Why not just close open play fdev?

Run open play with wingmate escorts? I'll run in open. While I don't advocate shutting down any aspect of the game, solo, pg, open but I have learned to appreciate and enjoy open. Moreso because of friends and collective effort on our part.

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You know, it seems like some are hating on Solo mode because it strips them of targets.. You might want to consider how well instancing does or doesn't work. I was 'alone' in Open yesterday and yet System chat was full of traffic and some were obviously instanced together - I was at a burning station.

You can claim that ED is an MMO all you want, I understand, it does kinda look like one. But it's not and was never really intended to be. What it manages to do quite well is capture a certain retro co-op feeling. Want to play alone? Fine, here's the content.. Want to play with others? Also fine, here's some similar, but harder, content.

I only play in Open, even though I'm unlikely to meet anyone out in the black.. That's a choice I made, based on the available options, it was a choice made entirely for personal reasons, I don't give a rats hind end why anyone else is playing. However, I do acknowledge that not everyone plays the same way I do or likes the same things in game that I do, so I'm not going to complain too loudly about most, just a small subsection of a minority group that needs to wander off.
 
Don't worry bro! there are plenty of cmdrs out there living really kick a** lives. My first wife was a trader. she's an explorer now.
 
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.
Don't forget FD's networking in this game sucks so one might need to go to Solo just to get anything done.
 
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Great, another one of those threads. The fact that you can play the way you want to play is one of the best things about Elite. Don't like it? Wanna force other players to play your way? Go play something else.
 
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