Its good to be back!

[Grogan]

 

 

Hello Sunrise!

 

Recently I was able to get a group of my original guildies together and onto the server .  First - let me say how absolutely amazing it is to see the amount of time effort and results of the folks who not only got the game up and running but have added content.

 

If anyone here was once on the server, but left due to a lack of companions to play with, or if youre simply feeling like getting a fresh start - reach out to me in game. I am Grogan.  Ill be happy to group up and help with whatever you need.  We got a decent sized group who are on pretty much every day and are looking for more friends to hang with. Everyone is welcome.  Come find us - the adventure continues!

 

For those of you who no longer play but may be lurking here - why did you stop? WHat would it take to fire the game up again?

[Doctor]

Mining didn't feel like it had a point. I could amass hoards of ores, full stacks of everything, raw and refined, but what for? The best weapons are going to be drop-only, and even then, mobs are tuned to the degree that it doesn't feel powerful unless I run a full stack of alts. The highest DPS weapons tend to burn through ammo. Multiboxing is tedious, even with the autohotkey stuff I have to make it less annoying.

 

There wasn't much left to learn. Could I go around and update my map with every mob spawn, their resists, loot tables, etc? Sure. I could. Who cares? The 20 or so people that still play (20 * 6 = 120 = approximate daily player count). I decided it was more fun to 3D print parts, play with my laser (2000w fiber), or any of a number of other hobbies.

 

There's just nothing to do. Once I map out every mob spawn, every ore spawn, every drop rate...what for? The in-game credits don't let me buy anything. Literally, most of the stuff anyone would want to buy is drop-only, or so rare that nobody ever sells it. So I can amass 999,999,999,999 credits and have nothing to do with them. I can't prestige my hull into the ultimate mining vessel with a 400 slot vault (thus allowing me to have a full stack of every raw and ref ore on one char) and the ability to mine while cloaked.

 

I can't prestige my PW into a machine of utter death, able to shield sap while shield nova is running, with guns that fire every 1-2 seconds, with 1000+ rounds per ammo stack, and hit like absolute trucks. I can't expand that PW's inventory to the point that he can go out, burn a hold of ammo, and bring back all the loot.

 

I can't prestige my TT into an automated space medic, with auto-casting recharge shields and hull patch. With an on-board ammo factory. Imagine a highly prestiged TT being able to act like a (minor) floating station, where your mining alts could drop off ores, and your combat chars could drop off mob loot, and the TT can sit there and produce ammo for them. Only having to return to a station once a day because their internal cargo hold is so massive they can't literally spend all day soaking up loot to sell later.

 

Trade routes aren't dynamic. The best trade route in the game is decent, but only if you're a TT. And even then it's still a mind-numbing grind. With 20 players, dynamic prices would be a huge pain, but the dream of games like EVE: Online was always that you could pull up prices and figure out 'ah, good X is needed in place Y!' and come up with your own routes that would, eventually, be sated and change.

 

I'm rambling, but, there's a lot of ways to make an ENB style game that has an actual endgame, a sense of purpose and progression, but with the limitations of the client, and the current reality of server-side development...nah. I'll just go touch grass.

 

Edit: In case it wasn't clear, I am not trying to take away anyone's fun. I'm just sharing my own answers to the question asked.

Edited October 5, 2024 by Doctor
Context/clarification.

[Grogan]

Hey doc

 

The game is definitely a product of its time but its still fun.  For me and those ive brought with me  we are relearning the game and working through levels.  For us its about the camraderie of doing things together and socializing as much as it is about the game.

 

You 3d print? Me too.  I have a phrozen transform and one other smaller one whose name escapes me atm.  If you want, pm  me or we can connect in discord and share some STLs

 

If you do decide to give the game another go lmk ans we can connect you with some other folks to play alongside