Dominar

I doubt we will have NPCs that fight for us, but merchants and shopkeepers makes perfect sense.

Because having NPC's and players run stores brings more life into the game rather than everyone just staring at computer terminals the whole time. 
 
There certainly aren't that many sci-fi movies where stores are fully automated with a computer terminal out front, because the interaction between characters and storekeepers is more entertaining to watch. In fact the only movie that I can think of where that happens is THX-1138, and that most certainly is not the type of game people want to play.
 
It would be more entertaining to walk into a shop ingame, and overhear an NPC trying to sell me something or telling me about some great deal the store has going on, than it would be for me to just browse through a computer terminal trying to figure out what makes one store unique from another.
 
With computer terminals taking the place of NPC's, there's no real motivation to build out stores and decorate them to make them appealing to people travelling by either. 
 
 
 
Ever seen Tatooine from Star Wars? How exciting would it have been if instead of shop owners and androids running all the stores, if there were just rows of computer terminals everywhere? How cool would Blade Runner have been if there weren't any shops on the streets? Should we also give up the desire for bartenders because a computer terminal can do the job too?
 
As an MMO, DU should try to keep a focus on social interaction. I certainly don't want to pay a subscription every month to play a game by myself without ever needing to talk to another player. 

10 a month i think would be a comfortable number. although 15 for that fancy super rare unicorn color pattern sounds pretty sick lol. I also agree that buying in buld should make it a bit cheaper

The way i look at it the fact that there is going to be PVP is reason enough to try and build something that potentially would give you an advantage over your fellow players.
 
The fact that certain people will specialize in different things like exploration, ship building etc... well maybe mech suits would be valuable to an explorer to help on a hostile planet (lora and fauna) or a lack of atmosphere etc...
 
Could help with mining or construction for ship builders.
 
The whole premise of this gaem is your creativity should come through, so your question is why, my question is why not...

Nyzaltar has said they don't have anything against us trying to make mechs, but as for their actual usefulness that is up in the air.
 
I would really enjoy if at some point we could have mobile infantry suits, armored exoskeletons / power suits. Even if they didnt have any extra effect just for looks would be nice.

This sounds like a dream. (Que Sonne)

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Exactly. All of what you said and more. Game Developers cannot just create a game that everyone wants. If that was possible then the game market would be full of amazing games. (Well, more amazing games). There has to be a fine line between realism and fun. Think Space Engineer's Planets. Everyone wants a realistic sized planet to play with. What the server wants, however, is a raise.
 
 

Exactly. All of what you said and more. Game Developers cannot just create a game that everyone wants. If that was possible then the game market would be full of amazing games. (Well, more amazing games). There has to be a fine line between realism and fun. Think Space Engineer's Planets. Everyone wants a realistic sized planet to play with. What the server wants, however, is a raise.
 
 

Exactly. All of what you said and more. Game Developers cannot just create a game that everyone wants. If that was possible then the game market would be full of amazing games. (Well, more amazing games). There has to be a fine line between realism and fun. Think Space Engineer's Planets. Everyone wants a realistic sized planet to play with. What the server wants, however, is a raise.
 
 

It has also been confirmed that there will be no super weapons. I also just found out that there will be no limit to how big you can go with designs and such. So building a Deathstar/Starkiller Base will be possible. Having it destroy star systems, not so much.

That would be kind of cool. A way to segue from the PC client to a tablet/phone app companion. You could turn on shields, have the ship go into a stealth mode, all kinds of stuff.

I'm only going to add this, to this what... 30th thread for pleading to not have P2P....
 
(This is on top of needing money to afford to pay for the servers / development without making it P2W)
 
If this is like Eve-Online...
-you pay for a sub and that pays for your ability to play the game
-you can optionally buy a "token" for more game time you can sell on the IN GAME MARKET...
     -where someone who mined minerals for weeks and sold all of it for in game money bought it and now they can play for free.
     -and now with the money acquired from selling the "Token" you can purchase all the minerals you needed to build that carrier, from that blueprint you have been researching on for months.
 
