I've been reading lots of threads on here where every time someone complains about a mechanic of the game the fan boys jump all over them claiming everyone these days wants to be hand held, spoon fed blah blah blah.
I have a great idea. Let's actually make this into a REAL hard core space sim!
First off, when you start the game you should have to pass a test. To prepare for the test you will be directed to forums and youtube videos teaching you how to play the game, fly a spaceship etc. When you feel you have a grasp of things you will write an exam and if you pass you get to enter the next stage of the game. That's more real isn't it?
Next you will have to get in your ship and do a flying and landing test. If you pass you actually get to start the game. That's more real isn't it?
Next you will have to start up your engines, wait for 20 minutes for them to spool up, start programming your guidance system, start up your computers and weapons systems. Once all of that is done and you have set your comms on the right frequency you can request permission to launch and wait your turn to do so. After about a half hour or so, you will be able to launch and start flying. That would be more real wouldn't it?
When you return to a station for fuel or repairs you should have to shut all your systems down in reverse order of startup, and then wait the required time for fueling and repair. That would be more real wouldn't it?
When you die in space, you should be DEAD. No starting back at the station with a free sidey, and whatever money you still have in your bank account along with your ships in storage. Nope! Start from scratch again. That's more real.
What? No you say. That's ridiculous! Where are all the fan boys wanting to not be spoon fed, hand held and want everything to be real????? Right now you couldn't be MORE hand held. All you have to do in these space ships is click launch, and a moment later you are flying around without a care. No difficulty there. Manage a couple systems through voice attack and click the fire button. Most people in the sim community would call that arcade.
I guess you don't really know what a real sim is, do you? I guess you only want it to be kind of real.
Ya, 3rd person view would make it so unrealistic and break immersion. Better tutorials and a detailed flight manual would make the game too easy and ruin the experience. A movie at the start of the game setting up the Elite story and drawing the new player into the Elite world would RUIN the whole experience and make it less real. Some kind of interaction other then walls of text or tiny texts across the top corner of the screen are much more immersive then someone actually speaking to you. Actually developing a concern or hate for other characters or factions would definitely hurt the gameplay.
Relax, you realize I'm just having fun with you all now right? Cheers! Have a great weekend Commanders.
I have a great idea. Let's actually make this into a REAL hard core space sim!
First off, when you start the game you should have to pass a test. To prepare for the test you will be directed to forums and youtube videos teaching you how to play the game, fly a spaceship etc. When you feel you have a grasp of things you will write an exam and if you pass you get to enter the next stage of the game. That's more real isn't it?
Next you will have to get in your ship and do a flying and landing test. If you pass you actually get to start the game. That's more real isn't it?
Next you will have to start up your engines, wait for 20 minutes for them to spool up, start programming your guidance system, start up your computers and weapons systems. Once all of that is done and you have set your comms on the right frequency you can request permission to launch and wait your turn to do so. After about a half hour or so, you will be able to launch and start flying. That would be more real wouldn't it?
When you return to a station for fuel or repairs you should have to shut all your systems down in reverse order of startup, and then wait the required time for fueling and repair. That would be more real wouldn't it?
When you die in space, you should be DEAD. No starting back at the station with a free sidey, and whatever money you still have in your bank account along with your ships in storage. Nope! Start from scratch again. That's more real.
What? No you say. That's ridiculous! Where are all the fan boys wanting to not be spoon fed, hand held and want everything to be real????? Right now you couldn't be MORE hand held. All you have to do in these space ships is click launch, and a moment later you are flying around without a care. No difficulty there. Manage a couple systems through voice attack and click the fire button. Most people in the sim community would call that arcade.
I guess you don't really know what a real sim is, do you? I guess you only want it to be kind of real.
Ya, 3rd person view would make it so unrealistic and break immersion. Better tutorials and a detailed flight manual would make the game too easy and ruin the experience. A movie at the start of the game setting up the Elite story and drawing the new player into the Elite world would RUIN the whole experience and make it less real. Some kind of interaction other then walls of text or tiny texts across the top corner of the screen are much more immersive then someone actually speaking to you. Actually developing a concern or hate for other characters or factions would definitely hurt the gameplay.
Relax, you realize I'm just having fun with you all now right? Cheers! Have a great weekend Commanders.
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