Ozric
Volunteer Moderator
The thing you have to remember is that the person who posted that is just a flamer (and a very abusive one at that) and so I wouldn't expect them to do any research.
Steam reviews
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The thing you have to remember is that the person who posted that is just a flamer (and a very abusive one at that) and so I wouldn't expect them to do any research.
There can be only one.
Pretty long Honeymoon
...with a much-awaited divorce from the naysayers over the Horizon(s)
Yes, as I said before, players are hungry for their space fix. So they sit down and manfully consume the plate of heaped Brussel Sprouts and watery gravy, all the while reminiscing on what could have been had the plate contained Fillet Mignon and Fries........
So we gainfully chew and swallow said sprouts until the restaurant down the street opens, serving that Steak and Fries we're salivating over. If we don't continue to consume our FD sprouts we'll starve.
I'd rather sprout away that die of starvation.
You should be talking to steam's system, no?
These forums are actually a lot tamer than most game forums. They're very well moderated compared to most.
almostpilot
Banned
Not at all. Only point out what's wrong with the game and its development and this seems to bother some.
Ozric
Volunteer Moderator
That is not even remotely true.
It would be, if Steam 'reviews' were actually remotely indicative of anything. They aren't. They are almost entirely written by semi-literate adolescents with no concept of what a useful review should contain, and who confuse not personally liking a game with an objective appraisal (if they have even played it - some so called 'reviews' appear to be based on nothing but what other people have said...). This is of course par for the course with the mindset of many adolescents, who see personal choice as a black-and-white issue, and who have little ability to appreciate that other people's preferences can differ from their own without it being proof of a personal failure on one or the other. The whole Steam 'review' system is slanted in such a manner as to ensure that any game that attracts significant attention falls victim to 'reviews' from kids who are incapable of measuring it against anything but the instant-gratification FPS clones that dominate Steam sales. The actual market for Elite is a much broader demographic, and one which is entirely capable of recognising just how meaningless the average Steam 'review' is.
People who like games spend their time playing them.
why people like you continue stubbornly to deny the evidences ?
most of the reviews that you declare as ''not remotely indicative of anything'' are full of precise and detailed motivations instead.
Either I suspect that you didn't read them, at all
There are dozen of negative reviews that explain what is wrong with the game, what they expected and in what they've been disappointed
I really hope the FD read those reviews and try to get back to the correct 'road map' for the development for this game.
I have to admit, my Steam review wasn't exactly positive. I advise that people buy the base game for £10 and wait until Horizons goes on sale for like £15 later in the year, that's still only £25 in total and a saving on the full price of Horizons.
The 1.5 patch was a much better addition to the game than Horizons has been so far, and everyone got the 1.5 patch for free.
Horizons content is lacking in a big way an is not worth £39.99, or £29.99.
Maybe by Xmas 2016 it will be, but it certainly isn't now.
I get much more enjoyment from the base game, I've barely even bothered with the Horizons content. Empty space ports, barren planets and poor ground missions isn't my cup of tea I'm afraid.
The 1.5 patch was a much better addition to the game than Horizons has been so far, and everyone got the 1.5 patch for free.
Horizons content is lacking in a big way an is not worth £39.99, or £29.99.
Maybe by Xmas 2016 it will be, but it certainly isn't now.
I get much more enjoyment from the base game, I've barely even bothered with the Horizons content. Empty space ports, barren planets and poor ground missions isn't my cup of tea I'm afraid.
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"Correct"?! There is no correct. They have their development plan, and they are sticking to it. Just because you and other don't like it, doesn't mean that there isn't a significant number of happy customers out there. As has been pointed out time and again, people are motivated to write negative reviews, but much less motivated for positive. If all of us who were enjoying E: D wrote a positive review (no, I never have) then you'd see a whole different picture. More like the one FD see when they look at their sales figures...
Thanks for this, you made me lol.
Steam is the biggest digital game distribution service on the PC platform. Horizons sales might be low on there right now, but as more and more people try it, more and more reviews will appear about the game on Steam.... Eventually the majority of the Horizons player base will be via steam ownership, so evidently, steam reviews can, will and do count towards the games reputation.
Some players like instant action and a story, ED isn't that, but FD advertising make it look like an action packed game with a story. If they want sim players only and no action seekers they need to dial down the overhyped advertising CGI videos they insist on releasing for the game, that makes it look completely different to how it actually plays.
They need to target a player base that likes to play this type of game, CQC is another way of trying to pull in people that would probably otherwise not even touch ED.
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You accuse people of stubbornly denying the evidence, despite the fact that (even on Steam, a notoriously toxic forum), over 70% of the reviews are positive? You sure you're not just cherry-picking your info to backup your viewpoint?