(With this model people who have more IRL money will be able to acquire in game items and materials faster yes, however this HAD to come from somewhere and WAS NOT JUST SPAWNED IN. Someone else had to do the dirty work or it just doesn't exist. On top of that you may be able to buy that carrier or Dreadnought with all the IRL money you spent.. but if you don't have the training to actually fly the darn thing,  you Cant use it. So only if they spent the time on a character to acquire proper training .. aka all that time spent In the game doing stuff to fairly obtain the ability to fly that ship.. will benefit from the extra player tokens. This is nerf to full P2W ... and NQ is made it clear there will be a character learning type system involved to invest your time in before you can use everything.

yes, stupid, greedy devs, how dare they to want a secure income for paying servers and salaries, i mean, if i look for a job i also always take a initial payment thats aproximatly 4-5 months of work worth without a monthly salary, i can do extra work and be payed for that, right? totally legit...

This gives insentive to play as a banker. Perhaps with quest-like loan bills, putting a spaceship of high value as mortgage. >_> The possibilities are endless, I mean, can you image the meta-commentary if the game's economy went into a recession because one asshat blew up mortgage loans? O.o

Right they are a business and you don't make money by giving everything away. But the point behind the monthly subscription is not to get your money its so that the developers can spend said money on new things to provide for you... If they are out working at a job other than making this game have new content cause its free to play you 'll never see the new content you're gonna gripe never came out. 
Suck is up buttercup. Pay to play is the way. 

I do like the idea of having Insignias, if D.U. is looking to create a community adding Insignias would help a lot, reason being is that people like to feel like they belong to something and by having an Insignia they are constantly reminded of what they belong to. Even though this is a game that idea still applies by seeing the Insignia it will create a sense of loyalty and teamwork that I think D.U. is trying to create. Seeing them also makes people proud such as imagine me saying I'm a lieutenant in the 4th space fleet battle division. The insignia reminds them of what they are working for.

The claims you make about my financial reasoning are false.
 
Cash shops do more damage in terms of content than good. Instead of releasing content for players to explore in game, such as a tailoring class, and making the blueprints to making clothes available in game somehow, you simply whip out the ol' credit / debit card and buy some magic gold coins to buy all the skimpy bikini's and school girl outfits you can handle.
 
For the exact reasons you said about greed is why if the game is either free or buy to play + cash shop is why I'll abandon ship. Voxel building or no voxel building, I wont stand for being nickel and dimed to death anymore, with a subscription at least I know what Im signing on for.
 
If they implement new clothes in such a way, that you could buy the DU "Plex" and convert it to tokens, AND they are permanent blueprints that you can learn for your characters. I might be ok with that. Or allowing players to buy and sell the tokens on a currency exchange in the game. An exclusive real money only cash shop, or BOP one use items, no get out, its 2016 its time for freedom! It's time to drive any company that goes Free to Pay into the ground.

I'm going to steal this definition for my own use, it is exactly what I think of the differences are.
 
Crowdfunding being the basis of generating funds to create the game and assist in testing out all the bugs where game play may be more frustrating than enjoyable (at least in the early stages).
Early Access being a 'near-completion' access to the game with less bugs and not really requiring testing anymore to play/work.
 
I think many people do early access very very wrong on steam, there have been several games I've refunded simply because it's unplayable or contentless. Early Access is "Early" access not "Testing" access, i do understand some bugs but some people just don't care and release things into EA that are just not ready for it and get down voted to hell.
 
Glad DU isn't taking the 'ship to Early Access A.S.A.P' route ...... Would still fund though...
 
nora,

Hi Legate and welcome!
 
Releasing Dual Universe on Steam is being considered (but no promise at the moment).
If we go for Steam at some point, it won't be before Beta (so not before 2018). 
The client would be available on the Steam store, a bit like EvE Online.
This approach wouldn't be led by greed. It would just give more visibility to the game. It's a no brainer: Steam platform gives visibility.
And to see more players joining the game is never a bad thing, especially when the game is centered around player activities.
 
We are aware that Early Access on Steam are seen with more and more suspicion as developers ask to pay for products far from being finished and the only games who got positive feedback were the games nearly complete or not far away of the official launch. That's why we won't rush a Steam release in any case.
 
We also make a clear distinction between Early Access and Crowdfunding support.
 
From our point of view:
- Early Access should be equal to selling a game, not completely finished but already fun to play and fairly stable. In other words, at least a game that has reached Beta. Those who buy a game in Early Access are consumers who buy a product to play a bit in advance prior to the official release.
- Crowdfunding is meant for people who want to help the project and support, people to have suggestions to make to improve the game, etc. They can access the game right from early stages, in order to provide feedbacks that could be taken into account into the dev roadmap. But there are here more as supporters willing to help improving the game than consumers in the first place (but they deserve, of course, the same respect as other consumers!): they understand they are going to enter a game that isn't a nearly finished product or that the fun is not completely there yet.
 
