Player Features and Ideas Discussion

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yooo so I think the undock button is really hard to find considering how basic the function is. Sort of like step 1 for a rookie, "how do I leave station?"

I was thinking you could make the ship display pedestal a giant undock button. Same functionality as the button in sidebar.

I feel like it would take about 5 minutes from this being added for someone ship-spinning to accidentally undock into a camp and lose their ship.

So while I definitely appreciate the idea (having had to direct newbies to the undock button before myself) I don't think this is a good solution.

It wasn't too long ago that you could freeze the hangar view. It's blinky and has advertisements now, but the functionality of it is still basically a splash screen.

If you'd like to explain what you mean by actual gameplay with examples there's room in this section for your own features and ideas thread. And what do you think about SKIN and hat development

I agree its important to enjoy flying around in space. Making the exit nice and obvious to naive players would help lead them out the door. A bigger sign that says, "go outside and play!" Game level and environment design says you should lead players to exits with lights or a clear path. What we have are arrows in a toolbar off to the side, and this would be even more obvious and intuitive.

I don't see how the current undock button isn't obvious and intuitive today

If you're talking about microtransactions for gameplay, I agree completely. If it's for things that are purely cosmetic (ie, skins) I disagree.

Well yeah the point of a conceptual thing is a rough mock-up to convey the idea. The people I would hope to reach are the ones who have some experience in graphics or design and can add their own creativity and see the visual potential.


This sentiment is basically the opposite of creative drive, or considering how things can be different or more interesting or better compared to what exists right now. So you don't see any issue and everything is fine. The dangerous part is when the lack of a perceived shortcoming is used to support the idea that everything is good.


*oh no you might undock by accident!*

I think it's alright to provide another avenue for revenue when there is a subscription model in place tied to SP accumulation. That method also allows players to not pay money.

With alphas there is less stress about being able to log in, so even more than before there is a valid reason for adding a revenue model that stands on its own (and isn't tied to gameplay).

Thinking they should entice you to subscribe and that can be the only route to revenue is kind of ungrateful right after alpha status went live.

when needed redundancy can be good when not needed its called clutter

how can you suddenly talk about clutter have you seen a fleet fight recently

anyway okay, I get the feeling people don't understand something irl so I'm going to break it down. When you have something like an ideas bin or a suggestion forum, it's an opportunity to collaborate.

When you collaborate and someone has an idea, it probably won't be workable right out of the box. The point of bringing it to other people is seeing if it rings any bells and providing an opportunity to contribute. That's when you can add value, and unless there's something else requiring your attention at the time, spend a moment considering how it can be improved.

If someone brings you a work in progress, and your response is "I think it's a bad idea" or even in a polite tone you say, "I don't see how that could be useful" they probably won't be so eager to ask for your input. Because you've proven you don't really have any to give. This is sort of a problem when it's a good thing to be someone who people consult with ideas.

Whether a feature is implemented is outside my control, and unless you're a dev alt it's outside of yours too. But if you would like to contribute to a pool of good ideas, try to add value. This includes possible roadblocks to implementing the idea. That's simply a matter of sharing your knowledge and experience.

Challenge ideas for their merit, yeah. But when your input is supported by a general feeling of dislike and summarized in one pithy sentence, you probably aren't adding value.

This forum should be a brainstorm of making ideas better or workable, not a contest of shutdowns.

[in recent memory I recall saying the NES should close. I stand by that because all it does is devalue itself over time, and it's time for a reset. I also try to be thorough in explaining my reasons in those posts.]