Will you pre-order the next DLC? I will... and that's why:
- Thread starter Mugur
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No I never pre-order.
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If they offer an exclusive ship for pre-ordering to go with my Cobra mk4 I will. 
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If they offer an exclusive ship for pre-ordering to go with my Cobra mk4 I will.
Cobra Mk V confirmed.
Does 50M/s top speed.
Would I pre-order the next dlc?
It depends.
If it's a combat oriented dlc, definitely not.
If it's something else, probably.
ED is my number one game that I play, I'll buy anything that expands my experience and fun with it, except when it's combat oriented.
Beyond increased my fun with the game considerably too but I can't be bothered with the Mamba.
It depends.
If it's a combat oriented dlc, definitely not.
If it's something else, probably.
ED is my number one game that I play, I'll buy anything that expands my experience and fun with it, except when it's combat oriented.
Beyond increased my fun with the game considerably too but I can't be bothered with the Mamba.
I wouldn't pre-order anything, I would want to see what is on offer first. After seeing how Frontier "alter the deal further" with things like carriers, ice-planets, and the exploration FFF ditching / unavoidable new changes, I'm less likely again.
Probably won't be for a while anyway
Probably won't be for a while anyway
I probably would tbh. I am curious to what the premium content is?
I don't normally pre-order software (but did with Thief's End on PS4...) but think that the next DLC may just be worth the risk, the exploration changes (FSS/DSS) must have been introduced for a reason other than aggravating a few 'hardcore' explorers, so yes, I'll pre-order if the opportunity presents, but only on 1 of my accounts
No, preordering something with limitless supply makes no sense. If there's an interesting bonus, I might buy it the day before release.
If Fdev had to kickstart the next expansion, I'd pitch in. But more than likely most of the work is done and people paid by the time a preorder offer comes.
If Fdev had to kickstart the next expansion, I'd pitch in. But more than likely most of the work is done and people paid by the time a preorder offer comes.
Pre-order of a digitally distributed product makes zero sense. I never do it.
However if Fdev chuck in goodies exclusive to that pre-order..... Given that i love Elite and might want those doodads...
Maybe..... just maybe....
However if Fdev chuck in goodies exclusive to that pre-order..... Given that i love Elite and might want those doodads...
Maybe..... just maybe....
If they dont skimp on the preorder bonuses.
At least one new ship and a full paint set and im there. If they do less than last time, well message delivered.
At least one new ship and a full paint set and im there. If they do less than last time, well message delivered.
I regret to say, that I won't be pre-ordering any new DLC... I've already got a lifetime pass!
Rafe Zetter
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I think we tried that 6 years ago and it didn't work.
How does that suggestion fit with the faith we put in FDev in the KS - some people paying THOUSANDS (and at least one backer I know around £10,000 GBP) to help fund the game outlined in the KS and devblogs.
We're still waiting for that game to appear - they have been paid ALREADY.
It's been four years since product launch, where is the rest of it?
Mugur, your faith is admirable - but it won't be reciprocated by FDev because it hasn't so far and with 3.3 the way I was released I doubt it will either.
(sure sure the monies they had then has already been spent - on other things like CdC & multicrew that no-one uses nd powerplay that only a small percentage of the playerbase use - they made that choice on their own).
In FDev's proven track record, Pre-payment leads to apathy, and poor production values.
It's about time they FULLY develop a package, properly beta test it under an NDA and then release it and let us decide if it's worth buying WITHOUT presales - if FDev have faith in their own product, they won't need peoples money beforehand will they?
It's not as though they are broke (although they are definitely poorer than they were).
Edit: After reading the rest of the 4 pages it's an overwhelming "no - I want to see if it's worth it" and after 3.3, you can't blame them.
I'd also quite like to see some other way of describing LEP owners other than Lep(p)er - for pretty obvious reasons. (for those that don't understand, a Leper is a person with the disease Leprosy, which still exists in some parts of the world, is severe and causes significant disfigurement and occsional limb loss. Those people with it were (are) treated as outcasts and shunned by the rest of ignorant society as unclean as if they were covered in excrement (despite it being not highly contagious).
Whereas the ED LEP owners were the ones that ensured the game got made at all, and deserve a better label.
Why not just call us "LEP owners" - it's not like there's a worldwide shortage of letters for the internet is it?
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Rafe Zetter
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You'll be eating those words one day.
That's double sided blade. On one hand you send a message as above.
OTOH devs get - no matter what they cook, players will still buy it. Be it good or half baked. Plus, lots of pre-orders put a stress onto devs - people pre-ordered and they HAVE TO release it. Even half baked. Al least they'll patch it later.
I'm very cautious about pre-orders myself, tho I do it from time to time. Mostly with well known and established titles like WoW expansions (for a €40 or whatever the expansion price is you get €60 worth character boost, on top of entire expansion). Other games... not so much. Recent history showed that devs tend to overhype their product and in the end you cash out to get half baked game, with lots of bugs, weird face animations (I'm looking at you, ME Andromeda), lack of story and microtransactions everywhere.
Pre-ordering is buying promises. Sadly, there is no power to force devs to actually deliver those promises. And they will always find excuses to not to fulfill their claims. Later than sooner it may be fulfilled, but for the grand premiere it may be lacking in features. For which you already paid in advance. So CMDR Exigious is right in his statement. But this doesn't mean we can't support blindly devs we trust.