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Open Play and Instances ...

Postby DeepCut » Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:50 pm

I read somewhere (it may have been beta info so incorrect now) that in Open play players are in instances, just like in MMORPGs, and that it can make meeting up prone to error, does this still hold true ?


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Re: Open Play and Instances ...

Postby anikaiful » Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:56 pm

Yea, there's that 32 people limit per "instance".
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Re: Open Play and Instances ...

Postby Flip » Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:59 pm

And it's not only in Open Play, but also in groups.
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Re: Open Play and Instances ...

Postby CMDR_COENEN » Mon Jan 05, 2015 6:49 pm

And being friends can help getting into the same instance. But also for me, I was told this would help during the same BETA time. :)
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Re: Open Play and Instances ...

Postby DeepCut » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:49 pm

Thanks for replies :)

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Re: Open Play and Instances ...

Postby Wood67 » Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:03 am

Does that 'instance' apply only to the system you are in at any one time, or to the entire Galaxy during your session? If the former the chances of meeting a PC is far less than even a hugely pessimistic Drake equation calculation!

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Re: Open Play and Instances ...

Postby DeepCut » Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:15 am

lol pessimistic Drake, he was wrong to the max!

i think it's the former.


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