Is it possible for me to encounter other players randomly?

[likeayysir]

Im talking random players while adventuring by myself, i know coop and friend play is a thing but i just wanna know if its possible, is the game essentially an MMO if you're connected to the internet?

Edit: Consensus is YES we can :D thanks guys

[It's Mankind]

I don't believe so mate. I don't play online but I believe you can party when doing quicksilver missions for example, buts its no like wow where you are all on a server running around.

[Drift]

I'm not sure, but i loaded into my save to check the new update. And a friend of mine has a base on the same planet as me. I flew to his base to see whats up, and there he was, working on his ♥♥♥♥.

[SethLikesPie]

I ran into a system with a named planet discovered by another player already, the chances are low because there are more planets in the game than grains of sand on our planet (supposedly). But it is possible, and one player can easily travel a few thousand systems each naming random planets. Your best bet is to play an expedition where all players start on the same planet and travel the same path for rendezvous points

[Running-Target]

Only if you play on Multiplayer mode in an Expedition, or if you visit the Anomaly during your single player mode.

[Zorbec-L-Kraak]

Yes. I actually bumped into someone years back, but that was many updates ago, and I was trying out multiplayer. I have no idea if it's possible anymore though.

(And I don't think they wanted me there, they kept killing me, lol).

[DizzieDawgie]

Originally posted by Running-Target:

Only if you play on Multiplayer mode in an Expedition, or if you visit the Anomaly during your single player mode.

IIRC multiplayer is on by default and I dunno about the rest of ya, but I visit the Anomaly with every new system I visit (plus the starting quests has everyone visit the Anomaly within the first couple hours of play)... so yes, it's very likely you'll encounter random players.

Add in going on Expeditions or shared missions from the Anomaly, or just going to a teleporter and picking to warp to one of the dozens of random bases others have uploaded, I'd say every player that hasn't turned off MP is likely to meet others occasionally.

On the other hand, I'd say it's definitely NOT like an MMO.

[Lindy Bomber]

Originally posted by LikeAyySir:

Im talking random players while adventuring by myself, i know coop and friend play is a thing but i just wanna know if its possible, is the game essentially an MMO if you're connected to the internet?

The game map is absurdly large, each galaxy has about 10x as systems as the Milkway galaxy. Encountering another player in the wild is technically possible, but unless you are in a populated area the odds of that happening are effectively zero.

If you want to interact with other players you need to;
1. Go to the Space Anomaly (multi player hub)
2. Go to one of the player created community planets
3. Then available join a Expedition (time limited community event)

This game is not a MMO in the same sense as World of Warcraft or EVE Online. There is a match making server that will create instances of up to 32 players if you have multi player enabled, but the networking is mainly peer to peer and the sync is terrible (two players standing next to each other can see different weather and flora and fauna in different locations).

[Flexible Knot]

You can.
The anomaly and expeditions just force ppl into one place. Out in the wild, with networking turned on, you can randomly encounter other players. This, however, will be rare.

[Typha]

Yeah I've run into people before. Check out the systems around featured bases or the center of galaxies.

[likeayysir]

Originally posted by DizzieDawgie:

Originally posted by Running-Target:

Only if you play on Multiplayer mode in an Expedition, or if you visit the Anomaly during your single player mode.

IIRC multiplayer is on by default and I dunno about the rest of ya, but I visit the Anomaly with every new system I visit (plus the starting quests has everyone visit the Anomaly within the first couple hours of play)... so yes, it's very likely you'll encounter random players.

Add in going on Expeditions or shared missions from the Anomaly, or just going to a teleporter and picking to warp to one of the dozens of random bases others have uploaded, I'd say every player that hasn't turned off MP is likely to meet others occasionally.

On the other hand, I'd say it's definitely NOT like an MMO.

The fact i can just encounter other players while adventuring on my own is enough for me, even if quite rare. Very glad i purchased :)

Originally posted by Drift:

I'm not sure, but i loaded into my save to check the new update. And a friend of mine has a base on the same planet as me. I flew to his base to see whats up, and there he was, working on his ♥♥♥♥.

Peak gaming right there.


I just got my ship up and running but needed a break cuz of the intense heat in the UK rn. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into the game later on.

[Running-Target]

Originally posted by Zorbec-L-Kraak:

Yes. I actually bumped into someone years back, but that was many updates ago, and I was trying out multiplayer. I have no idea if it's possible anymore though.

(And I don't think they wanted me there, they kept killing me, lol).

You can turn off PvP by looking in Networking.

[flick]

Yeah you can randomly run into people if you're online, but it's rare outside of intentionally going to hubs or setting up co-op etc.

[Kosevich]

Meet several players in the open world in PermaDeath mode. Tried to kill someone, no luck so far. Most players disable PvP mode. Sad times

So yeap, it is definitely possible.
However PermaDeath mode has separated pool of players from normal / survival mode.

[Emaulligu]

As said, technically possible but the odds are infinitesimal unless you're in frequently visited zones like the center of the galaxy.
The Anomaly acts as a hub so there's always online players inside it, but not much to do.