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== Player Roles == | == Player Roles == | ||
[[File:Elite Dangerous Dev Diary 3 - Player Roles|Player Roles Dev Diary|right|250x250px]] | [[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 a new member of the [[Pilots Federation]] and 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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[[File:Elite-Dangerous-Hero-Connected-Artwork.png|Elite Dangerous hero connected artwork|thumb|250px]] | [[File:Elite-Dangerous-Hero-Connected-Artwork.png|Elite Dangerous hero connected artwork|thumb|250px]] | ||
Elite Dangerous features a shared narrative which is influenced by players on all | Elite Dangerous features a shared narrative which is influenced by players on all platforms. This occurs with community events like [[Salomé]], community goals and [[Powerplay]] activities. All of the meta data for the galaxy is shared between players. It's not traditional storytelling, rather an interactive, overarching narrative. Players have influenced and changed the course of events. The story unfolds in real time, in which players decide the outcomes and can be the stars.<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/16/7402069/elite-dangerous-launch-campaign-single-player-story</ref> The latest information on in-game events and stories are reported on [[GalNet]]. See the [[Elite Dangerous Timeline]] for a chronological list of events. | ||
Braben explained: "We're bringing in a story that embraces all the players. People have said that Elite doesn't have a story. It does have a story, it just not a rescue the princess style single-player threaded story. What we have is the story of your life through the game, your progression. What we will have is things that happen to you as you reach certain stages of the game, you'll get invited to join things." | Braben explained: "We're bringing in a story that embraces all the players. People have said that Elite doesn't have a story. It does have a story, it just not a rescue the princess style single-player threaded story. What we have is the story of your life through the game, your progression. What we will have is things that happen to you as you reach certain stages of the game, you'll get invited to join things." | ||
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== Lore == | == Lore == | ||
This is a lore summary from the [[Elite Dangerous Role Playing Game|EDRPG]] about the | 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.'' | ''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>'' | ||
''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 | ''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" /> | ||
== Behind the Name == | == Behind the Name == | ||