Well that's why it's odd that so many cmdr's are have been playing it when so many here had been saying it was unplayable and there was nothing to do...
There's a great disparity between what was said about the state of this game, if it was due to ignorance or malice that is still to be decided. Probably a bit of both.
Kate's still going with their series so her sc "honey moon phase" seems to have lasted way longer than her odyssey did.
Hawks and many other cmdr's likewise
And I've been watching D2EA stream it for a while now, seems they are flying in Bespin from Star Wars.
How cool is that?
It remains unplayable for me, just like EDO. One of the issues is performance, just like with EDO. That hasn't changed. If you have a beefy enough computer, Orison won't become a slideshow.
Nothing to do? Rubbish. There is stuff to do. Mining is quite well done. Combat is there. Trade is currently borked. There is a lot of walking around looking at the sights possible. And if you want to be honest, that is all there is to do at their latest addition, Orison. I watched Kate's video... its basically just walking around looking at the station. We know SC can be pretty. There's no gameplay there though.
Kate's honeymoon phase might well last a long time. A lot depends on CIG and what they add. Same for all the other ED refugees. Some will remain ardent SC supporters, some will play both, some will stop playing SC and return to ED. Some will decide they are fed up with both. Its pretty normal.
Let's compare the two especially in relation to why people are quitting ED to play SC. Let's compare both "as is" and not get into the politics of release vs alpha.
Performance: Both have serious performance issues. This is a major one for many people fleeting ED.
Bugs: Another reason people cite for leaving ED. SC has more than its fair share of bugs.
Gameplay: Some people left ED because they didn't like how EDO is focused on foot based pewpew. However, ED has more gameplay options than SC. Some might say the gameplay on offer in SC is better (subjective opinion) and that might be a reason they stick with SC over ED. On the other hand, some people might get bored of the limited gameplay after some time and return to ED.
Ship Interiors: Another big one. While FD never promised ship interiors for ED a lot of people were disappointed it didn't happen. They can get this with SC.
VR: No supported VR in SC. Yet some people were upset enough with Odyssey not having VR support for the legs part they switched to playing SC. Strange, but there it is.
Communications from devs: FD are closed mouthed. CIG say a lot, not so good at actually delivering on things they talked about.
Speed of development: Glacial speed from both from a layman's perspective. CIG's patches are usually a shadow of what they initially say will be in them.
I think i've captured the main reasons why people decided they were giving SC a try.
Out of those several are funny on the grounds that both games have problems with them. There are two which stand out and will most likely be the deciding points for the refugees.
1) Gameplay - while less to do in SC, what is there is more "fidelitious". Whether that is enough for ED players over time remains to be seen. For example, those who enjoy exploration in ED will not be happy with what SC offers in this regard. However, those who want to drive tanks and various other ground based vehicles or prefer how CIG handles certain mission types (deliveries, combat) will probably stick with SC.
2) Ship interiors - probably the main one for most. It does help with that sense on immersion and ship ownership. For many, this will be enough.
I do stand by my statement that SC today isn't that different from 2 years ago. Mining has got better, performance is arguably worse. There's a few more options and locations. But the main gameplay loops are still box deliveries, some combat options, and mining.
I also still expect some ED refugees will return to ED after some months playing SC.
Whether specific ones will or not, we'll, to each their own. Kate might remain with SC forever, or not.
