Hi all,
Beta 2 is unbelievably fun, there's no questioning that. However, there's three things I personally want back from the previous betas. All of them extremely petty, but they're things I's be sad to see go.
1: The zoom in upon first opening the galaxy map. I loved this, it was great for reminding you of the sheer size of this game. I miss it. Also, on that subject (and I'm thinking this up as I type) if they were to reintroduce it it's be interesting if they has a Universal Cartographics logo (similar to the starport logo while loading the starport services) as the map zooms in.
Talking of starport services...
2: The Federation logo. I liked how the Federal starports all has that lovely animation upon entering, with that charming little jingle. Hopefully it's only a temporary removal to test the new, station type-specific animations (which are also gorgeous), because it'd be a shame to see them go.
Finally:
3: The Coriolis lock-on model. While the new one certainly looks rather nice, and the arrows pointing towards the entrance are a boon (though they do feel slightly cheaty), I did love seeing the wireframe model version so much more. I reckon it's the nostalgia talking, a reminder of those many failed dockings with wireframe stations back in the original.
While all these are unbelievably petty, hopefully they make a comeback in some form or another, it'd be a shame to see them go.
Beta 2 is unbelievably fun, there's no questioning that. However, there's three things I personally want back from the previous betas. All of them extremely petty, but they're things I's be sad to see go.
1: The zoom in upon first opening the galaxy map. I loved this, it was great for reminding you of the sheer size of this game. I miss it. Also, on that subject (and I'm thinking this up as I type) if they were to reintroduce it it's be interesting if they has a Universal Cartographics logo (similar to the starport logo while loading the starport services) as the map zooms in.
Talking of starport services...
2: The Federation logo. I liked how the Federal starports all has that lovely animation upon entering, with that charming little jingle. Hopefully it's only a temporary removal to test the new, station type-specific animations (which are also gorgeous), because it'd be a shame to see them go.
Finally:
3: The Coriolis lock-on model. While the new one certainly looks rather nice, and the arrows pointing towards the entrance are a boon (though they do feel slightly cheaty), I did love seeing the wireframe model version so much more. I reckon it's the nostalgia talking, a reminder of those many failed dockings with wireframe stations back in the original.
While all these are unbelievably petty, hopefully they make a comeback in some form or another, it'd be a shame to see them go.
Might be one of those optional things that some people might like to switch off.
