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Post by Pyure » Thu, 5. Aug 10, 18:29

It's not my intention in this post to be scathing.
Sure it was, and sure you were...kinda like I am now, a bit ;) Sorry!
To me, don't fix it if it ain't broken. They want to fix it until it's broken?
You and egosoft might have a different interpretation of "broken." If they project that a new X game won't get them the sales they want/need, its broken by that definition. The fact that there's a small niche of us devoted to that particular theme is a bit irrelevant. Just my speculation tho :)

Chances are I'll buy TNBT so long as it doesn't compromise too much for the lower rts/shooter masses. (I guess that makes me an elitest...see what I did there?) And if TNBT doesn't cater to my personal whims, I'll still have TC, R, and an awesome modding community to fall back on.
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Post by Astral Projestion » Fri, 20. Aug 10, 06:40

god let it be mmo...

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Post by Black Gryphon » Fri, 20. Aug 10, 13:04

Astral Projestion wrote:god let it be mmo...
I, and many others, would not buy it.

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Post by Pyure » Fri, 20. Aug 10, 15:52

I, and many others, would not buy it.
Correct!

The sad truth of the matter is that, in my quasi-elitest opinion, MMOs are like reality-tv shows; it doesn't really matter that they're completely innane, mindless clones of one another, the masses will still line up to the trough for more.

Which leaves those of us with multi-digit IQs starving for something to do.

I can only hope the MMO market so over-saturated now that our little niche-market will still receive as much attention as Egosoft historically devotes to it. (And I'd put my money on that being the case.)
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Post by slick_rick70uk » Fri, 20. Aug 10, 19:25

Astral Projestion wrote:god let it be mmo...
God let it not be an MMO. I like MMO's but I would hate an X game based upon one.
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Post by wizrd755 » Fri, 20. Aug 10, 20:04

Black Gryphon wrote:
Astral Projestion wrote:god let it be mmo...
I, and many others, would not buy it.
I agree 1000%. Maybe I can be open minded enough to concede to th "option" of a MMO capability.

I appreciate the "oneness" of my sand box. Me against, whoever I choose, when I choose, and how I choose. Maybe a little self centered, but I've tried the MMORPG's, and I don't like them due to "data-miners" and people who do nothing but that game.. Makes competetion and game play very short. Heck, I couldn't/can't last more that 30 seconds on XBox Live in Call of duty !!

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Post by Pyure » Fri, 20. Aug 10, 21:18

Heck, I couldn't/can't last more that 30 seconds on XBox Live in Call of duty !!
Ok, so we're all agreed then: we want a single-player game cuz we all suck.




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Post by TTD » Fri, 20. Aug 10, 21:25

Since TNBT has been 6years in the making,the chances of what we want it to be,influencing what it actually is,is probably as good as the chances of owning every station in the X-universe ,just playing "vanilla" TC :!:

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Post by snwboardn21 » Sat, 21. Aug 10, 06:59

Whatever it is I have been getting very itchy and need a new X fix... I am just crossing my fingers they keep the same theme with improved mechanics.... X3TC with Conflicts built in and an updated core to run multithreading and I would gladly pay 80 USD
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Post by Xander Cade » Sat, 21. Aug 10, 08:07

You know, there is a middle ground and, IMHO, I think it would suit "X" (X but not X) very well.

How could EgoSoft incorporate all the things that make us like the SP experience so much into an MMO framework? When is an MMO not an MMO? When the servers have limited capacity and there are unlimited servers run by players to their own specifications.

Ten years after it's release, Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of people playing every week on player-built and player-run servers, made possible by the inclusion of the developer's toolkit with the game. It's the perfect balance between modding and multiplayer.

Don't like the Springblossom? Don't play on a server that has them or play on one where it's been changed.

Do you worship at the foot of the apricot tree? Play on his server.

Do you just want to blow shit up? Play on a server where there is nothing but combat.

Don't like MP at all? Then stay on SP.

It's the best of both worlds.
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Post by Shootist » Sat, 21. Aug 10, 17:04

Jonson27 wrote: By Old Men for Old Men.
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Post by cj-spartacus » Sat, 21. Aug 10, 17:58

I wish Egosoft would just announce what they're up to so we can all get back on with the serious business of arguing about which M6 is best.

Although from a marketing standpoint allowing everyone tear up the forums with speculation and conjecture is as good as advertising can get.
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Post by Deadbeat_Spinn » Sat, 21. Aug 10, 18:04

I'm sure when EgoSoft is good and ready they'll reveal just what it is and what it's about but not until/after the release of the SuperBox.

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Post by cheezy379 » Sat, 21. Aug 10, 23:55

I'd love it to be an mmo or atleast something that can be played via LAN.

Possibly where I play a game (from statrt to finish) and then people can join my game (like friends) and play along with as another empire in my universe and they can land and log off or leave it run with my empire if theyve automated it or whatever, just so I can play it with my partner and some of my mates.

I really loved freelancer, but it would rip X up to make it like that, if it has to be an MMO they will have 2 set it up some how so that players have to co-operate to some degree, e.g. have an argon millitary, you sign up to it as a noob (to get commition), then an admin or big player with the power assigns you to a carrier or escort a freighter or something like that.

Dont know how they would deal with seta, maybe if big ships/freighters could "warp" (and not fighters) and nearby ships (not warp capable ships) could warp with it. Would be a good way to force noobs to co-operate with frieghter pilots, like "ill protect you or ill be stuck in space for ages if you and youre warp drive gets blown up", then there could be some kind of jammer for pirates to use to pull people out of warp, like a mine with a big AoE.

If they do it right it would be good.


Somebody mentioned there was somewhere to sign up for BETA's? Anybody got a link to that? I always like BETA testing, even if its not TNBT.

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Post by TTD » Sun, 22. Aug 10, 00:36

at the bottom of your profile ,you can sign up there.

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Post by cheezy379 » Sun, 22. Aug 10, 00:39

Thanks :D

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Post by Astral Projestion » Sun, 22. Aug 10, 03:22

well it is my wish to this game evolve to mmo i wouldn't mind one sec to cruse w my python among other folks sharing this unique space sim,which this game is space sim not game that is happening in space and i have naive hope that it will not be like all others mmo,s guys behind this game moved boundaries of how to make something wright and i dont think they can fail in it...but all my wishing aside i don't think they are cooking mmo.

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Post by Hyppe » Sun, 22. Aug 10, 12:03

If Egosoft wants to 'abandon' majority of their current user base, go MP! Personally, I wouldn't touch MP X even with a long stick. For those ppl who want to play MP games, go play MP games and leave good SP games as they are :shock:

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Post by garv222 » Mon, 23. Aug 10, 09:02

Hyppe wrote:If Egosoft wants to 'abandon' majority of their current user base, go MP! Personally, I wouldn't touch MP X even with a long stick. For those ppl who want to play MP games, go play MP games and leave good SP games as they are :shock:
Personally I think going MMO is a good way to kill their current fan base. MMO games punish players who aren't hardcore as a standard. Most of the people here willing to sweat out out X games are people who have devotion and patience, but are also intelligent enough to realize their life doesn't revolve around a game all the time. Or atleast that's how I see most of the X community anyway.
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Post by ndp183 » Mon, 23. Aug 10, 09:47

God I played WoW for 3 years, and wish I could have all that time back. I will never play another MMO again.

I could go on forever about what is wrong with the genre. Literally forever. Suffice it to say the MMO environment brings out the worst in people as well as bringing your overall quality of life way down.

It also brings down the quality of PC games as a whole. Whole genres have disappeared as the result of how easy it is to take money from stupid people. (yes I know.. the irony.. )

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