Game's future
- Thread starter BluStar
- Start date
- Status
Problem is that someone here has promised something which hasn't delivered.
It's normal get angry when someone gamble you…
That should be Elite Double-plus, since we already got Elite Plus in 1991.
Joking and pedantry aside, I agree: I was afraid we would get another game on which they slapped the name Elite, so I am very happy that the game we got indeed IS Elite IV.
It seems like you didn't get my post at all.
If they haden't diverted nearly all their resources elsewhere and remained dedicated towards improving missions, balance, and all the bugs and issues they created, maybe their graph would look a little more like this https://steamcharts.com/app/230410#All
This is the difference between a game with 20 note weekly updates and 20 note quarterly updates.
Last edited:
Derek Smart is right
What's a Derek Smart?
WorldsGreatestForumDad
Banned
Been watching these threads cause I think its funny. I see them on reddit too.
Have you guys ever played games with expansions in them? Like World of Warcraft?
During the end of each expansion people end up taking a break because they finished all the content thats available. I cant tell you how many times I've seen places like Dalaran or Orgrimmar go empty.
Anyways, when Elite has micro updates like this. We will see a huge burst of people come back. Just wait until the 28th when the guardian stuff comes out. Twitch and Steam will be booming again. It happens all the time.
Games far from dead dudes. Low spots could be better though.
Or if some of them juicy powerplay changes go through. Oh baby.
Have you guys ever played games with expansions in them? Like World of Warcraft?
During the end of each expansion people end up taking a break because they finished all the content thats available. I cant tell you how many times I've seen places like Dalaran or Orgrimmar go empty.
Anyways, when Elite has micro updates like this. We will see a huge burst of people come back. Just wait until the 28th when the guardian stuff comes out. Twitch and Steam will be booming again. It happens all the time.
Games far from dead dudes. Low spots could be better though.
Or if some of them juicy powerplay changes go through. Oh baby.
Last edited:
Warframe is fantastic, and a great example of a devteam solely focussed on a single IP. The documentary of how the game arose courtesy of NoClip is a great watch
Angry ex boyfriends. Can't move on, furious about past rows, obsess about what she's up to and hostile to anyone she's still friendly with.
Like or hate Star Citizen, they share a hell of a lot more about their development than Frontier does. That's a fact.
Maybe "100% transparency" was a little too strong though, I will edit that comment [big grin]
I'm not getting into the debate about lies any further as we clearly both have separate opinions on the matter and neither of us will win the argument in either's eyes.
However, I can understand where you're coming from in regards to slow development (I can't find anything about Frontier saying they would only work on Elite till 2021?). I think a big problem is how silent Frontier is, they don't share any information and it does have people questioning what's going on behind closed doors.
Like I said, my concerns will only be raised if there's nothing substantial announced by the end of this year (I say that because Beyond is still ongoing and they still have a lot to talk about regarding Q4). I truly believe Frontier has been working on a lot behind the scenes. If I'm proven wrong and they haven't been, well....I'll be severely disappointed. And I don't think I'll be alone in that.
Two very fair points and you are absolutely correct in making them.
However, my point was in regards, mainly, to space legs and the monumental task that it obviously is. People claiming Elite has failed and Braben has lied because they're not here yet and we've still no word on them. When I don't think they quite grasp the vastness of the task and how long things take to develop. It's why I used the long development of Cyberpunk 2077 as an example because let's face it, Space Legs (if implemented properly) will make Elite a vastly different game (and almost a different game in itself), so it's understandable that they'll take years to develop.
It isn't a case of over playing by me; it is a case of under delivering by FDEV. I don't see how blowing smoke up their bottom is beneficial?
If I didn't have VR I'd have got bored senseless about a year after Horizons. I'm moaning because I have absolutely no idea what the LEP is going to deliver for me this year and because pretty much every release is an overwhelming disappointment.
the next FREE expansion (I already paid for) is still a mystery.... apart from the bleeding obvious; The Thargoids are running from the Guardians because they are the real threat. Delight in being attacked by a new enemy in a USS if you can be bothered to drop out in one. YAWN!!!!
Worth googling, he's a game dev that infamously 'engages' with the community.
I'm console and whatever u go through we go through x2 because we can't integrate 3rd party support options...but I got 4 more months in me for this before it gets removed from hard drive...voted no confidence in devs to come correct...for shame really. Money lost and a keen eye against frontier for future projects unless vetted? Well earned consumer dissatisfaction!
Engages in a good way or bad one?
Worth thinking about if you want more dev updates, they might channel their inner Dr Smart and go warlord on you.
- Status