[Poll] Supercruise time needs adjusting

[Shepard]

I read a few posts that people are not enjoying being in Supercruise for so long. I have to agree that depending on what activity we prefer in game we sometimes spend 80% of the play time doing pretty much nothing, just pointing a ship in right direction. There are people who say that this is fine and you can verify many things, but for traders especially when trading route is established and they don't really need to adjust anything this becomes really tedious just sitting in Supercruise and staring at the screen.

What I propose in this poll is to accelerate the dynamics of the Supercruise in general.

1. Decrease the acceleration time especially when jumping into SC from normal space
2. increase the overall acceleration of the ships in SC so that they can reach necessary C for nominal cruise speed in shorter time
3. Decrease the time it takes for ships to decelerate while approaching the target

Not asking to remove the Supercruise just to make it less tedious.

 

[Dixie]

Hey,

I like it the way it is. For me, it really brings home the feeling of the vastness of space.

I would, however, like to have something more to do whilst in supercruise.

Cheers,

 

[Stoo]

Feels OK to me. It's been tweaked a few times since it was first introduced, and I'm OK with the current setup.

 

[JonnyC0mbat]

I don't think its long enough. Space is bewilderingly gigantic, and just the journey from Earth to Sol is epic, let alone the distances involved elsewhere in the galaxy.

 

[X2Eliah]

SC speeds are fine, the thing is that more of the time should be spent out of SC and in "normal flight". Be it combat or mining or trading or whatever. And add new mechanics to SC (tracking targets, scanning for bounties without needing to interdict, some better way to "find" USSes, not just have them randomly appear)..

 

[Shepard]

Yeah would be nice to have extra things to do in SC then.

 

[Veridis]

Maybe with the expansions and ability to walk around your ship, there will be things to do during SC?

 

[Vasea Azure]

SC itself is fine, but I would like to have more things to do during long travels.

 

[Krait_79]

Maybe with the expansions and ability to walk around your ship, there will be things to do during SC?

I certainly hope so. Though your options might be a bit limited in a Sidewinder!

 

[SMcA]

Sorry for top posting.

I voted yes. Not because I find SC boring but because I agree with points 2 & 3.

What I propose in this poll is to accelerate the dynamics of the Supercruise in general.

1. Decrease the acceleration time especially when jumping into SC from normal space
2. increase the overall acceleration of the ships in SC so that they can reach necessary C for nominal cruise speed in shorter time
3. Decrease the time it takes for ships to decelerate while approaching the target

Not asking to remove the Supercruise just to make it less tedious.

Point 3 is the one that gets to me. ATM when you are traveling fast in SC and the "Slow down" warning comes on. It is too late. Even when I cut the throttle to zero ETA stays the same or even decreases. Since we are not using Newtonian Physics and the ships slow down on their own. They should slow down faster. IMO

 

[Kramster]

For me the only problem with it is in multi star systems having extremely long distances between some stations.
Add in the ability to pick which star to jump to or in system jump capability and it will be fine

 

[noodle]

However many polls people make, the answer will always be the same.

 

[Flappers]

I feel it's fine as it is.

It adds to the immersion of "Space is big! So big that it still takes you a long time when travelling 50x the speed of light to get to places"

It makes me feel that I am truly part of something huge.

 

[Julio Montega]

Speaking as a pirate and occasional hunter i disagree with your proposal.
SC is fine as it is now.
Pirating players is allready hard enough.

 

[Phirmware]

The way it is currently kind of feels like this:

I can drive 25 miles home from work and it takes me roughly 30 mins.
But to get from the end of my driveway to the garage takes 45 mins, as long as I don't overshoot the garage.

 

[Jackobite]

Happy to see im not the only one who likes it as it is.

 

[Whiterose]

I like SC the way it is.

 

[DoctorDanny]

If it aint broken don't fix it.

 

[Tarman]

The way it is currently kind of feels like this:

I can drive 25 miles home from work and it takes me roughly 30 mins.
But to get from the end of my driveway to the garage takes 45 mins, as long as I don't overshoot the garage.

Don't pull up to your garage at multiples of the speed of light.

On topic I say SC is fine as is, but could be longer if they're going to add more gameplay elements in that layer of the game.

 

[Phaaded]

Couldn't agree more. There is literally nothing to do but sit there and wait. You're not shooting stuff, looting stuff, exploring stuff, or even interacting with anything. It is a time sink, plain and simple.

The slowness of Super cruise is the worst mechanic in elite.

The rest of the game is awesome, can't wait for multiplayer to be possible.