Why not just close open play fdev?

[VagueTK]

With this new CG rewards are given out by total % of goods transported. Anyone who wants to compete well... just go play solo. Makes sense to reward the player who puts in less effort more. gg this game..

 

[CMDR Serra]

Do you really need credits? If so, go solo.
If you want to have fun, go open.

 

[Robert Maynard]

Depends on ones personal definition of "fun", doesn't it?

If PvP isn't "fun" then Open is highly likely not the game mode to play in, especially if one intends to go to a CG system....

 

[Factabulous]

Ah, tasty open salt, most delicious

 

[Rubbernuke]

Well, this thread is going to go places.

 

[whothe]

The trade CGs always were based on % transported as I recall? As for the second part, just let me say I play in open for the record, but.... there's nothing stopping anyone from playing in PG or solo, competing with the same advantages, effectively negating them... and your post.
I don't really see this imbalance you refer to. What I can see is the 'pirate' type being disappointed about the lack of nice fat easy pickins trade ships in open.

 

[Vetinari]

One day you may go to a CG in Open, and you may never go back to any other mode, but only if the time is right and you are ready and you actually like it. If not join a PVE PG or Solo as before. Not many games give you that choice I dont think, not in the same way.

 

[Vetinari]

nice fat easy pickins

Just found the new name for my T9, thank you

 

[Rubbernuke]

looks at watch

stubs out cigarette

An Open Powerplay would solve this.

checks watch

walks to pub

 

[VagueTK]

I don't care if someone plays solo or private... but why reward someone more for less? Just like we all played games in the past... the lower the difficulty typically the lesser rewards. The harder aka open more rewards. Not sure why there is even a discussion.

 

[rrobes]

This thread is deja vu all over again...

 

[Vetinari]

looks at watch

stubs out cigarette

An Open Powerplay would solve this.

checks watch

walks to pub

.....firebombs pub after someone 'Spilled my pint!'

sets up impromptu Bar-B-Q

just speculating

 

[VagueTK]

The trade CGs always were based on % transported as I recall? As for the second part, just let me say I play in open for the record, but.... there's nothing stopping anyone from playing in PG or solo, competing with the same advantages, effectively negating them... and your post.
I don't really see this imbalance you refer to. What I can see is the 'pirate' type being disappointed about the lack of nice fat easy pickins trade ships in open.

No I could care less about killing a transport ship... its the whole games philosophy of not rewarding any challenge.

 

[Rubbernuke]

.....firebombs pub after someone 'Spilled my pint!'

sets up impromptu Bar-B-Q

just speculating

 

[VagueTK]

This thread is deja vu all over again...

fdev started it

 

[Vetinari]

Not sure the difficulty of this discussion.

Fleet Carriers nullify this. They park up with full cargo in all instances. Same profit for anyone whos allowed to dock. Open isnt harder its just different and some of it is toxic but thats tiny. It probably is the most used but that doesnt really count the people who use all 3 at different times, that stat is kind of misleading as implies players who play Open only or exclusively are the majority which probably isnt true.

different modes for different folks.....at different times too None of it is harder or more challenging, just different.

@RN - lol I wish Id remembered that reference, its perfect

 

[goemon]

so, if i do one 200t run in my CG clipper in open, i have put in more effort, than somebody delivering 20K tons in his t9 in group or solo? like the definition of effort.

 

[Robert Maynard]

fdev started it

Frontier delivered a game where PvP is entirely optional and they learned early that some players will collude to "earn" rewards designed for contested encounters without contesting the encounter, where possible - which is why we have a low player bounty cap.

 

[Drelthar]

...bingo?

 

[Mrat13]

Depends on ones personal definition of "fun", doesn't it?

If PvP isn't "fun" then Open is highly likely not the game mode to play in, especially if one intends to go to a CG system....

Personally I think there is a difference between 'PvP' and ganking. PvP, whether duels or piracy, can be fun and interesting. Ganking, the act of killing people just for the lolz, isn't fun. What exactly do you gain from ganking, other than the notoriety that you are, in fact, a basement dweller, who stills lives with their mother, and has no friends or loved ones, because you pushed them all away.