No, I think that's the reason that horizons and odyssey players can't all instance together in 4.0. The split is probably due to upcoming changes in data records, BGS, player data, etc in v4.0.You really think that’s the real reason of this split?
Not sure if I understand
You in Odyssey client
Me in Horizons 4 client
Can we pvp outside Jameson then?
Right now you cannot against console players. However, I can see them in system chat, I think?
No! You'll both have to be in either 4.0 Horizons or Odyssey.
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Why Odyssey players can't instance with Horizons 4.0 players?You really think that’s the real reason of this split?
Essentially yes. If the Horizons player lands next to two of their Odyssey mates and watches through the windcsreen of an SRV as they shoot each other in the face then they could be traumatised for life (or at least for the next 9 years, assuming they were 7 at the time).
The split happens with update 14, ie 29 November 2022,
It was prior to it, yes. I think, but can't recall accurately off the top of my head, whether it was before hitpoint inflation. Might've been after shield boosters & SCBs arrived, but before Hull reinforcement packages (which preceded all other forms of reinforcement packages, of course).
You're perfectly correct about wanting & needing better communication.
What I am puzzled by is why you feel caught out by this news when the writing for consoles was put on the wall much earlier this year. I mean, they pretty explicitly stated there will be no future development on console moving forward. I'm not sure that's even having to 'read between the lines', as it were - seems pretty cut and dry, to me?
At any rate...whatever criticisms I readily provide of Fdev, their support staff has been consistently stellar, one of the best to be found anywhere in the industry. I would be extremely surprised if they aren't able to hammer out the problem of proper account transfers to PC for you, and in a way that doesn't put a time pressure upon you.
Straight up question, requiring a straight up answer. Don't need details, but, does your roadmap include the shutting down of Legacy databases?
Whether that be in the next few days or 10+ years? Just a yes or no!
Whether that be in the next few days or 10+ years? Just a yes or no!
All databases will be shut down at some point.
I know. My point was merely that, for those worried about collecting raw mats after the split, ie. having lost the ability to mode switch, it's really not that much of a hassle.
Oh you can bet your behind they will shut down legacy mode, and not wait long to do it. This is just a move to make the 3.8 players either switch or leave so they get fewer complaints when they kill it
Don’t you just love when people make up baseless conspiracies and then get mad at Frontier for it.
I was thinking, the one "good" thing about this whole legacy/live version nonsense.is that it makes it easier to frame our pleas and demands to Frontier's hearts and wallets that they, "Release Elite Dangerous Live on Next Gen consoles!"
We can make it a banner and slap it anywhere their and Elite players ' eyes may land, rather than having to ask for the full game with Odyssey or version 4.0 etc (particularly once that version is patched and become 5.0 etc!).
(While of course not only releasing "love" mode and the game natively on PS5 and Series X, but also optimising it so it'll run on lower end PCs and MAYBE "God" forbid, on "last gen" consoles, even if it's only in a limited capacity, if at all!)
So again, say it, CHANT it after me, "Release Elite Dangerous Live on Next Gen consoles!"
We can make it a banner and slap it anywhere their and Elite players ' eyes may land, rather than having to ask for the full game with Odyssey or version 4.0 etc (particularly once that version is patched and become 5.0 etc!).
(While of course not only releasing "love" mode and the game natively on PS5 and Series X, but also optimising it so it'll run on lower end PCs and MAYBE "God" forbid, on "last gen" consoles, even if it's only in a limited capacity, if at all!)
So again, say it, CHANT it after me, "Release Elite Dangerous Live on Next Gen consoles!"
Well … I would assume that most players that haven’t switched to H4 or bought Odyssey yet will instead just quit. I know I have, and there will have to be some very substantial improvements to the Odyssey code base for me to consider flying again.
Oh don’t worry. Frontier has given some™ 3ʳᵈ party developers a 24h advance warning with no additional information. And AFAIK haven’t answered any questions that were directed at them after.
So everything will be just fine.
@ Bruce: So, how do i decomission my FC now, get the 5bn and then transfer my account from PS4 to PC to have my assets transfered over in time? Planned decomissioning takes roughly six days, the 29. is only 5 days to go. Also, there are a lot of rare goods stored on my carrier with no way to trade them to friends. Is there any possibility to transfer those over to a new PC account with the transfer?
I do understand that this step had to be made eventually but the timing of the accouncement is not great.
I do understand that this step had to be made eventually but the timing of the accouncement is not great.