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So, about 2.4...
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FDev is doing great, yes. That's very good !
The game itself however, money aside, is not doing so well. If people still play, they certainly have doubts concerning the future of ED.
The community (edit : a good part of it) is not pleased right now.
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Perhaps there's a vocal part that's less than pleased, but there are a lot of us who find the game amazing and fun, despite the shortcomings. It's not perfect, but it's the best space game in existence at the moment. A lot of effort has gone into bringing it to the level it currently is.
And a healthy financial position bodes well for its future. We'll see more as time goes by, but we can also appreciate what we have.
And a healthy financial position bodes well for its future. We'll see more as time goes by, but we can also appreciate what we have.
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As much as some of us can be salty at times, that doesnt mean we dont love the game...I play 4 to 6 hours a day with an all nighter now and then cos Im grinding fer a few things. I wouldnt be doing that if I didnt love the game...I despise grinding with a passion but needs must, and I can assure ye, I very much love this game.
In my own way.
But...there are issues. Some of those issues have been issues fer a very long time, and with zero communication with FD past a few "no ETA no guarantee but great things are coming" sorta replies...well, the inevitable happened and patience have limits.
I say that through gritted teeth. Passion fer this game is a double edged sword and cuts both ways...the more ye love the game, the more passion ye put into how ye express that. Little issues to some become big issues and even game breaking issues to others...lest we forget, I know Ive quit playing fer 3 months before due to an issue that not that many are even aware exists, let alone comprehend.
And I know Im not the only one either...just a coincidence I came back and got re hooked but like I said, patience have limits ^
All the indications are that ED will be free to play with vanity store purchases as a revenue stream for FD.
I've played the beejebers out of this game since 2014, still play lots, and at the same time can see holes and never-weres and failings as well. It's a weird spot sometimes.
I'd certainly agree about the communication issues overall from FD; it's their weakest suit. More information! Because apparently we'll all argue ridiculously over Pretend Spaceman stuff we made up anyway no matter if we're told anything or not, so at least we could all argue about the actual truth.
I'm in for the long haul, however long it will be. And while I am not a huge fan of how progression has been made to this point - given that Horizons first brought us dead world landings then went off on some weird tangents (SLF's, Multipew, Alien Stuff), I do like all of these, but I would have gladly waited longer for this to have more planetary options. While I'm concerned that the post-2.4 material may follow, I'm sure I will still enjoy it.
We hear people complain they think the game is going down hill because it hasn't revolved around them and their wants, and their lack of patience - that's also their problem and their opinion. I still see more players on than I care to count and I keep bringing new people to play who've fallen in love with Elite the same way I have. There are always doom-and-gloom-ers who didn't get That New Feature That Is The Only Thing They Care About and post their negativity in every single game out there. Sadly, for them, the community seldom misses them when leave.
So eyes front, chin up, forward until dawn, second star on the right.
We hear people complain they think the game is going down hill because it hasn't revolved around them and their wants, and their lack of patience - that's also their problem and their opinion. I still see more players on than I care to count and I keep bringing new people to play who've fallen in love with Elite the same way I have. There are always doom-and-gloom-ers who didn't get That New Feature That Is The Only Thing They Care About and post their negativity in every single game out there. Sadly, for them, the community seldom misses them when leave.
So eyes front, chin up, forward until dawn, second star on the right.
I look forward to 2.4 but since it's mainly related to narrative, I already expect I'll be following it more through YouTube videos than gameplay. I think FD would like us to gather more often at specific places where the story will unfold, but I really prefer doing my own thing... I guess I'd prefer the thargoids to have a more broadly felt influence across the bubble, rather than being directed to specific locations.
Being passionate about something goes both ways. As much as I love ED, I can't help but to be concerned for its future. I do agree that we might be getting a bit over dramatic on this situation, but the fact that we don't really know what to expect is scary, it is to me..
I enjoy most of the features, I do not enjoy the bugs that come with them (I know you can't avoid them, but some could have been dealt with sooner). I do appreciate the ever growing playerbase, I do not appreciate the lack of communication between us and the devs...
Posting about our concerns here is not a question of negativity, but more in the idea of feedback. Knowing that the next step for the game is to refine the core gameplay, now would be the time to express our wishes.
Just my humble opinion.
i "hear" thru the formidine rift that FD send CANNON an email every now and again as to where to "Look" ...but its by the bye
Urgh. I've had enough in MMOs of running around the same pointless empty rooms, and hunting for services presented as fixed NPCs. Please don't add this to Elite. Really, if you want to spend tens of minutes running around, to accomplish almost nothing, you already have X Rebirth, Star Trek Online & Star Citizen. That kind of thing is cool for the first minutes or hours, but then becomes lots of effort to do the simplest of things.
Elite is a different kind of game. Let's at least add atmospheric planets to explore first, and more stuff to do in the SRV. Oh, and better missions.
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If anyone loves that kind of stuff, they can knock themselves out with No Man Sky's really long Waking Titan ARG. I'd rather get another filling from my dentist though.
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So there´s at least no "sneaky" injection of 2.4, but a fixed date for an update?
I completely agree - to me it's quite different to say "I'm concerned about.." as compared to "This sucks", "It's dying", or "[they] don't care about us" - which we do get a lot of here.
+1. Yeah, it's more like a cartoon. We can get those every Saturday morning.
So how much time is being wasted on this "story" nobody is following? I thought elite didn't have a scripted story to it. Once played out, it'll never be played again and then we have rest of the game they couldn't be bothered with as they spent all their resources on a scripted story which were were told "ED doesn't have scripted story's go play SC for that nonsense!"
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