The X3 Online / Multiplayer FAQ

JoeVN09 · Post by **JoeVN09** » Sat, 18. Apr 09, 14:02

maphys wrote: Or everyone add it to their signature?

M

I might just have to do that

delray · Post by **delray** » Sat, 18. Apr 09, 14:06

SETA could be done the way that requires all players to accept it.

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Sat, 18. Apr 09, 16:40

maphys wrote:Or everyone add it to their signature?

Done

Tim

adecoy · Post by **adecoy** » Wed, 6. May 09, 08:47

delray wrote:SETA could be done the way that requires all players to accept it.

why exactly does seta have to be done at all, i never understood this, just make boosts like in freelancer

chesney · Post by **chesney** » Sat, 16. May 09, 20:03

If only there were up to 8 player skirmishes or something

You get a certain amount of cash, you buy ships and then fight to the DEATH.

No buildings, just a random buying ship thing at start

Also no fight consoles for the ship you are on, so it can involve skill aswell.

jlehtone · Post by **jlehtone** » Sat, 16. May 09, 20:11

chesney wrote:If only there were up to 8 player skirmishes or something

No way. All or nothing. The pedantic, sadistic players, who loathe multiplayer games and have way too much time on their hands, must have a chance to lurk, prey, and mercilessly slaughter every MMO-desiring newcomer.

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Sun, 17. May 09, 02:10

No way. All or nothing. The pedantic, sadistic players, who loathe multiplayer games and have way too much time on their hands, must have a chance to lurk, prey, and mercilessly slaughter every MMO-desiring newcomer.

this and the infinite possibilities to mod my game make me prefer an Offline X3TC...

I have been around a lot in MMORPG... and if I can say that...
I prefer to see how dumb is my computer than seeing how dumb are some players...

irR4tiOn4L · Post by **irR4tiOn4L** » Thu, 3. Sep 09, 15:04

I loved to play split-screen/LAN games with my brother (not MMO's though) but to be honest the thought of writing netcode to deal with 150+ sectors full of ships and stations is so mind-boggling that i doubt Egosoft will ever do it

In almost ALL circumstances i will prefer a game i have complete control over loading, saving, time acceleration and can mod to the 'novelty' of seeing a fellow player humping my dead body with his lvl 60 blood elf while shouting "n00b, n00b, n00b!". Ah yes, the peak of civilization!

The only MMO ive taken a liking to is Test Drive Unlimited; but racing games are almost made to be multiplayer

freddiel · Post by **freddiel** » Thu, 3. Sep 09, 16:28

Excellent thread, just what I was looking for, but instead of reading through all these links could someone tell me why X3 TC isn't multiplayer?

I mean Egosoft must be losing a fortune cos me and my 8 mates would love to play on a LAN.

*tum tee tum*

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Thu, 3. Sep 09, 16:33

freddiel wrote:Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?

Nice

I can certainly relate!

Tim

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Thu, 3. Sep 09, 16:54

If you really must know, the X series is a niche game not a mainstream game and Egosoft is a small company as opposed to EA, Valve, & Blizzard (as well as many others).

jlehtone · Post by **jlehtone** » Thu, 3. Sep 09, 16:58

freddiel wrote:Excellent thread, just what I was looking for, but instead of reading through all these links could someone tell me why X3 TC isn't multiplayer?

The assumption is that if you cannot read anything that has already been written, then you won't read the next copy of the explanation either.

It was not made that way. That is why.

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Thu, 3. Sep 09, 18:01

I could be getting completely the wrong end of the stick, but I thought freddiel's comment was sarcastic as opposed to sincere.

"losing a fortune cos me and my 8 mates" seemed a little too much to be serious...

Tim

freddiel · Post by **freddiel** » Thu, 3. Sep 09, 18:06

perkint wrote:I could be getting completely the wrong end of the stick, but I thought freddiel's comment was sarcastic as opposed to sincere.

"losing a fortune cos me and my 8 mates" seemed a little too much to be serious...

Tim

You haven't got the wrong end of the stick at all.

irR4tiOn4L · Post by **irR4tiOn4L** » Fri, 4. Sep 09, 05:11

freddiel wrote:I mean Egosoft must be losing a fortune cos me and my 8 mates would love to play on a LAN.

That you have to buy 8 copies of Company of Heroes (or similar game) to play a simple LAN game is an absolute rort. It really ticks me off that multiplayer has been reduced to either 'online' or nothing at all

Lord Dakier · Post by **Lord Dakier** » Fri, 4. Sep 09, 05:42

A simple 4 man lobby would be nice however, development costs money and so does expansion. Would you be willing to pay £5 per month to go online such as in World of Warcraft?

irR4tiOn4L · Post by **irR4tiOn4L** » Fri, 4. Sep 09, 08:59

Lord_Dakier wrote:A simple 4 man lobby would be nice however, development costs money and so does expansion. Would you be willing to pay £5 per month to go online such as in World of Warcraft?

Id prefer a one-off cost, but that ongoing cost would probably be acceptable.

Having said that this is not World of Warcraft, even basic LAN play (let alone multiplayer) would involve an incredible amount of extra work and so theres just no point even thinking about it.

Its not a funding thing so much as it would mean fundamental changes to the game that go against both Egosoft's credo among this community and probably Egosoft's stance on game development. Itd be a big risk; no risk, no reward i guess though

rujikin · Post by **rujikin** » Tue, 8. Sep 09, 23:04

I know X3 isn't a multiplayer built game, but what if you released X3 Online as an expansion. You have to buy X3 than the online expansion to play it

More happy players more money in the pocket

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Wed, 9. Sep 09, 00:16

But the point is that multiplayer requires a massive development investment and the reliably predicted returns for something like X3 do not match up to the required investment.

By that I mean reliably predicted as in "This is how much we could rely on getting" not how much may come in as increased profit.

Tim

Killjaeden · Post by **Killjaeden** » Wed, 9. Sep 09, 00:53

X3 lan with a couple of friends right after the begining...
1:'where are you guys?'
2:'OL'
1:'AP'
3:'Hatikvahs Faith, 50% hull dmg, swamped by M5'
4:'xenon coresect...dead'
...
5:'Jupiter, EVAing to Commonwealth'

No SETA?
sounds interesting

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The X3 Online / Multiplayer FAQ