Guess I'm Done?
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it’s your choice of course but i’m Interested to know exactly what Frontier promised you it would become????
i’ve purchased Elite on Xbox, PS4 and PC and I knew what I was getting every time!
The only time i've done an "I quit" thread it wasn't even negative. Still enjoyed the game, but i'd burnt out devving for it and lost my will to play... and ED had come along
Thinking about it again constructively - I suppose it's good info. for the Devs or could be an appeal to the Devs to do more or lose me as a player (if it's the second one then - "I QUIT PROPER BAD, OK DEVS!")
I doubt it. It's not yet technically possible to have an FPS pace game with thousands of players, on a single global server.
When we get quantum networking, someone will make it.
You won the game. Congratulations, and see you (maybe) when you return.
I take regular breaks from Elite - I take regular breaks from every game I play. It's good, it's healthy. Nothing in Elite happens "magically" - it takes time, effort, and lots and lots and lots of bug fixes.
I see inordinate amounts of potential in nearly every system we have, in every mechanic we have, and the patience to wait, and the optimism to think we'll get there some day. In the meantime, we have what we have, so I make the most of it.
I took an almost 8 month break from burn out, so I get where you're coming from, OP. Put it up for 6-12 months and go play some of those games that have been gathering dust in your library, then check back to see what's new here. That's what I did, finally played through a bunch of stuff I'd been ignoring, and now I'm having fun in ED again. It's a cycle.
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I remember a guy on Steam who had a whole library of unplayed/barely played games.
I guess we all know someone like that.
Sure, take a break, and then come back when/if it appeals to you again.
So far I've only taken very short breaks (few days here and there) while playing other games. Subnautica is ED's major competitor for me because it, for the most part, just puts me in my happy place. I just love that game.
Sadly, I have a huge backlog of games that haven't been able to overcome ED for very long - Fall Out 4 (only about 25% done, haven't played in about a year), Fall Out New Vegas (never finished, probably never will), Wolfenstein "The Old Blood" and "New Collosus" - neither of which I've even started yet, Far Cry 4 (nearly done, but haven't played in months, occasionally go back), and many more completely untouched.
If you've tired of ED, take a break. [smile] If you don't ever feel like coming back, well, you had fun while it lasted. Some games I keep going back to over time, others I don't. It happens.
Might have been me, haha. I have nearly 300 games I rarely touch because of my ED addiction, so my recent break was great to catch up on some of them. Gems such as GTAV/Subnautica/Neirs Automata/Dark Souls III and many others that were languishing. Now that I've restarted playing ED, I'm constantly reminding myself to take breaks and play other games, too, and not fall back into the old cycle.
One thought that I had concerning the OP mentioning that getting the Cutter was kind of the final straw for him; I always take pleasure in any new ship that I get, but there is no true "end game ship" for me that would ruin the experience of the game because I'd reached a point of final achievement. And certainly not a big ship, because they're boring in terms of flight mechanics, and the lowest skill ships in the entire game. The thing that has always engaged me and kept me coming back for more was the content that I have yet to fully master: flying & combat mastery. My advice to the OP whenever he comes back would be to ditch the big ship, go small or medium class, permanently turn off Flight Assist, learn fixed weapons and engage with PvP-that's good for a few thousand more hours right there.
If that wasn't in VR then I'd start over with a headset instead of moving on. Do that and you'll never leave
Even with VR, you'll need a break eventually. I've taken several breaks. Always came back, always will. My main problem with VR is having to wear a bulky box on your face. I just wish we could figure out what consciousness is so we could interface directly to the brain. Now that would be VR worthy of the name.
Some people need to have other people reaffirm and support their decisions and often lack the self confidence to make “life changing” decisions by themselves.
It’s also a Facebook thing.
Jameson started his career in a Cobra Mk3 and he died in a Cobra Mk3. That's good enough for me.
I was wondering the same thing. I've got dozens of games on my system that I haven't played in a long while, but with plenty of space on my boot drive, they remain ready to go.
Must be. I find it kind of odd.
I think his reasons for uninstalling were pretty clear when he did a ten minute video trashing the games progress over the last 2.5 years... I don't think it was because he was "out of disk space". He probably uninstalled so he doesn't burgle anymore of his time trying to extract some value out of the experience.
Yeah but "most people" are not one of the most popular ED video makers on the internet. DTEA almost gave up on it recently, Cmdr Plater was complaining about FDEVS lack of interest in the community, and Obsidian Ant has been very critical of late. Maybe FDEV will take note if these people are giving up, and it's probably a sign of things to come. Many peoples sense of community in the Solo modes can still come form the wider online community. If that stops creating content, it has a knock on effect. These people also have FAR more capacity to influence others than say, one random forum poster. This is true for any game, not just Elite.
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People said the same thing about "word of mouth" advertising years ago... and it's apparent by the actions of most companies (or politicians, for that matter) they could really care less for their "image" in the eyes of consumers these days. They do what they will, and regardless of venue (spoken, written, video, etc.) they simply weather the storm as it were.
Saturation, perhaps?
FD needs to stop catering to the few who are consistently and constantly unsatisfied, and focus on improving aspects of the game that will retain players. As I've said previously- they need to stop shooting at moving targets. If the game is attractive enough- people will play and continue to do so.
Yea, that's what I did with Overwatch. As long as the game was installed I'd get the urge to play it, bashing my head against that wall once more before quitting over the same reasons. Having to install it again, even with the internet speeds I have, just doesn't seem worth it so it keeps me from it. Obviously there's love for the game because of that situation, there's just those things that you dislike enough to quit over and over again if they aren't changing. Difference here is that the issues can be fixed, but in a game where the community is the issue you're most likely screwed.
Though, I will say that I've never felt the need to tell the community that I'm leaving. It just doesn't seem to make any difference whatsoever since you can vent without announcing your departure and to the same effect. Announcing it is typically just met with mockery and a touch of your points (reasons for leaving) being lost.
Everyone, I'm leaving.
to have some lunch
to have some lunch
These people are considered "influencers", they are not just a dissatisfied few randoms. Streaming and online presence is integral to the ongoing success of a service like ED. Sure, FDEV can ignore them, i'll get the popcorn... it will be more entertaining than anything we can get in-game right now..
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Yeah, it's lunchtime here too.