No Man's Sky
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Jalynfane
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Hopefully they continue to add content. I got the game after watching streams for a bit, will start playing Friday night and binge it a bit. I played the heck out of minecraft, hope this is as robust a few years down the road. It can be fleshed out more I agree.
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Tarrant
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hodj
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Lenas
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I tested this out some more since you got me curious, and I haven't been attacked one time since I moved all of my valuables from ship to suit inventory.
Rezz
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That'd be great if the relative value of your cargo is mathed up vs. the relative power of your weapons/defenses before it hits a threshold that pirates are excited about. I mean simple in terms of how we think, but to just be a generic auto-sort deal as an interesting sublayer to the gameplay in that area. Would probably include factors like faction standings, nearness to the "center" etc.
Can't wait to not be at work to give it a go.
Can't wait to not be at work to give it a go.
How are the OCD/Ultra-completionists handling this game? I feel like NMS would cause them to have a nervous breakdown followed by an aneurysm.
Anyway, I'm really enjoying this. It's simultaneously relaxing and exciting. But I can completely understand why your typical Call of Duty slackjaw would think this is the worst game ever created; there's minimal hand-holding, clear direction or visceral action.
The idea of putting my mark on a tiny corner of an almost limitless galaxy is very satisfying. I know some people don't give a shit about naming things, but I'm enthralled with finding planets, flora and fauna that nobody else has seen before and giving them weirdly appropriate names. Hopefully someday they'll integrate a notification system that lets you know if another player stumbles across your claimed discoveries.
Anyway, I'm really enjoying this. It's simultaneously relaxing and exciting. But I can completely understand why your typical Call of Duty slackjaw would think this is the worst game ever created; there's minimal hand-holding, clear direction or visceral action.
The idea of putting my mark on a tiny corner of an almost limitless galaxy is very satisfying. I know some people don't give a shit about naming things, but I'm enthralled with finding planets, flora and fauna that nobody else has seen before and giving them weirdly appropriate names. Hopefully someday they'll integrate a notification system that lets you know if another player stumbles across your claimed discoveries.
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Lenas
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I have given up trying to 100% scan any planet with flying animals. Honestly, fuck them. Half of my milestones are completed and I have the final "Galileo" milestone rank but only 3 planets fully scanned. The funny part is that none of the 3 had any animals and were 100% by default.
Knowing that you can't do it all is comforting in the sense that I don't feel compelled to finish a planet if it's 90% garbage (hostile environment, angry animals, evil robots). However if it's resource heavy I will grab some expensive shit and then peace out to the next one.
Not every planet is a fun one to explore and if you don't like it, you can just say "Fuck this gay Earth."
No Man’s Sky removes the tyranny of having to see it all
Knowing that you can't do it all is comforting in the sense that I don't feel compelled to finish a planet if it's 90% garbage (hostile environment, angry animals, evil robots). However if it's resource heavy I will grab some expensive shit and then peace out to the next one.
Not every planet is a fun one to explore and if you don't like it, you can just say "Fuck this gay Earth."
No Man’s Sky removes the tyranny of having to see it all
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xzi
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It's a welcome change to not have artificial goals necessarily like exploring 100% of the planet you're on, etc. I'm definitely somebody who is an achievement whore / completionist in games so it's going to be interesting just.. forcing myself to let things go, lol
hodj
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I said this a day or two ago, but there is a (whether intentional or unintentional) theme of waste in the game that is very compelling.
Here's what I said about it before
Here's what I said about it before
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hodj
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Waste as in like, there's so much water you can drink your fill as much as you want and not have to worry about spilling it, or throwing it around. You can take what you want, cast the rest off without a care.
I dunno.
Its like Buddhist in a way, like Zen. Life is temporal. Beauty is temporal. Waste may not be the perfect word for it...but its close.
I dunno.
Its like Buddhist in a way, like Zen. Life is temporal. Beauty is temporal. Waste may not be the perfect word for it...but its close.
