whats the point? wheres the fun?

[sinsa]

The boringness and tedium of mining/chasing rocks.

The uselessness of exploring vs the cost of the equipment needed....

Combat is kinda fun.

Missions??? wow talk about lack of imagination.

Back story of the world? see above

Factions fighting each other because they.... Again see above.

Trading? Way to fill the wallet fast. Aside from that what's the point?

MMO? why bother? There's no reason to interact with each other except to kill one another.

YAY I can paint my ship that no one will ever see.

These things aside, I was enjoying the game. It's nice to be able to jump in and fly some. It seems to be missing a lot though. Why is space a sludge and why do I always stop when I kill the engine? That is one of the things that really bothered me. My biggest moment though, and the reason I haven't logged in since, was paying a 250k bill for ship integrity. I didn't notice the cost being the cost of a new hull. I didn't notice the cost being almost my entire wallet. Yeah, I know I should have paid more attention(it is free). But I just see very little point in logging in now. When I think about it I think about how the system basically robbed me and get a bad taste in my mouth and just don't click that button.

 

[Privata]

Its a life sim , were you are ment to live you virtual life inside the game. the lore and backstory is very good IMO (maybe try reading the books they help a bit)

 

[BlackReign]

I gotta fun list for you right here:

- trade=nerfed
- Python=nerfed
- big ships=nerfed
- seeking luxuries=nerfed
- extraction zone pirate activity=nerfed
- bounty redemptions=nerfed
- shield protection against wall scrapes=nerfed

They should change the name of the game to ED: Nerfed

 

[BellatorMonk]

Hey didn't you get the memo? You have to IMAGINE having fun to play this!!!

 

[knowles2]

I have fun playing this. Especially when I'm hunting in a asteroid belts or flying some missions and doing a variety of things in the game.

 

[Johaunna]

This game desperatly need a gameplay of some kind.
It's a wonderfull empty shell at the moment.

 

[ICO_hr]

Its a life sim , were you are ment to live you virtual life inside the game. the lore and backstory is very good IMO (maybe try reading the books they help a bit)

So, FD can't add some lore in game just like X games because...?

Btw hi, i remember you from EgoSoft forums.

 

[H-DE]

I gotta fun list for you right here:

- trade=nerfed
- Python=nerfed
- big ships=nerfed
- seeking luxuries=nerfed
- extraction zone pirate activity=nerfed
- bounty redemptions=nerfed
- shield protection against wall scrapes=nerfed

They should change the name of the game to ED: Nerfed

this way you can make a game bad and get even more upset players.. i wish the devs here to the forum more as it looks like they are not playing otherwise the would not ruin it that way as with the update today... i wish they wake up making the game fun to play.... if they get bad press again the end of the day less sales then they are in bad and get fired..... and we need to buy something else...

 

[iamken]

This game is shockingly bad. Everything it should do well, it does badly.
No I do not want to play Eve, that game is terrible.
This game is the biggest disappointment since I found out Santa isn't real.

 

[BlackReign]

this way you can make a game bad and get even more upset players.. i wish the devs here to the forum more as it looks like they are not playing otherwise the would not ruin it that way as with the update today... i wish they wake up making the game fun to play.... if they get bad press again the end of the day less sales then they are in sh.t and get fired..... and we need to buy something else...

They should be embarrassed. Any developer worth a salt knows you have to test out revisions before a rollout. Many of these bugs are obvious and easily identifiable. Losing confidence in this game fast.

 

[Jaeger]

Hey didn't you get the memo? You have to IMAGINE having fun to play this!!!

Make this post a sticky.

 

[Dethmunk]

What is the point of your pointless post? Don't play the game then, go on, go. Yet another in a line of trolls. I've been playing since Premium Beta, and I love this game. Some people have to have a densely handcrafted mission based game to get any enjoyment out of playing, hey, you know there is Star Citizen you know, oh hang on thats going to have 50hrs of story based missions then thats it for a long while I suspect, you can play in their persistent galaxy though, mind you it only has about 100 fictional star systems, but if thats what you want fair play to you, enjoy.
My point is that Heavy Handcrafted story driven games can only be sustained for a finite amount of time, its labour intensive and slow. Elite was never that, is not that. Its about you in the galaxy making a living and surviving and exploring any way you can. Yes there are missions but they're not deep, super complex affairs and probably never will be. I'm sure they'll get better with time, but this is not Call of Duty or Battlefield or WoW. It's not one level after another of complex detail mission gameplay. Its a simple game yes, with breathtaking scope and a simple premise. So get over it, get with it or get out. Not every game is like GTA and they don't have to be. You don't like that this game has too much freedom (in that you decide what to do and where to go) thats fine. Its not the game for you. Look on the bright side you're not paying a subscription so its not too bad, you can leave it a while, come back in a few months see whats changed.
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But for the love of our sanity can you stop coming on the forums and moaning about it. God. It serves no purpose, helps no-one and just sours the community spirit whats left of it. Jeez.
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Right thats my rant over. See you got me moaning now. God help us.

