Why can't we just have a separate BGS/server for each mode?
May I refer you to Mr Aunt's excellent thread on the same topic? https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/427406-Time-for-separate-servers
I'm going to guess it's the cost of the three separate systems.
Yes, you are missing we are playing in one universe.
Seriously, stop this people. Forums aren't player base.
Seriously, stop this people. Forums aren't player base.
What would be wrong with having 2 universes? or even multiple universes?
One universe where the modes are treated differently eh?
Thanks wotherspoon I missed that post. Had a read and some good info but still leaves me wondering what the problems of separate universes would actually be.
rootsrat
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For players - none.
For Frontier - double the cost and resource requirements (more or less) to maintain 2 different storylines.
Why can't we just have Open PvP and Open PvE?
Ah yes, because Open PvP would be pretty much empty, we can't have that.
Ah yes, because Open PvP would be pretty much empty, we can't have that.
And that's why it's not going to happen.
Nonsense. Lot of people - I will say majority - play because it IS single universe.
People who want their own sandboxes are loud, yet minority.
rootsrat
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I've just expressed my opinion.
Do you have any source for your claims? Like, actual figures of how many player out of the entire Elite Dangerous player population would prefer to have a separate servers?
Didn't think so
This makes sense, I suppose things such as new stations and the progression of repairs is dynamic and affected by player actions but I can't think of much else that would be. The thargoid progression seems pretty much on rails and we don't have any impact on the outcome of the war. Maybe that will change though. I guess the newsletter would have to be different.
It's just a shame there has to be all this arguing because of the PVP/PVE divide when at the end of the day we all want the same thing. A cool space game.
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rootsrat
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That's not true with Thargoids, as you can prevent a system from being attacked by destroying enough Thargoid Scouts.
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this. next stupid question please.
If you understood the difficulty FD have had maintaining one galaxy you wouldn't have asked about a second
What we need... is a poll!I've just expressed my opinion.
Do you have any source for your claims? Like, actual figures of how many player out of the entire Elite Dangerous player population would prefer to have a separate servers?
Didn't think so
I tried to create a poll once but then I took an arrow to the knee.
I didn't know that, maybe I'll go hunt some scouts now. I can see how it's probably more work than it seems at first thought, always the way I guess.
Perhaps open only with the option to go solo but forfeit all BGS is the way it will go. I'd be quite happy not being able to influence the BGS in solo. I only really use it for engineering and exploring anyway but I understand why people would be annoyed with this.
rootsrat
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If it's a poll that is presented in the game launcher on all platforms and you get 1 vote per account, then yes.
If it's a forum poll - it still would be very inaccurate.