Are you guys happy with the current game and how the game has developed?

[Sebastian Rooks]

Like a few others already said, "It's not perfect but..." Well TBH, no game is perfect. If there was a perfect game out there, we'd all be there instead, right?

Except for the psychotic behavior of the AI that came with 2.4, I'm quite happy with Elite D.

 

[Moritasgus]

No. Not happy.

They say "blaze your own trail"...but the tools with which to blaze are incredibly limited in scope.
Can't really be a smuggler.
Can't raid moon bases for data to turn a profit.
Can't really scavenge for a profit with a 2 item limit on SCV cargo plus the worth of what you're scavenging.
Can't really be a pirate anymore with the cargo restrictions.

Exploring would be interesting if every single moon didn't look exactly the same, down to the same composition of pebbles, rocks, and boulders. No cave systems, or any significant geological features.

Mission system is completely randomized with RNG re: time vs reward.

PVE combat is always the same...not very challenging.
CQC is dead. Easier to just play EVE: Valkyrie.

People say this game will get better.....sooo when is that? I've been waiting a couple years already. They have my money. Frankly my patience ran out, which is why I don't play ED anymore.

Then why not check back at the next patch, or the one after that? We all paid for what we have and aren't owed anymore. It can't be healthy to spend all your time on forums complaining about a game you no longer play.

Personally its a yes for me, I've bought AAA games and not completed them. I've bought other AAA games and just about got 40hours out of them with zero replay-ability as its the same campaign over again.
I've taken many breaks from ED and its probably the group of players i play with that keeps me interested more than the game sometimes. But to still be playing something 3 years after i first played Beta means i've most certainly got my monies worth even if i stopped today.

 

[metatheurgist]

Game is awesome. Could get better, is getting better.

 

[Jenner]

I usually rate games by "hours having fun playing the game/€" - how much time I've spend playing the game and enjoying it and how much did I pay for that time. Fun-hours/€ if you want.

Using this metric Elite Dangerous is the absolutely best game I've ever played - or the cheapest.

Other than that: I enjoy playing the game - after playing this game for almost 3 years.
Do I think the game could be better? Yes.
Do I think the game should get better? Yes.
Do I think this game is the best possible game based on the developers, development time, money available for development? I don't know. Maybe? Maybe not?

You said it succinctly.

I've gotten my money's worth many times over with Elite Dangerous. It's not perfect, nor is the the game that many of us envisioned back in the DDF days, but it's still very good. It has a supportive design team behind it who are working right now to make the game even better, too. I don't agree with all of their design choices, but then again I'm not the one making it. They are. I'm happy to play their vision for the game and hey... if I ever get tired of it there are always other games to enjoy. A little break now and again is a healthy thing.

 

[DocDelicious]

Yes.

Completely happy. I've payed way more than $150 for this game and plan to spend a lot more.

 

[Mohrgan]

With 20 weeks of in-game time, and playing steadily since release, I'd be lying if I didn't say I liked the game. I like it very much. I have been happy with most of the decisions FD have made. I don't use all of the features FD have included in the game, but my play style isn't like everyone's. I would trust FD with the meager chunks of my entertainment budget they ask for, all day long. And, I have some days.

 

[Pumabear8]

I got my money's worth in hours played, satisfied, no, these are separate things, you can play a 1000 hours and still not be satisfied, most of the hours I've put in have been attempting to find something stimulating, and still in the hope that Frontier delivers on their promises, this game is still an incredibly wide but very shallow ocean, it sorely needs depth, that's my opinion.

 

[Kevin Kyle]

This is the 3rd game/simulation that I have gone through the development stages ( and still doing so with the other 2 even now ) and I am pretty happy with it. Could it be better? Why of course it could. Im sure even the devs feel that way about it and I am also sure they strive to make it better everyday. Ive got over 1500 hours here. Apparently I like it a lot. So, yes, I have to say I am happy with the progress. I hope to be here a long time and I expect it to only get better with time just like the other 2 are. I guess I have more patience than some do.

That doesnt mean that there are things that have happened that made me unhappy. Such is life.

 

[tafkabb]

Of course I'm happy. I wouldn't be playing it if I wasn't.

 

[Jenner]

As an aside I really find it bizarre when I see extremely negative reviews from players with dozens or even hundreds of hours in the game. If a piece of entertainment isn't clicking with you why beat your head against it? Lol.

 

[Pumabear8]

As an aside I really find it bizarre when I see extremely negative reviews from players with dozens or even hundreds of hours in the game. If a piece of entertainment isn't clicking with you why beat your head against it? Lol.

Because there is no end game.

 

[Wylie28]

Because there is no end game.

Why would there be an end game? There are no levels. No story chapters. But that didn't answer his question. If you don't enjoy the game, why in the hell are you here? Your time is better spend doing something you enjoy. ED isn't going suddenly become a different game designed for different people. It has its target audience. You aren't a part of it. And never will be. No matter how much you complain.

 

[Mohrgan]

Because there is no end game.

There was never supposed to be any. E|D has a different approach to it. An 'end game' is a crutch.

 

[NW3]

Happy, no, not really. There are so many things I'd like to see fixed/improved.