Best regards,
Nyzaltar.

If such an endeavor takes place, I suggest we all gather in a teamspeak server, listen to Ramstein and keep packing them jackhammers to the ground and open the planet itself a ... new cavity so ti speak. :|

And you know, Sonne is the best and most appropriate song for places where the sun never shines

Here is the first piece of my character's story in Dual Universe. It begins just as you might expect. With the waking of the crew members of the Arkship after just under 10 thousand years asleep.
 
Note: May be disturbing to young viewers. It gets a bit graphical at one point.
 
 
 
I woke suddenly, torn from my peace. At first, I was confused, wondering what had woken me, so I remained still. My eyes shut, I could see the light of what I assumed to be the sun through my eyelids. If I had to make a guess, it appeared to be early in the afternoon. I felt like I was lying on the ground.
Despite my sudden waking, I was still heavy with sleep. I began to slowly return to reality, My mind still deep in my dreams. There it was again! It reminded me of something, or rather, someone. They were calling to me. Who was it? Why did it feel so familiar? My mind began to drift once more.
 
I shifted in my sleep. As I moved, I realized how cold and stiff I was. The smallest movements caused my entire being to ache. My body was pressed up against a cold surface from nearly every side. It made me shiver. For a third time, I heard it. This time, I was able to make out what it was.
 
“Dominar!”
 
I groaned as the call ricocheted through my skull, causing my head to throb and explode with pain. I attempted to open my eyes. Even this seemed to be an impossible task. I finally managed to slide my eyelids apart and the first thing I realized was the light, that was now blinding me, wasn’t sunlight. It was some kind of spotlight. It shut off abruptly now. I blinked a few times  and stared at  where the light used to be and saw what seemed to be a face. It was looking directly at me from behind some glass. Then I realized it was my own reflection. I frowned slightly, my head still throbbing. My skin looked like that of an elephant’s, hanging off me like washing on a hanger. My lips were dry and cracked, taking on a sickly pale color. There was a thick mound of fuzz on my head, which I assumed was my hair, though it looked like the kind of thing you’d find stuck in a dirty shower drain.
 
I noticed now that my vision was unclear. I struggled to bring my vision into focus, making my head throb even more. I looked back at my reflection, noticing that my eyesight was still blurry, which was normal.
 
“Tests are nearly done. Good to finally see you awake, Dominar.”
 
It was a female’s voice. I attempted to say something, but it was as if I forgot how to speak. I opened my mouth sharply. My bottom lip started bleeding as a result.
 
“I’m noticing a problem with your eyesight and your vocal abilities. Not to worry, your throat is simply dry. You will be able to speak shortly. You also appear to have a rare form of Albinism. If you allow it, I can fix this issue.”
 
“What? Oh-…”  My head continued to throb. It was hard to think, but, I managed to understand what she was saying. “How…You can’t…who are you?!”
 
“My name is Lucy. I am your personal AI. I’ve been instructed to wake you as soon as our destination’s ETA was half an hour. The rest of the crew will be awake soon too, however that is the ship's AI's job.
 
I grunt as she speaks. “Lucy…my personal AI? You don’t sound like- an AI…”
 
I coughed mid-sentence. Continuing as soon as it subsided.
 
“I’m looking at your vitals. It appears you are calm. Does this situation not alarm you? You also appear to be the only one awake”
Still staring at my reflection, I look around me. As I attempted to move my head, my vision blurs even more. I grunt as I move.
 
“Only one awake? What do you mean?”
 
“Please remain still. I’m going to resolve your eyesight”
 
“No..you can’t-“ I’m cut off suddenly as I feel pain like I’ve never felt before. I scream as my eyes feel like they just shredded themselves into mince. I’m temporarily blinded, as tears mixed with blood stream down my cheeks. Then, just as abrupt, the pain stops.
 
“I don’t understand why you are getting so upset about it. All I did was replace the damaged Pigment in your eyes. You now have perfect vision.”
 
My tears continue but the blood stops flowing. “What did you do to me!?” I yelled.
 
I open my eyes once more, and, between the tears and blood that were still in my eyes, I blinked several times to try clear it. Finally managing to open my eyes, I looked dead ahead and saw my reflection again. This time, it was like moving from a cam video to Ultra High Definition.
 
