Back from Hiatus- Anything Worth Returning To?

TheYesman85

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I love Elite. It is the only game I've had that has consistently held my interest. That said, I've taken several months off. When I left, multi crew was a buggy mess and things had grown stale; I'm tracking that we are still dragging out the Thargoids/ Guardians.

One thing I'd love to see is new SLFs, particularly ones which function as "other than fighters." I'm hoping for a shuttle, for passengers and cargo so those with large ships can do business with outposts...i sure would love to use my Sidewinder in that role (which is in the Anaconda's description Frontier).

I look forward to hearing from the community. Hit me up for BH, mining, racing, smuggling, or light exploration. If nothing else, let's share the salt! Where are the new SRVs!?!
 

Cpt Spaulding

C
Judging from all the replies you've gotten, I'd say there's nothing worth returning to. It's still the same game it was when you left.

You can find everything else you need to know on Obsidianants YouTube channel.
 

SCSkunk

SCSkunk
Well, there has been QOL improvements. Also cute new skins and paint and weapon/engine colors. How long has it been?

Ram Tah's lucrative Exploration/Scanning Mission, The Road to Riches, Salomé was killed by Harry Potter using a reportedly exploit-equipped ship, subsequent action by Frontier actually going into people's accounts and punishing those who were exploiting, recent message from Salomé post-humously a warning of deceit and misinformation from within our own leaders (SiriusCorp for example), mass graveyards of human ships destroyed by Thargoids, Hyperdictions by Thargoids, a huge amount of planet based Thargoid Bases which can be accessed using UA/UP and an SRV giving access to wonders such as The Maproom, the Outposts on the way to Colonia, the Nuetron Highway, Generation Ships, Mega-Ships, Asteroid Bases (EIC just took Freeholm, we now own a piece of Elite Lore, so to speak), revamped PvE mechanics in regards to Power Play NPC's and their behaviour, System Authority that often show up when you've been Interdicted, Weapon Rebalancing to nerf the Heat Meta (I believe Thargoids will introduce a whole new Heat Meta, microwaving those who chose G5 OC Power Plants and Dirty Drives without regard to heat build-up), Power Play has been interesting if you follow that such as massive sneak attacks by the Feds (I know, what else is new), the Beluga, the Dolphin, we actually Mine in Ice Rings now, Frontier basically saying that our precious RNGineered Ships that we've spent all this time on perfecting their ability to help us kill each other will basically be laughed at by the capability of the Thargoid vessels...

But it's still Elite: Dangerous. They've slowly been adding things, but also fixing previous issues. Of course, don't look at the Dangerous Discussion forum, too salty. They're still pining for Star Citizen when it comes out in 15 years and you own a $4,000,000 PC to run it.

I'd be willing to bet that your time away will help you dive back in. The game is just too good.
 
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Docjas18

Docjas18
Yesman! Welcome back. At the moment, nothing new. In my experience multi crew is more stable, but I think others are having issues still. The thargoids are returning with 2.4 and supposedly they will be tough opponents (until the whining forces FD to nerf them).

EDIT: Skunk said it better.
 
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SCSkunk

SCSkunk
Oh I forgot, sort of related. Thrustmaster announced a HOTAS rig for XBOX.

EDIT: Ah, Doc! You're the sweetest, no matter what they say about New Yorkers...
 
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heliman001

heliman001
SCSkunk said:
Well, there has been QOL improvements. Also cute new skins and paint and weapon/engine colors. How long has it been?

Ram Tah's lucrative Exploration/Scanning Mission, The Road to Riches, Salomé was killed by Harry Potter using a reportedly exploit-equipped ship, subsequent action by Frontier actually going into people's accounts and punishing those who were exploiting, recent message from Salomé post-humously a warning of deceit and misinformation from within our own leaders (SiriusCorp for example), mass graveyards of human ships destroyed by Thargoids, Hyperdictions by Thargoids, a huge amount of planet based Thargoid Bases which can be accessed using UA/UP and an SRV giving access to wonders such as The Maproom, the Outposts on the way to Colonia, the Nuetron Highway, Generation Ships, Mega-Ships, Asteroid Bases (EIC just took Freeholm, we now own a piece of Elite Lore, so to speak), revamped PvE mechanics in regards to Power Play NPC's and their behaviour, System Authority that often show up when you've been Interdicted, Weapon Rebalancing to nerf the Heat Meta (I believe Thargoids will introduce a whole new Heat Meta, microwaving those who chose G5 OC Power Plants and Dirty Drives without regard to heat build-up), Power Play has been interesting if you follow that such as massive sneak attacks by the Feds (I know, what else is new), the Beluga, the Dolphin, we actually Mine in Ice Rings now, Frontier basically saying that our precious RNGineered Ships that we've spent all this time on perfecting their ability to help us kill each other will basically be laughed at by the capability of the Thargoid vessels...

But it's still Elite: Dangerous. They've slowly been adding things, but also fixing previous issues. Of course, don't look at the Dangerous Discussion forum, too salty. They're still pining for Star Citizen when it comes out in 15 years and you own a $4,000,000 PC to run it.

I'd be willing to bet that your time away will help you dive back in. The game is just too good.
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Well said !
 

TheYesman85

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It is comforting to see my old friends are still active! We'll have to link up sooner than later.

Thanks for the update all! I've got some things to explore; particularly interested in mega ships... never had much interest in puzzles so I'll wait for my death at the hands of our insect overlords.
 

DDastardly00

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TheYesman85 said:
It is comforting to see my old friends are still active! We'll have to link up sooner than later.

Thanks for the update all! I've got some things to explore; particularly interested in mega ships... never had much interest in puzzles so I'll wait for my death at the hands of our insect overlords.
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Asteroids bases are a nice addition if you haven't been out to visit one yet.
 

Colossus1921

Colossus1921
I've been helping Operation Sirius Business try to get info out of Sirius Corp by breaking their control of various systems. If you've got a fully engineered combat ship, it's a nice way to challenge yourself.
 

Gully Foyle

Gully Foyle
TheYesman85 said:
I love Elite. It is the only game I've had that has consistently held my interest. That said, I've taken several months off. When I left, multi crew was a buggy mess and things had grown stale; I'm tracking that we are still dragging out the Thargoids/ Guardians.

One thing I'd love to see is new SLFs, particularly ones which function as "other than fighters." I'm hoping for a shuttle, for passengers and cargo so those with large ships can do business with outposts...i sure would love to use my Sidewinder in that role (which is in the Anaconda's description Frontier).

I look forward to hearing from the community. Hit me up for BH, mining, racing, smuggling, or light exploration. If nothing else, let's share the salt! Where are the new SRVs!?!
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