PVP arena mode confirmed - xBox Trailer

Ekar

Ekar
Robert Graham said:
ok so people are like what is the big deal right? here's my dot point version
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2. There is this great document that was supposed to be the 'game' it's called the design document and it was made with Backer input Frontier Development seems to be ignoring it.
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(I want that stuff NOW)

3. David Braben says one thing in interviews and to people then does another and wonders why people get upset.
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(I want what David said NOW)

4. Mel Brooks who is meant to be the face, voice and direction of Elite dangerous doesn't bother to communicate a lot of the changes with the player base at all in a timely fashion indeed appears to do so half the time after the fact and then goes 'what's the big deal'? (Take off line mode as an example here and now this).
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(I want Mel to talk to me NOW)

5. Elite Dangerous sold out to the Consoles (not a big deal) and in doing so took content that should be avalible to the PC gamers and made it XBOX ONE exclusive until FDEV and Microsoft Decide otherwise (BIG DEAL).
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(I want the Xbox stuff NOW)

6. There is no reason why anything should be Xbox One exclusive in Elite Dangerous at all, zip nada.. Kickstarter, Alpha and Beta backers where made a promise that they would ALWAYS be the first to test any new feature, that has been broken.
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(I repeat, I want the Xbox stuff NOW)

7. Frontier has in most peoples minds taken a lot of player money put down for a PC based game and funneled that into a console version or at least that is how the (upset) user base is seeing it, because hey Frontier doesn't bother to explain how/why they are mistaken in any shape or form.
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(PC game NOW)

8. The current release 1.3 for PC is buggy more so than any other major release that Frontier has done and it leaves a lot of players wondering if the reason we have a buggy release is due to Frontier moving developer resources from PC to their Xbox one version.
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(Fix bugs NOW)

9. Frontier still haven't delivered everything they promised for the BASE PC/MAC game yet.. we still do not have the 25 ships + 5 extra promised because hey we lied about offline mode... Yet apparently we should be happy at resources being diverted.
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(I repeat, I want all that stuff David said NOW)

10. Frontier have not learnt to communicate with the people who pay their wages in the end.. Their Fan and user base. With out communication in the end people are going to get upset, jump to conclusions etc... We see next to no weekly dev update any-more in the forums, they should/could have easily offset the annoyance level of this announcement simply by talking to their users, instead no like always they treat their fans like crap.
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(please talk to me NOW)

11. It leaves a bitter taste in a lot of people who paid a LOT of money to Frontier based on the promise of X (Go watch the original kickstarter items and you'll see what X was ) when it seems X will not actually ever come to be and instead we'll see our game dumbed down for console kiddies who want everything NOW.
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Trafalgar Law

Trafalgar Law
Mephane said:
I saw an Eagle, a Sidewinder, a Condor, and a Cobra. Possibly more. But out of that lot already, the Cobra is clearly the superior ship, no contest. In any form FFA or team PvP arena mode, that doesn't work, unless there'll be arbitrary limits, like "only 1 Cobra per team", which I can't imagine going down well with most people (hands up who wants to fly the Condor facing a Cobra). :D
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You don't actually see the Cobra flying around the space station though, only in the lineup bits and with it's drift issues the Cobra is likely to go splat at every corner. If the arena is quite objective based (as suggested by the ships grabbing the energy ball), then the Cobra could be at a significant disadvantage. Besides maybe they'll finally give the Eagle those performance buffs you've always wanted :D.
 

Iain M Norman

Iain M Norman
I think it's only fair to warn people in this thread that we currently have a very low tolerance for platform wars based petty name calling and generalisations. We're collectively better than that as a welcoming and friendly community.
 
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NeilF

NeilF
SkipRat said:
Exactly the same for me, they have simply not finished the core of the game yet, and they need to get it done.

We should have Multi-drop trading missions, Wing missions (including trade with escort missions), people passengers for the Orca, exploration needs an overhaul (I just popped out for 10,000 ly's to go sight seeing, what a joke), Tracking bounty missions, where you have to go to other stations to get info, check the stations ship data base see if your ship has been there and generally do real research on your enemy...

Power play is not finished and completely unbalance (definitely) and implemented wrong, IMO.

Now they are doing CQC and still the main core of the game is still so barren and they wonder why people get upset.
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How dare you make such a great comment and then colour your font so no one can read it. You've coloured it light grey when the forum style (in my case) is white background! So it's invisible! (Go back an uncolour your wonderful post! - I've removed it from the quote above.)

I'm so frustrated to see so much effort go into Powerplay to simply sex up the same grind mechanics we've had in the game for six months, and introduce some strange mass grind rewarding board game. If only that time had gone into the very sort of things you mentioned... :(
 
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Lazerus Artificial

Lazerus Artificial
MAIN SEQUENCE said:
Some more details about CQC:

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No mention of a Cobra and yet there is a Cobra in the trailer :S

from https://support.elitedangerous.com/kb/faq.php?id=147
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uuuh i like that, sounds interesting

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NeilF said:
How dare you make such a great comment and then colour your font so no one can read it. You've coloured it light grey when the forum style (in my case) is white background! So it's invisible! (Go back an uncolour your wonderful post! - I've removed it from the quote above.)

