Yeah, theres elements within the community that i can understand, i didnt particularly like the fixed time-period for rental, but at the same time could understand it as a simplification of a more appropriate solution down the line. However that turned out to be slightly different (it didnt even hint that it wasnt a 7-day period, but 7 individual 'day passes', if you like), not ideal, but not terrible either.
As for EvE, ive no idea how they compare actually, but what little i do know hasnt really made me want to try it either.
Compared to Elite however, i watched about 10hrs of 1 persons 'lets play' type coverage around 6-8wk before release and was really encouraged by what i saw, and then after a couple of episodes it might as well have been the same footage with different commentary. Its too cold & empty, i dont look at it and think wow, i want to go explore. Its a vastly different interpretation of what the future looks like, and without knowing lore (doesnt look like it really bothered creating any, any which is relevant at least) its like its still just the human race but expanded into space, all very lonely and vast. In comparison SC, just looking at both AC combat maps (even the race track) there's more variety and anticipation of space in them than all of ED combined IMO.
Its more colourful, in terms of the universe and its population. Theres different races, a wide variety of roles, a rich lore which pulls you in.
It also seems as though the fact that we're heavily outnumbered by NPCs means people will be able to do a lot of the things they want to do, without it always being another player its happening to. If you want to be a pirate and shoot on sight, then theres supposedly a 90% chance it'll be an NPC and its not going to P... anyone off. Likewise if you just want do provide a service role (mining, cargo etc) then the general population will act like you'd expect, and if its possible a pirate could be there then you know the score, rather than always expecting the shoot-on-sight mentality. It seems like it'll be more accommodating for people to simply do what they want without it always being at someones expense or w/e. We'll have to wait and see on that though.
As for EvE, ive no idea how they compare actually, but what little i do know hasnt really made me want to try it either.
Compared to Elite however, i watched about 10hrs of 1 persons 'lets play' type coverage around 6-8wk before release and was really encouraged by what i saw, and then after a couple of episodes it might as well have been the same footage with different commentary. Its too cold & empty, i dont look at it and think wow, i want to go explore. Its a vastly different interpretation of what the future looks like, and without knowing lore (doesnt look like it really bothered creating any, any which is relevant at least) its like its still just the human race but expanded into space, all very lonely and vast. In comparison SC, just looking at both AC combat maps (even the race track) there's more variety and anticipation of space in them than all of ED combined IMO.
Its more colourful, in terms of the universe and its population. Theres different races, a wide variety of roles, a rich lore which pulls you in.
It also seems as though the fact that we're heavily outnumbered by NPCs means people will be able to do a lot of the things they want to do, without it always being another player its happening to. If you want to be a pirate and shoot on sight, then theres supposedly a 90% chance it'll be an NPC and its not going to P... anyone off. Likewise if you just want do provide a service role (mining, cargo etc) then the general population will act like you'd expect, and if its possible a pirate could be there then you know the score, rather than always expecting the shoot-on-sight mentality. It seems like it'll be more accommodating for people to simply do what they want without it always being at someones expense or w/e. We'll have to wait and see on that though.
