Tony_Hilliam
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It is interesting that a number of people have expressed no interest in "multiplayer". I'd really like to find out more about why this is.
Building a route on your own is pretty much the same thing as building a model railroad and never inviting anyone over to take look at it. (Of course with our virtual routes you can share it with others through the DLS or directly so it is a little different).
As creator/owner of an MPS route, you get to choose who can "visit" as a guest to check it out (with no editing rights if you choose). Or you can choose who can edit various parts of it (such as scenery or track only), or who can drive trains on it.
All this can happen whether you are there or not. At one extreme, you could create a MPS route, share it, and never see another person.
At the other extreme, you could have a dozen or more people all participating in creating their own section of the route, or each person concentrating on their speciality such as terrain painting or track signalling.
In a recent beta test, rickbell/NJP ran a one baseboard challenge where each person who logged in took charge of their own "island" and did whatever they want. Just in that little test I am sure each person learned something from the others about different ways to do things.
So for those "with no interest in MPS" please tell me in more detail what your concerns are and whether the short speel above has made any difference to your thoughts.
Building a route on your own is pretty much the same thing as building a model railroad and never inviting anyone over to take look at it. (Of course with our virtual routes you can share it with others through the DLS or directly so it is a little different).
As creator/owner of an MPS route, you get to choose who can "visit" as a guest to check it out (with no editing rights if you choose). Or you can choose who can edit various parts of it (such as scenery or track only), or who can drive trains on it.
All this can happen whether you are there or not. At one extreme, you could create a MPS route, share it, and never see another person.
At the other extreme, you could have a dozen or more people all participating in creating their own section of the route, or each person concentrating on their speciality such as terrain painting or track signalling.
In a recent beta test, rickbell/NJP ran a one baseboard challenge where each person who logged in took charge of their own "island" and did whatever they want. Just in that little test I am sure each person learned something from the others about different ways to do things.
So for those "with no interest in MPS" please tell me in more detail what your concerns are and whether the short speel above has made any difference to your thoughts.