Anyone else searching for the NVIDIA Geforce GTX Titan Black?

hoodini

hoodini
Still not clear to me if this can be bought in a random station as a commodity or must be found in a USS like all "prototype technology" canisters in the game.

also it would be interesting if someone finds one only to be destroyed by a pirate.
also would be interesting if this canister can be actually destroyed and what will happen if all 5 got destroyed - would FD/Nvidia generate more?

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QziQza

QziQza
cherbert said:
If I pick up a novel from a respected science fiction author then I expect him to not say something that ruins the story and breaks the illusion of the world he is creating and that I am investing my time in.

With Elite Dangerous this is gritty sci-fi not Red Dwarf.
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But that is your interpretation, not mine, and there is a massive difference between writing and publishing a book.. and creating, distributing and supporting an ongoing project such as ED.. and its just a guess, but im thinking the biggest loss to immersion for this game, would very likely be 'no game'. I choose to accept the need for this particular association or line of marketing as a neccessity for the continuation of the game, id also much rather work it into my immersion, enjoying the playfull way it is being introduced, than allow it to interfere with my gameplay and fun i have with it, but thats just me.
 
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Indrid

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Jack Schitt said:
Hmm. Apologies to anyone who's already said something similar to the following; I normally try to read everything before posting but it's late and this thread is growing like mould on a week-old hotdog.

My problem with this give-away isn't the way it's been integrated into the lore, which is actually quite slick given the current limitations of the in-game news system, but that it's yet another "competition" in which those players with stacks of free time are at a distinct advantage over those without. It's not a puzzle to be slowly solved, nor a dated random draw where every pre-sifted "correct answer" has an equal chance of winning. It looks to be more of an Easter egg hunt in which those who can spend the most time in the garden are more likely to stumble upon an instant-winning egg.

With the Race To Elite competition this was forgiveable, as there was really no other way to play it and it was a neat redux of the original Elite competition back in the mid '80s. But if the nature of this nVidia competition sets a precedent for any similar future promotions it's quite possible it'll lead to a significant backlash from those who can only afford to dedicate a couple of hours per week -- rather than several hours per day -- to the universe of ED.
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That's really been my problem with the entire game. Unfortunately, everything is geared around putting in a lot of hours and at this point I don't see that changing. I will never see any of the larger ships. There are not enough hours in the day. I traded in my midgrade Asp for a nicer Vulture and plan to go RES hunting once in a while. The economic grind has already broken me. Blowing up is expensive. I already have a long commute to a soul sucking job where I generate money that I mail to insurance companies. Do not need another one. Not sure how many players there are like me but I would assume the biggest backlash would just be non participation. As much as I love giant video cards my odds are extremely poor and I'd rather not spend another day docking repeatedly. It's still too much like the rares trade that liquified my brain recently. Thanks for posting that Jack you inspired me to momentarily stop lurking in hopes someone at Frontier is reading this.
 

Plage

Plage
hoodini said:
Still not clear to me if this can be bought in a random station as a commodity or must be found in a USS like all "prototype technology" canisters in the game.
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The news clearly states "sold" so I'd guess it's not an USS thing.

At first I thought they may sell them at SOL because if you type in TITAN in the search you'll only find the moon of Saturn but there's no station there and this actually would be way too easy.

Then I'd took a look at the Nvidia website and found out that the card is running on a Kepler chip which could be a hint where to find them. I actually travelled to the Kepler Gateway in Kruger 60 first because it was the closest system that had anything Kepler related but of course I had no luck. Maybe you can find them in one of the various Keplers that are out there?
 

Apollo Cochrane

Apollo Cochrane
jamotide said:
There are more things they could do that would benefit your real life, allow credit selling, leveling services, bot programs. Awesome, right?
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No... Those things wouldn't benefit me - they'd ruin the game and make it pointless to play. Whereas a shiny new graphics card would improve my game experience.
 

ADCKnight

ADCKnight
It's not 400 million systems you'd need to check, as mentioned by others in this thread, but a much smaller area, just occupied space, so several thousand stations.
 

Armour

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I think I've made my general feelings clear about advertising and purchaseable games like this.

In this specific case, if the GPU cards had been described thusly:

Galnet said:
The intergalactic megacorp NVIDIA Labs, in conjunction with the Archaeology department of Reynhardt Intellisys, has offered a valuable reward for recovery of 5 prototype GeForce GTX Titan Black modules, reportedly stolen from NVIDIA's Museum of Technology.

These prototypes are an example of a GPU card, an ancient component used to create displays on early (pre-holo) view screens. These units were state of the art in their own time period (c.2015), but are of course far less powerful in raw processing terms than the brain of a modern robopet!

