Richard Bong
Space Marshal
The demo did give a whole new meaning to the term "worm food."
Valakkar!
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Devil Dog Hog
Space Marshal
ive seen bigger.
The question shouldn't be if you've seen bigger, but if we can build bottles large enough to hold these within & fill them with tequila with the ratio of how the usual bottles in the stores do it?
Shadow Reaper
Space Marshal
They grow 300m long.
Going to need a larger surgical blade to trim that once it grows vertical that much.
Shadow Reaper
Space Marshal
I’m concerned where we’re going to get that much hot sauce.
It's been crazy, thank you, miss you too
Welcome back for damn sure!!!
Shadow Reaper
Space Marshal
Why will we hunt it? Because it's there & provides valuable loot. For the creds!!!
Shadow Reaper
Space Marshal
The pearls and teeth are crafting supplies. What you can craft from them we don’t yet know.
As a long-time 'Dune' fan, I'll admit to having mixed feelings of CIG including the Valakkar in Star Citizen. On one hand, sandworms are a classic idea and it appears that CIG has implement them in a super-cool way in game. Glad to see that in many regards. On the other hand, it seems like a shot at 'Dune Awakening', which features the sand worm as a key 'enemy' and is probably counting on that as a key draw to their game, which is centered on Dune. Couldn't CIG, with all of the funding, artists, and story-telling staff available to it, come up with something 'next' that feels more original? In the final analysis, it probably doesn't matter as when I'm playing Star Citizen I'm sure I will enjoy the Valakkar. Its just one of the many 'game design questions' we get to ponder for now.
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all we've done here gamewise since 2013 is speculation and theorycrafting
I'm not psyched up any more, and I've learned more patience than I want to know
happily, the social aspects of TEST make the wait not only bearable, but fun
Yes, welcome back DG!
Watching that fight with the sandworm, I guess like other high level content it might be gated behind some rep, mission progression or gear check. But even so, is that a possible reason for players to keep a disposable alt character (one with few possessions, whose progression is unimportant) to join a group that otherwise passes the gate criteria for the mission, to take on tasks with a high risk of death like driving the ground vehicle? If you don’t want your main and its precious gear being swatted or sand blasted multiple times during the battle, and inching closer to perma-death and inheritance tax for their successor, bring a character who doesn’t matter with the group. Maybe the gate will apply to all party members, or all players present.
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Or you can offer the players hazard pay bonus
AccidentProne8
Space Marshal
Yes, they risk a lot, so they should be paid in kind.
AccidentProne8
Space Marshal
I hope the hoverbikes set them off. I know it wouldn't make sense....but...cool factor.
I’ll take payment only in the form of double dogs. And don’t even dream of skimping on the relish!
The one question I still have is this:
What did the "Leader" add to the StarHunt™ for the StarWorm™?
Why would any "Leader" put on special StarWear™ Leader clothing for a StarHunt™?
All the other roles I can see, they have sense and value. You need a pilot, and there is a place for a driver.
Snipers and heavy weapons, sure, that's just good planning, and I remember needing different sets of equipment
when I was designated machine gunner as opposed to rifleman, so that tracks, too.
What sense does the "Leader" make? Yes, you need a guy to get a group together, bla bla bla, but that's not supported by game mechanics.
Do I need a "Leader" because no one else can send group invites or what? Do only "Leaders" get to divide the loot?
Make the "Leader" make sense for me, please, because I can't see one.
What did the "Leader" add to the StarHunt™ for the StarWorm™?
Why would any "Leader" put on special StarWear™ Leader clothing for a StarHunt™?
All the other roles I can see, they have sense and value. You need a pilot, and there is a place for a driver.
Snipers and heavy weapons, sure, that's just good planning, and I remember needing different sets of equipment
when I was designated machine gunner as opposed to rifleman, so that tracks, too.
What sense does the "Leader" make? Yes, you need a guy to get a group together, bla bla bla, but that's not supported by game mechanics.
Do I need a "Leader" because no one else can send group invites or what? Do only "Leaders" get to divide the loot?
Make the "Leader" make sense for me, please, because I can't see one.