CQC Arena VS CQC

[slothman320]

Alright commanders I got a question. I hate the CQC and couldn't care less for PVP. What is the point of arena when we already have CQC? What's the differences, the rewards, the motivation?

 

[Brimstone]

Arena is the stand-alone CQC, available for 8 dollars or 5 pounds. People who buy Arena and decide that they like it, can then buy Elite Dangerous at a discount.

Arena=CQC.

 

[slothman320]

So there's absolutely zero difference besides this being a stand alone?

 

[Edith_The_Hutt]

So there's absolutely zero difference besides this being a stand alone?

Pretty much. But Arena has an awesome Heavy Metal style logo and intro screen while CQC sounds like a place you go to get a venereal disease treated, or at best a branch of the treasury.

That and I get to recommend my flight sim friends take a £5 punt on Elite's fast and furious version of combat to see if it's a thing they like, which is easier than being an evangelist for a £40 space trading sandbox game

 

[Kingston@#]

not played either, both actually sound boring. grab a flag (thought that type of game died out), when unreal died.
don't know what Arena is though by title, sounds like grab a flag. main game is where the enjoyment begins and ends for me. roll on and fix ED main game.

 

[xondk]

Arena/CQC as stand alone seems to be working quite well, if I were to guess, its been moved to a separate server not dependant on the main Elite server, match making works quite well now and fast.

 

[bitstorm]

not played either, both actually sound boring. grab a flag (thought that type of game died out), when unreal died.
don't know what Arena is though by title, sounds like grab a flag. main game is where the enjoyment begins and ends for me. roll on and fix ED main game.

Just Arena deathmatch really, with team deathmatch + CTF modes.

Been playing it loads over the last few days.

Not everyone's cup of tea. It's just distilled combat in fast/fragile ships, lots of kills lots of deaths.

Checkout my awesome esacpe at ~50secs. Someone starts firing at me as I'm firing at CMDR Paine.

I do some fancy moves as my shields go down and escape!

Would have come back once shields back up and took 'em down but y'know, round ended. =p

[video=youtube;kyyTfYLRw8U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyyTfYLRw8U[/video]

It is what it is, great for just pick up and play, leaves you grinning if you pull off some good moves.

I want an Elite Racer mode now, maybe Wipeout style.

Will no doubt be playing it later this week folks are welcome to come take it out on me "CMDR Britain". =p

 

[Kethriss]

I've never liked CQC because wait times were huge and it was just boring. Now that Arena is out wait times are much shorter and so makes it worth my time, plus it brings in more potential players to the main game. So all in all I think Arena was a smart move.

 

[GrumpyMinerSmuggles]

Pretty much. But Arena has an awesome Heavy Metal style logo and intro screen while CQC sounds like a place you go to get a venereal disease treated, or at best a branch of the treasury.

That and I get to recommend my flight sim friends take a £5 punt on Elite's fast and furious version of combat to see if it's a thing they like, which is easier than being an evangelist for a £40 space trading sandbox game

+1 for ALL of this. I almost destroyed my monitor with my drink while reading that first line!

also, I always tell my flight friends "do you like just flying? Like "test flight" in Warthunder or Il-2? Imagine Newtonian Physics with a hardcore learning curve (FA:OFF)... or at the easiest, about the same as DCS Huey."

quite a few of them love the idea, then balk at the price when they start watching ED-bombing youtube rants...

Arena allows them to test the waters, and FEEL the flight model. Which is hands down the best part of Elite Dangerous right now. Once I know they've been bitten, or want to hear from the "other side" (which honestly I'm cynical, haven't bought Horizons yet myself, and doubting on certain levels) I start posting them links and dev blogs and what actually came out. But, they at least checked it out for less than a trip to Starbucks.

 

[Frank]

not played either, both actually sound boring. grab a flag (thought that type of game died out), when unreal died.
don't know what Arena is though by title, sounds like grab a flag. main game is where the enjoyment begins and ends for me. roll on and fix ED main game.

The original Unreal Tournament isn't dead.

 

[Privitaire]

Alright commanders I got a question. I hate the CQC and couldn't care less for PVP. What is the point of arena when we already have CQC? What's the differences, the rewards, the motivation?

The point you're looking for I think is 'Potential' by changing the branding from 'CQC' (which implies PVP or combat related activity only) 'Arena' opens FD to developing more activities; for example in future you might be able to login to 'Arena' and be presented with a range a different game play modes, 'CQC', 'Racing' and all manner of new exiting activity?

 

[GrumpyMinerSmuggles]

for the record...

if "Arena" has ... racing...

all responsibility and notions towards responsibility in-game and realistically in real life too, are for the most part moot for quite a few hours lol.

 

[DustinC86]

Well, match making is absolutely TERRIBLE for me. I haven't been able to play "Arena/CQC" in quite a while. It just sits there "searching" for a game for as long as I'll let it. Open play works just fine, though. It's a DAMNED SHAME, because I'm JUST 99% DONE WITH SEMI-PRO!!!!!!!!!!!! Just need one more kill! Come on, E: D!

 

[[HJ]-RedRaven]

Will have to give it a go... it doesn't look as fast paced as Eve:Valkyrie, but you get more freedom through the thrusters (and you can actually stop properly)!