SUPER CRAZY IDEA : Sanctum Re-Worked as Official Portal Hub

Are rental planets something that is in the works?

Yes, they are.

That sounds pretty cool. If they’re not too pricy I’d definitely get one if only to support the devs.

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I think it would be great if the sanctum did receive an update or was :+1: re-purposed, but I don’t ever see it becoming any type of portal hub - aside from your own personal locations.

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Allow me to quote myself from 9 months ago:
If you want to destroy half the playerbase, yeah for sure!

Biiiiiiiiig nope.

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Just because I use the word apocalypse does not mean it is attributed to people’s builds, the world, or anything player based - it could be system based, game mechanic based, or a whole host of things. Instead people could just ask or at least not try to put words in my mouth especially when I said that “destroying builds” WASN’T what I meant.

I meant the word I said exactly and not change or progression. I don’t see any use in trying to read into the statement when the quotes and comments should be directed at the person that made the comment about me meaning “destroying builds.”

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I just took it for what you said, as did the other people that commented on it. If you meant something else, perhaps say what you meant. It’s off-topic regardless.

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I love all the major hubs in game, they looks very beautiful and creative.
It also provide a goal to guilds as one type of activity.
I agree with you that portal network system created by players is hard for new players to understand how it works. But I don’t think get rid of all the major hubs can make the game to better shape.

It takes time for new players to learn how it work, but it won’t stop new players to enjoy the game or make them want to quit. This why I don’t think sanctum portal hub is necessary.

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Back to the OPs thread…

I would love a notification somewhere that an Exo is in the Universe :+1:

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This thread is going off-topic. Take it to PMs folks. Temp locked.

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Just got out of bed like 20 minutes ago. Damn.
Seriously, Xal, next time you have ideas involving words like ‘apocalypse’, maybe explain it further so people don’t assume thing.
Like, I for one didn’t put words into your mouth, I said “IF HE MEANS […] then nope” (implying “I’m not sure what he means” and “maybe he could expand on what he means”). Basically, everyone else assumed things, but you were way too vague in the first place, and you did suggest that you liked ‘hubs to come and go’, so it wasn’t too far fetched of them either.

And if what you meant doesn’t imply damage on people’s builds, then could you maybe open a new thread about it or something? I don’t know, maybe you already did, this is like the second thing I opened on the forum today, and the first thing was Sujimichi apologizing for going off-the-rails. Wasn’t expecting the other party would be Xal.

The way I see it, this thread right here is done. I had an un-workable idea that I tried to turn into something slightly more workable, but your whole deal with annihilation of systems is off-topic.

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I am not mad at your comment or you because you said “if he means” because I knew you meant it harmlessly. My frustration is with the people that demand that I am wrong and must use the word as THEY see fit to use it.

Honestly how would I have ever known that a small quick comment and word choice would result in the “use ONLY the first entry of the Webster Dictionary” Police to come out. Had I known, I would have certainly explained or just not posted because obviously people cannot use words as metaphors here in Boundless.

For the idea, like I had said earlier - I don’t think it would work very well on any level because the Sanctum is completely separate from the game as a local system. I might be very wrong but I think if we try to tie in any more stuff like portals and stuff that it would have to be moved to a server or something. Also, I do like player hubs at some level even though I dislike the footfall inequality aspects and what hubs cause in plot distribution and land grabs.

I do think that for local creative that it might be more of an option as you outlined it. I do still want and like the ability to rotate a planet and stuff. I have never liked the slow planet rotation especially when I was a new player. It seemed like hours if I needed to have the planet rotate around to find a place I liked for my first warp. So that feature I certainly support!

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I agree, the rotation thing might be the only salvageable part of the entire OP I wrote. :sweat_smile:
I’ll make a fleshed-out thread about it.
EDIT : here it is : CRAZY IDEA : Sanctum Rotation-control & Early game

Instead of making the statement “I have a secret but I’m not going to tell you what it is” 10 times as replies, why not just go into what you really meant by that comment?

Alternatively, if you don’t want to be off topic, just let it go and stop replying about it.


Oh no, here we go again.

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Closed at request of OP