PREFACE: This is not a topic for Superpower bashing. This is a topic meant to discuss future gameplay based on news articles and poke at some of the storytelling itself. Mods feel free to hammer anyone who starts up Fed vs. Imp arguments.
And now for something... completely different.
The last time an article like this caught my attention, I made some speculations on future gameplay elements based on said news article.
And holy hell was I proven right. Ship transfer, upgraded route plotters, I knew these were coming but White Dwarf and Neutron Star boosts? Did not see that coming. Possible inclusion of micro warps between stars in a system in the future? Goddamn Meta-Drive was busy.
Cut to, Oct 21st.
Yet ANOTHER mention of the London Treaty. This time, a well known character in Elite Dangerous lore commenting on it. Imperial High Admiral Denton Patreus ignites a fireball by declaring Imperial withdrawal of the Treaty which was meant to limit the size and scale of ships to prevent scaling upwards to full Imperial Class Super Star Destroyers and Death Stars of the sort. I wouldn't be surprised if the Federation quickly follows suit in order to 'protect' themselves and Manhon reluctantly does so due to the panic of Alliance citizens and Naval Personnel.
Which brings me to my first point of order and the question of the day to ask.
"What does this mean for future Gameplay?"
We known the London Treaty was established to ensure the Superpowers would not start building bigger and more powerful ships. By imposing a limit, they would be able to limit the wild arms race to increasingly destructive weapons in favor of refining what was outline for precision work and to establish a sense of stability.
So the capital ships as we known them are effectively the biggest ships in the game.
Now that Patreus has disrupted the balance and declared the Empire will start disregarding the treaty in favor of building bigger ships (and a LOT of them) it's possible we might see ships even bigger then our current two heavy hitters.
Which means in the future, we may be able to get our hands on the now defunct and outclassed Farraguts and Interceptors to pilot ourselves in some capacity. Whether we can own them on an individual basis or they serve as mobile bases for groups and multiplayer reasons. I'm hoping for the former.
One unique prospect that may interest Alliance Supporters is the implications this story has for the Alliance. They've been watching carefully and with the Empire's aggression being taken to higher lengths. They may feel the need to respond to both the Empire's and Federations subsequent buildup by constructing their own capital ships as deterrents.
Which may mean we may see the introduction of Alliance Navy ranking and unique ships to the Alliance Navy itself.
But wouldn't that require a revamp of how the Naval Progression system works?
Yes and that's something FDev has said they want to change at some point. This could be a hint that said revamp is in the works now.
Now onto the second Point of Order and this is more of a personal grievance but a valid question.
Where the HELL is Arissa Lavengy-Duval?
Yes I realize that Patreus is a Senator and that affords him a broad range of power. Especially as High Admiral but the level he's playing at with his declaration strikes me as a decision that could and should only be made by the Emperor. The Emperor has absolute Authority and the ramifications of this decision is something that affects the Empire as a whole and how they are viewed by the Galaxy at Large. This could make them a lot of enemies and it's possible it may even cause internal strife and Civil War.
That is the Duty of the Emperor. Not a Senator. If I were ALD, I'd consider this a huge overstep in authority and at best, would strip Patreus of everything. Status, assets, authority. The whole thing.
At worst I'd exorcise my right to execute him myself ON THE SPOT. (This is a right afforded to all Senators and the Emperor as they hold the powers of High Court/Justice.)
This is just me though.
However, Arissa has been strangely absent from the Galactic scene since her coronation. As far as I can tell, she hasn't appeared in Galnet since.
Hudson and Manhon at the very least have been making appearances and putting on some kind of show as the respective Head of State of their respective Superpowers. ALD is just... not there.
Makes me wish Frontier would drop everything and hotfix in Space Legs now so I can go check on the Imperial Capital and see if ALD is even still among the living.
There's a dead rat stinking up the Empire and I'm curious where it is with this declaration.
That's everything I've got for now. Thoughts on this article and what it means for future gameplay?
Discuss.
And now for something... completely different.
The last time an article like this caught my attention, I made some speculations on future gameplay elements based on said news article.
And holy hell was I proven right. Ship transfer, upgraded route plotters, I knew these were coming but White Dwarf and Neutron Star boosts? Did not see that coming. Possible inclusion of micro warps between stars in a system in the future? Goddamn Meta-Drive was busy.
Cut to, Oct 21st.
Yet ANOTHER mention of the London Treaty. This time, a well known character in Elite Dangerous lore commenting on it. Imperial High Admiral Denton Patreus ignites a fireball by declaring Imperial withdrawal of the Treaty which was meant to limit the size and scale of ships to prevent scaling upwards to full Imperial Class Super Star Destroyers and Death Stars of the sort. I wouldn't be surprised if the Federation quickly follows suit in order to 'protect' themselves and Manhon reluctantly does so due to the panic of Alliance citizens and Naval Personnel.
Which brings me to my first point of order and the question of the day to ask.
"What does this mean for future Gameplay?"
We known the London Treaty was established to ensure the Superpowers would not start building bigger and more powerful ships. By imposing a limit, they would be able to limit the wild arms race to increasingly destructive weapons in favor of refining what was outline for precision work and to establish a sense of stability.
So the capital ships as we known them are effectively the biggest ships in the game.
Now that Patreus has disrupted the balance and declared the Empire will start disregarding the treaty in favor of building bigger ships (and a LOT of them) it's possible we might see ships even bigger then our current two heavy hitters.
Which means in the future, we may be able to get our hands on the now defunct and outclassed Farraguts and Interceptors to pilot ourselves in some capacity. Whether we can own them on an individual basis or they serve as mobile bases for groups and multiplayer reasons. I'm hoping for the former.
One unique prospect that may interest Alliance Supporters is the implications this story has for the Alliance. They've been watching carefully and with the Empire's aggression being taken to higher lengths. They may feel the need to respond to both the Empire's and Federations subsequent buildup by constructing their own capital ships as deterrents.
Which may mean we may see the introduction of Alliance Navy ranking and unique ships to the Alliance Navy itself.
But wouldn't that require a revamp of how the Naval Progression system works?
Yes and that's something FDev has said they want to change at some point. This could be a hint that said revamp is in the works now.
Now onto the second Point of Order and this is more of a personal grievance but a valid question.
Where the HELL is Arissa Lavengy-Duval?
Yes I realize that Patreus is a Senator and that affords him a broad range of power. Especially as High Admiral but the level he's playing at with his declaration strikes me as a decision that could and should only be made by the Emperor. The Emperor has absolute Authority and the ramifications of this decision is something that affects the Empire as a whole and how they are viewed by the Galaxy at Large. This could make them a lot of enemies and it's possible it may even cause internal strife and Civil War.
That is the Duty of the Emperor. Not a Senator. If I were ALD, I'd consider this a huge overstep in authority and at best, would strip Patreus of everything. Status, assets, authority. The whole thing.
At worst I'd exorcise my right to execute him myself ON THE SPOT. (This is a right afforded to all Senators and the Emperor as they hold the powers of High Court/Justice.)
This is just me though.
However, Arissa has been strangely absent from the Galactic scene since her coronation. As far as I can tell, she hasn't appeared in Galnet since.
Hudson and Manhon at the very least have been making appearances and putting on some kind of show as the respective Head of State of their respective Superpowers. ALD is just... not there.
Makes me wish Frontier would drop everything and hotfix in Space Legs now so I can go check on the Imperial Capital and see if ALD is even still among the living.
There's a dead rat stinking up the Empire and I'm curious where it is with this declaration.
That's everything I've got for now. Thoughts on this article and what it means for future gameplay?
Discuss.
