Viajero
Volunteer Moderator
Not a rant or anything but just some personal thoughts that some of you may also relate to. Or not.
Not all Elite fans were created equal
In my personal case I must admit I never played any of the old saga games. I am a simple man who likes most space-related things in general and was an avid X-Wing saga player .
Now, the Star Wars lore is probably universal, but Elite´s in the other hand, is probably reserved to those of you who followed the games since the 80´s.
I believe that one of the aspects that attracts new player base to a game is precisely that lore. Hard to quantify, but I d dare suggest that the lore behind the game can actually attract as many players as a polished and well balance space sim code and graphics (such as ED!).
I see it in many other forums, for other space sim games around. Players in those forums not yet knowing well ED´s lore claim one of the reason to have chosen that other game is based on things related to that other game´s lore, and how they feel they will have an impact within that lore universe. Reference to factions, details in the lore history or what not help form the basis of the imagination of those players. They start playing the game already in their minds that way, sometimes eons before a game is released.
Now, having said all that, my reflection is that ED´s lore although available to those seeking, is somewhat much more "hidden". The fiction diaries blogs, the new books and some of the links in the fiction sub forum help a lot but I cant help but think ED´s lore needs a bit more of a graphic face and structure to it to compete seriously in "the lore war" in the market.
Maybe this "lore war" is not ED´s priority at the moment, but hey, fwiw.
Not all Elite fans were created equal
In my personal case I must admit I never played any of the old saga games. I am a simple man who likes most space-related things in general and was an avid X-Wing saga player .Now, the Star Wars lore is probably universal, but Elite´s in the other hand, is probably reserved to those of you who followed the games since the 80´s.
I believe that one of the aspects that attracts new player base to a game is precisely that lore. Hard to quantify, but I d dare suggest that the lore behind the game can actually attract as many players as a polished and well balance space sim code and graphics (such as ED!).
I see it in many other forums, for other space sim games around. Players in those forums not yet knowing well ED´s lore claim one of the reason to have chosen that other game is based on things related to that other game´s lore, and how they feel they will have an impact within that lore universe. Reference to factions, details in the lore history or what not help form the basis of the imagination of those players. They start playing the game already in their minds that way, sometimes eons before a game is released.
Now, having said all that, my reflection is that ED´s lore although available to those seeking, is somewhat much more "hidden". The fiction diaries blogs, the new books and some of the links in the fiction sub forum help a lot but I cant help but think ED´s lore needs a bit more of a graphic face and structure to it to compete seriously in "the lore war" in the market.
Maybe this "lore war" is not ED´s priority at the moment, but hey, fwiw.
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