[Poll] PvP Matchmaking Web Site - Yes?

[TheMister]

You drop out of frameshift into a quiet point in deadspace. A wing of allies shortly follows. In the distance, you see a similar wing drop in and take formation. You and your fellow commanders take formation, throttle up, and head into a fight. Lasers are flashing. Multi-cannons are firing. Missiles are flying. Shields are dropping. Shrapnel is everywhere. This is war. This is Elite: Dangerous. This is a fleet battle.

In the short run, we just need to know if pilots are interested in this, and exactly how interested they would be. If your responses are positive, we’ll be setting up a landing page where you can enter an email address for the purposes of updates and registering for battles in the future.

Long-term, here is what we envision:

• Team Matchmaking
• Various Match Types
• Grief Policing
• Ranking
• Tournaments
• Winner Payouts (If Frontier ever implements credit transfers)

Elite: Dangerous needs this, and we aim to make it happen. However, for that to work, we need willing combatants. That means you.

So please respond with affirmatives or negatives! We need your input, suggestions, and we want to know if YOU ARE INTERESTED.

 

[Arindor]

Wouldn't it be simpler to join or start a group? That where it's at ... apparently.

Oh, and black text doesn't work on ED background (as mentioned below).

 

[Jetset]

Black text doesn't work & I can't be bothered to highlight it........I'm that lazy

 

[TheMister]

Well, it's not letting me edit the stupid thing

And yeah, groups are awesome! We were of the mindset that since wings make grouping up so much EASIER, it would be awesome to create a space where people can compete against other wings, gain ranking in tournaments and skirmishes, and maybe give a cool outlet for "pro fighters". I imagine that it could be like a "sport" from the perspective of a pilot.

 

[WretchedKat]

You drop out of frameshift into a quiet point in deadspace. A wing of allies shortly follows. In the distance, you see a similar wing drop in and take formation. You and your fellow commanders take formation, throttle up, and head into a fight. Lasers are flashing. Multi-cannons are firing. Missiles are flying. Shields are dropping. Shrapnel is everywhere. This is war. This is Elite: Dangerous. This is a fleet battle.

In the short run, we just need to know if pilots are interested in this, and exactly how interested they would be. If your responses are positive, we’ll be setting up a landing page where you can enter an email address for the purposes of updates and registering for battles in the future.

Long-term, here is what we envision:

• Team Matchmaking
• Various Match Types
• Grief Policing
• Ranking
• Tournaments
• Winner Payouts (If Frontier ever implements credit transfers)

Elite: Dangerous needs this, and we aim to make it happen. However, for that to work, we need willing combatants. That means you.

So please respond with affirmatives or negatives! We need your input, suggestions, and we want to know if YOU ARE INTERESTED.

Reposting for readability purposes.

I love​ this idea. Let's make it happen!

 

[WO-One]

Elite: Dangerous needs this, and we aim to make it happen. However, for that to work, we need willing combatants. That means you.

So please respond with affirmatives or negatives! We need your input, suggestions, and we want to know if YOU ARE INTERESTED.

Elite does not need this. Its not the game of Elite.

You want this, so get on with it but make it an invite don't make claims on behalf of Frontier...

 

[Kudach]

You drop out of frameshift into a quiet point in deadspace. A wing of allies shortly follows. In the distance, you see a similar wing drop in and take formation. You and your fellow commanders take formation, throttle up, and head into a fight. Lasers are flashing. Multi-cannons are firing. Missiles are flying. Shields are dropping. Shrapnel is everywhere. This is war. This is Elite: Dangerous. This is a fleet battle.

In the short run, we just need to know if pilots are interested in this, and exactly how interested they would be. If your responses are positive, we’ll be setting up a landing page where you can enter an email address for the purposes of updates and registering for battles in the future.

Long-term, here is what we envision:

• Team Matchmaking
• Various Match Types
• Grief Policing
• Ranking
• Tournaments
• Winner Payouts (If Frontier ever implements credit transfers)

Elite: Dangerous needs this, and we aim to make it happen. However, for that to work, we need willing combatants. That means you.

So please respond with affirmatives or negatives! We need your input, suggestions, and we want to know if YOU ARE INTERESTED.

YES!

Also black text is bad mmkay

 

[TheMister]

Elite does not need this. Its not the game of Elite.

You want this, so get on with it but make it an invite don't make claims on behalf of Frontier...

Not sure what you mean by making claims on behalf of Frontier... And we are in the process of deciding if others would like us to make this...
And yes "need" is our opinion! We just want to know if it's other people's opinion too!
If you don't mind me asking, why, in your opinion, does Elite not need this? We want both sides of this

 

[Cody]

Oh, and black text doesn't work on ED background.

<scratches head> Works here okay - it becomes white text against the ED background.

 

[TheMister]

<scratches head> Works here okay - it becomes white text against the ED background.

My first post was originally black text. You're not losing your mind, I promise

 

[Cody]

You're not losing your mind, I promise

I ain't too sure about that, as it happens! <grins wryly>

 

[TheMister]

I ain't too sure about that, as it happens! <grins wryly>

What do you think about the idea?

 

[Cody]

What do you think about the idea?

I'm an inveterate solo player - need I say more?

 

[Maximus Prime]

Good idea mister. I'm up for it. But I don't see any poll...

 

[TheMister]

The forum was not allowing me to post the Poll link, so I just asked for feedback and forgot to edit the title

 

[WretchedKat]

Elite does not need this. Its not the game of Elite.

You want this, so get on with it but make it an invite don't make claims on behalf of Frontier...

Look, as someone involved in spawning this idea, I can personally attest we are making no claims on behalf of Frontier, and as indicated in the OP (albeit maybe not clear enough), we envision our own project as a separate webservice.

We intend to get on it ourselves, but are polling for interest, because without community interest, this project would be a waste of time.

The "game of Elite" is whatever each user wants it to be. That's what open world is all about. Don't make claims on behalf of Elite or the community. But if you have constructive input on this topic to share, I'd love to hear it. That's what this thread is for.

 

[WO-One]

TheMister,

to answer your question.

I have no problem whatsoever with groups of people who wish to get together and fight each other. That is their choice. I enjoy reading about these get-togethers in the forum, a lot of fun is had, I hope they grow and become regular events, as also the races.

My statement was based on your comment 'Elite: Dangerous needs this', Elite is not a PvP centric game, but I also acknowledge that one-on-one fighting does happen as part of the game mechanism.

However (and I do not speak for FDEV) what you describe is not (to my knowledge) on the development route for E hence my comment 'Elite does not need this. Its not the game of Elite,' in response to your request 'So please respond with affirmatives or negatives!'

To expand, You are unlikely to get/make/force FDEV to create you a PvP area for you, but as other are doing, you could organise your fun within the known galaxy in a more remote area to the same ends.

And please post the stories and any video links for the rest of us to enjoy.

 

[TheMister]

To expand, You are unlikely to get/make/force FDEV to create you a PvP area for you, but as other are doing, you could organise your fun within the known galaxy in a more remote area to the same ends.

And please post the stories and any video links for the rest of us to enjoy.

Definitely the only option here. Still waiting to see how drastically the Wings update will affect the accuracy of dropping into instances, as well as how easy it would be to drop in on other wings. It would need to be set up in "safe" systems out of the way to lower the risk of griefing during matches.

Thank you for the input! My phrasing could have been better in the into post and I will make sure to make it clearer in the future that we are not affiliated with Frontier nor do we expect them to support or dissuade this idea in any way.