Thanks, missed that. Might upgrade to the deluxe. tempting.
Has it ever been on sale on the PS4 tho?
And Deluxe upgrade⌠HmmmmzâŚ
My opinion on these worlds still stands. Private/rented worlds are a horrible idea.
It goes against âMMORPGâ. It goes against âeveryone plays in the same shared universeâ.
Again just my opinion⌠not a fan of the idea at all.
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I would like to point out that James updated that post on 30 Aug 2018, adding the following:
I donât understand, what goes against MMORPG? And what against âeveryone plays in the same shared universeâ with planets that are accessible to everyone but might have restrictions about putting a beacon down???
Sure, completely inaccessible private planets, yes, I agree, but I still believe most people want what I describedâŚ
Well, the way I see it:
Saying that the private worlds (that link to the public universe via portals and follow the same rules) will somehow lessen the population is like saying that adding the last batch of australian gem planets somehow diluted the population. Itâs just another mechanic by which new worlds can be added to the universe, except it is a mechanic that doesnât rely on the devs or the automatic system generating more.
As far as the unconnected worlds (self hosted or otherwise), those are like modded worlds, where the rules can be completely different (say, all gems on a tier 1 planet, free infinite blocks to build with creative mode style, starting out with 1000 skill points, or whatever it may be).
Now, most of the people that REALLY want those features, either arenât playing at all because theyâre waiting for something like that, or play very little because they like the people theyâre playing with or something along those lines.
The ones that arenât playing arenât adding to the active population in the shared universe, and those that play grudgingly with the existing shared universe rules, will still have the same reasons they already have to be playing in the shared universe. Perhaps theyâll play less but I donât think the impact would be that measurable.
On the other hand, it would add another revenue stream for the dev team that they can use to further maintain and develop the game.
If it turns out to be a significant difference, who knows, maybe they could hire more people so that those changes that so many people are waiting for to come back (tier 7+ worlds, titans, etc) would come faster.
That would surely bring about a population boost, tho probably a temporary one, as is often the case with the type of player that I affectionately call content locusts, since they tend to come when thereâs more of whatever they consider to be new content, binge on it as fast as is humanly possible, and then leave again to wait for the next meal. 
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You just described my situation pretty accurately. I havenât touched the game since October, and donât plan to do it again UNTIL I can have a private world, and I just stumbled into the forums to find current info about it when I ran into this thread.
Now, I may not be running around to the newest shopping hub, stopping to admire the latest gleam tower or dirt cube that was built in my neighborhood, etc⌠so maybe that doesnât fit some peopleâs definition of âproperâ participation. But Iâd probably wander around once in a while, and Iâd certainly be OK with having guests/tourists, and right now even that isnât going to happen. Even my atypical/less desirable form of participation is still better than none at all.
Not to mention the lost revenue⌠I never bought a goofy hat or any body paint, but by now I wouldâve already paid 5 monthsâ rent. And I know Iâm not the only one who wouldâve done this - Iâve had plenty of conversations with other folks wanting to do it. The dev team couldâve taken that money and funneled it right back into designing pants, which would unite the player base and bring in even more money.
Win-win-win.
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