Nope. Won't let me buy one at a cheaper price during Beta? Only letting the Elite who play for 20 hours basically test them? Nope they can screw themselves.
Anyone planning to join the beta just to test out other people's carriers?
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I'm not sure someone who played for 20 hours should be called Elite or can afford a Fleet Carrier
Regarding the Beta: I hope it's not Steam only, or I'm out.
Yes, I noticed that in the notes. Steam is required, they say. If that is the case, then I'll be changing my answer to this thread to a no...
Hopefully it's an oversight and it will appear in the launcher as usual.
It's to exclude we pesky LEPers
short answer: No.
long answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
long answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
So, according to Stephen (via Yamiks) FD won't be discounting FCs or giving people extra credits to get one.
["Journalism"] Fleet carriers in BETA will cost 5Billion & developers WILL NOT provide extra credits
Greetings everyone, it's your ever lovable dead-horse beating latvian bringing you NEWS! After having concerns during developer stream on Fleet Carrier "reveal" I noticed something in this particular segment ~52mins I got a worry that for beta they will not give you the carrier itself OR...forums.frontier.co.uk
In case you didn't read the other thread yet, here is the reasoning stated.
So basically they expect people to join in the beta to test out other people's FCs.
Do FD have their finger on the pulse of the community?
Are you going to join the beta to exclusively test other people's fleet carriers?
Personally i'm not. I want to see if my concerns about Fleet Carriers are right or not, so i want to check out owning a FC, not visiting one.
The only reason i have now for participaing in the beta is checking out mining rates for Tritium, but really, i can save myself a download and the time and effort and just wait for the reports from people who are participating, same as i'll have to do anyway with the main feature.
As far as the 5b price in beta it is about what I expected, makes sense as this is not a personal ship but something new bringing with it new mechanics (some very unwelcome it seems).
This beta, as should happen with all is about testing all aspects not just the bit you are personally interested in or fancy trying out content that in the main game you will be unable to access.
I assume you were not one of the supporters of the petition a few months back about 'we must have beta tests' otherwise would be looking forward to testing the side of this content you have access to.
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'Just' to test that? Possibly not but it's what I'll primarily be testing since actually buying one as they've been announced seems to be of little value to me.
Just making a note of names here so I know who to laugh at when they post about bugs in the non-owner's side of carriers after release. Amazingly enough, beta testing isn't supposed to just be about farting around with stuff you want to play with.
Just making a note of names here so I know who to laugh at when they post about bugs in the non-owner's side of carriers after release. Amazingly enough, beta testing isn't supposed to just be about farting around with stuff you want to play with.
yes. yes. go play in the beta people. I'm getting tired of finding new places to sell my diamonds every day.
You can use any of your accounts on a steam install ...not just new ones you purchased thru steam. I've migrated my setup totally on steam even though my main lep account isn't linked to steam at all. Makes playing in linux/VR seamless.
You can use any of your accounts on a steam install ...not just new ones you purchased thru steam. I've migrated my setup totally on steam even though my main lep account isn't linked to steam at all. Makes playing in linux/VR seamless.
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Yes.
I wouldn't worry too much about being "required" to use Steam to participate in the Beta. Someone pointed out in another thread that the January Update beta guide said the exact same thing, and I had no problem testing it through Frontier's launcher.
forums.frontier.co.uk
Guide - Participating in the beta
This forum thread is dedicated to explaining how you can participate in the January Update Beta. As a reminder, the beta will only be available for PC players. Here are the steps to access the beta: Open Steam (you will need Steam downloaded to participate) Open Elite Dangerous in your library...
So, according to Stephen (via Yamiks) FD won't be discounting FCs or giving people extra credits to get one.
["Journalism"] Fleet carriers in BETA will cost 5Billion & developers WILL NOT provide extra credits
Greetings everyone, it's your ever lovable dead-horse beating latvian bringing you NEWS! After having concerns during developer stream on Fleet Carrier "reveal" I noticed something in this particular segment ~52mins I got a worry that for beta they will not give you the carrier itself OR...
In case you didn't read the other thread yet, here is the reasoning stated.
So basically they expect people to join in the beta to test out other people's FCs.
Do FD have their finger on the pulse of the community?
Are you going to join the beta to exclusively test other people's fleet carriers?
Personally i'm not. I want to see if my concerns about Fleet Carriers are right or not, so i want to check out owning a FC, not visiting one.
The only reason i have now for participaing in the beta is checking out mining rates for Tritium, but really, i can save myself a download and the time and effort and just wait for the reports from people who are participating, same as i'll have to do anyway with the main feature.
No.
Robert Maynard
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Well remembered. TYVM.I wouldn't worry too much about being "required" to use Steam to participate in the Beta. Someone pointed out in another thread that the January Update beta guide said the exact same thing, and I had no problem testing it through Frontier's launcher.
Guide - Participating in the beta
This forum thread is dedicated to explaining how you can participate in the January Update Beta. As a reminder, the beta will only be available for PC players. Here are the steps to access the beta: Open Steam (you will need Steam downloaded to participate) Open Elite Dangerous in your library...
Exactly my thoughts. People will run here to complain everything is broken but won't be proactive to help prevent them. Some just have to watch the world burn.
Listening to Community Mangers on streams they said the Beta was not going to allow a discount on the Carriers or everyone would just buy one and test that. EVERYTHING including docking with other carriers needs testing.
You've ruined my self-righteous indignation !I wouldn't worry too much about being "required" to use Steam to participate in the Beta. Someone pointed out in another thread that the January Update beta guide said the exact same thing, and I had no problem testing it through Frontier's launcher.
Guide - Participating in the beta
This forum thread is dedicated to explaining how you can participate in the January Update Beta. As a reminder, the beta will only be available for PC players. Here are the steps to access the beta: Open Steam (you will need Steam downloaded to participate) Open Elite Dangerous in your library...
Let's not forget that the security forces need a good thorough test. Make sure someone wings up with the carrier owner and start blasting system security.