Instances? In my sandbox? I think not! (Page 1 of 2)

> my feels abaut instances

ATOMIC RAGE

Instances are doings of the DEVIL!

I think you guys are misunderstanding the question.  What the original poster is really asking is: "Will there be grouped PvE content coming in the future?"  Don't tell me you guys are against that also, are you?

If there ever will be instances similar to instances in WoW for example i will quit this game. Period.

I agree. This is acceptable for me. Other then that I am totally against instances.

Last edited by Zorac (2010-11-14 23:30:31)

I'm ok with that (the EvE gate-like solution) so long as it doesn't effect accessibility.  For instance, lets say there is a large robot drone-like infestation that you group with other players to take out.  It presumably would be a staged event, with multiple rooms (or whatever you want to call it).  If it's not instanced, you drastically limit the number of people that can do the assignment at any one time.

I don't want to try to read minds, but I think what a lot of you guys really want is to be able to access and attack groups of people who are running this content, i.e. the group is still part of the persistent game world, and doesn't go into their own little "instance" dimension.   And if it's not on one of the protected islands, I'm all for that.  But if that's the case, you gotta figure out a way to enable multiple groups of people to get to the content in an acceptable time frame.  Just saying screw you guys who like PvE is not acceptable.

Edit: I see Gremrod and Neoxx already said things similar to my point, so sorry to be repetitive.

Last edited by Gorgabot (2010-11-15 00:15:15)

Nothing wrong with instances as long as they don't give the kind of loot you get from the pvp areas. 

Instances allow for scrpited events and pve thats actaully interesting.

" Instances? In my sandbox? I think not! "

the more options a sandbox game has the better.  options are the best part of sandbox games. 

sandbox = freedom.  The more choices you have with that freedom the better.

The problem with instances is they take people out of the game world.

Whether they be pve or pvp, they will directly take from the pool of players who would otherwise be out there to fight. Which is bad.

If you want scripted bosses, why not have them spawn in PvP areas, so we can fight over rights to killing them? Sounds way more interesting than any instanced based pve.

and yes it's OUR sandbox.
you made it like WE want it to be

and for the OP, instance as to stay low, if present.
it creates pockets of players playing in different worlds instead of one big unique univers.
it kills interactions in a sandbox game, and more in a PVP/economical game.

Last edited by XrayIT (2010-11-15 15:04:54)

I wouldnt mind having more scripted pve content available, and even available without pvp, but anything thats done needs to be a part of the persistent world.  If you are going off to fight some big bad ass miner bot I want to be able to go there as well and either join you, try to kill it myself first, or try to kill you and stop you from getting to it.

Some of the biggest ones can be kept to a single spawn that doesnt happen very often to make it unique, but some of the other small "dungeon" like things could be put on small auxiliary islands that you can teleport to and there could be multiples of the "same" thing essentially to give room for people to kill whatever is there.

It might not even have much harder or better mobs than on the islands, but maybe the respawn timers are a bit higher and it progresses linearly much like a dungeon would with the bots getting harder and harder.  The only caveat being is that anyone else could come along at any time and ruin your party, which IMO just adds another element of fun to it because you always have to be prepared.

Are you trying to imply that its yours?  lol.  And with your recent comments, I wont be surprised when you're not a GM at launch.  Not because of getting kicked, necessarily, but now that you've given them your resignation you just dont give a sh*t anymore.

The title is meant to say that its the sandbox that I play in.

I would expect better from a GM. Maybe something constructive.....?

Last edited by Gremrod (2010-11-15 21:57:25)

Yes.  This comment is ironic for the following reasons:

1. He is no longer a GM

2. He did loads for the community and game while he was a GM

Oh wait, I forgot, that makes it not ironic in any way.