I'm vary encouraged to learn that Frontier has been actually putting constant work into Elite Dangerous and not just treating it purely as a fallback/training project for junior staff!
Thanks FD for sticking with it! Maybe this game could actually be everything Cmdr Braben envisioned by the end of the ten year plan! There's still a long way to go, but you can do it!
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As a side point, I'm pleased for other space games when Elite Dangerous looks more healthy because, to some extent, the space game scene will prosper or decline as a group. I'm also rooting for other games like X4 Foundations, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, NMS, Dual Universe, Infinity Battlescape ... and yes even Star Citizen.