Hmmm.... Now what?

So, I beat the final mission, I did all the quests and have the biggest ship that I can get... The question is, now what?

Okay, I'll go a bit more in depth, because I KNOW this game has a TON to offer... For people who like to build things. This game does that, does that in DROVES. It's EASY to build an amazing hut, house, castle, whatever. A town for people to live in AND the ability to colonize towns you make. That's AMAZING, and I know it's something you can do... But I've never really been a builder. I've never really felt like building a house, and another house, a town, a city. I've never really wanted an underground laboratory or a floating fortress. I've always built the bare minimum that I need (Or even better, found a spot that was already built for ma, and settle there), and just rolled with it, and made THAT work.

I guess I could hop from planet to plant, exploring the universe and seeing what I can find... But why? The unfortunate thing about most of the planets is that they all look the same. You go to one volcanic planet, that's what they look like. Find a glitch castle to raid? That's what they look like. The variety is there, but it's all so... Samey. There are no real secrets, there's no side bosses or dungeons, or extra things to find. No nooks nor crannies to check out. Yea, you can dig underground and explore the underground, but that feels like it's more work then it's worth.

I dunno. After you finish the final mission and get the biggest ship, there barely seems like anything else to do for people like me. Explorers and Fighters. Those that want to find bigger monsters to fight, and climb higher mountains. It's a great game for builders, though! And I can't wait for the next update, to play the game fresh again... But... There's just something lacking at the, apparent, end of the game... For those who don't want to build stuff...

 

And I can't wait to see what it adds. This game may already be huge, but it could be so much bigger... But one can't ask for everything, and the game, right now, is amazing (clocked over 300 hours in it, so it can't be bad, yea?). I got a glimpse of the next update when I played a little bit of the unstable build, and I love what's going on with the two-handed weapons. Yet, adding planets that have huge bosses on them (And I'm not talking about the special mobs that are just bigger, more HP-ier versions of other mobs), or adding unique dungeons to planets, just for players to find and explore. A sense of "Oooooh, what is THIS??" That the game kind of lacks right now (As opposed to the "Oh, this again..." That I tend to get when I find another Apex research facility.)

A sense of adventure throughout the universe. Not knowing what you'll find on the next planet, and hoping it'll be something awesome. Choosing to go to the second star on the left and go straight on until morning, and finding something amazing. I feel like the game lacks this, right now, but I can also see this game pulling it off so spectacularly. It's a huge undertaking, I know... And I don't REALLY expect the world, or even half of what I hope... But it would be something, yea? At least a decent imagination can fill in all the gaps that cannot possibly, conceivably, be provided... Well, imaginations and mods

 

and don't forget about the myriad of other updates after 1.0 drops!