Question about Multi-Crew gameplay
Hey all, so I've been dipping in and out of SC for a few years now. Always a solo player, but fascinated by multi-crew gameplay, the promise and the reality. I see the ships, and the videos, the co-pilot roles, the turret guns, but have no real grasp as to what extent the current state of the game (4.8.1) actually caters to teamplay.
Does it "scale" up combat encounters if the game knows you're in a group?
Are rewards split between players, or increased according to group size?
How do groups locate or take on other groups?
I suppose the pressing question that underlines all the others is: Are the different ship "roles" actually meaningful, and the experience dramatically different from solo play?
I ask because I suspect that teamplay is where the fun really lies, but I've never been disposed to contacting randoms in a multiplayer game.
Anyway, your thoughts and experiences will be well appreciated. Thanks!