Constructive =/= something you agree with, btw. My post had a point, yours didn't even make sense.
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Constructive =/= something you agree with, btw. My post had a point, yours didn't even make sense.
I think it still demonstrate a lack of quality, entertainment, and laziness perhaps not from the new players who give up, but from developers that fail to introduce the game properly and keep interest. The reviews (in my opinion) point to just that: to most people its a mediocre game (6 out of 10ish). To me its a bit more.
I had very similar experiences: introduced the game (even gifted it) to 6-8 people, only 1 continued to play and then lost interest after flying without rebuy money. His fault, clearly, but to get back to where he was he felt it was not worth it.
Majority of players look very fast and approachable entertainment. That's not a goal of ED though.
Said that, FD could keep a lot of players in game with lot of small improvements. In fact, that's what Beyond is about.
I’ve managed to coax 3 friends into buying ED, all on pc, and only one of the them made it past the Sidey unaided (another made it as far as the Cobra Mk. III with my assistance). None of the three played for more than a few months before giving up on it. It’s a very niche title, for sure.
It’s frustrating when you see brilliance in a game but nobody you actually know and hang out with does.
Exactly the same experience here
Indeed I am one of those players.
Even on the verge of uninstall but beyond has me more positive about the game that i have been in months.
Really? I thought it was about knee-jerking to the most vocal casuals who have even less of an idea how to make a good MMO than FD (but credit where it's due, as I've said before, the flight model is second to none and makes up for almost any number of other failures)
In order for that goal to be achieved (a lot of small improvements), the ENTIRE mission system needs redoing from scratch, as well as exploring, trading and outfitting.
Also, since I'm on a rant now, what the HELL is that tech broker all about? What is it with FD and their bizarre left field inclusions that nobody ever wanted....
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Not it doesn't. It is just a fact. There is a reason the word exists. Because there are things that are niche. Kinda like pirate metal bands. It doesn't matter how good said bands in the genre are, it is a niche genre and will never go mainstream. That is just a fact of life man.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f55CqLc6IR0
The best FD can hope to do with Elite is make it the best in the genre. Which it is currently nailing.
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Apparently thats not their goal, since they target more simplistic platforms like playstation and xbox. I have no idea were they are headed and everyday I am less confident they know it too.
Thanks guys. So yet another forum storm in a thimble. Now what was it Disraeli is mis/attributed as saying about statistics?
Has anyone ever seen cosmo and Donald Trump in the same room together?
Only they seem to have exactly the same modus operandi: spew bile with a reference to some nut job's post thats popped up on their Twitter feed and sit back while everyone debates it like it's actually a real thing.
Only they seem to have exactly the same modus operandi: spew bile with a reference to some nut job's post thats popped up on their Twitter feed and sit back while everyone debates it like it's actually a real thing.
Don't be ridiculous, I've been tweeting Cosmo all day @realDonal.................
OH CHRIST :O
Well you missed my point. It's not losing players because it's niche, it's losing them because of boring gameplay. How 80% loss is "nailing" it I have no idea or how you think they're "nailing" it given it's development history and the amount of people playing it. The evidence doesn't support "nailing it" anywhere you look and even FDev have admitted the game is lacking, hence the Beyond update.
I have been playing for years and never managed to leave a ship.
I have transferred between cockpits but never managed to get out.
I WANT MY SPACE LEGS DAMNIT!
stormyuk
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Totally disagree, FDev have done a stellar job with the DS4 and headlook using the gyro (arguably one of the best implementations on PS4 of any game). I just wish we could store more than one control profile.
verminstar
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Then be happy because yer assumption is indeed wrong ^
Not at all. Elite is for the kind of player who wants to play Elite, regardless of platform. If anything, in the GPP days, the Xbox Elite community were respected for their maturity.
And I thought I was the "old" duck. Dedicated console players are like kids on their smartphones, we can use our controllers like kids can type with their thumbs - as good if not better than you people with your HOTAS / mechanical keyboards
ps - I have zero interest in a HOTAS because it would be a step backwards from my PS4 controller.
My two pennies on this:
I played Fallout 3 FOUR times all the way through and played Fallout 4 for about 15 hrs.
I played Borderlands & Borderlands 2 twice through each and hardly played the Prequel Sequel.
I've bought Fallout 4 VR and haven't even bothered downloading it!
I got the new Doom and played that for about 30 hrs.
So I don't know what OP is really trying to get at.
I played Fallout 3 FOUR times all the way through and played Fallout 4 for about 15 hrs.
I played Borderlands & Borderlands 2 twice through each and hardly played the Prequel Sequel.
I've bought Fallout 4 VR and haven't even bothered downloading it!
I got the new Doom and played that for about 30 hrs.
So I don't know what OP is really trying to get at.
That's unfortunate
Without disclosing much about numbers - are you guys happy about overall player base on consoles? It is quite hard game for them after all.
Honestly I don't even know how you'd play a game like Elite on a console. Prop's to those that do and manage it quite well but how do you juggle all the key's/inputs required with a controller... or am I being thick and you're hooking up a hotas/keyboard anyway?