Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Update 5

[Deleted member 38366]

Elements are "stuck" on Biologicals it seems.

So even when surrounded by a superb collection of Elements - no Weapon fire (SRV or on-foot) can free those Elements.
Seems the Collision Box of the Biologicals itself is shielding them.

 

[Sergo]

If you logically look at the situation, then this is a game in the eyes of the developers ... . Well, you know, it's just business.

 

[Pigletslastand]

And as a business they are gonna miss their FY22 projections. By my guesses anyway.

 

[AtomicJuggler]

That's just the tip of the iceberg. Fines & bounties are broken too - either they can't be cleared, or they don't show up to be cleared.

Check your reputation, if 0 then try logging back to horizon, find a nearby interstellar factor and your fines/bounties should appear, hopefully.

Edit: Unfortunately, logging back to Horizon seems to be the only way to bypass some bugs right now...

 

[Rat Catcher]

I'd love FD to do an experiment and halve the unlock costs and mat requirements for everything- mainly as to allow more experimentation from players. Too much of the game is focused on unlocking and not actually playing with what you unlock really.

I'd like it to be dropped to less than that - 1/3 would be good! (thinking of the 'power of 3' with Horizons) I'm already quite frustrated with how little of the 'important' stuff is picked up just doing the things I enjoy, rather than picking missions for mats which I may be less than enthusiastic over, which would start to be that dreadful 'grind'!

 

[xzanfr]

As this is a beta, will we have a wipe before the consoles start?
It'll allow for a level playing field.

 

[Rubbernuke]

I'd like it to be dropped to less than that - 1/3 would be good! (thinking of the 'power of 3' with Horizons) I'm already quite frustrated with how little of the 'important' stuff is picked up just doing the things I enjoy, rather than picking missions for mats which I may be less than enthusiastic over, which would start to be that dreadful 'grind'!

I think FD make the mistake of seeing unlocking as 'the journey' and think by making it longer its making things better.

Engineering / tech broker should be about playing and experimenting with wacky builds that enrich the game. IMO FD would do well having a balance pass on engineering effects as well as lowering requirements, because then its providing much more variety in a part of the game that is important.

 

[Rat Catcher]

As this is a beta, will we have a wipe before the consoles start?
It'll allow for a level playing field.

They can wipe your beta, if you wish...

I'm playing a faulty released product and wish to retain my progress.

But I guess mentioning 'beta' is helping you feel 'cool', so carry on

 

[Sergo]

And as a business they are gonna miss their FY22 projections. By my guesses anyway.

The whole secret is that there are more profitable games for the developer.

Edit:
It's just that many game developers have forgotten that - creating and maintaining a game is a chain, and the players in that chain are gold links. The links in the chain cannot be overlooked.

 

[babelfisch]

No more updates? Why? There are too many bugs in the game, which makes the gameplay almost impossible! Update # 5 has very few fixes and even more in-game issues. Why is this happening? Who needs it? Does this situation mean that this game will soon be closed?

I have no idea if you are serious or not.

There will be more updates. We don't know when. They just applied a server update. Next bigger client update is probably coming with the console release. Which doesn't have a confirmed date yet.
No, this game will not be closed soon.

 

[babelfisch]

They aren't saying there will be

Wrong.

 

[babelfisch]

Please see this thread

Please read it.

Therefore, we feel the best approach for all our Commanders will be to focus our development efforts after Update 5 on performance and the console release, and to bring our multi-platform community together once more, which will also allow us to bring even more global optimisation changes and updates to all Elite Dangerous Commanders.

 

[babelfisch]

Can you please tell me when the release will be on consoles? Where is the release date for Elite Dangerous: Odyssey on consoles? And will this release be on consoles? Where did you see the release date on consoles? IMHO - if there is no exact release date, then these promises are not worth a cent.

Stop moving goal posts. You claimed that Frontier said there would be no more updates. When it turned out that they said there will be more updates your job is to apologise and tell people you were wrong.

 

[Franc Kaos]

I mean to be "the voice" for a large groups of angry people :-| I admire how you can handle it, to be frank.

I'm one of the angry people, Sallies posts sooth my tortured breast, so there's that...

I've still put the game down for now (no Bottom Hat you cannot haz my stuph), until the lighting* and performance issues are very much better.
* The newly brightened cockpits looks worse than the previously too dark cockpits

 

[babelfisch]

You are right, the developers have other games that are more profitable.

Elite Dangerous is the game that generates most income, it also is the game that has the highest development costs.

 

[Sergo]

Why entertain yourself with illusions - this is a business.

 

[thistle]

Please see this thread

Did someone tell fdev? They just released an update. (today)

Mind. Blown.

 

[thistle]

It's almost like ... they're still working on the game!

 

[Adamaira]

Did someone tell fdev? They just released an update. (today)

Mind. Blown.

It's almost like ... they're still working on the game!

Oh Thistle, you always make me laugh with your comments. Always mirrors my exact feeling.

 

[Skizomeuh]

It's almost like ... they're still working on the game!

How dare they try to silence the discontent!