Let the flood gates open. Starfighter General going free. Stress test time before mmo. Tell yo friends.
This is an announcement that possibly in a week or two we're going free. This in prep for the upcoming mmo. The more you power up the base, the more you'll be ready to power up in the MMO. It is then way way way worth actually paying 1$ now if you want to treat this mmo serious. We want it to blow all other space MMOS out of the water.
MMO design:
The MMO will contain "Space dungeons" which are special zones that all players compete for a big reward. Each Space Dungeon has a different win condition and goals. One might be ffa. Another might be FFA highlander mode. Another might be science based phenomena puzzle to solve. Another might be team vs team. Another might be chess team (aka you kill the king) you win. Another might be who kills a boss fastest. Long story short, once a day, these places will drop really good loot predictably either on a timer, or via clue sheet. Then most players will know where to be. And the same guy won't win every 'Space Dungeon' because the rules are dif for each.
There will be resource trading, aka, buy aluminum or other metals one place and sell another like Elite.
There will be a PVP bounty system. Everyone can PVP at all times. Stakes are low if your ship explodes. If you get attacked without declaring aggressive mode or an opponent to duel, the aggressor gets a bounty on their head in accordinace with the damage dealt to you. If this bounty gets high enough, and they get caught, they will be put in jail. When they log on for the next few hours or days, their character can play only in jail, and visitors come see him and such. Global chat disabled.
There will be illegal substances like ficitious drugs and contraban weapons which you can profit from greatly, but you risk your cargo being scanned by a random and getting a bounty on your head.
There will later be grand space opera. AKA Live Game Masters will observe the game, and allow players to permanently change the history on their server. I actually know several highly talented game masters personally who are ready to be on board.
Then later, the ability to touch down on ground, and your player get out FPS style will come with proceedurally generated planets and cities.
Of course you have your standard MMO quests and random wandering monsters and situations.
I have other plans, but this will be a very fun game to come along for the dev ride. Enjoy updates and get yourself strong now, so when later the Space Opera comes out, you can be one of the big dawg influencers of the universe.
Only heavy gore, glorification of evil, sexuality are off the table, we have no limits on what we will say or do, prepare for the unpreparable.
New cutting edge networking tech halves your lag, costs no maintaince fees and unlimited action players in the same zone!
And this is just the beginning!