[Istanbul]

My take on what i've seen is that the PvP server would still have all the PVE content of the pve server. The PvE server would just have stricter requirements to partake in PvP (mutual consent by some form or another except in unreg), whereas the PvP server would be as loose as Jumpgate Classic ever was and my vibe says looser restrictions than what we currently have in Jumpgate Classic 1/2 MIL.

[Ratneck]

Originally Posted by Istanbul

My take on what i've seen is that the PvP server would still have all the PVE content of the pve server. The PvE server would just have stricter requirements to partake in PvP (mutual consent by some form or another except in unreg), whereas the PvP server would be as loose as Jumpgate Classic ever was and my vibe says looser restrictions than what we currently have in Jumpgate Classic 1/2 MIL.

Based on the information they've given out, I agree with you....They are planning different end-game type of content....BTW I hate the term "end game" in a MMO that has content added, but I digress....

Anyhow, logically they would have the same content available on each server and just a little database entry for each sector to say if it was "safe" or not...I would assume that most of the sector's stats would be configurable via database entries, this would make them modular and their configuration could be easily changed during down time to compensate for problems the GM's might see.

Anyhow, the following was all I could really find regarding "end game" content.

Originally Posted by MMORPG Chat

Originally Posted by question
Cutty :asks: class based game or open skill sets, end level play(ex. raiding pvp)

Originally Posted by answer
<ND_Istvan> Gameplay is neither class or skill in the RPG sense. The game has more in common with flightsims like WingCommander and Xwing in terms of skill. You actually fly the ship. We expect end level play to includes both raid-style PvE and extensive PvP influencing the factional relationships.

Originally Posted by MMORPG Chat

Originally Posted by question
Elmdor :asks: Will there be instances?


Originally Posted by answer
<ND_Draker> At this time we don't have plans for separate instances per se. There are plans for high end content of various kinds and we are considering a battle grounds type pvp system. Instances are something that may appear in the future.

[project3wc]

Originally Posted by ND_Striker

Please don't feel as though we are ignoring you. All of the devs are busy trying to get the game ready for you guys to play. I can tell you that there are definitely flux in the game, as I am the one that is working on them. I, unfortunately cannot go into the details that you are asking simply because the answer to most is "I don't know yet". I can tell you that they look really fraking cool.

Striker

i was actually gonna say that this thread was started over the weekend i think so im sure most the devs will be off. or working on evo while reading ( but not replying ) to these threads.

[Tim]

I don't understand the hubbub over the term 'end game'... ?

It simply means 'that point when a character has access to everything he's going to get access to'. In Jumpgate Classic, that would be level 50. Once you are level 50, you have access to every ship (that you can ever have), every piece of eq, and can take up any pasttime you want.

That's all 'endgame' means. It doesn't mean that one day you will log in to a blank screen with a smiley face saying 'you've hit the end of the game. good bye'

Not a big deal.

[Jump]

Well Tim, you are hoping that's what it means to them. Though I believe the term used was "end of game". Either way, people that want to play in a persistent universe game will never like to hear these kinds of things. It's a term contrary to the term persistent and will mean different things to different people. So that's what the hubbub is about. If that's not your thing then that's fine too. I was always drawn to the persistent nature of Jumpgate. Though Themis kind of killed the whole story and the persistence was relegated to the servers it runs on.

[Ratneck]

Originally Posted by Tim

I don't understand the hubbub over the term 'end game'... ?

It simply means 'that point when a character has access to everything he's going to get access to'. In Jumpgate Classic, that would be level 50. Once you are level 50, you have access to every ship (that you can ever have), every piece of eq, and can take up any pasttime you want.

That's all 'endgame' means. It doesn't mean that one day you will log in to a blank screen with a smiley face saying 'you've hit the end of the game. good bye'

Not a big deal.

I can only assume that was directed at me since I haven't read anyone else post that they don't like that term, but one person hardly makes a hubbub so I'm left wondering who else is on my team on that one. Perhaps we could start a support group or something.

I just don't like the term of 'end game' because the game isn't over. I'm not an idiot, I know that 'end game' doesn't mean 'one day you will log in to a blank screen with a smiley face saying 'you've hit the end of the game. good bye'. It was simply an offhanded comment on how the term doesn't really fit the content in an MMO that is continually worked on. It's not like I don't understand when people use the term 'end game' in a post, and I don't call them out on it and try to start a discussion on their choice of words, I just don't feel that the term is descriptive of what you're trying to say. If I talked to someone who doesn't play MMO's and used that term, they would most likely think I mean the END of the game, not the real meaning.

Of course, I don't really understand what that was a bone of contention for you....and I don't think I was making it into a big deal, I made a sentence fragment that offhandedly mentioned it...and even ended with "and I digress"....boy, how much more do I have to do to show that I'm not gung-ho thinking something must be done?

[ND_Striker]

Originally Posted by Mithious

Will/does Jumpgate Evolution have a proper 3D cockpit (where you can look in every direction), with a 3d hud (as in real aircraft) rather than a 2D overlay so that TrackIR can be used as it is ment to be without having to set a horrible huge deadzone as we do currently in Jumpgate?

Note: If the answer to this is 'no' I will cry!

We were not trying to ignore your question, but it has been busy around here. The final cockpit/HUD config is still up in the air, as well as the TrackIR configuration. I will say that the current implementation of the TrackIR code does include the HUD elements as you look around, and the whole deadzone thing has been removed. But remember, this is all subject to change

[project3wc]

im thinking i may have to buys me a TrackIR for this game if it all goes well.

i got a quesion for you Striker, ( or any other Dev that's played Evolution ). for you, which way is easier to fly a ship, using the mouse/keyboard combo or a joystick?

[ND_Striker]

I personally fly in 1st person mode using my Saitek X52.

[Jump]

Why do so many assume NetDevil folks won't come by and talk to us anymore because some were upset at recent news? I'm pretty sure with the time constraints and the vast world out there that external activities need to be planned into a busy schedule.

Thanks for answering the question Striker.

[project3wc]

I bought the X52 recently just for Jumpgate, i love the thing, hopefully I'll be liking the game better in 1st person, i've never really liked using 3rd person on sim/combat sims unless it is too look around for targets. thanks for anwering though.

How about the flight mode, which do you guys find yourselves using the most, the Jumpgate Classic, the "easier" flight mode, or a bit of both ( PIE! ) ?