Personally I have no problem with the galaxy being big. I just wish the inhabited Bubble was much smaller, at least when it comes to the number of systems. Quantity = dilution = watered down and flavorless. Again, my emphasis is on activities (trade, combat, etc) that happen in the Bubble. Exploration is a totally different thing, so go on out and explore to your heart's content, I won't stop you.
The Open v Solo v Groups thread
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Personally I do like Bubble as it is. Big metropolises and then backwater colonies... If you want smaller one, there is always Colonia.
I inhabit the Pleiades as it's like a nice compact village.
X4 Foundations is my smaller Bubble, and it's amazing - way better than Colonia IMO. But that's emphasizing things like trade, combat, diplomacy, running missions, etc. If you're first and foremost an explorer, you probably wouldn't like X4.
But the reason for my original post that went down this path is the idea of bringing players together (the "Open" part of this thread), and shrinking the Bubble would be one way to bring those of us in Open "together". But as I keep saying over and over, it's not going to happen, so need for you to worry.
This will never happen without a galaxy reset but to my mind shouldn't exploration have some game play associated risk?
The only factor stopping me getting to beagle point as it stands now is time.
If there were another challenge involved, other than the monotony of jump, scoop, plot, repeat wouldn't it give those explorers who are good at exploring a better sense of achievement?
Risk lies in tediousness of task. Yes with shielded ship, and sharp reactions you can make it pretty low risk. But lets say you have flown 4 hours, little bit sloppy refuel, or FSD supercharge...especially in paper build. Or mess with fuel situation, then either Fuel Rats or demise.
Misjumps: pocket dimensions and finding your way out
Misjumps have featured heavily in older Elite titles. Although we know that the jump screens are loading screens that join two instances, could we use what we have and give things a Cthulhu twist? Player misjumps: either they jump with a damaged FSD or some other mechanic with fleet carriers...
Then especially since Ody, landing on planets have gotten more popular, multiple ways to mess things up. Carelessnes kills out there.
I try to minimise risks by not flying paper build, but I pay for it with jumprange.
Of all challenges, this is the worst. You're happy with this?
More than rng produced "cannot anticipicate this or that" stuff.
How many risks would be in 10 000 km flight in MS Flight Sim?
My approach is to anticipicate risks and try minimise them, in long treks even low probability stuff likely will bite you eventually.
Yep. The instant dead (from companion stars) was rightly removed.
There has to be player agency in any challenge - going back to ganks in Open, this his how (evidently) a lot of CMDRs see the risk of Open - zero (perception) of player agency
How many risks in travelling 1,000 miles in the 15th century?
Perhaps if adding risk to exploration gameplay something should be done with general reliability of ships. More ways for ships system go wrong, maybe something to do with reliability of highly engineered modules (that would also bite combat oriented players). Something forcing you to keep eye on ships systems, use AFMU or try to get lucky.
Problem is that ED's ships are reliable like modern cars.
"Duane Dibbley, I dont wanna be Duane Dibbley" lol
And that's fine. Gameplay based on tedium isn't
It must be, other games do it so well also... (have you played DCS, say starting a helicopter then flying it?)