"In spite of all these observations, though, I really had a great time in Star Citizen and will very easily continue to do so. Because of people like Ichi, Wrathschild, DK, and any number of others. Doing stuff in this game is fine, but doing it with others is an absolute blast."
"In the end, enjoying Star Citizen hasn’t been something I’ve done because I was smart; it’s because I was acting with my heart. I’m not rushing out to grab tickets to the next CitizenCon, but the people and the experiences I’ve had have absolutely captured me and enriched my emotional connection with the game. The fine folks I’ve met and am yet to meet are the reason I had fun"
Give me a multiplayer games and there are always opportunities to have fun with other people. Give me a game where there are no other people to have fun with, and that there is a bit more of a test.
One of the issues i have with the direction SC seems to be going is that if you are not playing with friends, you are going to be limited in what you can do or where you can go. Lots of people waxing lyrical about the adventures they will have, meeting up with friends, going to places on a common ship, protecting each other, etc, and it leaves me wondering how i can play, someone who rarely gets the chance to spend multiple hours playing with others.
Let's say i've got an hour to play. So, i want to head somewhere like the secret drugs lab to get some profit. So, i hear of a group planning on going. So, we get together, on their ship, 30 mins later were are there, perhaps 45 mins of my play time spent, we go and get stuff and by the time we are on the way back then time for me to log off.... so when i log back on, i'm now respawning at Olisar or whereever, sans my cargo, because of course the game doesn't (and in this case can't) save my existing location. When i log back on the ship i was on probably won't even be there.
So, the advice perhaps would be, don't travel on someone else's ship then, and what, don't go to the secret drugs lab then anyway, because its going to be a hotbed for gankers, and here i would be all alone, an easy target. Oh, i suppose i shouldn't do dangerous stuff alone right? Hmm... so what can i do then? Mining... oh nope, can't afford a mining ship.
All i see with the current design is restrictions on what I can do as a predominantly solo player. Something i don't face in ED or NMS or many other games. But, if i open my wallet to CIG, then suddenly i get more options!
Oh well, i suppose i can always just derp around with others like me, who only have basic ships, perhaps have some fun ramming big ships as they approach Olisar, i'm sure that will provide some fun content, and while waiting for ships to respawn after being blown up by the cops, can always stand around saluting people or going on train rides.
