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Daemortia

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  1. "Basic xs/s ship parts bundle" - Is this just a collection of elements for an xs/s ship? Or is there something specific?
  2. 1 - How do we setup a screen as a "Personal objective screen"? 2 - How do we see the "Commercial value" of our constructs?
  3. TL;DR: 1) Don't remove schematics. 2) I'd prefer to NOT wipe 1) Schematics: Schematics are one of the best things ever added to the game. The market basically didn't exist until the addition of schematics. The market is thriving specifically because schematics exist. One of the core ideas for DU from the very beginning was to have role differentiation; schematics push players to specialize their factories - which, in turn, leads to the aforementioned thriving market. Longevity. Schematics take time to acquire. Without them, some players would reach "endgame" within a couple months, get bored, and leave. Schematics add that longevity that an MMO desperately needs. Travel, or "exploration"; schematics require a player to travel to distance planets to obtain, encouraging them to play the game - the space travel adventure - instead of sitting in their solo base all day. Don't remove schematics, not unless you have something better that fills the role. 2) Thoughts on a Wipe: Pros: Fresh start. Easy way to address longstanding "ill-gotten gains" Level[ish] playing field for all players. Cons: Destruction of a thriving, mature economy. Crushing of older, avid players' hopes and dreams (and time and effort) As others have pointed out, there have been numerous NQ comments throughout the beta phase strongly implying that there will be no wipe. Backtracking on those will be seen in a very bad light. I kind of have always anticipated a wipe before release, because I see the game as changing and evolving, and "cleaning house" before release just makes sense. I've started over many times since pre-alpha, I can do so again. It won't bother me. But the majority of players that I play with and interact with regularly have far more at stake than I do. Several of them won't come back if there's a wipe. Some of them are on hiatus until this is confirmed - one way or the other - because as it stands, it's not worth it to them spending any more time or money if it's just going to be wiped. A strong, mature economy is a core part of DU right now, obliterating that will have serious consequences to the ultimate success of the game. As long as schematics remain, that economy should rebuild fairly quickly after a wipe. Without schematics... there won't be much of an economy and new players won't stick around. DU will have lost many longtime veterans to the wipe, and left a world empty and deserted for the new players, who will also leave. Schematics need to stay. Unless they can be replaced by something equally important to the economy and longevity of the game. And if that's the main reason for wanting to wipe... it's a colossally bad idea. Probably the death nail for the game.
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