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    The right to be evil

    in General Discussions

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    The term "griefer" is a bit subjective. To some it simply means a pirate because they cause you grief by taking your stuff, right? I would rather go with what NQ have defined in their EULA for what defines a griefer. Intentionally killing the same player over and over again is an example, though they will still need to look at it on a case by case basis. Another is having in-game unpleasantries spill over to the real world. Don't do it. This is how people get banned.

     

    Point is, some players will be villains. To have good heroes you need great villains. And honestly, if a pirate robs you in such style that you are left amazed, that is the start of a legend.

    The right to be evil

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    If you want to be evil in-game, be evil. As long as the EULA is not broken then go ahead.

     

    However.

     

    Actions have consequences. That ship you ganked might have a nation of allies that will happily return the favour on you and yours. You might be the target of a bounty or three. Or a completely random person might pick up the distress call and run you through. This is called emergent gameplay. Expect reactions.

     

    And for that non-PvPer travelling alone?

    Actions have consequences. You could have done a little research and been warned that there was pirate activity on that route and taken a different route. You could have hired some mercenaries to keep you safe(r). No guarantees though, but the reward of those precious minerals are worth the risk, right?

     

    Personally, I would like the chat button to be as easy, if not easier, to press as than the fire button. ;)

    old subscribers treated worse

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Demonneo said:

    But will Silver Founders still be able to get in Beta with the Alpha 2 being a bonus or it's just Alpha 2 now?

    If you get into an earlier test you get the later tests "for free". 

    Pre-Alpha -> Alpha 1 -> Alpha 2 -> Beta -> (this is not a test) Release

    So those in pre-alpha will be able to play in the Beta.

     

     

    Next build: Scanning, Mining and Markets

    in General Discussions

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    1 hour ago, Anotaros said:

    I definitely am excited to scan a planet and detect all the things and the stuff on it (not minerals, as that has its own system) but i can easily imagine scanning a planet for a base and detecting some bases, but not the one you are looking for because it has some form of protections

    I hope we do get long range scanners eventually, however the scanning most likely implemented now is the personal, very short range type of scanning to find resources as shown in this dev blog:

     

    https://devblog.dualthegame.com/2016/11/04/scanning-mining/

     

    Losing Money/Quanta Upon Death: A Proposal

    in The Gameplay Mechanics Assembly

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    Dropping a percentage of your gold on death is so medieval. Noveans are in the future where crypto-currency rules supreme. Instead of mining in the cloud, Noveans may mine in the dirt and transform real arm-straining work into units representing their work and time. Imagine a decentralized currency that no burglar can break in to steal. Imagine a bank in each Noveans head that no bank robber can rob. Imagine...Quanta.

     

    Does it make any sense for these bits of 1s and 0s to shower to the ground in a fountain of credits as you dramatically scream your last breath (at least from the current body)?

     

    Say "No". Say "No" to having your hard earned time stolen. Say "No" to losing Quanta on death.

     

    Long live the Quanta!

    Space telescopes

    in Idea Box

    Posted

    Think more generic: an element that can DU deep space scanning. It's bulky and expensive so it makes sense to put it in ground based observatories or space stations. And eventually form a part of deep space exploration ships.

     

    +1 on the idea.

    Question on losing inventory upon death

    in General Discussions

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    1 hour ago, NanoDot said:

    Also worth distinguishing between the "personal snapshot BP" and an actual Master BP. I believe those will be separate things, with the former not being tradeable or used for making copies (.i.e. personal use only).

    Just to clarify more: a snapshot is not a blueprint. It was mentioned by JC in the DM21 interview. The relevant transcript can be found here:

    This is getting a bit ridiculous.

     

    Maybe we should ask NQ for an article explaining their intent with snapshots and blueprints (master and normal) and how they all work together. Which can be sold, copied, looted and/or traded. @NQ-Nyzaltar please :)

    Question on losing inventory upon death

    in General Discussions

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    42 minutes ago, NanoDot said:

    Blueprints are NOT safe !

    That is correct. Blueprints are not safe. Master blueprints however have been planned to be account bound...(but nothing set in stone) Why are account bound master blueprints a good idea? Because information should never be lost in DU. 

     

    I could go so far as treating master blueprints like DACs: unlootable until traded the first time. But since tradable blueprints can be spawned off a master blueprint (with permissions to make new master blueprints or not) I don't think it's necessary.

    Question on losing inventory upon death

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, Ben Fargo said:

    I do not think DAC should be unlootable.  That implies it exists as an item in the game, but can not be stolen.  I think it should not be an object in the game at all.  The reason I say that is I like games to be immersive and I hate having things in the game that deliberately break it.  Having a payment for a game's subscription be an object in the game definitely breaks immersion.

     

    I would recommend that the first time DAC are sold, they become bound to the account of the person who buys them.  That would allow them to serve their purpose of allowing people to exchange quanta for a subscription without leading to speculation by buying and selling them.

     

    There will be many in-game items that we will be to trade and transport, so opportunities for risk and reward are already there.   Making DAC one more in-game item does not actually add any gameplay.  It just blurs the distinction between the game and real-life by letting people steal something that has actual value.

    This is effectively the same as unlootable DACs with a twist that the DAC cannot be resold.

    Question on losing inventory upon death

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    When you die in DU you lose your inventory (half disappears and half is lootable) but keep your quanta and your master blueprints. (At least that was the original plan from NQ)

     

    Lootablilty of DACs is a sticky topic. Originally NQ said they would *not* be lootable and there was a loud disproportional stink about it. So this has been discussed before...at length. You can wade though that topic here:

     

    A point that was raised is that someone paid real money for the DAC and then it got stolen. Let's repeat that: A player paid for something and got no return for it. NQ is ethically and morally bound not to allow that. And no, crying "git good noob" does not somehow make that OK.

     

    Solutions: 

    The EvE system to bank PLEX is one solution but will take precious dev time. Another that was suggested is that DACs are unlootable until they are sold for the first time. The effect of this is that hoarding in-game bought DACs carry an inherent risk which I have no issue with. A player can pop them immediately for time or accept the risk of keeping them.

    old subscribers treated worse

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    What founders generously received when the supporter packs were announced are mostly cosmetic in-game items and not entire "packs". What those cosmetics are, are listed in the post where that image comes from:

     

    https://www.dualthegame.com/en/news/2018/03/07/supporter-rewards-for-founder-backers/

     

    Besides cosmetic in-game goodies:

    Silver Founders now get access to Alpha 2 (not beta like the would have previously)

    Gold Founders gets a name reservation

    (Sapphire Founders and up get a few more cosmetics.)

     

    NQ have stated that they are looking into allowing upgrading from Founder packs to Supporter packs as there are quite a few people asking for this.

     

    Are NQ really treating Founders worse by handing out free stuff?

    Not Sure where this would go...

    in Roleplay & Lore

    Posted

    Besides the small detail that there would be very little to go back to, it should take about as long as it did to travel there. 

     

    While the lore states it took ten thousand years to reach Alioth while travelling near (but below) light speed, there could be a further explanation...

     

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