Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by Riccardoman » Thu, 6. Dec 18, 17:16

Multiplayer is a great idea! But........
..........AFTER ALL the single player content that can be produced.......

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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by Nafensoriel » Thu, 6. Dec 18, 17:17

Take one look at most ARK servers to find out why MP in 4X would end up being an awful idea. Sure it sounds great on paper until you realize that a not insignificant portion of gamers is dicks just for the sake of being dicks.

You can spin all the tales you want about how awesome it would be to have EVE online in the X universe but at the end of the day, you still have to deal with every single problem that represents and face the reality that one jerk can now ruin any work you've done while you are sleeping.

Unless you legitimately would enjoy finding out one morning that someone sat in a glitched area of your PHQ and got your own security forces to shoot the station to death just because they could.
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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by Phoynix » Thu, 6. Dec 18, 17:19

Egosoft has been planning and developing X online since early 2000.

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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by Azran_Zala » Thu, 6. Dec 18, 18:48

Alewx wrote:
Wed, 5. Dec 18, 17:42
Juggernaut93 wrote:
Wed, 5. Dec 18, 16:32
Alewx wrote:
Wed, 5. Dec 18, 16:11


I just hope for you that it is nothing like buy a new paintjob for some real $.
I think they already said no micro-transactions.
I think they already said the game is release ready.
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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by StoneLegionYT » Thu, 6. Dec 18, 19:30

CBJ wrote:
Wed, 5. Dec 18, 15:55
Sorry to disappoint you, but these functions were just experiments. The Online Features options will have further uses down the line, but these functions aren't among them.
I hope when you say that you mean the direct functions listed and not the idea of an actual direct connect server idea. I mean we know about the venture missions but I still hope a real MP might still happen :)

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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by paris_england » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 15:30

Just to stir things up:
<xs:element name="report_online_encounter">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Report that the object had an encounter which should be tracked and submitted to the server as potentially relevant for transmission to original owner. Will fail silently if the object does not originate from another universe.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
Another universe?

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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by MutantDwarf » Sun, 9. Dec 18, 15:51

That's just in reference to the 'Venture' system, where you can command one of your AI-piloted ships to do something in an 'alternate universe', which is the game's lore-name for 'another player's game'. You probably can't see what the ship is doing or have any control over it or much insight into what's happening to it while it's over there outside of those 'online encounters', though.

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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by Frostedawg » Wed, 12. Dec 18, 20:38

If they add dedicated server functionality and some sort of multiplayer or coop I might never need another space game. It would be everything I've ever wanted. I've always imagined exploring and conquering X with friends.

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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by Dreamora » Sat, 15. Dec 18, 05:43

Roflknife wrote:
Wed, 5. Dec 18, 02:39
conquestor wrote:
Wed, 5. Dec 18, 02:24
If they actually waste time on this I'm writing egosoft off entirely. People said they REALLY didn't understand their market after X:R, and it's looking like they may be right.
Egosoft has been eyeballing multiplayer since forever. They didnt bother deleting the references from their multiplayer-tests.
Obviously they concentrated on getting X4 shipped. If you dont see how X4 caters to its core-fanbase, then you must be blind.

Theyve been waiting for an opportunity to ship multiplayer along the way since forever. They have their priorities right, otherwise there wouldve been multiplayer 10 years ago already.
At some point and time and if the stars should align, when it's reasonable and all the work comes together, a multiplayer will be shipped.
When that day comes I suggest preparing yourself to not stare at your neighbours plate like a lot of other people tend to do with this topic.
Does anyone remember X20L that got canned? lol...

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Re: Egosoft, we need an official statement on this...

Post by cherbert1701 » Sat, 15. Dec 18, 13:57

Dreamora wrote:
Sat, 15. Dec 18, 05:43
Does anyone remember X20L that got canned? lol...
Pretty sure it was called X Universe. It even had a website.

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