 

[buellpilot]

What is the point of your pointless post? Don't play the game then, go on, go. Yet another in a line of trolls. I've been playing since Premium Beta, and I love this game. Some people have to have a densely handcrafted mission based game to get any enjoyment out of playing, hey, you know there is Star Citizen you know, oh hang on thats going to have 50hrs of story based missions then thats it for a long while I suspect, you can play in their persistent galaxy though, mind you it only has about 100 fictional star systems, but if thats what you want fair play to you, enjoy.
My point is that Heavy Handcrafted story driven games can only be sustained for a finite amount of time, its labour intensive and slow. Elite was never that, is not that. Its about you in the galaxy making a living and surviving and exploring any way you can. Yes there are missions but they're not deep, super complex affairs and probably never will be. I'm sure they'll get better with time, but this is not Call of Duty or Battlefield or WoW. It's not one level after another of complex detail mission gameplay. Its a simple game yes, with breathtaking scope and a simple premise. So get over it, get with it or get out. Not every game is like GTA and they don't have to be. You don't like that this game has too much freedom (in that you decide what to do and where to go) thats fine. Its not the game for you. Look on the bright side you're not paying a subscription so its not too bad, you can leave it a while, come back in a few months see whats changed.
.
But for the love of our sanity can you stop coming on the forums and moaning about it. God. It serves no purpose, helps no-one and just sours the community spirit whats left of it. Jeez.
.
Right thats my rant over. See you got me moaning now. God help us.

100% Agree.

The orginal Elite(s) have all been just as divisive as Elite Dangerous, it is not a game for everyone, even in 1984 it was not a game the the majority of the space invaders and pac man crowd liked, they found it to be a boring grind back then too. But that doesn't mean that it isn't a great game in its own right for those of us (young and old) who happen to like games of this type.

 

[AtheosisX]

100% Agree.

The orginal Elite(s) have all been just as divisive as Elite Dangerous, it is not a game for everyone, even in 1984 it was not a game the the majority of the space invaders and pac man crowd liked, they found it to be a boring grind back then too. But that doesn't mean that it isn't a great game in its own right for those of us (young and old) who happen to like games of this type.

What type is that? I love space sims, especially open world space sims, and while I enjoyed ED for a time I just don't see how anyone derives lasting enjoyment out of it. Or were you referring to repetitive grindfests when you said "game of this type"?

 

[Sergio Smegolia]

What type is that? I love space sims, especially open world space sims, and while I enjoyed ED for a time I just don't see how anyone derives lasting enjoyment out of it. Or were you referring to repetitive grindfests when you said "game of this type"?

You just don't see? Who made you the Lord high chancellor of fun? I don't grind, have no aspirations to own a Python but I still have fun.

Don't like it then go. Stop telling me how I should have fun!

 

[iamken]

What is the point of your pointless post? Don't play the game then, go on, go. Yet another in a line of trolls. I've been playing since Premium Beta, and I love this game. Some people have to have a densely handcrafted mission based game to get any enjoyment out of playing, hey, you know there is Star Citizen you know, oh hang on thats going to have 50hrs of story based missions then thats it for a long while I suspect, you can play in their persistent galaxy though, mind you it only has about 100 fictional star systems, but if thats what you want fair play to you, enjoy.
My point is that Heavy Handcrafted story driven games can only be sustained for a finite amount of time, its labour intensive and slow. Elite was never that, is not that. Its about you in the galaxy making a living and surviving and exploring any way you can. Yes there are missions but they're not deep, super complex affairs and probably never will be. I'm sure they'll get better with time, but this is not Call of Duty or Battlefield or WoW. It's not one level after another of complex detail mission gameplay. Its a simple game yes, with breathtaking scope and a simple premise. So get over it, get with it or get out. Not every game is like GTA and they don't have to be. You don't like that this game has too much freedom (in that you decide what to do and where to go) thats fine. Its not the game for you. Look on the bright side you're not paying a subscription so its not too bad, you can leave it a while, come back in a few months see whats changed.
.
But for the love of our sanity can you stop coming on the forums and moaning about it. God. It serves no purpose, helps no-one and just sours the community spirit whats left of it. Jeez.
.
Right thats my rant over. See you got me moaning now. God help us.

Why even reply to this thread? You are just a troll.

 

[AtheosisX]

You just don't see? Who made you the Lord high chancellor of fun? I don't grind, have no aspirations to own a Python but I still have fun.

Don't like it then go. Stop telling me how I should have fun!

If you are playing the game you are grinding, whether or not you realize it, because the game only offers repetitive, rote activities. If you enjoy that, cool.

 

[Dethmunk]

Why even reply to this thread? You are just a troll.

You know what, you're not wrong, I sort of hinted at that at the end of my post. I'm going to stop replying to these type of threads as it does no-one any good. Both parties come off as 'trolls' of a sort.

Byeeeeee.

 

[Rein Quest]

Honestly there have been days where exploring the hanger in the Star Citizen alpha have been more fun.

 

[Deputy]

I find the fun in the immersion. The sound, look and science transport me up into the Galaxy. Reality is, it would be cold and lonely up there and I feel ED really captures this.

Your right to want fun in your games and if your not enjoying ED, no worries. If you want less of a grind there are heaps of other games out there for you to enjoy. Main thing is that we remember that we are playing a game and that's all this is. Either enjoy it or move on.