Will it have actual or just pseudo multiplayer?

[caidicus]

I've read that the game will allow you to share your discoveries with other players, but will I actually be able to fly, build, discover, with my friends in real time? That's something I'd be very grateful to know.

[GreenAlien1234]

No. There is a very tiny chance you may meet another player. You wont know who it is, you may not even realise it's a player if you meet in space.

Read this.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/12/10/stop-thinking-of-no-man-s-sky-as-a-multiplayer-game.aspx

[cube]

You also won't even be able to get near each other until you get a ship with a powerful hyperdrive. Everyone's getting flung out to the far corners of the universe, so you'll be light years away from even the nearest player, never mind your friends.
Theoretically you could meet up in the late game when you're close to the centre of the universe, if you picked a solar system that's known in Atlus but that would still be really hard for the other person to find.

[⭕⃤ BIPPO]

The multiplayer in this game will work in a similar fashion of dark souls or journey. Maybe you can get to where your friend is and then don't see him because he's on another lobby.

[cube]

There aren't lobbies, it just loads other players into your game on a first-come first-server basis. So say there is a limit of 10 people per planet that you can see in your game and a friend of yours comes in 11th, you won't be able to see them.

[Hizeron]

Short answer is not at this time.

I remember reading that there may be plans later for something to do with multiplayer, but they were side stepping that subject.

[Starbug]

Definitely sounds like pseudo multiplayer.

Which is cool. There's enough multiplayer games, so it's nice to see single player being the focus of the game.

[Tarterus]

Originally posted by Starbug:

Definitely sounds like pseudo multiplayer.

Which is cool. There's enough multiplayer games, so it's nice to see single player being the focus of the game.

This game is obviously multiplayer, alot of the fun of this game will be from searching for your friends, you want single player go play Fallout.

[Starbug]

Originally posted by TheSmartestIdiot:

This game is obviously multiplayer

huh? Given the developer has sidestepped every single question relating to "Can I meet up with my friends?", I think it's safe to assume this is a singleplayer game in which the multiplayer component is the discovery sharing and visited systems log.

[cube]

Originally posted by TheSmartestIdiot:

Originally posted by Starbug:

Definitely sounds like pseudo multiplayer.

Which is cool. There's enough multiplayer games, so it's nice to see single player being the focus of the game.

This game is obviously multiplayer, alot of the fun of this game will be from searching for your friends, you want single player go play Fallout.

Skip to 3:17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYoGN2zgXQU

[Sparrowhawk]

Dude, the game takes place in a GALAXY. The game site itself says it takes place in an infinite procedural galaxy. They're not going to have some kind of server sitting there tracking the movements of every player and it sounds like the size of the place is going to be so big that the idea of saying "Hey dude, meet me at X system" is all but impossible. Anyway, he's very tight-lipped about the whole thing so I wouldn't expect much.

[asgaronean]

You can. All you have to to if find out what star they are on (there is 18 quadrillion of them) then you have to figure out what planet they are on. ( you are in a solar system.) then once you find the planet you have to find them on the planet size planet. You carry a 3 man room with you if playing online at all times. but players don't look any different than npc's.

[Hizeron]

Originally posted by asgaronean:

You can. All you have to to if find out what star they are on (there is 18 quadrillion of them) then you have to figure out what planet they are on. ( you are in a solar system.) then once you find the planet you have to find them on the planet size planet. You carry a 3 man room with you if playing online at all times. but players don't look any different than npc's.

Sounds easy enough. 18^18th power worlds cant take more than a few bilion years to check out. see you soon :)

But yea, I am not expecting multiplayer, but I would not be suprised if they improve the multiplayer experience somewhat.

[cube]

Originally posted by The K-os:

u guys are noobs and let me say why XD

Did anyone else wonder whats in the CENTER of the GALAXY/UNIVERSE ???

Its obviously....the MMO/ Multiplayer Part. Thats where EVERYONE ...CAN go IF they want to.

Yes..sure ...would be nice to see something interesting over there..but cmon...IF everyone travels there ...obviously you WILL meet someone .....well...AT LEAST or AT MOST 1 person :))

Will have to see tough but i hope that there is at least a area (like the center) where players can come and band together...like the epicenter of technology....where you would be surrounded with players and tech and ships and whut not. (would be cool tough)

You're assuming the centre of the universe is one place like a space station. If you put 1000 people spread out on the moon, they wouldn't be able to see each other. This game is very, VERY big.