I don't like the idea of FTL

[Snk]

I know I'm going to get a ton of dislikes for this, but here it goes:

I don't like the idea of FTL, or instant travel. It seems really cool and all, with flashing lights and buttons, but the idea of traveling from 2,2,2 to 1500,1500,1500 in seconds is absolutely horrible. It's just an admin tp, but a lot more flashy. I think people should still have to fly to get to places and stuff, not just instant teleportation. It's like the McDonalds of travel - easy, simple, and redundant. The only thing I like about jump/drives FTL is the fact that you may warp into a star, which was pretty funny. But the fact still stands - I want to fly places, not instant travel.

 

[FunnyBunny14]

You exaggerated a bit. You can travel a maximum of 8 sectors with the jump drive and 128 with the gates.

 

[Krazykat]

Have you even tried the warp drives?

edit: FunnyBunny14 said what I wanted to say

 

[Mered4]

I know I'm going to get a ton of dislikes for this, but here it goes:

I don't like the idea of FTL, or instant travel. It seems really cool and all, with flashing lights and buttons, but the idea of traveling from 2,2,2 to 1500,1500,1500 in seconds is absolutely horrible. It's just an admin tp, but a lot more flashy. I think people should still have to fly to get to places and stuff, not just instant teleportation. It's like the McDonalds of travel - easy, simple, and redundant. The only thing I like about jump/drives FTL is the fact that you may warp into a star, which was pretty funny. But the fact still stands - I want to fly places, not instant travel.

It's been discussed up and down. It's limited and stuff. And super cool. :D

 

[Zodapop]

Eh. I mean, what's actually cool about it? FTL only means something when there's a frontier to explore.

 

[Mered4]

Eh. I mean, what's actually cool about it? FTL only means something when there's a frontier to explore.

I just like to go fast.

 

[Zeno9141]

I don't like the idea of FTL, or instant travel. It seems really cool and all, with flashing lights and buttons, but the idea of traveling from 2,2,2 to 1500,1500,1500 in seconds is absolutely horrible. It's just an admin tp, but a lot more flashy. I think people should still have to fly to get to places and stuff, not just instant teleportation. It's like the McDonalds of travel - easy, simple, and redundant. The only thing I like about jump/drives FTL is the fact that you may warp into a star, which was pretty funny. But the fact still stands - I want to fly places, not instant travel.

Get your facts straight. Admin-tp is SO DIFFERENT from Jumpdrives, Warpgates, and Warpdrives, I don't even want to start. Besides, it's been long since something was added that was not gamebreaking to restrict in shops. Makes it actually worth fighting over.

~Zeno out~

 

[ToyotaSupra]

C'mon guys, admit it. A thread like this was inevitable sooner or later. We've had similar threads for each major update so far. It's practically a given now.

@Mered4

OP confirmed for too slow.

 

[NeonSturm]

You can still go to servers with this feature disabled.

 

[Commodore]

If you make your base ~15 sectors away from spawn on a server with speed limit 100 and 5000m sector size, you'll be spending 12.5 minutes traveling to spawn, and 12.5 going back. (speed is actually m/s) That's almost half an hour spent moving, and you could still be in the same star system. The gates will mean you can build your base far away, and a gate much closer to spawn. You still need to fly out there in the first place, to build the gate, but you'll be able to go save that newbie from the pirates without spending ages doing it.

 

[NeonSturm]

With new-dev FTL it could take you only about a minute or 30 seconds with 100 speed.
Check out my "Puddle Jumper (Fat)" which has enough energy to charge it and a jammer.

 

[jayman38]

As long as thrusters (or whatever may replace thrusters to allow sublight travel) doesn't go away, you are free to avoid FTL travel at your leisure. By all means, enjoy the serenity of conventional space travel. There is a certain zen in watching the stars.

 

[Saber]

FTL is something which I feel adds a lot of depth to the game, IF you want it. While it may not seem like it now, don't think of it just as a quick teleport, think of how it will change the way players play. It's true, a lot of players will be setting up their own personal gates and only using it themselves. But the game will dynamically change as these features are implemented. People will build trade lanes which are already becoming something that may be useful. Trips across long-distances are great to fly normal speed can be crossed quickly if in a hurry (like if an event on a server is about to start.)

It may seem like a feature with very simple, basic uses, but it's going to change the way people play. Oh and as for the frontier? It's out there, I find interesting planets/sectors all the time completely by accident. As for the future? Just wait, big things are coming.

 

[FunnyBunny14]

As for the future? Just wait, big things are coming.

This is so true!!!! Just think of the best of them all, no, make that the two, no three, no, four! best upcoming updates:
My personal favorite, the universe update, which will add loads of new stuff, including the stations.
The NPC update.
The AI update (this is unknown, but I assume it will include coding, and make it possible to give ships certain functions besides fighting).
And the creature update. Squids anyone?

 

[Zeno9141]

Squids anyone?

All of the squids.

 

[FunnyBunny14]

What is better than a squid in space?
Laser shooting squids in space!

 

[max stripe]

I know I'm going to get a ton of dislikes for this, but here it goes:

I don't like the idea of FTL, or instant travel. It seems really cool and all, with flashing lights and buttons, but the idea of traveling from 2,2,2 to 1500,1500,1500 in seconds is absolutely horrible. It's just an admin tp, but a lot more flashy. I think people should still have to fly to get to places and stuff, not just instant teleportation. It's like the McDonalds of travel - easy, simple, and redundant. The only thing I like about jump/drives FTL is the fact that you may warp into a star, which was pretty funny. But the fact still stands - I want to fly places, not instant travel.

it has a limit 128 sectors for gates and 8 sectors for jumpdrives

 

[Byamarro]

I know I'm going to get a ton of dislikes for this, but here it goes:

I don't like the idea of FTL, or instant travel. It seems really cool and all, with flashing lights and buttons, but the idea of traveling from 2,2,2 to 1500,1500,1500 in seconds is absolutely horrible. It's just an admin tp, but a lot more flashy. I think people should still have to fly to get to places and stuff, not just instant teleportation. It's like the McDonalds of travel - easy, simple, and redundant. The only thing I like about jump/drives FTL is the fact that you may warp into a star, which was pretty funny. But the fact still stands - I want to fly places, not instant travel.

U will still be able to make a trip to star 1000 sectors away :P

 

[max stripe]

U will still be able to make a trip to star 1000 sectors away :p

it will just take multiple gates or many jumps

 

[Mered4]

U will still be able to make a trip to star 1000 sectors away :p

It will just take a little while, instead of forever.

Also, in the newest Dev build, jump drives have a limit of 8 sectors, while gates have a limit of 128.

Another bug: gates are drained of all their power upon a jump, no matter the size no of the ship.