[Video] Open letter from community to Elite Dangerous
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That would lose sales.
That's great and all for those among the community who's gameplay expectations are set down there around 2-3 (on a scale of 1-10), but it's not really impressing me when so many potentially awesome parts of ED lie moldering to dust. Carriers will probably end up just being a tie in to Arx where the player gets very little but is encouraged to buy more packs.
I know that you think people who no longer play shouldn't have a seat at the table, but with over 4000 hours invested, I've got a pretty decent perspective on the history and future of the experience.
Your expectations have always been set pretty low, Max
Always have been. Thankfully I have been surprised many a time.Your expectations have always been set pretty low, Max
Far more likeable than entitled elitists.Your expectations have always been set pretty low, Max
Seeing as how my rep score blows his out of the water, I'm thinking you're wrong on that one
For brevity and the sanity of those who have already been on this hamster wheel way too long already, I am just going to assume that you either have no personal experience of the absolute clusterfunk that was and remains the PowerPlay "release", or you are just trolling, or both.
Suffice to say there have been multiple requests for feedback from FDev and multiple focus groups that resulted in all feed and no back and a complete lack of focus, going back 4 years plus and continuing to this day.
If people lose hope after nearly 5 years of sustained company indifference, why does that seem to threaten you so?
Why are you so eager to refute the experience of so many others if it does not suit your own or your narrative?
I don't doubt for a second that many thousands of people are more than happy with ED and always have been, unfortunately I enjoyed PP and the rest of the game was not really of sustained interest to me. That is my personal experience and I am not alone, it is just bad luck that the area of the game I enjoyed did not get the attention I believed it deserved.
What I am unhappy about is the lack of respect FDev showed the PP community and continue to do so, to this day they still won't fix it or take it off life support.
I made my post to the other people still holding out for a miracle change in company culture.
Be it a stock, company or person, the previous behaviour is most indicative of future performance, if you are happy with that performance then I am happy for you.
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How ever did you manage all those 4000 hours in a 2-3 out of 10 game ?.
I check hoping you've returned so we can get together and thrust and tussle in a totally manly fashion.
Man, this thread is sure filling up with ex-players. Are they the ones signing the petition?
And this is an example of why FD don't like telegraphing new stuff in the game too far ahead of its implementation. They found a problem and had to make them personal carriers instead.
The sounds of merriment attract the forum undead. Keep your crucifix to hand.
SOP for Frontier.
Its really got to say something when the demand of the OP is really to have stuff that works out the box. Is that really such a massive ask?
They just can't admit there was a problem.
No, because as I said in my post, the communication failed not because they promised us something then changed direction but because they promised us something then changed direction without telling us. They knew what they'd said to us in 2017 but by the time they changed it they'd kinda forgotten they'd said it. The team behind the announcement in 2017, Sandro & Ed had both moved on from Elite and Frontier respectively and so Frontier forgot to tell us of the change and we carried on in ignorance of it. It's an example of not keeping us up to date with design decisions. Most of us are adult enough to accept design changes if they're explained but FD don't do this. Instead we get silence and speculation which leads to a vacuum of speculation and Chinese whispers among players and the inevitable let downs. Frontier are awful at managing expectations. You don't manage expectations by just not saying anything.
Here is what I belive happened...
Yes... you are correct in that Fleet Carriers were announced as part of Squadrons. However, FD got tons of feedback and ideas from players regarding Fleet Carriers, in a feedback thread for said feature. This feedback, probably, led FD to have to rethink their initial idea of Fleet Carriers. So... they pulled it from Q4 Beyond update.
To be honest, I think what FD have done with Fleet Carriers, removing them from being specific to Squadrons, was a good move. I am part of a Squadron, and since I am focusing a lot of my gameplay in Elite towards mining, it means that I can now have a fleet carrier that allows fellow Squadron members to dock/repair/refuel for a mining focused gameplay, while other members in the same Squadron, can have their fleet carriers to aid the Squadron for things like War, Trading or Exploration.
Plus... all those players that are Solo players can now also do something with Fleet Carriers which was not something the initial proposal / idea cared for the slightest.
A game that offers the players to play solo, or multiplayer, should try to focus on getting new features in that care for both these options. I think Fleet Carriers is a very good example of just that.
Ah, i think i've heard of EXO.
If you know it's changed then surely they have told you.
As an ex-mod, i can tell you, we absoloute do see stuff like that posted here. Its just generally most non-mods don't see it unless they are online at the right time.