g.man wrote:

Genuine question.

I built a base in a crater last time I was on.

They probably saw people like me who never left the planet.

Going VR in 10 days. 

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-huge-beyond-update-releases-in-august/1100-6468869/

g.man wrote:

Genuine question.

Sorry, I’ve been meaning to get back to this.

Right from the get-go, it was an incredible exploration game. And, as you explored, you could harvest materials, which would allow you to improve your kit, be it the multi-tool, your suit, or your ship. And as you did so, you could travel further, survive longer in harsher environments, harvest materials faster, and improve your kit further. A basic numbers-go-up game. It works for the likes of, say, Stardew Valley. But, where the draw there is greater yields of crops, charming interactions with locals, and watching your farm become more elaborate, with No Man’s Sky it was about visiting incredible planets, and seeing the weird and wonderful wildlife.

At the time, I grew tired of the ‘nothing to do’ bullshit. If exploring a sci-fi landscape to seek out every bit of flora and fauna isn’t someone’s bag, that’s fine, but it was unfair to say, there was nothing to do. I wouldn’t buy a cricket game and say, “But if I don’t want to bowl, bat, or field, what is there to do?”

Equally, I understand that some people were aggrieved by Seany-Sean’s over-excited, over-stepping the mark interviews. Personally, I often thought it was obvious that he was trying to appease games journalists for whom exploring a seemingly impossibly large universe wasn’t enough, but I appreciate why people were angry. But, again, just because some things weren’t there, I still think it was unfair to say there was nothing there.

I’m pretty sure I played for over 100 hours, before any patches, exploring star systems, visiting every moon of a planet, reading the weird snippets of the history of different races.

As for what’s been added? Base building, farming, ship classes, freighters, planetary-rovers (and racing them), crashed freighters, NPC-driven missions, a story to follow, a creative mode, a survival mode, a permanent-death mode, more complex trading, more detailed faction/race standings, more detailed underwater environments, with specific exploration and missions... this forthcoming VR update is something like the seventh major update to the title since it came out. The list of update and patch notes on the website is something to behold.

They've got the money so why not repay some naive mistakes? In fairness it was massively overhyped beyond their control and they never needed to sell out to shareholders so why not? Such a small team, so much money.

I might have to buy this again if only to experience taking off from a planet in VR.

superflyninja wrote:

I loaded it up lately and found it to look pretty awesome. I almost immediately got a freighter. Which was nice. But the space combat is a just a mystery to me. Even attacked by 3 lowly pirates I get trashed every time. Any tips?

I've been running away! You seem to be able to outrun pirates, even without boosting. Combat difficulty has been ramped up since the last update, presumably to give a reason to souping up your ship's guns and armour. I'm taking the Elite Dangerous route - build a combat ready ship before even considering getting into dogfights.

I'm either going to get back into the game for the VR or if the biomes are improved - otherwise after about 120 hours I can't help thinking I've seen most things.

I was looking at PSVR kits last night and they haven't really come down in price have they? Still essentially the cost of a console. Which is a bit surprising considering the lifespan of the PS4 is nearly at an end.

Toyed with the idea of getting one for Skyrim and NMS, but these are games that I've broken the back of a long time ago, so no amount of visual trickery is going to suck me back in.

I was outrunning them in an A class fighter. Now got an A class explorer and the handling definitely feels different.

The class of 99.

Looking good.

And my word, that soundtrack still amazes.

Looks brilliant. Cannot wait for PSVR

me too

SHIT

I hate to be that guy but Sean said in a recent tweet that at least 20% of the new content would be nothing to do with VR or multiplayer. But all I'm seeing is the ability to ride giant space crabs. Which was hardly on top of the most wanted list.

Many players have called for a lot more interactivity with the NPC's, who stand motionlessly at their space station terminals all day long. But it's clear that with this renewed effort to improve multiplayer, players (and the interactivity between them) are set to remain the main actors in the game and the drivers for change in the Universe they've created.

We Were Promised Jetpacks! (and they were definitely fixed in an update) But Beyond is obviously seeking to extend NMS life span artificially through VR and by doubling down on multiplayer. I applaud them for their persistence in trying to turn NMS into the game that other people wanted it to be. But I think I need to find another title to wander alone amongst the stars.