A Year of ED ..

[CMDR GREY]

So almost 1 year and few weeks since ED came out on Dec 19 2014 , what do u Commanders think about ED ? Which changes happened since release that effected the way u play the game ?

I go first ,

I was desperatly looking for new spaceship game so I can take break from EvE online , when I first found about ED back in Nov 2014 I was so happy and thought ' Finally about time ' and bought the game when released . I even brought 2 friends with me and we started playing and having fun till FRONTIER intreduced ' Interdiction ' and things started take bad turn . I am mostly trader/explorer , I had enough pvp and combat in EVE and was looking for game where I can enjoy spaceship game with as less combat as I can , game was great but when Interdiction added I was ' Forced ' into combat which kinda ruined my gameplay experiance . Now I don't want you start saying ' Yes but u can escape/avoid interdiction ' cuz this isn't my point . I was hoping FRONTIER would offer a fair and balanced gameplay , you gave the Pirate(s) whether player or npc the tool to drag us ( trader's ) into combat without giving us something to counter that . Even at soloplay many times I couldn't make it with the escape mini-game and get pulled out of SC , sometimes I make it out and jump but others I failed specially when flying type-6 and having a Viper III chasing me .

I have my 2 friends allready quit since maybe last June and I was considering quiting to but I like ED and don't want to quit yet .

So .. FRONTIER , I really wish if u remove Interdiction at least from soloplay ( npc ) , I don't want to deny other players who enjoy interdiction from having fun with it but let us who want to stay away from pvp and combat to have fun and enjoy the game the we like .

Safe flying everyone .

 

[metatheurgist]

If there was no danger you'd just accumulate wealth with no risk at all, that's not much of a game. You should ask your other friends to try flying escort to protect your trader. Or fly in compromise ships that are better at combat and bit worse at trading. Use the wing bonus to share some of the wealth. Take turns at each role.

 

[Distance]

You have a multitude of ways to avoid player interdictions. Solo/Group for a start. High waking for another and a penalty free 15 seconds disconnect.

I quit playing for the opposite reasons, it's way too easy to play the game without dying ever due to the above and breaks it any pvp professions like piracy.

 

[CMDR GREY]

I was just sharing my game experiance with FRONTIER , I am just like everyone else have things like and dislike about the game and I know Dev's can't make the game perfect for everyone alone . Now days I am back to sidewinder doing bit of exploring and some missions , got the rebuy at 2101 cr so don't bother getting blown up anymore whether interdicted or local security around station .

Was looking forward for Horizon and planetry stuff but now I think I wont buy it and will pass till they do something about Interdiction .

 

[Snarfbuckle]

Im a slow player and have patiently grinded myself up to about 50 million credits, outfitted a nice Asp Explorer I like.

Elite is still at a state that has "potential" where Dangerous / Frontier and the latter of having an Avatar and walk around is something that is still a way off before being fully implemented.

It's a game that requires patience before all features are complete.

Having said that, in many ways Elite is more of a stepping stone for me when/if/how Star Citizen is released since it scratches that balls to the walls white knuckled grip space combat that Elite simply doesn't capture but that X-Wing Alliance, Tie Fighter and Wing Commander did so splendidly.

Elite is a different and slower beast and cant really be compared.

At the moment it feels flat, unfinished and lacking of depth but I think we will see a lot of nice development.

The question is however if the Elite expansions will become LARGER or DEEPER.

I'm hoping for a DEEPER game where they flesh out what has been added to the game so far.

 

[coca_fr]

You need to upgrade your ship. As soon as you'll have a ship like Cobra well equiped you'll like interdiction because it'll be free bounty.

You'll need to invest in Hotas to enjoy fight better.