What I wrote and what you read seem slightly different
Really the PvP slider never made sense to me anyway. Not surprised it was removed as it was not practical at all. As for private servers, they only made sense when game worlds were tiny and landing zones were automated. Back before atmospheric entry was even a thing, and completely explorable planets and planetoids were not even considered as a possibility.
Now, private servers just cannot happen. Maybe in the sense of a private Arena Commander server, sure, but other than that nah.
Funny thing about your description of SC vs EVE Mac, is that since the personal inventory and loot corpses and all that was implemented, non-consensual PvP has gone down. Not sure why, but for some reason it is the opposite of what you thought it might be.
Maybe log in, come fly with a few of us. See what the game is all about.
It is still buggy and all that, but it just might surprise you.
Iād be interested in server pop numbers. Non-consentual PvP has gone down in Eve as well, while the pop is up, at least according to the metrics I have access to. I have a number of friends who have gone back and are trying to lure me back inā¦never happen of course, but they keep trying.
Way too busy to fight the bugs. When it gets closer to launch, if Iām alive, Iāll play the heck out of SQ42. I log in and roam around my ships when a new one becomes fliable, though rarely actually take off. No clue how to fly/fight in these things anymore. Logged into AC for dog fighting and got my ass handed to me, big time, couldnāt hit water if I fell out of a frigging boat
On a more serious note though, I think solo players will have a much more difficult time than those who play with friends. Having friends with you even if you play as bad as me will be a significant deterrent to a single PVP player waiting to ambush the unwary.
This is exactly my concern. I donāt care that the game caters to PvP and loads of MP but I worry that everything CIG has been introducing recently (and everything they say) suggests that theyāre trying to solely promote multiplayer, and specifically players working together. Which is fine, but I think itās going to make life impossible for single players. As it is, theyāre relegated to solo-able ships, making small-time money and will be constantly grinding to churn out a living in the 'verseā¦while anyone in an org and with lots of other players with them will be more effective in combat, mining, repair, salvage, bounty hunting, mercenary missions, etc, etc.
Hello guys. Been awhile since I visited. One of the reasons I joined OTG way back when was in addition to being old, I wanted to play with people with shared values, the wisdom of age (cough), and the power of numbers. There are a lot of us here. I think if we stick together, work together, and fight together, weāll be fine. Iāll always be willing to provide escort services, support and help my fellow OTGers even if they prefer to go the solo route. Solo does not necessarily mean alone. Anyway, just trying to stay positive. Hope you are all well.
For me, it more My gaming rig blew up last May. My current laptop canāt handle the game for long. And then I was out of work until November. So in self defense of my finances, Iāve largely been ignoring SC other than occasionally binge watching the shows sometimes just to keep abreast of the major things.
I havenāt given up on the game. I am sure SQ42 will come out, and then after that the PU will follow. My only concern is will I be able to afford to build a new rig for it given the scalping prices of PC components right now while not risking my financial security. So for now any new stuff I might want , Iāll have to earn in game. Unless I win the lottery or something. ( and of course your got to play to win - and I am not playing - cackle)
Mostly use my Titan Avenger. I have a couple of other ships and theyāre all exploration types. I expect Iāll use them all more when the PU really opens up (and I get better at the game