The prototypes are highly-valuable relics of pre-war computing history, much of which was wiped out by the third "World War" that decimated much of the landscape and population of our home planet. "It would be a tragedy if they were lost", stated Mr Huang, the current holder of the hereditary, ceremonial position of CEO/President of NVIDIA Labs.

The prototypes are very fragile and non-functional, but a project was allegedly underway at NVIDIA Labs to build a limited quantity of fully working replicas, as part of an initiative by the NVIDIA Museum of Technology. The eventual plan is to exhibit a functional replica of what was known before the war as a Personal Computer. These primitive devices were apparently used as general purpose processing platforms for commercial, education and entertainment purposes.

Sources close to NVIDIA Labs have claimed that any pilot that successfully returns prototypes will be rewarded with a fully-functional replica of a GeForce GTX Titan Black, each as it would have looked and performed way back in 2015!

The prototype modules are rumoured to be on sale at a currently-unknown location.

(N.B. A Personal Computer is not included in the prize)
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I don't think that would seem quite as shoehorned into the game. Still tacky, but at least some effort to keep it lore-friendly. I can guess why NVIDIA probably wouldn't go for that, however.
 

Plage

Plage
Just was there and nope.

Btw, also tried Beta Hydri and the Black Mausoleum with no luck.

But permit systems would be unfair anyways as not all players will have the needed allowance.
 
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SirFreddie

SirFreddie
I heard it was in Lave, no Leesti, no it started with a capital 'L' i'm sure.

No it was definitely Lugh.

Shame you Feds can't go there any more :D
 

Wishblend

Wishblend
Kayweg said:
Slightly different angle on this...eligibility.

Nvidia is an US based company, running a sweepstakes/raffle.

Will non US citizens be eligible ?

I've ran into this problem many years ago in Tiger Woods '99, where Buick sponsored prices for an online tournament, and european players weren't eligible due to US legislation.

I also have a current example, where Newegg is running a promo on the newly relaunched Massivelyop website (MMO gaming site). Again, eligible are US citizens and Citizens of Canada (with the exception of Quebec).

http://massivelyop.net/2015/03/23/massively-op-giveaway-rosewill-gaming-keyboard-courtesy-of-newegg/

The eligibility bit is at the bottom of the article.

I'm curious what the rules of this contest are going to be.
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will be rewarded with a commercial model as soon as they become available.

To me that says, ED will buy 5 cards when they become available and then give then away as prizes (ED is uk based so no us law restrictions.) (talking of typo's some are saying the titan black is an old card, it is but it is also available at this time. I wonder if some one forgot the X on the end).

I like the in game lore idea of a competition give away using a Easter egg approach is a novel way around it.

I wouldn't want loads and loads of them to appear in the game but the odd now and then would be ok as long as it fits in with the game lore.

Just like all things in game, you either take part or you don't.

In the recent war for Lugh, you either take part or you don't, you either choose Lugh for Equality or Crimson state.

It all comes down to personal choice.

For me I am looking forward to searching for an Easter egg hidden in the game, will that change the way I play the game?

Not really, I will plan what my next station will be, I will load up cargo for that station to sell when I get there, and I will scan every system for exploration on my travels.

If some people do not like the Easter egg hunt, fine, don't look for it as that is your choice.

It also means I have a better chance of finding it and seeing more of the galaxy.
 

Anarky

Anarky
I'm glad they took it off Galnet. It ruined my immersion and stank of what EA tried to do with Battlefield 2142.
 

pelayo

pelayo
While I hate ads and don't want them in the game, I have to remember they aren't new in the Elite saga. Remember the ads in stations in Frontier? most of them were fictional, but there was at least one that was real:

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wstephenson

wstephenson
Ancipital said:
Coming soon, truck Mechanically Recovered Meat Slurry from distant systems to Foodcourtia Orbital- the top 10% of players will win a code for FREE Chicken McBobblies with the purchase of any burger at a participating branch of McDeadthings..
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Now you've figured out what the use for scooped escape pods is. I expect to see KFC Outposts springing up near systems' main stars to cater to hungry space truckers any minute.

Armour said:
Yes, I often see advertising for obsolete technology and products from yesteryear on my travels in real life. Those new billboards springing up proudly extolling the virtues of the Commodore VIC-20 are a sight to see. The TV ads proclaiming that most doctors smoke Lucky Strikes are convincing as well.
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I actually wouldn't mind seeing some 80s computer and game ads again, perhaps in-game around the anniversary of the original's release?

Regarding the original Galnet article, it's a bit corny. I'd have done it as a viral challenge - don't say what the prize is or that it is real hardware, and let people find it. Once the first finder turns in the canister to the destination starport and gets the 'Golden Ticket' message in-game, expect the community to go nuts for finding the rest.
 
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