What's really missing: Iron man mode

[Aewarin Jameson]

To be honest, I am not surprised that YOU think that.
When it comes to development, things are never as simple as the initial naíve concept

I never said it was simple, I said "relatively light" - in that small phrase I acknowledge that it should in theory be a low hanging fruit ...

Take your agenda elsewhere ..

 

[Old Duck]

Except that IS NOT the same as a dedicated ironman mode. Playing a self-imposed ironman on the same servers with players that have a rebuy available is completely different

What if a group were formed, like Mobius but different, where everyone agrees to play by the self-imposed Ironman rules. Again, not exactly what OP is looking for, but a potential option in the meantime.

 

[Aewarin Jameson]

What if a group were formed, like Mobius but different, where everyone agrees to play by the self-imposed Ironman rules. Again, not exactly what OP is looking for, but a potential option in the meantime.

It's a halfway house measure for sure ... I had toyed with the idea back when I played ED more than i do today, but these days I don't have time to play.

Count me in to join if you do.

 

[Andovar]

What if a group were formed, like Mobius but different, where everyone agrees to play by the self-imposed Ironman rules. Again, not exactly what OP is looking for, but a potential option in the meantime.

Sure, this sort of works.
But it's the same as calling Mobius a dedicated PvE server. Occasionally there's some tools who work their way in there who intentionally break the rules just for kicks.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

Or FD could send the boys round to your house for that extra touch of realism...

Ooooh I'm scared

 

[CATPAIN KIRK]

Anyway, like everything else, this wouldn't cater to the $$ making machine as after all .. that's the only thing that counts these days for FD

Understandably so - according to 2015's ESA report [URL="http://www.theesa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ESA-Essential-Facts-2015.pdf]only 0.1% of players prefer flight sims[/URL] . Of course the report is heavily biased and limited to the US market, so things may not look as grim in the big picture as the US market has always been dominated by consoles and the casual action games associated with them.

The 2016 report doesn't provide the actual numbers, but with mobile phones further on the rise, you can't really blame FD for consequently dumbing ED down update by update.

ED-Go in 3, 2, 1...

 

[CMDR Cillian Raynor]

number 1090837987 on the list of priorities that would improve the game. Although..considering how easy it would be to put in i can't be against it either.

 

[khaos526]

I think with a separate server though just for Iron Man, you would get a different dynamic. Currently you would have anyone being gung-ho to fight and engage in combat because they don't have to die and can respawn easily. If everyone had one life, then things would be a lot less, jump at the first thing to kill it. They'd have to think of the pros and cons and if it was worth it or not.

So for those that like that sort of thing, I could see it being a beneficial thing instead of having them shoved in a world where most people aren't playing by their strict rules and clearly have the advantage of respawns all the time..

 

[Heavenly-Hammer]

Absolutely, yes. Ironman as a separate mode was part of the DDF and part of the reason I backed the game. Not sure about the irrational mouth-foaming in some of the replies - most of the games I play offer IM/Hardcore/Legendary modes and I play them exclusively in these modes.

+1

Would be awesome.