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[[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 3 - Player Roles|Player Roles Dev Diary|right|250x250px]]In the tradition of the original [[Elite]] and open-world games, there's no linear story: you can be a rich trader, a veteran bounty hunter, a feared pirate, a lonely miner, a notorious smuggler, or all of them, or something else entirely, based on your own actions. | [[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 3 - Player Roles|Player Roles Dev Diary|right|250x250px]]In the tradition of the original [[Elite]] and open-world games, there's no linear story: you can be a rich trader, a veteran bounty hunter, a feared pirate, a lonely miner, a notorious smuggler, or all of them, or something else entirely, based on your own actions. | ||
Among the trillions of people in the [[galaxy]] - you start off as | Among the trillions of people in the [[galaxy]] - you start off as an insignificant new member of the [[Pilots Federation|Pilots Federation.]] You receive an indefinitely loaned and insured [[Sidewinder MkI|Sidewinder]] from a secret benefactor. You've got a [[Ships|ship]] and some spare [[credits]] to get started. One day, you might get fame, wealth or glory. | ||
Unlike RPGs, players in Elite Dangerous do not choose their [[Roles|role]] by customizing stats and skills of their character. Instead, the player is free to assume any [[Roles|role]]. This is similar to how people choose roles in real-life. | Unlike RPGs, players in Elite Dangerous do not choose their [[Roles|role]] by customizing stats and skills of their character. Instead, the player is free to assume any [[Roles|role]]. This is similar to how people choose roles in real-life. | ||
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This is a lore summary from the [[Elite Dangerous Role Playing Game|EDRPG]] about the galaxy of Elite Dangerous: | This is a lore summary from the [[Elite Dangerous Role Playing Game|EDRPG]] about the galaxy of Elite Dangerous: | ||
''Cheap and faster than light travel has enabled humanity to expand across the stars. They've built colonies, cities, stations and empires. This led to the rise of galactic superpowers: the [[Federation]], [[Empire]] and [[Alliance]]. The galaxy's vast wealth of minerals, water and life-bearing planets makes them wealthier every day. Such wealth of the major [[factions]] attracts [[power|powerful people]] who scheme daily to gain power.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edrpg/elite-dangerous-role-playing-game</ref>'' | ''Cheap and faster than light travel has enabled humanity to expand across the stars. They've built colonies, cities, stations and empires. This led to the rise of galactic superpowers: the [[Federation]], [[Empire]] and [[Alliance]]. The galaxy's vast wealth of minerals, water and life-bearing planets makes them wealthier every day. Such wealth of the major [[factions]] attracts [[power|powerful people]] who scheme daily to gain power.<ref name=":1">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edrpg/elite-dangerous-role-playing-game https://www.edrpg.co.uk/</ref>'' | ||
''The Middle-classes can afford spaceships like cars in the 20th century. This gives them tremendous freedom. Space trade is seldom hampered by politics. Pilots are encouraged to do all kinds of jobs such as supplying [[Station|stations]]. Little has changed for those in the bottom of society since the old-[[Earth]]'s dark ages. The planet-spanning mega [[corporations]] employ entire nations and rule unchecked over vast sections of the galaxy. Weapons are readily available and people are inclined to shoot first. The general lawlessness of space, inequality, greed of the galactic elite, navigational hazards and fierce creatures on [[planets]] make it a dangerous galaxy.''<ref name=":1" /> | ''The Middle-classes can afford spaceships like cars in the 20th century. This gives them tremendous freedom. Space trade is seldom hampered by politics. Pilots are encouraged to do all kinds of jobs such as supplying [[Station|stations]]. Little has changed for those in the bottom of society since the old-[[Earth]]'s dark ages. The planet-spanning mega [[corporations]] employ entire nations and rule unchecked over vast sections of the galaxy. Weapons are readily available and people are inclined to shoot first. The general lawlessness of space, inequality, greed of the galactic elite, navigational hazards and fierce creatures on [[planets]] make it a dangerous galaxy.''<ref name=":1" /> | ||