Nor a reason why NES Super Mario Bros and Dragon Warrior are referenced anyway. I don't recall those games having forums or regular updates?
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The death of a game...
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For me, after many years of playing this game, I am pretty sure it's dying off.
It still has that draw which once in awhile lures me back and convinces me the game's unique; but ultimately the game has been stale for a long time and the recent major update was a let down as it was so lacking and had a lot of changes that almost screamed "Look, I've been re-arranged or altered in some way to give you the IMPRESSION I was worked on so hard."
Sure some areas of the update were decent additions which I do like, however. But a lot of it for the hype it was getting was a let down and brought in a lot of bad bugs.
The fact some of the performance has taken a major hit to the point of being unplayable in populated areas and the instancing is the worst I've ever seen it, pretty much convinces me this game will remain practically broken as far as a major PvP game is concerned. It really disappoints me after spending hundreds on the game for all the editions and cosmetics in order to support the title, only to see FDev pour less and less love into it.
Anyways, I'm sure I'll still play the game once in awhile, but I'm actually glad to be free of it for the time being.
It still has that draw which once in awhile lures me back and convinces me the game's unique; but ultimately the game has been stale for a long time and the recent major update was a let down as it was so lacking and had a lot of changes that almost screamed "Look, I've been re-arranged or altered in some way to give you the IMPRESSION I was worked on so hard."
Sure some areas of the update were decent additions which I do like, however. But a lot of it for the hype it was getting was a let down and brought in a lot of bad bugs.
The fact some of the performance has taken a major hit to the point of being unplayable in populated areas and the instancing is the worst I've ever seen it, pretty much convinces me this game will remain practically broken as far as a major PvP game is concerned. It really disappoints me after spending hundreds on the game for all the editions and cosmetics in order to support the title, only to see FDev pour less and less love into it.
Anyways, I'm sure I'll still play the game once in awhile, but I'm actually glad to be free of it for the time being.
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I think you need a break kiddo. I take long breaks from Elite and when I return its still one of the best games I've ever played. Have you tried clearing the cache on your toy.
The moderation here is pretty good, the only thing they do is turn a blind eye to inflammatory statements and personal attacks if the poster happens to be a white knight, but don't do it for any knight less than white. Apart from that they're pretty good. There's no censorship or anything if its worded in non aggressive ways.
I sort of see how the impression that the fanbois get put down less than the haters can be arrived at anecdotally, but the fanbois generally make a point while being insulting, whereas (ime) the haters generally are just insulting without really making a point in the same post. I can imagine the decision to delete a post is easier when it adds nothing to the conversation, and I think there is a tendency for the haters to try to get infractions or suspensions for kudos amongst their peers. If they don't get an infraction they try harder until they get one it seems.
I have friends & regular acquaintances on both sides of many heated discussions & see their posts deleted fairly regularly across the board. I am often surprised to see so many posts remain after a heated argument.
IMO there is evidence to suggest a lob-sided situation but the imbalance doesn't come from moderation or FDev.
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I have nothing but praise for the volunteer moderators of this forum.
Is the game buggy? Yeah, I accessed the comm panel tonight - and yes - you guessed it, total keyboard lockout. At his point the jankiness makes me wax nostalgic over Fallout New Vegas myriad broken "features".
Remind yourself that this is a kickstarter vanity project. This is not a AAA project put together by OLD Bioware or CD Projekt Red or Rockstar etc.
I have spent 4/5 of my time on the forums being critical of FDEV, but until there is legitimate competition in the genre - they really can do whatever they want (except for slf pilots that are not ugly and actually sit on the bridge, they have to fix that manure TOMORROW!).
Is the game buggy? Yeah, I accessed the comm panel tonight - and yes - you guessed it, total keyboard lockout. At his point the jankiness makes me wax nostalgic over Fallout New Vegas myriad broken "features".
Remind yourself that this is a kickstarter vanity project. This is not a AAA project put together by OLD Bioware or CD Projekt Red or Rockstar etc.
I have spent 4/5 of my time on the forums being critical of FDEV, but until there is legitimate competition in the genre - they really can do whatever they want (except for slf pilots that are not ugly and actually sit on the bridge, they have to fix that manure TOMORROW!).
Are we talking about ED here? Because the last patch made some really outstanding changes. Especially to mining.
After that patch player numbers shot up, so the community would seem to disagree with you.
The main bugs seems to be BGS releated, which is a shame, as the BGS is really borked now. But there were some significant changes with some good improvements. FD just need to get those things fixed.
Yeah, and once they fixed the extra chunks feature, the players have left again. And since they made the announcement that there won't be anything new until 2020, even more players left.
At first I though Elite was doomed again.
Then I realised that it’s just Thursday.
Then I realised that it’s just Thursday.
How quickly we forget that they said no such thing. The next MAJOR update is 2020 but there’s still new content every 3-4 months.
They did say that, but there's been no news on that either.
Apparently 'things' are coming, but we're not allowed to know what or when.
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Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
It's also not evidence of existence. We're in the dark, and that, apparently, is where Frontier wants to keep us.
I've been out exploring and haven't come across many bugs apart from a couple in VR which, while annoying are certainly not show stoppers. And before I went on my trip out, I didn't notice any when in the bubble.
I'm sure there are some, or even lots. But in my experience, it's not the buggiest game I have ever played.
That's award goes to another.
I'm sure there are some, or even lots. But in my experience, it's not the buggiest game I have ever played.
That's award goes to another.
you dont need to wait for moderator to delete thread. just stop posting in it. More people post more people are interested in this topic so why delete...
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For consistency.
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You'll get abuse for this one. Some of the mods are horrendous on here (and noted as such). They ALWAYS side with white knights from my experience. I don't know if they're employees but even if they volunteer to moderate then that probably implies an emotional attachment to the game that explains their bias. In fact, employees would probably be more candid about the state of the game.
You're 100% right about the previous update. It has been a total disaster in terms of stability combined with failing to deliver on some of the important updates.
Is the game DOOMED? I dunno. It may have enough fanboys to keep it turning over until the fabled 2020 update. But it is diminished for sure. ED has been one of the biggest under-achieving games I have encountered. It offered so much scope early on and when horizons was released it felt like the game was making progress. Then the dinosaurs came along and destroyed it all. I don't want to second guess what's going on behind the scenes. If anything, the mods must realise the dissapointment and frustration expressed on this forum and have perhaps responded by being more defensive than usual?
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I'm not quite sure why some people seem to think that Frontier are obligated to keep us informed every step of the way. We're customers, yes, but that doesn't give us access to their stand-ups, sprint reviews, roadmaps etc.
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