I was stunned. Having never seen half as good in my entire life, I couldn’t seem to find any words. After a while of staring at myself, Lucy spoke.
 
“It’s time to wake the rest of your body up. I will begin the first stages of defrosting your body”
 
My body begins to warm. Feeling returns to my legs and arms, toes and fingers. As this happens, I speak.
 
“Why don’t you sound like an AI? You sound human”
 
I was truly amazed at how bad my vision really was. All I could do was stare at my reflection as I spoke with Lucy.
 
“These settings were chosen for you as we departed from Earth. If you wish, I can-“
 
“By who?” I cut her off.
 
“Those details are unknown to me. All I know is that she was chosen to be the voice of your personal AI just before we departed from Earth by the company who was keeping you in a cryogenic state.
 
“Wait, what!? What do you mean, “departed from Earth”!? Where are we? Also, “cryogenic state”? You mean to say I’ve been in cryosleep? That technology didn’t exist in 2027!”
 
“We are in space, currently headed towards an Earth-like planet, and yes, cryosleep. You have been in cryosleep since the year 2029 and in a comer since 2027.”
 
I paused, concerned. “Space...What year is it now…?”
 
“The year is 12.390”
 
“What the F*$%!!-“ I’m interrupted abruptly as my lungs seem to implode. I cough and splutter, taking in what I was just told. “10 thousand years?! What?! What happened? Why? Why have I been sleeping for 10 thousand years!? This can’t be true. Cryosleep was new technology in the year 2027. It was only able to support the human body for a few years at a time! Let alone 10 thousand!? My heart began to pound.
 
“You are correct there. The technology did not exist then. However, you have not been in cryosleep since the year 2027. Your body was preserved after you suffered a fatal accident and went into a comer. You have been in cryosleep since 2029, two years after you were first placed into a comer. The technology to sustain your body indefinitely was developed while you were in a comer.”
 
I began to calm down at this point.
 
“…I see…why was I in cryosleep to begin with? Also, can you tell me exactly what fatal accident I was in?”
 
“On the 26th of April, 2027, it was confirmed that the Earth would end in the year 2537. Due to a neutron star heading directly towards the planet, mankind was forced to leave in order to avoid extinction. 6 months after the discovery of the neutron star, it was agreed that the United Nations would build thousands of gigantic ‘Arkships’ to evacuate as many people as possible. You are onboard one of those ships. As for your accident, I’m in the process of defrosting the rest of your brain. You will recall the events that lead up to your accident shortly”
 
I listened, stunned. Some part of me wanted to believe it wasn’t true, that this was just some nightmare. However, deep down I knew it was true.
 
I couldn’t speak. Even if I could, I wouldn’t know what to say. Thankfully, Lucy seemed to understand.
 
“We are now 19 minutes from our destination. Once we reach the planet, we will orbit until the rest of the crew has awoken. I’m going to take advantage of this time to teach you the skills you will need to succeed in your mission.”
 
“Speaking of which, what is my ‘mission’?”
 
“You are a Pioneer and your mission, as one of the last surviving members of the human race, is to colonize the planet we are currently headed towards. In order to establish a future for your race, it is crucial you are successful.”
 
“How did you fix my eyesight? I was told it cannot be done.”
 
“That was over 10 thousand years ago.”
 
“Please, do enlighten me.”
 
“The technology that made it possible to replace the damaged pigmentation in your eyes was developed not long before the Earth was evacuated. It utilizes the same technology I am about to teach you to use. Time is of the essence. I will now begin the first simulation.
 
“You saying we’ve run out of time? Should have thought of this a few thousand years ago.”
 
“Your ability to joke and speak sarcastically is improving. It seems your personality has not been damaged. Are you able to recall any memories?”
 
I stopped talking now. My headache had subsided at least a little and it was easier to think. I tried to recall something, anything, but nothing came.
 
“I can’t remember anything”
 
“I see. Temporary Memory Loss is listed as one of the possible side effects of long term cryosleep. Your memory should come back to you eventually. Although I cannot tell you exactly when. What I can do, is supply you with your name. Dominar, is your name.”
 
“Dominar...Yes, I can remember that much. However, should? You are not filling me with any confidence.”
 
“Apologies. I am making sure you understand. There is a chance your memory will never return, however, it is extremely low.”
 
“I understand…”
 
“Good. Let us now begin…”
 
 
 
 
To be continued…

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