Lets do some maths - game out just over 2 years, not even 1 percent of galaxy has been visited.
- Thread starter valbarr
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☐ Open letter
☐ Poll
☑ Explain this (rant)
☐ Get your act together Frontier!
☐ To the player who wronged me
☐ Why {somebody} {something} (e.g. Why players won't buy season 3)
☐ I quit!
☐ General complaint to nobody in particular
SECTION 2: MAIN TOPIC(S) Check all that apply
☐ Attacked by player
☐ Stop hiding in Mobius/PG/Solo
☐ Combat logging
☐ Grind
☐ Not enough content
☑ Travel speed/jump range
☐ Remove RNG
☐ Not enough money for rebuy
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☐ Elite Dangerous should be more like another game
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☐ Call somebody a griefer
☐ Call somebody a carebear
☐ Call somebody a fanboy
☐ Mention QoL
People tend to forget that Jump range has nothing to do with exploration. It just gets you further faster.
If you don't actual scan each system then you didn't explore it. I can plot 1000 lys. If i do it in a 30 ly asp set for fastest route i can do it in 33 jumps. That's only 33 systems. Do it in economical and you'll probably hit a hundred or more.
Increase jump range will get more people to center of the galaxy but they'll miss a lot along the way.
If you don't actual scan each system then you didn't explore it. I can plot 1000 lys. If i do it in a 30 ly asp set for fastest route i can do it in 33 jumps. That's only 33 systems. Do it in economical and you'll probably hit a hundred or more.
Increase jump range will get more people to center of the galaxy but they'll miss a lot along the way.
Viajero
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Where is the "becoming a console game" tick box?
He also missed immersion.
Your numbers are way off - the explored systems number is nowhere close to 1%, nowhere close
- it's more like 0.000025% at most. It'll take about 70,000 years, not 200.
You would have the point if the goal of the game would be to discover 100% of the galaxy. It's not. You don't have a point, in fact, your post isn't even close to having a point.
If console or immersion stats popping up again, I'll surely need to add it. But I've used exactly the same form in four or five threads and so far so good.
If console or immersion stats popping up again, I'll surely need to add it. But I've used exactly the same form in four or five threads and so far so good.
You forgot "the game will die" as optional extra though. You absolutely must add it or your form will ehm... die.
Viajero
Volunteer Moderator
Yes, the game has been dying since alpha 1.0 release, more than 3 years ago. Any time now, so the tick mark is very relevant.
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
It's been dying since some players decided that they didn't like some of the fundamental design decisions - so that's over four years....
I wonder if they could get an award for 'the longest dying game in history'...
I agree: the game is definitely on its last legs. If only there were innovations like a decent external camera, proper player avatars or multi-crew gameplay, the developers might be able to get the players to stick around for a few months more. But I can't see any of that happening.
stormyuk
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This is needed. [up] Its all the consoles fault, the world will end because of it. PS4 bring it on!
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I think the 7000 players (or was it more?) watching the stream yesterday was a good indication the game is finally almost dead. Come on, more players watching than playing...?
dynamicbob
Banned
It's been dying since some players decided that they didn't like some of the fundamental design decisions - so that's over four years....
the lack of stuff out there (procedural content) honk and scan and fuel and jump gets a bit boring, volcanoes etc would encourage more activity if easily found and interacted with, but they dont even show on Blue poi scanner. Frontier keeps shooting itself in feet but there is hope
All them explorers passing by so many systems with their large jump ranges. It's refreshing to hear such a bold proposal to decrease jumprange to increase the number of honked systems.
It's not going to be popular, but props for sticking your neck out
Them live streams are killing the game, which is already dead!I think the 7000 players (or was it more?) watching the stream yesterday was a good indication the game is finally almost dead. Come on, more players watching than playing...?
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