| Azuren said: I don't understand where the dislike comes from. They promised an absolutely massive game (so massive you may never meet anyone) where you can explore planets, discover shit, and name it whatever you like. The combat and whatnot was always going to be limited, since your interaction with others would also be limited. They did exactly what they said they were going to do and I don't recall them saying they would do anything else. The only thing I'd like them to do is maybe lay out a star map to where people on your friendlist are at. |
There is a long list on GAF people have compiled about all the stuff said to be in the game at various points during development, that did not make it in. The biggest of course being the ability to meet and see other people.
Here are the things I've noticed that were talked about before release but haven't been seen:
- Most planets will not have life (90/10 rule)
- The idea of "more evolved lifeforms"
- The difficulty increases as you go towards the center of the galaxy
- The day/night cycle is "not artificial"
- It is possible to fly past the "edge" of the galaxy
- It is possible to fly between solar systems manually
- Temperature of a planet is based on distance from the sun
- The type of star will affect planet generation
- There are ship classes that are suited to different tasks
- Ships can have stealth
- Within each system there is a single big event that could change the system for everyone
- Things get "weirder" as you approach the center of the galaxy
- Planets generally only have one type of resource, encouraging exploration
- Atmosphere color of planets is based on elements in the atmosphere
- Planets with rings around them
- Planets covered entirely by water or sand
Others say there are a lot more they can add to the list. To be honest, as someone who was interested in the game but not bonkers about it like others (which is fine, it's never WRONG to be pumped for a game) I didn't really follow most of the pre-release interviews, but I do remember multiple times talks about meeting other players, and being able to manually fly from one solar system to another.
In reality, at least thus far, there is no MP at all, and each solar system is like an enclosed space you can't escape without warping. So it's like any other online game. Someone apparently tried to fly for 6 hours straight to get to another solar system and it just glitched his game out.
I'm just hoping this drops the price of the game quickly and they work on some fixes. All these issues people are having, the fact that it's in the high 60's is a testament to the potential that is there.
