Newcomer / Intro Newcomers first impressions "Not full release should have waited"

Hessle

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Step 01: Did all tutorials till I could do most things without thinking.

Step 02: Wait till 16th Dec for full release so not to mare my & wingmans experience.

Step 03: Explore the game for first time in open world and get to grips with how awesome it all looks/plays/feels.

Step 04: Meet up with buddy after 45 mins of solid flying.

Step 05: Obtain mission to fly together.

Step 06: Spent about 3 hours working out that there is no working group function or mission sharing.

Step 07: Shut down game.
 

Whiterose

Whiterose
Step 01: Did all tutorials till I could do most things without thinking.

Step 02: Wait till 16th Dec for full release so not to mare my & wingmans experience.

Step 03: Explore the game for first time in open world and get to grips with how awesome it all looks/plays/feels.
Step 04: I have no friends, so this game is superb....
 

Druid

Druid
Your right it isnt there at the moment for group missions . I thought that was odd for release as well as its a prety basic function of a multiplayer game. Saying that the actual game itself is great and you can sort of hash the group stuff but it isnt ideal.

It is all coming in early 2015 , overdue IMHO but luckily the rest of the game is enjoyable.
 

Hessle

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I would add you as a friend! hehe

Though seriously I expect a few white night responses but yours was a classic, made me giggle.
 

Hap

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Hi Hessle,

Were you playing in a group with your friend? That's meant to help with keeping you in the same instance. I've seen it work on some streams I've watched but it is acknowledged that it's not working as well as it should.
I believe there is going to be an update to the whole grouping thing in early 2015 so there's hope.
 

Hessle

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Thanks for replies guys, very level headed... I know its coming, though it should have a massive disclaimer to this effect.
 

Hessle

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Yes we grouped up, yes we saw each other and yes we can follow one another using rudimentary implementation of the current games systems but to be honest it wasn't fun in the slightest.
 

Tettric

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You can fly with one and other in SC and then drop out on each others wakes, this means you can investigate signal sources and the like, together! Obviously you can also bounty hunt together at nav beacons and resource extraction sites or just escort each other on trade runs (dropping out at their wake works for interdictions as well).

I don't know what else you want the multiplayer to be...
 
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Antigonos

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so just because you dont enjoy the state of game, all other shouldnt either, as you demand ED shouldnt have been released?

you would have to wait one way or the other...
 

Hessle

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I do not expect anything foolishly, you can try to drag me into an argument but it wont happen, are you defending something that clearly isn't implemented in version 1.0?

I ask nothing, state little and have been anticipating this title since early kickstarter rumors, it should not have been a surprise that group function was/is not implemented and it certainly shouldn't have taken me hours of sifting to find that the game I am playing is clearly not 1.0.
 

Hessle

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Tettric said:
You can fly with one and other in SC and then drop out on each others wakes, this means you can investigate signal sources and the like, together! Obviously you can also bounty hunt together at nav beacons and resource extraction sites or just escort each other on trade runs (dropping out at their wake works for interdictions as well).

I don't know what else you want the multiplayer to be...
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Will try this out later today, sounds like a good idea! One question though... Can I give my wingman creds if I was say doing a large trading run and he was flying escort? So as to make it worthwhile for both of us, not just me...
 

Hap

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Hessle said:
Will try this out later today, sounds like a good idea! One question though... Can I give my wingman creds if I was say doing a large trading run and he was flying escort? So as to make it worthwhile for both of us, not just me...
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You can drop cargo for him to scoop up, one of the options (can't remember which off hand) means it's not flagged as stolen so he can sell it on the normal market.
 

Zeyi

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Cmdr Millar said:
Do they actually call it an MMO? Not sure I've seen that anywhere.
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In multiple newsletters, especially since the drop of offline. Here is the quote from Newsletter 50.

Do you now consider Elite: Dangerous to be an MMO?
Technically, it has always been. There are already over 100,000 people playing in the same world. We believe that always-online entertainment is already a reality for the majority. We are delivering a truly huge game using the best technology and designed to stand the test of time, played for many years to come and still be relevant.
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lefty1117

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Yes I'm sure they realize that this is a problem, they have already announced the plan for Wings. My belief is that they were just stuck in a place between supporting the offline mode (which means less focus on multiplayer aspects) but seeing the allure and possibilities of online only mode. By the time they made the decision there was not enough time to get the additional MP features in before launch. That's how I see it. What they have delivered is very good so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt until we see what comes in early 2015.
 

Trafalgar Law

Trafalgar Law
The devs have said that this is high priority and that 'wings' (the group feature) should be in early next year. I do agree though that it really should have been in for release (otherwise how can you really call a multiplayer game released).
 

RobinsonUK

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Tettric said:
You can fly with one and other in SC and then drop out on each others wakes, this means you can investigate signal sources and the like, together! Obviously you can also bounty hunt together at nav beacons and resource extraction sites or just escort each other on trade runs (dropping out at their wake works for interdictions as well).

I don't know what else you want the multiplayer to be...
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Please remember to tell people they need to fit a wake scanner (requires Cr) and also tell them what a wake is, what it looks like and how you do that...
 

Hessle

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Thankye Robinson for the heads up, will purchase a wake scanner asap.

I am planning on being here for the long haul, just wish I had waited a few more months...

Now I am here cant put this game down.
 
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