I'm so frustrated to see so much effort go into Powerplay to simply sex up the same grind mechanics we've had in the game for six months, and introduce some strange mass grind rewarding board game. If only that time had gone into the very sort of things you mentioned...
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i have a black background...since...well...ever
 
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kvmetternich

kvmetternich
Former Elite games were ported to every single platform . So, the complaints in this thread makes no sense.

Considering this Arena mode well, in the Elite universe there's a lot of room even for an Arena style minigame (nothing new btw...we already know this is coming due to leaks found back in the 1.2 beta). It's something more of what we already have...they aren't cutting of anything from the game.

Anyways, my main concerns -as a premium beta backer- are focused on the lack of infos about future BIG expansions.
 
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Ancipital

Ancipital
Trenchfoot321 said:
Braben has stated in the past that ED will never be an arcade shooter. And yet they're putting ED development power into an arcade shooter. Thus, anything Braben says is false.
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It took you this long? Surely his moving patter about how civilised systems would be self-regulating through law enforcement, and how crime would bear consequences that smart players would need to weigh carefully was a big enough red flag? Just because DBOBE says something doesn't mean that it has any basis in reality.
 

W4rSkuLL

W4rSkuLL
If Frontier can sew this into the universe by making Pvp bases where you can fly in and compete. Which it seems like you can from the xbox video. Its going to boost the pvp community a lot. Compete for unique prizes and skins. Maybe win credits by being the best of the best. Getting unique modules and maybe even ships. And decals. Compete against your nemesis foe, maybe of another powerhouse or faction. Or cooperate with your best friends. So when you want to leave the arena or gladiator pvp base/arena. You just jump out into space again being a pirate or doing PP. Or whatever you want. Its like the games in game of thrones. Or the gladiator arenas in roman times. This can only be a good thing, because in a sci fi future like in the E:D universe this would clearly be seen as entertainment and its free will to. You choose to participate and fight. Great stuff. Now the Elite among us can truly be the best of the best.
 

Marak

Marak
kvmetternich said:
Former Elite games were ported to every single platform . So, the complaints in this thread makes no sense.

Considering this Arena mode well, in the Elite universe there's a lot of room even for an Arena style minigame (nothing new btw...we already know this is coming due to leaks found back in the 1.2 beta). It's something more of what we already have...they aren't cutting of anything from the game.

Anyways, my main concerns -as a premium beta backer- are focused on the lack of infos about future BIG expansions.
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Agree!

I don't think we'll see info on the big expansions soon - FD have said they want to do them right, and there is almost as much work in each of them as there is in the game so far...

(P.S... 1.3.04 incoming... 11:30am )
 

Ancipital

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LazerusKI said:
i have a black background...since...well...ever
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Yes, the point is not to colour the text at all, and let the CSS take care of it. If you choose a colour, it will not work for large numbers of people, and it will make you look like a blatant sausagefingers.
 

Alex Merion-Turner

Alex Merion-Turner
Trenchfoot321 said:
Braben has stated in the past that ED will never be an arcade shooter. And yet they're putting ED development power into an arcade shooter. Thus, anything Braben says is false.
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Wow.

You really need to be careful with that word "thus" when your logic is so terribly flawed it could be refuted by a simpleton.

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W4rSkuLL said:
If Frontier can sew this into the universe by making Pvp bases where you can fly in and compete. Which it seems like you can from the xbox video.
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I'm worried that's not the case. The use of "instant action" implied to me it might be otherwise. Depending on how 'otherwise' that is will make a lot of difference to me.
 

SpitTheDog

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Alex Merion-Turner said:
Wow.

You really need to be careful with that word "thus" when your logic is so terribly flawed it could be refuted by a simpleton.

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I'm worried that's not the case. The use of "instant action" implied to me it might be otherwise. Depending on how 'otherwise' that is will make a lot of difference to me.
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Careful when refuting an argument by stating it can be refuted by a simpleton. :D

In general though a lifetime of honesty and integrity can be destroyed by a single underhanded act. When there are a number of these acts close together then even the most shiny reputation can be tarnished.
 
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CaptainKremmen

CaptainKremmen

badwolf77

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I was late to the party. Only found out E4 was a thing in March.

Handed over my reddies right at the end of 1.1. Initial impression was this is great!

Updates since then have gone:

Added wings -- meh.
Added mac support -- hurrah!
New bounty system -- hurrah!
New AI -- hurrah!
Introduced powerplay -- boo!
Stopped station ramming -- hurrah!
Reduced faction cool off time -- hurrah!
Three new ships -- meh.
New mission system -- hurrah!
Announced lulzmode combat shooty simulator -- meh.
Planetfall? -- bated breath.


So I make that P10 W6 D3 L1 in that period.

For free.

I ain't complainin'.
 
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