does anyone multicrew anymore?

[Good Goober]

Im coming back to the game after 3 years away. Does anybody multicrew anymore? its like i hardly see anyone.

[Gabber420]

I'm new player. What are the benefits for doing multicrew? o7

[ZombieHunter]

Did they ever? Where are all the people that asked FD to spend time on yet another feature that would make this the best game EVAR in the history of mankind? Hmm. I hear crickets.

I'm not bitter though. Do I sound bitter? Do I?

[Insane]

Originally posted by SuspectisWhite:

Im coming back to the game after 3 years away. Does anybody multicrew anymore? its like i hardly see anyone.

Since odyssey release it's more of a physical multicrew, than holo multicrew as before. That mean you need to put much more effort to create a team and play together using physical multi crew. That also mean that no one is interested in holo me multicrew anymore.

[Witcher]

MC was broken when first relaxed and some may disagree, it hasn't been fixed. Plus, there's no real incentive for players to MC in host's ships.

[Heimdall313]

Multicrew gives you +1 pip and you could have 2 SLFs at same time in some ships.
However, you could also just have a guy in a wing with you even in an unengineered Eagle and that's actually better than any Multicrew advantage until you get meme tier and run 4 guys in a wing with 2 SLF each.

[Agony_Aunt]

I have done multicrew but for space flight its of limited use. I'd rather be in my own ship. And for group stuff being in your own ship is a much bigger force multiplier.

For ground stuff, with Odyssey, sure, why not, be a passenger rather than fly your own ship, and get out together, launch 2 SRVs together, do base stuff together.

Multicrew is ok for Odyssey stuff. Not so useful for space stuff.

[Alrik]

Originally posted by Gabber420:

I'm new player. What are the benefits for doing multicrew? o7

Having fun with friends is the benefit of multicrew.
Other players can act as gunner or fighter pilot in ships with more than one seat.
The ship needs turrets for the gunner, or a fighter hangar for that.

Physical multicrew is possible with Odyssey: all players have to meet and enter the same same ship.
Telepresence multicrew is aviable in Horizions and Odyssey: players spawn directly in the hosts ships, without the need to meet.

But most players in Elite believe that multicrew is a bad idea that betrays the real meaning of Elite: grinding credits, and hate it because it doesn't make as much money as doing the same trade loop or mining the same ring over and over again. ;-)

[ZombieHunter]

Originally posted by Witcher:

MC was broken when first relaxed and some may disagree, it hasn't been fixed. Plus, there's no real incentive for players to MC in host's ships.

It was def broken. It still is. It causes my game to glitch out like crazy. In the few times I've used it I had to restart ED after that to get the game back to a known stable state.

[Witcher]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

I have done multicrew but for space flight its of limited use. I'd rather be in my own ship. And for group stuff being in your own ship is a much bigger force multiplier.

For ground stuff, with Odyssey, sure, why not, be a passenger rather than fly your own ship, and get out together, launch 2 SRVs together, do base stuff together.

Multicrew is ok for Odyssey stuff. Not so useful for space stuff.

Agree, there's no real benefit for the crew players except for host who gets extra PIPs. Haven't used MC in EDO coz most friends are either not playing the game or rigs can't play EDO missions.

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

I can see a multicrew use for explorers who want to show their nice findings out there to their friends.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Witcher:

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

I have done multicrew but for space flight its of limited use. I'd rather be in my own ship. And for group stuff being in your own ship is a much bigger force multiplier.

For ground stuff, with Odyssey, sure, why not, be a passenger rather than fly your own ship, and get out together, launch 2 SRVs together, do base stuff together.

Multicrew is ok for Odyssey stuff. Not so useful for space stuff.

Agree, there's no real benefit for the crew players except for host who gets extra PIPs. Haven't used MC in EDO coz most friends are either not playing the game or rigs can't play EDO missions.

You need new friends :D

[Witcher]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Originally posted by Witcher:

Agree, there's no real benefit for the crew players except for host who gets extra PIPs. Haven't used MC in EDO coz most friends are either not playing the game or rigs can't play EDO missions.

You need new friends :D

Lol, I play most an hour a day just to maintain my PMF.