What type of game is this?

Kesselring · Post by **Kesselring** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:01 am

I don't know if this is the best place to ask this but I need some advice. Ever since I started playing flight sim games as a kid I have been waiting for the day when games like this would be created (real newtonian physics with a stable internet play). I have read all the basic literature about the game and I am extremely impressed. From all I have seen this game is the greatest leap forward for any flight sim in the past 10 years. It looks beyond all my expectations and usually when I get this excited about a game I have to ask myself. Could it really be true? A quality game with a good community? Basically I want to confirm that this game will be as fun as I think it will.

I am not asking the basics of this game but more what the community is like. How many people are usually on multiplayer? Does this game require a lot of "farming"? If you have to spend 3 months farming up a good craft in this game to just hope that every night at midnight 1 or 2 players might be willing to duel you I am going to be very disappointed in this game (and will probably give up on flight sims altogether). Please tell me people like to PvP and large dogfights happen often.

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:19 pm

If you read and follow the instructions and don't bother with exploring, you can likely build a decent ship in about four hours of continuous play.
Personally, I don't reccommend this as you miss out on exploring and finding "interesting" things.
The game has a totally seamless universe, you can fly to and land on planets, but you can't exit the ship. Planets have diverse atmospheric conditions and planetfall can be very exciting.
Legends is supported by a 24/7 server, but as Eclipse has pointed out, player participation is low during the summer months.
However, if you're lucky the server admin can and does offer help & tips.
Legends is not an MMO and there have never been more than 16 players on at a time. Even so, the universe is so vast that you might not meet up with another player unless agreed to meet at some mutual system.
Legends supports the formation of "clans" and allows for the sharing of contracts. This can be very helpful for new players.
I could go on, but you should get the idea by now.
Good Luck

ryuu · Post by **ryuu** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:23 pm

i can get enough cash together for a centaurion within a few hours of starting a new game, i personally havn't had any pvp action as before my internet wasn't good enough and i only just started playing again in the last few days and as eclipse said, summertime

verbosity · Post by **verbosity** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:24 pm

Large dogfights have happened from time to time though, last time I took part in one there were 5 pilots on each side, and believe me it's hectic enough for me.....

ryuu · Post by **ryuu** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:28 pm

hehe, i'd have to agree with verb,i'm more of a one on one man, ilike to throw some agility round, and i hate taking down one ship that has me massively out armored and powered, just to have another one shove a missile up my a** at point blank range (that's the only way i have died since i mastered the art of not flying into stuff... much (well except the odd collision into my target to add some distance))

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:33 pm

Hi Kesselring, Welcome to the forum and hopefully the game. PvP sessions differ from day to day, hour to hour, some times there is only 1 or 2 and sometimes there are 8 to 16 players on at the same time ussualy during the weekends but then again now it is summer so it varies from season to season also. There is so much more to this game then just PvP and I would not just buy the game because of PvP although it can be lots of fun at times........This game is more about exploring discovery and having fun playing an excelent and entertaining game.......

Post by **Marvin** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:15 pm

Lordy ... how many topics have you guys hijacked this week?

Anyway, MP is very stable in this game. So the potential is there for really good player combat scenarios. Problem is, such combat takes a lot of planning and at least a handful of players who are willing to abide by a set of rules.

Personally, I've found that rules can kill a game faster than ... than Maars can kill a topic.

ryuu · Post by **ryuu** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:22 pm

oooh, that's fast
i guess what should be taken from this thread is that EL is so expansive that it means dferent things to diferent people, depending on how they play it

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:10 pm

Hello Kesselring, as you can see there will be no shortage of opinions (lol) so Welcome to the forum and hopefully the Sim. Might you out there sometime.

Kesselring · Post by **Kesselring** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:39 pm

Thanks everyone. I did not expect so many responses so quickly. So someone talked about have to organize people to PvP. What is the best way to do that? Do you go on the forums and make an announcement or does everyone use a specific messaging service or vent?

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:45 pm

You can use this Forum and create a new Topic with your specific times you plan to be on so others could join at that same time to play PvP Sessions with you.....

ryuu · Post by **ryuu** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:48 pm

i believe verb is organising a group training/combat session tonight actually

verbosity · Post by **verbosity** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:03 pm

you can ask here, or even just in-game ( though some players will attack without provocation anyway). there is a teamspeak server with information listed somewhere in the forum ( sry don't know where )

Bossk · Post by **Bossk** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:02 pm

Originally posted by verbosity
you can ask here, or even just in-game ( though some players will attack without provocation anyway). there is a teamspeak server with information listed somewhere in the forum ( sry don't know where )

Clan BA run a TS server, free to all Evochron pilots. Link to details in my signature.

Bossk

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:37 am

Originally posted by Bossk

Clan BA run a TS server, free to all Evochron pilots. Link to details in my signature.

Might want to think about adding a few rooms to that TS ... in the event it gets crowded.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:40 pm

LOL...Marv, at this rate...they might....

:P:P:P

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:48 pm

Used it today during Verb's training session. Came in handy. Often had no time to type.

Dengar · Post by **Dengar** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:31 pm

Evochron Pilots,

Currently the server is set up for only 8 channels. If you genereally feel that there will be more required I will increase it to 16, which is, I think, the maximum number of pilots that have ever been on line at any one time.

Until now I though Bossk and I were the only users!!!!

ryuu · Post by **ryuu** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:36 pm

i believe b5 is configured to only allow a max of 16 people

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:10 pm

I think that is the most that have been reported to be on at the same time, but I think it could be more like support for 32, but maybe your right it has to be setup on the server side to allow for 32 or 16......

:)

Post by **Marvin** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:08 pm

If Verb's idea catches on, at least two "working" channels will be needed ... one for each side.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:05 pm

Originally posted by Marvin
If Verb's idea catches on, at least two "working" channels will be needed ... one for each side.

Make that 3 channels...as you suggested 1 for me, not that I ever would use it.....LOL.....

:P:P:P:P

ryuu · Post by **ryuu** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:46 pm

Originally posted by Marvin
If Verb's idea catches on, at least two "working" channels will be needed ... one for each side.

true, but i doubt that would be to hard

Dengar · Post by **Dengar** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:59 pm

Originally posted by ryuu
Originally posted by Marvin
If Verb's idea catches on, at least two "working" channels will be needed ... one for each side.
true, but i doubt that would be to hard

It isn't. TS is set at the moment for a max of 8 people, but I can/will increase that to 32.

Any player can create his/her own dedicated channel on the server. This is achived by one of the players creating their own channel, with channel name and password, and then giving that password to his/her clan members, who log in to that named channel and hey presto, a secure channel for that clan has been created. Once the clan members all leave then that channel disappears off the server.

So in effect there could be a total of 32 different channels, each with one person on it. Not much point since they would be talking to themselves. In some cases no change there then!!!!

BA Clan would be happy to assist anybody in doing that. Just drop me a U2U and we could arrange a little training session of setting up dedicated channels.

Happy to help and look forward to welcoming all newbies!!

ryuu · Post by **ryuu** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:01 pm

cool, i been meaning to download ts, i'll give it a spin at some point