So..... is it worth it?

[Troa Barton]

Well if you think about it this way a normal game that you throw a one time fee at gives you at most a weeks worth of fun maybe more but ultimately you can beat the game in a matter of hours. Elite will take you a few hours just to learn how to fly half way decently. There's complexety and tricks to everything that can take you days to figure out. It is a simulator this is the biggest thing you need to know. Nothing is given to you, there's a grind and you have to figure it out largely for yourself. There have been few games that take this much time to figure out, to have it all and have tried everything. If you're a completionist you have your work cut out for you.
well worth the money.
As far as PvP goes you can do that it your starter ship if you really want to.

 

[Lucifer Hate]

Personally I recommend avoiding it. I have had it since beta and if I knew what I know now about the balance issues among other things I wouldn't have wasted money on it. FD is showing bad customer service as well when it comes to tickets. So IMO it is not worth it. As for PVP you are lucky if you can play with the lag in open. Do yourself a favor and give this 1 a pass

 

[Icarus1]

Absolutely, best £40 you can spend. It's the only computer game I have bought in about 5 years - I am very selective. I've been playing every day since beta.

Definitely. I've played nothing else since the start of gamma. I keep thinking I should take a break and play something else before I burn out but then I sit down at the computer and fire up Elite again, I just can't help it.

These may also could sound like a warning. People who haven't played anything else in the past 5 years, may have a somewhat positively biased opinion.

 

[Asp Explorer]

Personally I recommend avoiding it. I have had it since beta and if I knew what I know now about the balance issues among other things I wouldn't have wasted money on it. FD is showing bad customer service as well when it comes to tickets. So IMO it is not worth it. As for PVP you are lucky if you can play with the lag in open. Do yourself a favor and give this 1 a pass

These are all valid points.

 

[JughedJones]

This is, by far, the game I've put the most time into in my life. I'm a video game junkie since 1979, but it usually manifests itself as the proclivity to move on and play everything.

I've played this since last year, I have no idea how many hundreds of hours I have in, but it's more than anything before.

I love Sims though. I don't know how other people who don't would like it. For me, it hits a beautiful sweet spot.

(I had no idea what Elite was before this by the way. Like many American gamers, it never really got to us.)

 

[JughedJones]

Personally I recommend avoiding it. I have had it since beta and if I knew what I know now about the balance issues among other things I wouldn't have wasted money on it. FD is showing bad customer service as well when it comes to tickets. So IMO it is not worth it. As for PVP you are lucky if you can play with the lag in open. Do yourself a favor and give this 1 a pass

Sounds like you have a jankety internet connection. No offense, but that's on you. I have fought many cmdrs and haven't had an issue in a long time.

As far as bad customer service, I never had an issue that needed resolution, so I don't know. They seem to send out plenty of updates, patches, and newsletters though, so I'm happy with communication.

 

[Lucifer Hate]

Sounds like you have a jankety internet connection. No offense, but that's on you. I have fought many cmdrs and haven't had an issue in a long time.

As far as bad customer service, I never had an issue that needed resolution, so I don't know. They seem to send out plenty of updates, patches, and newsletters though, so I'm happy with communication.

I know many people that have high end connections that have issues. I believe alot of it is the p2p architecture crap they use. If it was just my connection I would have issues with other games I play and I have NO ISSUES like I do here.

 

[CMDR Crustatious Cornelius Pig]

if you are a old elite fan from the 80's and you loved it then, you need to get this. nuf said.

 

[Lucifer Hate]

if you are a old elite fan from the 80's and you loved it then, you need to get this. nuf said.

Would disagree there as it has many issues that were not part of the 84 version which I loved. You cant judge it by 84. I made that mistake and bought it

 

[JughedJones]

I know many people that have high end connections that have issues. I believe alot of it is the p2p architecture crap they use. If it was just my connection I would have issues with other games I play and I have NO ISSUES like I do here.

I wonder how it is that I have no issues. Guess my middling internet is the boss. Seems like there's a whole lotta people out there who are running it fine as well. Maybe their internet is just fair as well.

Maybe downgrade your high end connection and it will work out for you? Not sure.

 

[Jackboot]

Consider that this is a pay and play type of game as well. That alone is becoming very rare. There may be expansion packs in the future, but there is no monthly fee and its not loaded full of DLC content you have to buy to get the full experience. There are no premium ships you can buy for special currency or gun upgrades or reputation speed gain increases or a special mini plot line for 14.99. Its really nice in my opinion that it does not feel like I'm being charged 1.99 at every corner for something that was obviously removed before launch so they could sell it to me later. With the exception of cosmetic skins, you pay once and get everything, just like you used to be able to do years ago.

 

[Privata]

Its the best space sim out there , no sorry , its the best life sim out there !

 

[SCADVID]

Watch a few videos but its the name that has brought me here. First had Elite on the Acorn Electron and then a few other versions. Also, until recently (due to lack of time) been a massive EvE fan.

