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No Mans Sky Will Not Require PlayStation Plus
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DeathSparks
Member
Nice, does that mean you can play this game offline?
Yes you can
Yes, but that was already known.
DeathSparks
Member
Kenzodielocke
Banned
The latter.
probably the latter. spawn somewhere totally random and not even know how to get to where your friends are
Is there anywhere where they've officially confirmed that this game is an online multiplayer yet? I swear when the game was announced they were talking about it being asynchronous. You are essentially in the same world, your updates and "conquers" will be visible to everyone but if by a slim, slim chance you and another player were in the same area, you wouldn't see each other.
IBleedRangerBlue
Neo Member
Thank the Lord but really after the fallout from the "delay" (including death threats) they are wise not to.
Gamespawn
Member
Rando-spawn.
ThatsMytrunks
Member
The lack of PS+ requirement is telling to how interactive the multiplayer will be. Kind of a bummer that I won't be able to meet up with my buds and space-cruise.
That said, still incredibly excited.
That said, still incredibly excited.
legacyzero
Banned
Awesome
SocksAndShoes
Banned
It's in the game but it sounds like it will be a rare event, It's not like you and your party of friends are going to be meeting at Bleeblox V and going pirate hunting together.
legacyzero
Banned
Multiplayer = Journey-ish.
Except a LOT less possible. A LOOOOOOOT
Except a LOT less possible. A LOOOOOOOT
A shame, Bleeblox V sounds like a rad place.
Are you 100% sure of that?
For some reason I highly doubt a team of 12 would dedicate the resources to design the net code for an event that will, in all likelihood, never occur.
Maybe it's super basic, like you can't actually interact with the other person, but can see that their ship is parked or something.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
I'm assuming it's something like this, I doubt that there will even be Journey levels of interaction.
I don't see why it would. It barely has a multiplayer to speak of.
That's a really bad comparison. Journey was designed so that you met at least one or more people I'm each level and going through the game together enhanced the experience.
nikos
Member
There's no point of playing this game offline, IMO. You make no contribution to the game and the possibility of seeing another human player; probably the most exciting thing that could ever happen in the game, no matter how low the chances, would never happen.
It's good that PS+ isn't required, for those who don't have it, though.
It's good that PS+ isn't required, for those who don't have it, though.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
It's got the last Popeye's before you get on the Interstellar Route 19, so it's pretty bumping.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
You are alone in the vast emptiness of space.
Your friends are just as alone.
This is space.
Your friends are just as alone.
This is space.
Visualante2
Member
The multiplayer in this game doesn't exist does it. It's just a massive lie.
fabricated backlash
Member
Which is a fucking shame.
vix
Member
While i like some things being vague when it come to this game, there are other things they need to come out and just say once and for all. Because everything we have to go on as far as multiplayer is from a couple of years ago I believe.
I personally think the mp is more along the lines of journey but even more sparse in seeing anyone. It's a single player game with the chance of passing people at some point...maybe? See below...
But at the same time, if we're all going to the center we should see people at some point, I would think.
I can't say that I even want mp at this point though, because I just want to play it already. Maybe in the long run, they'll add something. Maybe mp is the surprise at the center, who knows.
Edit: damn this is moving fast at the moment. Heh.
I personally think the mp is more along the lines of journey but even more sparse in seeing anyone. It's a single player game with the chance of passing people at some point...maybe? See below...
But at the same time, if we're all going to the center we should see people at some point, I would think.
I can't say that I even want mp at this point though, because I just want to play it already. Maybe in the long run, they'll add something. Maybe mp is the surprise at the center, who knows.
Edit: damn this is moving fast at the moment. Heh.
Visualante2
Member
If it's so unlikely to happen then they can't possibly realistically test it works in the wild. Sounds like a great opportunity for hackers on PC though.
They talk a lot about how you're incredibly unlikely to ever see anyone, but isn't the goal to get to the center of the universe? Isn't it likely that the area around the center is going to always be packed with players coming from every direction? Or am I misunderstanding something about the game/universe?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
As others have said, the latter...
However, I do hope someone, eventually sees another player, since wasn't it once said, how you look, is a mystery until you if ever see another player?
Also there is this from a couple of years ago...
I still am highly skeptical that they have actually put in the technical work required to make it so you can see and interact with other players in the game real time. This does nothing to reduce my skepticism.
Have they actually come out recently and said yes it's technically possible to see another player in game yet? As in "Yes we have the server / P2P infrastructure set up so if you are close to another player, our networking code will match you up and sync up your actions".
Have they actually come out recently and said yes it's technically possible to see another player in game yet? As in "Yes we have the server / P2P infrastructure set up so if you are close to another player, our networking code will match you up and sync up your actions".
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
They have said you can run into another player in game.
ChosenPredator
Banned
I imagine at the center of the universe is where you'll find all the players since that is the one persistent thing in this game, no?
sems4arsenal
Member
What's the point in them putting Multiplayer anyway? seems like working the servers for no reason.
Visualante2
Member
Haven't followed the game closely but in recent interviews it seemed like it was going to be more like the ghosts in dark souls, and remnants of other people's travel. But it wasn't specified if it was like a Spore like random distribution of user generated crap or a literal map of the planetary system.
Recently they have said this? As in they already had the functionality working when they said it? Everything I have seen was way back when they were talking about things they would like to do.
Yeah I don't believe it exists either. As far as I know it's a statistical impossibility for two people to meet in this game. Why would anyone build or maintain multiplayer servers for that? Murray even said that in the case you "meet" another player, or see a player-controlled ship whizzing buy, the game won't even let you know if it's a real human a not an AI. Uh-huh.
Maybe a hacked PC version will allow players to test whether this is true or not.
GHG
Member
All the information on what's been discovered by other players has to be served somewhere.
They're playing down the multiplayer aspects, marketing it as a single player game as it's so hard to find anyone else in the vastness of space. You can see where your friends are though. It's more single player with some online additions like Demons' Souls, rather than proper co-op, although that may be somewhat possible it's difficult to achieve and there isn't any gameplay built around that side of things.
As I understand it anyway.
Yes the gravestones can be hilarious. I think I even used them as markers to help me remember stuff, places, etc? Cant remember now. (you can edit gravestones.)
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
So you can discover worlds that have been already charted? As well as leave messages for other players on said world, etc.. (if that has not changed from past interviews).
The single player is limited to an invisible mobile lobby with a limited number of potential players, it doesn't work like an MMO, more of a 'just in case people meet' sort of thing. Most of the multiplayer stuff is essentially assymetric.