PLAYERS OF GAMES

Although Dangerous can be played in a broadly solitary manner, every mission or trade run that you complete will cast its ripples throughout the galaxy’s economic and political infrastructure. But while flying in munitions or propaganda has some small influence, you can also engage in full-scale wars. Conflict Zones, which come in high- and low-intensity forms, plunge you into large-scale battles with dozens of ships and can result in the ousting of a controlling government. Frontier CEO David Braben promises that there’s even more to come. “They’ll be dramatic events in updates that people can choose to participate in,” he says. “You’ve already seen smaller ones, but there will be events where systems are changing in a way that you can benefit from or interact with in a way that’s really exciting.”