Except in my experience the community doesn't know best. This is because the community is too diverse. What you might like, I won't etc. Particularly as we'll all have different opinions on what features should be added and their prioritisation. I wouldn't trust this or any game community as far as I could throw it when it comes to game development. There are some individuals I would trust, but not communities writ large. It would invite management by committee which is a recipe for disaster. I might not always agree with FDEV's priorities myself, but I'd prefer they run the development than the community.
Console Profile Transfers and 2022 Updates
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I do not trust the community after some of the ideas they have come out with.
Agreed. So much empty. Can't get excited about "We're doing stuff with things"
Down to Earth Astronomy's take on it is pretty grim. He's usually pretty positive.
YouTube. Check it out. I won't post because some people get in a tizzy about posting videos. I love Elite. I'll play until they pull the plug on the servers, but FD needs to attend a class on How to communicate to their customers properly.
Same here. I have $40 reserved for my main account, which has the LEP I got along with the original Alpha. I haven't bought any ARX post-Odyssey yet, because it still isn't in the state I expected it to be on release, but today's news on about console transfers deserves a little reward, and I've had my eye on the holographic dashboard letters for a long time.
I don't think I did, do you?
I'm just going to point out that Arthur mentioned on stream that this overview is so people can get an idea of when to expect to hear more details about the updates on this "roadmap." So, tune in closer to the end of May. Tune in again in August and then again in November, and expect some details in early 2023 on the overhaul. Like, honestly, this suits me fine. I don't need to know every single detail months in advance, I just like to know that the game is being worked on.
Yeah well, some people bought a copy of the game and some cosmetics, so know they think they should have a place in the management meetings. What can you do?
Do I what?
So... about that little side-dish in the announcement...
I feel too many "programmes" I have been listening to have turned to long form, as it is, leaving me strained with more hours of stuff to listen to every week, than there are hours in a week
, but were it to turn out those developer guest they mentioned were to come over to share interesting tech- and creative insights, rather than just visiting to play the game together with the community managers, then that is something I would absolutely find compelling long-form content.
I feel too many "programmes" I have been listening to have turned to long form, as it is, leaving me strained with more hours of stuff to listen to every week, than there are hours in a week
, but were it to turn out those developer guest they mentioned were to come over to share interesting tech- and creative insights, rather than just visiting to play the game together with the community managers, then that is something I would absolutely find compelling long-form content.
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But what's the fun in that?
This stream was really excellent. For those who were looking to hear some good news, it delivered in spades. For those who were looking to be disappointed and, or, outraged, they managed to find that as well, so WIN! WIN!
You shouldn't play any game based on a roadmap, play it if you enjoy it now, if you don't enjoy it play something else. If it gets better later, come back later. This isn't a 'if you don't like it shut up and leave' comment, it's 'don't let habit supplant happiness'
During the stream it was suggested by chat that the ARX balance could be 'transfered' by spending it before the transfer, so the value came over with the purchased items. Bruce picked up on that and both he and Arf agreed that it was a good idea and suggested it should be part of the official communication (along with clarification that there's no obligation to do so, you still have your console account and can still use the ARX there if you continue to play there) that to me is a clear indication that all cosmetics are transferred.
That doesn't sound very fair. Base game players who didn't have the hardware to render planet surfaces didn't get new computers or components gifted to them? How about pc players who couldn't (or still can't) run Odyssey? Shouldn't they get PC upgrades included too?
If instead of cancelling console development entirely, they had announced it would be next gen only, would you expect next gen consoles to be handed out for free as well?
You bought Horizons, you can still play Horizons. If you WANT to play Odyssey the system requirements are higher and you will need better hardware than you did before. This transfer just gives you that option.
So... Elite is not dead and there are many new content coming.
OH yeah... Haters gonna HATE!
Has anyone seen my spaghetti?
Good news for the console people. Well, those who can/want to switch to PC anyway. It's a bit odd that we had to wait months for an announcement about the data transfer system - for most companies this is pretty basic stuff that can be whipped up in a week or less. But at least we know it's coming.
But that's pretty much it. The rest of the "roadmap" is the standard "lots of fixes and optimisations" which have been going on for a year now with debatable and slow results.
Knowing FDev, and as is often recommended here on the forums, it's best to expect an MVP for anything including this roadmap to not get our hopes up. That'll mean there'll be some low-hanging-fruit bug fixes and the story content will be GCs and Galnet articles.
That said, "major story content" sounds like something more than that - or maybe it'll just mean the GalNet articles will be more epic. Who knows, but it doesn't make sense to make any assumptions beyond that. It wouldn't be the first time FDev tries to promise something big and hype things up without actually delivering anything but what can technically pass their promises. I'm assuming this is why the roadmap is so vague - otherwise they would commit to delivering something they're not sure they can.
I've thought they're working with a skeleton crew for a while now - it looked that a year ago and it's looking like that even more this year. At least we can now claim the game is not dead because something will be done to it in the future.
Of course I'd be happy to be proven wrong and see something much better this time around. Would love to pick up Elite again - but I'm pretty good at recognizing patterns and it's unlikely this will change the direction that the ship has been sailing for quite a while now. It's a shame, and I understand it doesn't make sense from a business perspective to have a full 100 people strong team working on a product that doesn't pay their salaries - but it's not fair to drag the players down with a sinking ship.
But that's pretty much it. The rest of the "roadmap" is the standard "lots of fixes and optimisations" which have been going on for a year now with debatable and slow results.
Knowing FDev, and as is often recommended here on the forums, it's best to expect an MVP for anything including this roadmap to not get our hopes up. That'll mean there'll be some low-hanging-fruit bug fixes and the story content will be GCs and Galnet articles.
That said, "major story content" sounds like something more than that - or maybe it'll just mean the GalNet articles will be more epic. Who knows, but it doesn't make sense to make any assumptions beyond that. It wouldn't be the first time FDev tries to promise something big and hype things up without actually delivering anything but what can technically pass their promises. I'm assuming this is why the roadmap is so vague - otherwise they would commit to delivering something they're not sure they can.
I've thought they're working with a skeleton crew for a while now - it looked that a year ago and it's looking like that even more this year. At least we can now claim the game is not dead because something will be done to it in the future.
Of course I'd be happy to be proven wrong and see something much better this time around. Would love to pick up Elite again - but I'm pretty good at recognizing patterns and it's unlikely this will change the direction that the ship has been sailing for quite a while now. It's a shame, and I understand it doesn't make sense from a business perspective to have a full 100 people strong team working on a product that doesn't pay their salaries - but it's not fair to drag the players down with a sinking ship.
Lol no, Juniper is one of those professionally unhappy.Putting these two together, I thought you'd be happier. No mentions of any client merges, so you'll be able to enjoy Horizons forever.
Yes, I did. Compliments to the chef.
It is. So while your FC dies not transfer they explained you can sell it and vuyba new one after the transfer with the credits.