Early backers of ED had NPC's named after them.It's been a while since I played, however, if I am not mistaken that is an AI
Furthermore, Chris is a common name, and Roberts is not that uncommon. Perhaps it was a little nod between the Devs, but chances are that it was just a random happy coincidence :D
That is right, forgot completely about that (the naming convention, not the friends part)Early backers of ED had NPC's named after them.
Chris Roberts and Braben are friends and backed the project.
Indeed, the rivalry IMO should not be there. In fact, two different games in the same genre should be CELEBRATED. Having competition pushes the other to be better. I recently saw the on planet exploration demo for ED, looked awesome, can't wait to see what CIG comes up with.I do enjoy the constant jabs that the Fronteir guys poke at CiG, the whole "We are essentially making Star Citizen, only on a reasonable budget" joke. I found it especially funny when a SC fan took it seriously in the forums.
What ED did very right is that even if you have never spent any time in a flight sim, you can hop into a ship and feel competent and shooting things.Maybe that's why I am a decent pilot in ED being used to in gravity flight sims and what not and a terrible pilot in SC. But I mean as long as I can get Ship A (mine) rammed into Ship B (the enemy) with a reasonably high BAC then I should be fine yea. Otherwise I might need flying lessons haha.