Facebook Aunt posted:

The Helmsman blurts out, "sry mom agro got to eat dinner brb 1hour" and vanishes. With both the helmsman and the assistant helmsman missing you can't leave port. 3 more crewmen log out.

Entropic posted:

I assume you're just making drinks for AI passengers right? Because why would a human player buy a virtual drink just to-- you know what, I'm overthinking it, this minigame is never going to actually exist anyway.

Sankis posted:

I've mentioned it before but seeing those long fantasy posts about how Star Citizen will play really take me back 20 years to when people were doing the same for the scam mmo "Dawn".

poo poo never changes. Hell, I bet it's some of the same people.

edit: it'd be funny if using Mark Hamill's likeness on that computer led to legal issues

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If you want to go mining then it's probably going to be a good idea to get a couple of buddies to come along in a Cutlass Red, that way you have more storage, more people mining and can go an heal regularly. Or if you want to go all out you could bring along an Apollo Triage. That way if you and all the people working for/with you get injured at the same time there are plenty of treatment beds and storage for extra medical equipment and supplies.

I'd probably bring enough people along so that there would be at least one qualified medic and one nurse always aboard the Apollo so that the nurse can meet and greet injured people coming aboard, they would then assess the need level of the patient. Then you could have the 6 beds in order of almost fine to critical. So for example, lets say me and 6 buddies want to mine we would probably bring a small gang fleet like a Cutlass Black, Freelancer MAX and then hire a couple other players to come along in an Apollo. We would obviously also need a scout in a fast single seater ship that would have the job of keep an eye out for enemy ships and also looking for the next mine.

Although now interdiction ships are going to be common as poo poo it might be an idea to have a escort ship like a Hammerhead along. That way he can be with the ship taking the ore to sell. So it'll take about 15 people which may not make the profit worth wasting time on. So maybe not a Hammerhead, I think just another Cutlass Black as 2 of them together with 4 crew (2 per ship) can kill an interdiction ship and also carry a decent amount of cargo and bring back medical supplies, food, drinks and ammo etc.

Personally I hate mining, so I'd be aboard the Apollo overseeing everything, deciding who does the mining, keeping a list of who is getting injured the most frequently and how much ore they are mining as well as over seeing logistics and helping out with triage in the event of multiple casualties. Any miners that are getting injured too often will be given training by the best miner but if they don;t get much better then they go home with the next cargo load and we try a new hire out. Those that are very efficient will be given better meals and I might invite the top ones after work to my cabin for some rare and exotic food and drinks as a reward for their hard work and to ensure they want to remain a member of my crew.

If we ever a find a planet with abundant mines I will probably bring a bigger ship such as a Constellation Andromeda to command my staff from, that way I could bring more supplies and miners. It's got a decent number of beds, lockers and a toilet etc to keep the workers happy. With it having a Snub fighter it means that the scout ship will have an escort to help keep it safe it can also run messages back and forth in the even of some sort of EMP event that temporarily knock out radio communications. The only down side is the size of the food prep and eating area but I'd just have to work out a shift timetable to make sure it never gets too crowded.

I suppose if there is enough interest in these mining expeditions then I could bring one luxury ship with more beds, a big kitchen and mess hall and area for the crew to R&R. That way after a herd days work they can get the nutrition and rest that will help keep them strong and capable of staying on top of their game. Plus if I could put things like gambling machines and Black Jack tables etc on board I could recuperate some of the money they get paid from them losing at gambling. Could even have a tier system of food, so the top miners get access to quality food and drinks where as the worse miners get basic supplies but can purchase better food if they should choose so. They could also upgrade to more luxury sleeping quarters.

Anyway, all of this would be temporary until the Endeavor ship comes out, I will of course be using this as my Command Ship to lead a fleet doing much more than just mining. But I don't want to ramble on about that here unless you do want to hear how I think things will turn out with that.

Caesar Saladin posted:

I don't understand why half of these guys want to do paperwork in their game. Like, to go through space customs with their cargo and sign a bunch of space documents. What kind of fantasy is that? Going through meaningless space bureaucracy sounds like fun to them?

RottenK posted:

have citizens ever explained why people (and a lot of people, because you'd need a lot to fill all the peasant jobs) would want to pay for this game just to do some poo poo, boring, punishing job that is even less fun than doing mining in EVE instead of just playing another game

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There needs to be enough players with entry level ships so that they see it as a positive and privilege to be invited to work on my larger ship and become part of my crew. Their reward (apart from wages) will be to explore and adventure in places they would never survive solo. All in all it's a win win situation to own and crew a larger ship which will then be part of a fleet.

Flannelette posted:

They really don't they're just building imagination land in their head to escape reality, from my experience if the game actually came out most of them will bounce right off the boring stuff when they realize it's boring.
People generally don't know how to express what they actually want.

Mirificus posted:

Statutory Ape posted:

lol yo isnt mark hamill on the payroll lmfao

hahjah

Caesar Saladin posted:

I don't understand why half of these guys want to do paperwork in their game. Like, to go through space customs with their cargo and sign a bunch of space documents. What kind of fantasy is that? Going through meaningless space bureaucracy sounds like fun to them?

Caesar Saladin posted:

I don't understand why half of these guys want to do paperwork in their game. Like, to go through space customs with their cargo and sign a bunch of space documents. What kind of fantasy is that? Going through meaningless space bureaucracy sounds like fun to them?

Play posted:

puzzle pirates solved that issue by making each person on the ship engage with their own puzzle game in order to contribute. I guess you could just sit there but that would hurt you just as much as other people. And the mechanics were limited enough that shenanigans weren't really possible

puzzle pirates was actually kinda rad, a good example of an MMO done well

Sankis posted:

Yeah, for a game. not a computer case.

It's not gonna happen, obviously, hamill seems like a nice dude. it'd just be funny

Weekly Wisdom: The New UEE Imperator posted:

Yesterday we announced the UEE Imperator election winner, with Laylani Addison stepping up to lead the UEE into the future. If you missed this historic moment, you can catch up here.

The Imperial Election Bureau provided the official result in detail:

Laylani Addison: 45.42%
Titus Costigan: 17.89%
Illyana Sharrad: 14.18%
Paul LeSalle: 13.53%
Mira Ngo: 8.98%

Blurry Gray Thing posted:

There's that slavery again.

COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:

jesus loving christ

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All of this would happen to the very real pirate player, who is a real person, whom I would train like one trains a dog through 'better videogame food', and oh there goes my dick again.

Torquemada posted:

This is a solved problem. ‘Agent Smithing’ or whatever stupid name they came up with means any time someone logs from a group a flawless Turing-destroying AI takes over that person’s duties. This is literally what they believe.

Lodin posted:

I think what they want (other than to lord over poorer players) is something like PC Builder Simulator, Car Mechanic Simulator or Viscera Clean Up Detail. Boring, tedious but chill as hell simulations of mundane poo poo. Thing is tho, those are actually relatively well made games and fun in their own way. The Shart Citizen equivalents would be sloppily made rear end that nobody would ever want to engage with.

COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:

Casual game player: "I can't wait to log in to get raped and enslaved"

Dynastocles posted:

If they'll have bots-indistinguishable-from-players, why don't they just make it a single-player experience? No servers, no shards, players won't know the difference -- why not? Gaming saved!

COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:

Casual game player: "I can't wait to log in to get raped and enslaved"