Why do people just sit on the nexus?

[Intercourse instructor]

Like seriously

[Magnet's Coil]

Because there is a tradition of donating items to players characters that stay sit on the Nexus.

[Yxklyx]

There are some glitches you can do at the Nexus - I forget which. A dup glitch? Something that requires you to give another player an item while your're in the Nexus before you dock.

Some might be waiting for the Nexus mission to change?

[SumGumption]

Sometimes they just park there and let time fly while they go eat a sandwich. #1 Who knows what gift you might get thrown at you. #2 Waiting for freighter battle. #3 It's a safe place to leave your Avatar while you are taking a break or taking care of responsibilities but don't want to exit or pause the game.

[Krash Megiddo]

beggars

[Guyver8]

or they could just be...
a) waiting for friend(s) to meetup
b) waiting for the nexus missions to change (every 10 minutes)
c) just chillin' looking at player ships
d) just feelin' the community (NMS is a sandbox, so sometimes you might just want to be around some of the other players in the sandbox)

[TheCr33pur]

or looking for a playmate, one of them tried to slide his or her fingers deep down in my pockets.

[HughJardon]

I had one follow me around continuously punching me from behind. It was weird seeing an arm keep coming through my chest.. I had the setting for other players can damage you turned off, so it didn't do anything to me, but be warned that not all players are charitable.

[wkitty42]

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

beggars

beggars beg... those just sitting there are most likely AFK... especially if they aren't chatting...

[indigo]

I will sometimes hang around the Nexus because I've got to get up and use the restroom. It's a great place to go afk.

Other times, I'm just waiting for a Nexus mission that isn't annoying, like "Build a base" or "Survey a planet", because both of those are horribly convoluted.

[Barmy Nimrod]

I usually sit on the stairs by the teleporter. I'll visit from a different galaxy than most players. When I have something interesting on the list almost every player that looks into the teleporter disappears. I wish there was a way to count the number of players that visit your bases.

Yesterday I called the Anomaly from Galaxy 55, right after building a base near a portal. It's on an extreme planet, with very aggressive sentinels, but has a cool Diplo on it.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2661847559

I have tested this extensively, using my Xbox and PC saves concurrently. I believe the last base visited before the last time you saved is the one that shows up. That save is the one where you exit the ship in the anomaly.

[frazzled]

I've sometimes done that while I go get a water refill or snacks, etc.

[Krash Megiddo]

Originally posted by wkitty42:

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

beggars

beggars beg... those just sitting there are most likely AFK... especially if they aren't chatting...

Panhandlers. People that sit along the sidewalks just waiting for generous donations.

[Barmy Nimrod]

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

Panhandlers. People that sit along the sidewalks just waiting for generous donations.

I usually sit by the teleporter. But maybe this explains why I once got a full stack of Faecium and a full stack of V1 Atlas passes. People trolling me thinking I wanted handouts.

[Krash Megiddo]

Originally posted by Uranium235:

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

Panhandlers. People that sit along the sidewalks just waiting for generous donations.

I usually sit by the teleporter. But maybe this explains why I once got a full stack of Faecium and a full stack of V1 Atlas passes. People trolling me thinking I wanted handouts.

Do you have a base in galaxies all the way up to 256?

[Barmy Nimrod]

No, solid through

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

Originally posted by Uranium235:

I usually sit by the teleporter. But maybe this explains why I once got a full stack of Faecium and a full stack of V1 Atlas passes. People trolling me thinking I wanted handouts.

Do you have a base in galaxies all the way up to 256?

No, sequential through 57, then another 13 random from the Anomaly Teleporter, including 255. Every so often I'll get board with other stuff and jump a few times. during those jumps I'll get sidetracked with exploring.

Note: I did do the jump from 255 and ended up in Euclid.