Elite: Lore
14 Jul 2021, 3:05pm
Btw, mine needs some cleaning. Any slaves available?
14 Jul 2021, 8:15pm
Xeknos Eh, not buying it..
I'll explain it to you in a DM only because you're Mostly Harmless and so your question might actually be genuine.
14 Jul 2021, 8:39pm
BurstarXeknos Eh, not buying it..
I'll explain it to you in a DM only because you're Mostly Harmless and so your question might actually be genuine.
Are you normally this condescending or is it a recent development?
14 Jul 2021, 9:51pm
Isaiah EvansonBurstarXeknos Eh, not buying it..
I'll explain it to you in a DM only because you're Mostly Harmless and so your question might actually be genuine.
Are you normally this condescending or is it a recent development?
Well, here's his forbidden knowledge. See what you think. God forbid anyone answers a fucking question these days.
15 Jul 2021, 6:57pm
SakashiroAre we really arguing over two fictional economies?
Well, ya beat me to it.
16 Jul 2021, 5:35pm
16 Jul 2021, 10:54pm
I imagine the vastness might be also a factor in case of Empire, which may rely on army of competent individuals who are given a free hand (within certain limitations) how to develop their own systems.
16 Jul 2021, 11:23pm
Gaaveracan Space Feudalism be trusted to be a good, realistic form of interstellar government?
The answer to that is the same as it is for medieval and modern feudalism - it's certainly realistic, but trusted and good?
Of course not - it's designed to benefit the top of the hierarchy.
Gaavera
a second question based on opinion, how do you think of how the Empire was written in Elite Dangerous? do you think that Braben and Fdev really did research about these ancient cultures and how they could be applied in this interstellar setting, or was it just a matter of copy and pasting the Roman Empire just because it was cool?
From my understanding, it was Michael Brookes who fleshed out the workings of the Empire for Elite Dangerous, based on the snippets in the Frontier Gazetteer handbook by David Massey. It's partly based on the Roman Empire, but as always it's a nod to it, not a direct analogy by any means.
18 Jul 2021, 9:13pm
XeknosI still haven't seen a credible source as to how Fed stations look more "run down" than Imperial ones. If anything, you're seeing a difference in aesthetics - Federal stations and ships tend to have a more industrial feel, while Imperial stations and ships feel more... handcrafted? Though that doesn't speak much to the difference in quality, if any.
I'd also need to see some evidence to back up the "Imp ships outclass Fed ships" argument.
26 Jul 2021, 4:49pm
Hudson is a perfect example of hardcore hawk eager to consolidate its dictatorship.