Will these two previous experiences bear any semblance in this game?

Some. PvP side you'll find EvE players who try to play ED like EvE when ED doesn't even have the web and scram mechanics (that's hilarious)!

There is a death penalty similar to EvE, but not total (the insurance allows you to very cheaply rebuy your ship with all the modules back. Cheap, compared to EvE's insurance to not lose all your training or in jump clones), so essentially it's not really a death penalty as in other games. You can PvP with the expensive ships, not just try to PvP with destroyer type ships to save on costs. If you know how to budget from EvE, you'll know the insurance drill in ED.

No training aids and such to lose upon death, either.

Although the game doesn't mention it, flight sticks will make the game even playable. Keyboard flying is not even worth it for PvP (think of being a keyboard turner). It's like trying to play WoW's PvP without the Razer 10 button mouse and 512 macros. You can, but it's not practical. One look at the controls page, and you'll understand that quick.

ED isn't EvE, but is EvE lite (at least in how PvP is setup and how the EvE players dominate in the PvP mode and try to infer the EvE culture in ED, even).

 

[Asp Explorer]

ED isn't EvE, but is EvE lite (at least in how PvP is setup and how the EvE players dominate in the PvP mode and try to infer the EvE culture in ED, even).

You are having a laugh, right?

 

[SCADVID]

You are having a laugh, right?

I'm a Holy paladin any bubble spam is really, really funny. XD

 

[Dorohedoro]

The game is amazing, having a lot of fun so far. And there is a training demo you can download for free. Buy the game, is really addictive and the best part is coming, the game have a lot of potential.

I was just like you, with doubts, thank god I purchased the game, its... amazing. And Im playing with a keyboard + mouse, Im going to have so much fun when my thrustmaster arrives!!

 

[CmdrDaymian]

I've played it for 68 hours and I'm only just getting started. Do you have any idea how rare it is that I spend £30 or £40 on a modern game and play it for more than 10 hours? It almost never happens. I can name maybe 5 games from the last 5 years that I paid full price for and played for more than 10 hours.

So yeah, it is worth it. Just don't make the acquisition of money your main goal and don't immediately race to get the biggest ship, because once you've achieved those and you have no other goals, you're done. The journey is more exciting than the destination in video games.

 

[Some Useless Geek]

Save your money. Wait until the game has a lot more bugs worked out, and has a lot more features cleaned up. If you peruse this board you'll find plenty of threads discussing Elite's weaknesses, revealed by comparison to other genre games and even non-genre games. The phanboiz and Frontier apologists will always talk about "purity" and "immersion" and "skill development" and other claptrap without ever addressing the underlying bad game design and/or poor implementation.

I keep playing this game looking for some kind of silver lining in the clouds of crap, but not really finding much. It's just that I sank $75US into this game and bought a $124US controller just to play it -- I'd like to get some enjoyment out of this turd, if I could just figure out how.

If I could sell my license for the money I have invested in it I'd do that in a heartbeat. There are lots of ways to spend $75 that would bring more enjoyment than this game has provided.

 

[JughedJones]

Some. PvP side you'll find EvE players who try to play ED like EvE when ED doesn't even have the web and scram mechanics (that's hilarious)!

There is a death penalty similar to EvE, but not total (the insurance allows you to very cheaply rebuy your ship with all the modules back. Cheap, compared to EvE's insurance to not lose all your training or in jump clones), so essentially it's not really a death penalty as in other games. You can PvP with the expensive ships, not just try to PvP with destroyer type ships to save on costs. If you know how to budget from EvE, you'll know the insurance drill in ED.

No training aids and such to lose upon death, either.

Although the game doesn't mention it, flight sticks will make the game even playable. Keyboard flying is not even worth it for PvP (think of being a keyboard turner). It's like trying to play WoW's PvP without the Razer 10 button mouse and 512 macros. You can, but it's not practical. One look at the controls page, and you'll understand that quick.

ED isn't EvE, but is EvE lite (at least in how PvP is setup and how the EvE players dominate in the PvP mode and try to infer the EvE culture in ED, even).

Every single post I've seen from you involves WoW.

Do you think it's time for a rest on that front?

 

[SCADVID]

Save your money. Wait until the game has a lot more bugs worked out, and has a lot more features cleaned up. If you peruse this board you'll find plenty of threads discussing Elite's weaknesses, revealed by comparison to other genre games and even non-genre games.

ED is unfinished. Placeholders are there, but a lot of the game still needs to be filled in. The ship cockpit is a perfect example (lacks even he basic features you'd expect in being in a vehicle 100% of the time), and how SUPERCRUISE is implement, moreso.

If a player doesn't mind "builder mode" in a game, ED is safe to buy (it's no worse than Warframe is, yet operates in a similar mode -- not finished upon release and essentially in beta mode for years deal). But if you're looking for the polish that comes from a 2004 MMO game (or Battlefield/CoD), no, it's not there.