Have some questions about the Game

shingoukieh

I read alot of stuff in the EU forum but i would like to know the co op scene. Is there ways to play together or is the game played solo and the only time u really interact with people is when you want to trade and stuff??

Next question is....i seen vehicles and space ships etc on some videos i looked up...to aquire those i would probably need to spend like 1000 plus on game??

Next question.. If the game is great and all i will definetly spend money on the game..but how much would i need to spend in order to throughly enjoy the game?

Last question... POPULATTION. I like to have a game where the world feels alive with people. and judging from the game world on EU it seems large!!! how would you say the population on EU is...number wise. Would u say about 1k people play or is more like 10k..

 

Any help would be appreciated!!

Donev

I've only been playing about a week, but I think I can answer most of your questions.

 

Co-Op seems to be very important in the game. The player base is very friendly and it's very helpful. I've been playing mostly solo, because I'm not into combat, but the guys who do combat seem to need Co-Op just like any other game. 

Vehicles aren't that expensive. Space ships are pretty expensive. I don't know how cheap you can get them, but the 2 that are currently on the Calypso Auction House cost 55000 PED or $5,500 USD. I'm sure you can get them cheaper, because the markup on those ships is insanely high. However I do have an Airship. It only cost me 35PED or $3.50. It's really invaluable to have. I had a helicopter at one time, which I liked better, but I sold that and bought my Sleipnir Mk1. The fuel consumption is twice as much as the Sleipnir. Not that fuel is very expensive, especially for me because I find most of my own fuel, it's just better to not worry about being in some remote place and out of fuel. :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA6LyHtBfUA

That's what I own. That one is colored though and colored ones cost a little more. Mine is just solid grey. So no, vehicles aren't that expensive. There are fighter jets and things like that which cost more, but the basics aren't. There are player ran services that will take you from planet to planet if you like. From what I've heard, the average price is 5-10PED for a 1 way trip to another planet. That's not too bad, imho. I have a mentor who owns a spaceship and he's offered to take me to any planet for free, but I haven't hit him up on that offer yet. 

I've been enjoying the game for about a week on $10. I recently put in another $10 and capped out my monthly limit to buy my airship. 

I have no idea about the exact population, but it's healthy. I live on Calypso (the main planet) and as a miner, I spend alot of time trying to get away from people and it's easy to do, but I see more people roaming the world than I did in WoW. I try to go to some pretty remote places.

While I was researching mining, I learned that there are over 3000 people who mine every month. I have probably only seen a handful of miners in game. Most of the people I see are combat oriented. 

 

I'd say give it a shot. The game has a tutorial island where you run missions on hunting, mining, healing, and I believe even crafting. It lets you experience the basic aspects of the game before dropping a dime. Then after that, you can go into the world and check out the population. You will end up in Port Atlantis, where there are probably 100 people at any given time. 

narfi

If you own a VTOL (Sleipner) then all you need to do is buy a thruster (about 17ped last i checked) and you can fly yourself in space.

The quad wing fighters are going for about 250-300ped right now (30usd) so while it is a chunck of money for starting out, its pretty cheap for someone thats been playing a while. (when the quad wings first came out I payed 2300ped for mine, and it paid for itself before the price eventually dropped, so Im happy.

 

narfi