I think PP is a large improvement but:
Seriously, I had built up the libido to actually get playing again as I really want an FDL and have been playing some of the new missions (Where is the overhaul? more of a tweak) and I'm sorry but flying around in circles at a CZ or one of the expansion missions is so silly, it makes the silliness of Pirate randomly turning up to RES sites but never actually attacking miners when there are millions of cops everywhere and not just running make sense.
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Here are my issues:
1. The idea that a Conda and an eagle are the same in rewards is madness.
2. The idea that like bounty hunting last kill is all that matters just doesn't support the idea of a militia, you just wait until the NPCs soften it up and then kill it, I have been there with two or three Cmdrs doing this.
3. The Lore is awful as mentioned above and simply a change of text for each faction is totally boring.
4. Variation is non existent.
5. Difficulty is balancing if I want open and having to fight for kills (cherry picking) with no risk or solo with loads of ships and high risk but keeping all the rewards (My poor internet means I can't do them in the evening, as I only have a vulture)
6. New ships appear on their own, surely they should be spawning in large groups at a time mean because currently a ship spawning and then when the mob catches up its a no skill quick kill.
7. I don't feel like this is either police action (hit and run etc) or a battle its just people flying around in circles
All in all I feel like I am eating Tomato Puree, because there is no spice or change in texture, it just feels like another placeholder, I wasn't expecting this whole game to be like that old capital ship trailer, where you are employed to help that Federal Corvette was it? but some kind of theme past fly to this site and endlessly turn, span and shoot is needed, Frankly even a derelict, half destroyed space station as some furniture would add a little bit of flavour. I mean surely in the three months that PP was developed you made more models than 2.5 ships?
Not expecting FD to reply (I love the AI but they way) but just wish I hadn't expected anything from PP, but I did
Seriously, I had built up the libido to actually get playing again as I really want an FDL and have been playing some of the new missions (Where is the overhaul? more of a tweak) and I'm sorry but flying around in circles at a CZ or one of the expansion missions is so silly, it makes the silliness of Pirate randomly turning up to RES sites but never actually attacking miners when there are millions of cops everywhere and not just running make sense.
.
Here are my issues:
1. The idea that a Conda and an eagle are the same in rewards is madness.
2. The idea that like bounty hunting last kill is all that matters just doesn't support the idea of a militia, you just wait until the NPCs soften it up and then kill it, I have been there with two or three Cmdrs doing this.
3. The Lore is awful as mentioned above and simply a change of text for each faction is totally boring.
4. Variation is non existent.
5. Difficulty is balancing if I want open and having to fight for kills (cherry picking) with no risk or solo with loads of ships and high risk but keeping all the rewards (My poor internet means I can't do them in the evening, as I only have a vulture)
6. New ships appear on their own, surely they should be spawning in large groups at a time mean because currently a ship spawning and then when the mob catches up its a no skill quick kill.
7. I don't feel like this is either police action (hit and run etc) or a battle its just people flying around in circles
All in all I feel like I am eating Tomato Puree, because there is no spice or change in texture, it just feels like another placeholder, I wasn't expecting this whole game to be like that old capital ship trailer, where you are employed to help that Federal Corvette was it? but some kind of theme past fly to this site and endlessly turn, span and shoot is needed, Frankly even a derelict, half destroyed space station as some furniture would add a little bit of flavour. I mean surely in the three months that PP was developed you made more models than 2.5 ships?
Not expecting FD to reply (I love the AI but they way) but just wish I hadn't expected anything from PP, but I did