All things Frontier Developments at E3 2014!

[Tinman]

I just thought we could create a thread where we can collect all the pictures and media we find from E3.

I'll start off with this one!

Not anything new really...but it IS from E3!

 

[Vargur]

So i'm wondering now, if that huge poster is wrong?
Wasn't it supposed to be 400 billion stars, and 100 billion star systems.
Here it says 400 billion star systems and my inner nerd is kind of annoying by the loose usage of the term star system.

 

[Mobius]

I wonder how much that advertising space cost?

 

[Tinman]

So i'm wondering now, if that huge poster wrong?
Wasn't it supposed to be 400 billion stars, and 100 billion star systems.
Here it says 400 billion star systems and my inner nerd is kind of annoying by the loose usage of the term star system.

Feel the same way, but I guess the PR department thought 400 sounded better than 100.

 

[Vargur]

Feel the same way, but I guess the PR department thought 400 sounded better than 100.

With some blue marker they could still turn that 4 into a 1

 

[Adam Lusardi]

But you have to find some poor soul to fly out there and do it for them.

 

[Obsidian Ant]

Feel the same way, but I guess the PR department thought 400 sounded better than 100.

“There are over 100 billion star systems,” Elite creator David Braben tells me when I ask if that number could possibly be true. “In fact, it’s closer to 400 billion. It’s a very silly number anyway.”

http://www.pcgamer.com/uk/2014/05/30/david-braben-on-the-ambitious-future-of-elite-dangerous/

 

[Asp Explorer]

I wonder how much that advertising space cost?

A pretty penny I'd imagine. I think SC will have an even bigger banner, made of gold, studded with diamonds, and with "playable in 2020" in the corner

 

[Zallibik]

There is "400 billion star systems" the sign is correct

 

[Tinman]

There is "400 billion star systems" the sign is correct

No, there are 400 Billion stars, not star systems. Many star systems are made up of several different stars (binaries, trilplets and so on...) so the number of actual systems is lower.

#nerdrage

 

[Sterlino]

This year the E3 will kneel to ELITE DANGEROUS !!!

 

[CmdrAbaddon]

No, there are 400 Billion stars, not star systems. Many star systems are made up of several different stars (binaries, trilplets and so on...) so the number of actual systems is lower.

#nerdrage

Yeah, rigth now we can visit 6 stars in the 5 star systems of the game.

 

[Obsidian Ant]

No, there are 400 Billion stars, not star systems. Many star systems are made up of several different stars (binaries, trilplets and so on...) so the number of actual systems is lower.

#nerdrage

Those would also be called star systems (multiple stars).

 

[Mandrake]

This year the E3 will knees to ELITE DANGEROUS !!!

knees = kneel, and yes, I rather hope they do

 

[Angus]

A pretty penny I'd imagine. I think SC will have an even bigger banner, made of gold, studded with diamonds, and with "playable in 2020" in the corner

And maybe then, the people who care, will be able to say which game they thought was better, with 2020 hindsight, obviously.

 

[Angus]

knees = kneel, and yes, I rather hope they do

Oh, I see. I thought it meant the game would inspire a knees-up. :-/

 

[Sterlino]

knees = kneel, and yes, I rather hope they do

wooopss .. corrected

 

[Slawkenbergius]

So i'm wondering now, if that huge poster is wrong?
Wasn't it supposed to be 400 billion stars, and 100 billion star systems.
Here it says 400 billion star systems and my inner nerd is kind of annoying by the loose usage of the term star system.

I recall DB saying in an interview somewhere, something along the lines of:

"Over 100 billion star systems. It's actually more like 400 billion"

 

[Obosi]

Can't wait to see what the next few days will reveal.

 

[fourty6to3]

Whether 100 Billion or 400 Billion, I doubt any one of us has the patience to count each one and verify.