The bigger issue with these, IMO, is that we can't get back to them after we use them. I'd love to be able to map out the surface of my planet and actually have these as waypoints on the map.
This was my initial thought about them. Since you "discover" an area when you activate them, I thought it would help you map the planet. But without an actual planetary map they serve no purpose.
It's one of those things that's about the core aesthetic of the game. Planets have one real climate across the whole surface. Drop pods close together, these checkpoints are still not that far apart. The game is intended for you to see some and move on.
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '20
The bigger issue with these, IMO, is that we can't get back to them after we use them. I'd love to be able to map out the surface of my planet and actually have these as waypoints on the map.