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Gorrister

Gorrister
Gunther_Bladderburst said:
What is fascinating is the number of people that say that the game is terrible and frontier are incompetent and keep on hanging around here. It’s puzzling.

Dare I say masochists or people who actually enjoy being angry?

When they actually leave we get an open letter announcing why everybody lost a person of quality.

Ah also let’s not forget the army of know-it-all gamedevs with 10/10 hindsight vision. They never did that job yet they know everything about it… from game design to marketing. I guess those hang around to educate the lot.
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Never been in love? It is not always easy. When you don't feel anything, then it's over. But anquish you know....
 

Achtung-Goomba

Achtung-Goomba
ObiW said:
Yeah, I think Elite is the closest I can get to being a nobody sole trader type in the big vast Milky Way without having to be bound to a dull storyline (the older I get the less interested I'm in those) trying to save the galaxy. X4 certainly shares some overlaps, and I still need to get my teeth into that a bit further to properly appreciate, but Elite still does look good despite its age and FDev's best efforts to the contrary.

NMS I can only play for an hour or so at a time, with big gaps inbetween sessions. The flight model is about the dullest of all the space games I tried so far - just handy to get from A to B no frills. But the latest update did make it very pleasing on the eye despite me not really liking the art style - it's a slick looking game now though, and I previously refunded it for running and looking like a limp dog. Elite otoh seem to move into a different direction from a great starting position, which is very frustrating to experience.
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I’m a (rather foolish) day zero NMS, so to see how far the game has developed is quite impressive from the ropey launch day. I’ve found it’s entertaining enough if u stick to the ‘minecrafting in space’ and focus on exploring on foot and base building, neither of which I can do in Horizons, and stay out of the cockpit unless I really need to.

Oddly enough, the only game in my library (console and desktop) that gives me the same gameplay vibes as Elite is Mount & Blade. Despite the wildly different settings, it’s got that same feeling of insignificance where I can just do my thing and let the game world move on it’s own as kingdoms rise and fall.
 

Stelar 7

Stelar 7
fourty6to3 said:
I think it makes sense that people who aren't happy with the game aren't playing it, but are on the forums instead. My question is: if the game is so great, why are you here instead of playing it?
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Playing the game takes my PC, and some hours.

Checking the forums takes my phone and a few minutes.

Both get me engagement with my favorite game.
 

Navigare Necesse Est

Navigare Necesse Est
Achtung-Goomba said:
I’m a (rather foolish) day zero NMS, so to see how far the game has developed is quite impressive from the ropey launch day. I’ve found it’s entertaining enough if u stick to the ‘minecrafting in space’ and focus on exploring on foot and base building, neither of which I can do in Horizons, and stay out of the cockpit unless I really need to.

Oddly enough, the only game in my library (console and desktop) that gives me the same gameplay vibes as Elite is Mount & Blade. Despite the wildly different settings, it’s got that same feeling of insignificance where I can just do my thing and let the game world move on it’s own as kingdoms rise and fall.
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Hello? Have you never manned a wall in M&B and stood like a rock in waves of foes falling by your mighty strokes?
 

CapuchinSeven

CapuchinSeven
Gunther_Bladderburst said:
What is fascinating is the number of people that say that the game is terrible and frontier are incompetent and keep on hanging around here. It’s puzzling.

Dare I say masochists or people who actually enjoy being angry?

When they actually leave we get an open letter announcing why everybody lost a person of quality.
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Sorry I'm confused, did you and the people liking your post some how pay for the game and I got it for free..?

OH THAT'S RIGHT I paid for this and I'm free to post in as many topics as I like.

Gunther_Bladderburst said:
Ah also let’s not forget the army of know-it-all gamedevs with 10/10 hindsight vision. They never did that job yet they know everything about it… from game design to marketing. I guess those hang around to educate the lot.
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News flash, realising that the update was pushed out WAY too early and that FD were not telling the truth when they said "all these are resolved for release" doesn't take hindsight, it just takes a simple objective view of what's in front of your face.
 

Stikkit

Stikkit
robbyp said:
Spot on OP. And they hang around like Ghosts, telling people who like the game, like Odyssey that they don't know what they are talking about.

Luckily I have some discord servers i'm a member of where we can have proper discussion of the game.
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you clearly don't know what you're talking about.
 

Jools

Jools
I`m just enjoying the show at this point. I stopped playing years ago and shortly after stopped caring.
As i said: B tier team is B tier. Every consecutive year shows this. Most of the old white knights who predicted a bright future are long gone, some others changed the tune, some still deny reality. Braben does his thing proving Ian`s words.
It`s fun. So is FE2. which i play instead.
 
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Sysmon

Sysmon
Gunther_Bladderburst said:
What is fascinating is the number of people that say that the game is terrible and frontier are incompetent and keep on hanging around here. It’s puzzling.

Dare I say masochists or people who actually enjoy being angry?

When they actually leave we get an open letter announcing why everybody lost a person of quality.

Ah also let’s not forget the army of know-it-all gamedevs with 10/10 hindsight vision. They never did that job yet they know everything about it… from game design to marketing. I guess those hang around to educate the lot.
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They are these guys:
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[VR] Zakk

[VR] Zakk
Gunther_Bladderburst said:
What is fascinating is the number of people that say that the game is terrible and frontier are incompetent and keep on hanging around here. It’s puzzling.

Dare I say masochists or people who actually enjoy being angry?

When they actually leave we get an open letter announcing why everybody lost a person of quality.

Ah also let’s not forget the army of know-it-all gamedevs with 10/10 hindsight vision. They never did that job yet they know everything about it… from game design to marketing. I guess those hang around to educate the lot.
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I did work as a game designer (rough development and strategic errors led to the release of an unfinished product for a game series that was loved by its fans).

I did predict the outcome for Odyssey 2 years ago already: won't work in VR; if they add a FPS, it will be mediocre at best; the new game elements will be subject to the same repetitive grind cycle mechanics as the existing parts of the game and will start to feel old very quickly.

And I'm still here because I love Elite, started playing it in the 80ies on my C64, spent well over 1000 hours in Elite Dangerous, and feel that the game has a ton of untapped potential, that will probably remain untapped forever because the decision makers invest a lot of manpower on adding more untapped potential, rather than less manpower on tapping the existing potential.

If you have more questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
 
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