We need a pic of the week from development (like days of old). I remember whole weeks of forum chat talking about a NAV buoy....such innocent times!
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What FD need to see is that drip feeding even small nuggets of info regularly would sort out a lot of annoyances because even in isolation you can see something moving. I used pic of the week because it was a structured way of controlling the expectations of players and building healthy hype. We have 13 or so months until NuEra hits- FD need to curate 12 or so newsletters with a picture, concept art, interview etc relating to the new era that gives us a glimpse at it.
Elite Dangerous is a GAME, get a life and stop obsessing about fleet carriers, updates etc. Play the game and enjoy it or don't play it at all.
My missing teeth are a game, too.
Remember the ads from Douglas Adam's robot manufacturers?
Management, and marketing have the veto power over this game, not the dev's. That's why we're where we're at.
Ian Phillips
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I'll chip in here following the comments by the other moderators.
If you do decide that you want to continue posting in here, keep those posts on topic please, or as previously stated your ability to post will be removed for a while.
Thanks all.
If you do decide that you want to continue posting in here, keep those posts on topic please, or as previously stated your ability to post will be removed for a while.
Thanks all.
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And as a game, its optional that we play it.
Since the quality of this optional item has been a bit.....variable its in FDs interests to keep our interest piqued in their products in a healthy, constructive manner.
Viajero
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Steam concurrency numbers do not seem to show any unusual specific negative trend there. Quite the contrary if we look at the historical actually.
I would guess this is down to new players coming in. I'd love to know player retention afterwards though once they get over the 'wow' factor and start waiting for new features.
Viajero
Volunteer Moderator
Be that as it may, "playing it" seems to be doing just fine.
Is there a potential upside for FDEV if they could attract or retain even more players? No doubt. But regarding retention once a player hits hundreds or thousands of hours and stops or parks the game it becomes tremendously inneficient to try and re-attract that kind of player, you hit a diminishing returns wall in terms of features or appeal options and very few things will commercially succeed at that.
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I had a minor whine when reading the announcement as I'd been formulating a dastardly plan with my alt account based around the information we already had on Fleet Carriers, so was a bit miffed
Now curiosity has replaced that and I'm wondering if I'll notice the 'fixes' as they happen. My alt will 'live' on the beta servers when we get them... not as exciting as the original plan, but at least it will be contributing something rather than just taking...
See, eternal optimist
Now curiosity has replaced that and I'm wondering if I'll notice the 'fixes' as they happen. My alt will 'live' on the beta servers when we get them... not as exciting as the original plan, but at least it will be contributing something rather than just taking...
See, eternal optimist
If you go on the steam figures, every time there is an Interstellar Initiative going on, player numbers are up approximately 25% over months where there's not (Or any update). I feel that people are comming back to play these events and leave when they're not on. I know it's How I'm playing at the moment.
Be that as it may, "playing it" seems to be doing just fine.
And thats the attitude that really winds people up. Its do the bare minimum to keep it going. People really are enthusiastic about the game, and FD let it slide.
Is there a potential upside for FDEV if they could attract or retain even more players? No doubt.
If they want to grow ED outside its niche, then its vital. Scraping by leaving half finished features is not a way to grow a franchise.
No doubt. But regarding retention once a player hits hundreds or thousands of hours and stops or parks the game it becomes tremendously inneficient to try and re-attract that kind of player
Crazy as it sounds, players like me who have clocked months of play since KS would be overjoyed and be happy right now with features like PP, CQC etc if FD actually supported them. I don't care about the new era, FC, legs, space pets or whatever is on Adams whiteboard. I only want whats released to work. Do that and most anger would vanish.
FD closed the door on lore in ED- how much does it cost to write an A4 page each week? Players are not looking for much to be happy.
And the reason? Its the only shot of curated story we get in ED now. Outside that there is no ongoing story. No Thargoids, mad cults, Powerplay characters doing something, Superpower wars... nothing.
Viajero
Volunteer Moderator
I am not suggesting any attitude, just pointing at the facts.
I have already mentioned the upside is always there obviously.
By attitude, I mean that FD seem to think that we don't (or did not) care what quality the products were delivered in. FD put out any old garbage and think thats OK.
In the end if it makes money then FD won't care which is a shame, because frankly the long term players seem to care more for the integrity of the game more than FD does.
Viajero
Volunteer Moderator
It is a delicate balance, that of investing resources in adding or correcting something while ensuring that at the very least that investment covers its costs, nevermind yields actual meaningful profits (profits can take many forms). All the while constrained by what is technologically possible within their competency range. And that is not always obvious to judge from our external viewpoint.
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