Next Update = 2020

[Viktor Dracul]

Are we there yet?

 

[Hellakitty]

Heck, we may even have another Yoko Taro game by then. FD should stick to their minimum effort free-to-play mobile phone game mechanics and stop telling us the next big thing is the 2nd coming of christ, it's all sounding a bit Chris Roberts tbh.

 

[babelfisch]

The almost non-existent interest I have in Elite has been fully extinguished with this announcement.

By late 2020, CP2077 more than likely will have been released.

Allow yourself to think of the vast gap that will exist between the mechanics and storytelling of CP2077 and whatever FD have planned.

I'll certainly put a few hundred hours into CP2077 (and M&B Warband) but after that I'll return to Elite.

 

[babelfisch]

CP2077 and Bannerlord are the titles I'm holding out for.

I'll watch Elite with interest, but likely not put much time into it if it continues the way that it has.

Ninjad

 

[C64Fan]

Well, when I read that we wouldn’t get anything major for my favorite game in 2019 it felt a bit like a good thump in the stomach. Not what I had expected, and I think it’s very bad for the game. FD, it’s a mistake - and you should acknowledge that and allocate enough resources to push your plans for 2020 to 2019. If you don’t do that I think you’ll regret it later.

 

[EUS]

I guess people forget that FD have 2 other titles that require the bulk of "the 100" to generate some DLC sales this year.

 

[babelfisch]

I guess people forget that FD have 2 other titles that require the bulk of "the 100" to generate some DLC sales this year.

They have 400 employees.

 

[babelfisch]

Well, when I read that we wouldn’t get anything major for my favorite game in 2019 it felt a bit like a good thump in the stomach. Not what I had expected, and I think it’s very bad for the game. FD, it’s a mistake - and you should acknowledge that and allocate enough resources to push your plans for 2020 to 2019. If you don’t do that I think you’ll regret it later.

One woman, one baby in 9 months. Nine women, one baby in one month?

 

[Hellakitty]

One woman, one baby in 9 months. Nine women, one baby in one month?

No, but over a 9-month period of time you can average one baby per month.

 

[EUS]

They have 400 employees.

Whatever, you know what I mean. The dev headcount has been refered to a billion times.

 

[Eymerich]

Why spend time, effort and ultimately money on improving the 'new player experience' if you're not planning to add new players to the game because it's in 'maintenance mode'?

Did they spend time of 100 men in beyond?

 

[DaggerSnake]

CP2077 is one of the games I am most looking forward to.

Same, very much looking forward to that game! Good filler while waiting for Elite: New Era. Which I’m also excited for.

They’ll even be able to benchmark some zero-g movement by playing Lone Echo II.

 

[StuartGT]

Did they spend time of 100 men in beyond?

Don't be sexist.

There are over 100 developers on the Elite Dangerous devteam.

 

[babelfisch]

No, but over a 9-month period of time you can average one baby per month.

That's why we'll get both, a major expansion and several content updates.

 

[babelfisch]

Whatever, you know what I mean. The dev headcount has been refered to a billion times.

No, I don't know what you mean.

 

[babelfisch]

Did they spend time of 100 men in beyond?

No, at least not in the second half of 2018 because that's when they started working on the 2020 content.

 

[House0fDerp]

That's why we'll get both, a major expansion and several content updates.

The content expansions didn't seem all that substantial as described but I guess we'll see.

 

[Marklar_]

Good grief babel, what are you so worked up about? You've replied to about every other post in these threads.

Multi-quote is a thing.

 

[babelfisch]

The content expansions didn't seem all that substantial as described but I guess we'll see.

I have the feeling that some people might be surprised by it, it's entirely possible it will be better received than some of the changes in Beyond. Others will complain regardless of the outcome and some will be mostly indifferent about it.

Frontier certainly can't be blamed for over-hyping this time.

 

[babelfisch]

Good grief babel, what are you so worked up about? You've replied to about every other post in these threads.

Multi-quote is a thing.

Multiquote ist quite difficult on mobile.

I would post less if some people wouldn't write so much nonsense. That doesn't apply to all discussions I had over the last days, but some posts are just crazy. The 'there won't be an update till 2020, not even a regular update' brigade for example tries to spread misinformation in order to harm the game. I wouldn't care about their made up claims, but it seems silly to allow that kind of lies when newcomers might read it.