(06-19-2015 01:09 PM)Kronke Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 12:51 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 12:44 PM)Kronke Wrote:  I don't know if it's that I've seen more footage/interviews, but I can't imagine becoming sour on No Man's Sky.

I personally like the idea of not being tied down to "missions" whenever I am on a journey through intergalactic space. I think of the way I play GTA. I just like running around, causing chaos, and exploring. The actual missions are boring to me.

The fact that you will have no idea what or who you will come across at any given time (hell, the developer's don't even know) is pretty exciting to me. Will it live up to the hype for some people? I doubt it, but the developers (particularly the one they have going around pitching it -- Sean Murray) is doing an exceptional job in attempting to manage said hype. So if it doesn't live up to your (not you in particular, BearcatMan, I am just speaking hypothetically) expectations, that is on you.

Oh don't get me wrong, I love the thought of a full scale exploration type game like that, just wouldn't mind a contextual framework more than just the drive of sharing discoveries. The fact that showing any aggression at all will get you on a kill list for that system is interesting, but could unintentionally make the game boring for some people. The scale of this game is pretty hilarious though...I read somewhere that a comment made by Murray at E3 was that if there are over 2,000,000 users playing this game at one time, you would have a .000002% chance of encountering another player by randomly selecting a system and traveling there.

I was more speaking towards the delay with which it has been moved into full production. I'm worried it's going to be a 3-4 year things...that's what I'd be soured on. Here's hoping they are just waiting to announce a near future release date on European sol (at Gamescom) or something.

LOL, yeah. The other day, I was dividing 18 quintillion into 1 million, 5 million, etc., and the results were cracking me up.

I don't know if you've seen this interview, but they discuss the release date (or reasons lack thereof). I think they are closer than you think, it just boils down to fine tuning and not working against the pressure of a deadline.

Skip to 12:45. I tried time stamping it, but for some reason, it's not working on here.

Yeah, the numbers for this game are astounding...exploring every planet would take something like 86 billion lifetimes, so there's a significant chance that a majority of planets in the game won't be seen by anyone lol.

I'll have to watch that when I get the chance, I saw videos with IGN and Kotaku, but never checked the Gamespot stream.

Side point, but have they said if there would be a player locator feature yet? A lot of people are wondering that, because I know I'd like to explore with friends but if you only know that they're playing and not WHERE they are, you could be looking for the next few years just finding them.