EuroGamer: The state of Elite Dangerous (according to its most prominent players)
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Could you perhaps quote the article for those of us who can't get to a gaming website from our work computers?
Well, I've never even heard of Dr. Arkannon, so the article's off to a pretty bad start.
What I gather is that most of the player base are people I wouldn't have a beer with. There are notable exceptions though.
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Ditto, why wasn't that Obsidian Ant?
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Ditto, why wasn't that Obsidian Ant?
I'd have a beer with me.
Same here.
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Hardcore space simulation? Docking the ship a challenge for most? For the first 5 minutes I guess, the time it takes to understand the UI, which imho is the only learning curve until you decide to get into PvP.
I'd pay good money to see the author play Orbiter, Rogue System or KSP...
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Yep, we need more to do, but most importantly, deeper more interesting ways to do it!
As someone in the article suggested, by all means "let the galaxy burn," but unless the mechanics available in the game can make good interesting use of it, so what? ie: If the galaxy burning (eg: Thargoids invading) just means random interdictions and lots of rebadged CZs what's the point? It's a missed opportunity!
ie: As it stands at the moment, if the Thargoids invade what mechanics can be utilised to make good use of the event? I can't think of anything introduced in the past two years that will really achieve that?
Ultimately, we need core game mechanics improvements across the board... It's been 2+ years now, and simply bolting on more ways to do more the of the same stuff, means the game is almost just treading water and isn't being given the tools it needs to progress and offer more interesting things to do, and more interesting ways to do it.
An example: Mining has remained paper thin for 2yrs. Multi-crew comes along, and desperately tries to leverage some gameplay from it. The best it can offer with the existing mining mechanics? A gunner can aim and click at rocks... Now if over the past 2yrs mining had been "invested in," then quite probably there would be more to offer for mining in multi-crew. And the same is of course true in many many areas - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ite-ED-in-the-boosters!?p=5227174#post5227174
This article isn't appearing from no where IMHO. I believe there's a growing feeling among a growing number of CMDRs that the game isn't progressing as well as it should/could... Too much development is going into questionable goals/outcomes.
As someone in the article suggested, by all means "let the galaxy burn," but unless the mechanics available in the game can make good interesting use of it, so what? ie: If the galaxy burning (eg: Thargoids invading) just means random interdictions and lots of rebadged CZs what's the point? It's a missed opportunity!
ie: As it stands at the moment, if the Thargoids invade what mechanics can be utilised to make good use of the event? I can't think of anything introduced in the past two years that will really achieve that?
Ultimately, we need core game mechanics improvements across the board... It's been 2+ years now, and simply bolting on more ways to do more the of the same stuff, means the game is almost just treading water and isn't being given the tools it needs to progress and offer more interesting things to do, and more interesting ways to do it.
An example: Mining has remained paper thin for 2yrs. Multi-crew comes along, and desperately tries to leverage some gameplay from it. The best it can offer with the existing mining mechanics? A gunner can aim and click at rocks... Now if over the past 2yrs mining had been "invested in," then quite probably there would be more to offer for mining in multi-crew. And the same is of course true in many many areas - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ite-ED-in-the-boosters!?p=5227174#post5227174
This article isn't appearing from no where IMHO. I believe there's a growing feeling among a growing number of CMDRs that the game isn't progressing as well as it should/could... Too much development is going into questionable goals/outcomes.
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When did 13th become known as a PVP group?
Meh, Eurogamer making Eurogamer-grade articles.
Saying little of nothing and covering something just because the title alone will get ad revenue clicks.
Sod all to discuss on the subject other than what was covered in the article pretty much anyone with their head on straight would have said as well.... the games in-development, systems still getting refined and Frontier still won't embrace the idea of frequent updates to resolve problems or iron out things rather than squirreling everything away for major updates rolled out every 4-8 months.
Saying little of nothing and covering something just because the title alone will get ad revenue clicks.
Sod all to discuss on the subject other than what was covered in the article pretty much anyone with their head on straight would have said as well.... the games in-development, systems still getting refined and Frontier still won't embrace the idea of frequent updates to resolve problems or iron out things rather than squirreling everything away for major updates rolled out every 4-8 months.
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All I learned is that I'm out of touch, only know one of those CMDRs and I don't even know why that one is famous. Hes kinda like Kim Kardashian, just there, people talk about here for no apparent reason 
Not much to add, that's all the good old criticism a lot of people have held against the game since release. Of course what's interesting is that over the past year or so, some of the forumers who used to be steadfast in their defense of Frontier and the vertical-slice-its-just-a-gamma have started expressing those same concerns as well.
Can you give specifics? Nothing in that article seems particularly outrageous even if you disagree so...?
Can you give specifics? Nothing in that article seems particularly outrageous even if you disagree so...?
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I see your Meh and I raise it to...whatever.
Whose this Dr A? Oh, it's a grown up Kid A with a fake plastic degree.
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It's a pretty poor article. Who is this Harry Potty character anyway? Also This Dr Arkwossisname? And Nightshady sounds like a poisonous plant - never 'eard of 'em either.
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