space outside the station.
 

Cosmo Bozo

Cosmo Bozo
streki said:
I hope that your in game money is available to all of your commanders, much like in Guild Wars 2, and not a separate account for each.

I've already done the 4 ton grind twice, and am heading for a third time at the next wipe. I couldn't possibly commit to another 3 grinds, one for each of my commanders in the release version.
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When they suggested we might be able to have multiple commanders (3 was the number suggested) they said there would be no link between them.

But why have 3 characters if they are all going to grind? surely the alts would be to do something else with?
 

desausie

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oh wow ...soo many msges from people tht are ' i'm forever alone type ' ...for those type i just wanna say ..you are alone unless you reach out on your own ..sure might be lucky if someone reach out to you 1st ..if you wanna stay alone forever that is okay too ..just don't drag others down ^^..haters gonna hate anyway.

as for the ingame chat ..if there is no global chat in the future that is fine too ..since i have TS..can always invite friends up there ..got mumble too hahaha...and of course if the game supports global chat or channel kind of chat in the future that would be fun ...keep the option open ..if there are some that don't want to chat..why are we gonna force them ..that is like dragging a sick person to a party no ?

Make it available for those that wants it =).
 
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