Do I enjoy playing, generally, yes. I have high hopes that ED will continue to improve. As long as it does, I'll keep playing. I've got a lot invested in this game, in terms of playing time, cosmetics from the store, and a lot of hardware, including a Pimax 5K which won't even be delivered until next year.

 

[Captain Willard]

Pretty much how I wanted the game to come out. An evolving, changing game with no clear goal, just the game I make it.
Unclear goals, hard to find links to see more content, No I don't want a tutorial, the game is finding out what works and what doesn't. What I find is not some linear game. So yeah, I like this so far.

 

[Obi0914]

Yes happy customer, I enjoy the game and happy to see it change. The hour to $ ratio is also good.

 

[Chris Simon]

As an aside I really find it bizarre when I see extremely negative reviews from players with dozens or even hundreds of hours in the game. If a piece of entertainment isn't clicking with you why beat your head against it? Lol.

I've discussed this with several people. The conversation is always the same.

"You clearly must have liked it quite a lot, if you played it for several hundreds of hours"
"Yes, I liked it at first, but then it got boring."
"Every game gets boring after a while, that doesn't mean it's a bad game, right?"
"Well, there are lots of things I don't like so I'm giving it a bad review"
"But you played it 10x longer than any other game that received a good review from you"
"Yes, but I don't like it."
"Well, you don't like it NOW, but you liked it for several hundred hours, before"
"I'm entitled to my opinion, go away."

 

[Insane4un]

CQC Dead on arival feature. Nice design, but Fd don't care about it for a single bit. Why should we? After 2 years nothing has changed. Not even one thing..

Powerplay - Dead on arival feature from a gamedesign perspective. Also dead because FD literally don't care about it for a bit. Also dead because FD don't understand what is it and how it should be played.

2.0 and 2.1 updates so far the best and probably the most of what FD can or ever will deliver to us.

2.0 bring to us the most huge mechanic in game so far - planetary landing and SRV. Things that completely change our gameplay and the gameworld. Thing of beauty from a gamedesign perspective.

2.1 bring to us second huge mechanic in game so far - Enginers. Not entirely good in terms of gamedesign, but really changed not only our gameplay but every single part of a game. Introduce the most important part into ED - geography of a world.

2.2 bring to us lasyest, lacking of common sense and gameplay - Passengers, completely broken for 6 months (they really couldn't fix it for 6-7 months) "main content" as Guardians (ruins), pretty usefull fighters, and what is more important a tonns of QoL improvements. The most important thing ever. First time ever.. 2.2 was not entirely bad.. but.. bad really. That is exactly time that they are developing Planet Coaster and i gues JWE with a PS4 version of ED.

2.3 Multicrew - Dead on arival feature from a gamedesign perspective. But also dead cause of bugs and connectivity problems in core. So that whould be a COMBO DOA feature. Yep, they even managed to do combo DOA. Pure nightmare of FD that they are even scared to talk about, in any expo, gamescom, or whatever else. I think they probably really shame of that.

2.4 The Return or.. CGs. Dead on arival? Not sure yet. Badly designed? Worst gamedesign i ever see in my life. I whould call this update as..

2.4 WAITING FOR RETURN. Someday.. eventually.. something will happen. Or not? Or will it be buged? Or is it even in game?

So far 2.4 is the most lasyest thing they develope ever for ED. It is both bad gamedesign, bad story telling (and this is a CORE of 2.4.. is this thing even exist in fact?), NOTHING TO DO IN THIS UPDATE. They even managed to make the worst possible gamedesign mistake you can ever make.. They forget to give us MOTIVATION to kill all these thargoids. I killed few of them.. and well.. this is it. This is a 2.4 content. I am done with it. Now i have to waiting.. For what? When? Where?

Wherever it is, it is not in this game i will waiting for it. Just as others i play mostly in Youtube ED and Reddit ED and Forum ED now. I am still waiting for a moment in 2.4 when i really gona play ED once more.

Now, 2 more weeks of waiting.

Awesome, exciting, so much fun.

I don't want to mention The Beyond piece of.. It is too painfull to even talk about it. Some players really belive that they can deliver Q1 update in Q1.. I bet it will even Q3 at best..

 

[lokvette]

Im happy with it, it has many faults and some odd design choices but im still playing or I still come back to play it I should say to me thats moneys worth right there.

 

[Chris Simon]

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...Wherever it is, it is not in this game i will be waiting for it. Just as others I play mostly in Youtube ED and Reddit ED and Forum ED now. I am still waiting for a moment in 2.4 when i really gonna play ED once more.

Now, 2 more weeks of waiting.

Awesome, exciting, so much fun.

Sorry to say that, but what ever it is you are waiting for - some miraculous wait-ending feature - it's not coming.

Just like the other day some other bloke - "I sold my T9 and now I'll wait for T10. I'm gonna buy it and start playing, again." Wrong. He'll buy it, take it for a spin and find out that one new ship won't make up for his lack of imagination and will to play.

Same with you. If you don't feel like playing now, no new feature will ever change that. You'll wait, then try the new feature, then leave and wait for another one.